Project Manager Security

Terrence K. Brooks ***** Meadows Ct.

clinton township, mi 48038-1344

abjarp@r.postjobfree.com

(Day): 586-***-****; (Eve): 586-***-****

DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS Core

Competencies

Seasoned leader in IT Infrastructure Design, Systems Integration and

Enterprise Security Business

Requirements

Well-rounded technology professional with a solid reputation for Definition

planning and leading the implementation of comprehensive, well thought

out technical solutions to business problems that achieve quantifiable Customer

results. Relationship

Management

Established track record of increasing responsibility in secure

network infrastructure design and development, enterprise integration, Security Policy

and full life-cycle project management.

Development

Unique background developed across multiple industries in public and

private sectors has brought a wide-ranging operational and strategic Vendor

perspective to new opportunities. Management

MBA graduate who can effectively liaison between technical and Budgeting/Finan

business groups to facilitate high quality solutions to organizational cial Analysis

challenges

LAN/WAN

U.S. Army veteran with demonstrated leadership capabilities honed in Planning and

challenging technical assignments worldwide in the Army Signal Corps Analysis

(the Army's global Information Technology, Telecommunications and

Systems Engineering branch) Data Center

Operations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Enterprise

Project Manager, Solutions Architecture and Integration March Security

2008 - Present Integration

The Bartech Group, Farmington Hills, MI

Wireless

Assigned to Chrysler Financial Services Americas, LLC corporate Systems

headquarters to lead IT Infrastructure/System Integration projects. Engineering

Collaborate and manage efforts of multiple subject matter experts to

plan, design, and test and implement secure n-tier/distributed Firewall

architecture solutions in support of Chrysler Financial Services J2EE Design,

application development teams. Implementation

Facilitated migration of Chrysler Financial SAP server environment and Analysis

from IBM AIX to Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform in new data center

with no business disruption Server

Led the seamless integration of Aspect/Cisco-based Enterprise Unified Architecture

Communications infrastructure environment into new data center with no and Design

business interruption or impact on system performance

Drove the design of server architecture and connectivity for front-end Business

of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system that migrated over 12TB Continuity

of content to outsourced vendor with no data loss in less than 50% of Planning

budgeted time

During a year of extreme financial challenges for Chrysler Financial, Technical

managed server lease refresh, consolidation and virtualization Product

initiatives that realized a 24 percent reduction in capital hardware Research

expenditures from previous year, while meeting corporate IT General

Controls and SOX compliance requirements for over 60 server builds and Risk Assessment

deployments. and Mitigation

Recognized by CIO and Executive Management for consulting efforts as

Infrastructure Team Leader on Human Resources Information System Systems

(HRIS) outsourcing project that far exceeded customer expectations, Documentation

coming in on time and nearly $2 million under budget.

Microsoft

Oversaw design and implementation of secure web services Office Suite

infrastructure for 2 e-Commerce B2C applications that satisfied (incl. Project,

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) compliance requirements while increasing Visio)

online bill payment collections by 12 percent

Developed and successfully tested proof-of-concept for future

Role-based Access Control (RBAC) solution that was implemented

enterprise-wide, completely eliminating unauthorized employee access

to production mainframe systems and data

Security Analyst

March 2006 - January 2008

Champion Enterprises, Troy, MI

Provide technical oversight and management of operational security of

a $1.4 billion multi-national manufacturer of modular housing. Project

lead for all enterprise IT security initiatives. Develop and update

corporate Information Security policies and procedures.

Took ownership of an IT security infrastructure upgrade project that

resulted in a dramatic improvement in Champion's security posture,

saving over $200,000 in maintenance fees for outdated Firewall,

Anti-Virus and Proxy Server technologies through:

Implementation of Juniper SSG 500 series firewall and NetScreen

Security Manager, which centralized management and monitoring of all

corporate Juniper firewall devices

Migration to TrendMicro Enterprise Anti-Virus Suite, which detected

and removed over 50,000 previously undetected instances of malware and

spyware on over 1,200 network hosts

Deployment of BlueCoat Proxy SG appliance, which replaced 35 remote

Novell BorderManager servers and centralized enterprise Internet

connectivity through corporate T1 WAN links

Architected, implemented and supported the Cisco Unified Wireless

Networking solution, which standardized wireless security and access

throughout the enterprise and identified major security threats in the

form of rogue, unmanaged access points

Evaluated and implemented SurfControl WebFilter, which maximized

network bandwidth by reducing HTTP traffic on WAN network by 40%, and

deterred potential internal security threats

Desktop/LAN Technician

April 2005 - March 2006

Medical Knowledge Systems, Detroit, MI

Assigned to Wayne County Department of Technology to provide Level 2/3

desktop/LAN support to a 2,000 user Novell/Windows client/server

environment comprised of various county government agencies, and

executive support to the offices of the County Executive, County

Commission, Treasurer, Sheriff and Medical Examiner.

Selected as technical lead for a neighborhood network implementation

project that brought secure Internet access to more than 50 churches

and community centers throughout Wayne County

Recognized by CIO for efforts as member of Katrina Disaster Team in

establishing a data/operations center that began receiving and

processing hurricane evacuees with less than 48 hours lead time

Network Administrator

January 2003 - November 2004

Energy Conversion Devices, Rochester Hills, MI

Recruited to bring company's four Machine Division into compliance

with enterprise-wide Active Directory infrastructure. Design and

implement security processes and procedures and perform cost benefit

analysis on all proposed strategies.

Led integration of Machine Division file servers and LAN / WAN

hardware into Active Directory architecture; managed upgrade of 100+

desktops to Windows XP / Office 2003 while maintaining business

continuity; project completed 15 days ahead of schedule

Successfully changed the mindset of plant computer users on the

adverse impact of software piracy on business and IT operations by

using a top-down educational approach and citing numerous examples

from real-world incident

Telecommunications Engineer/Team Leader August 1995 -

October 2002

U.S. Army, Fort Campbell, KY

Charged with technical oversight and strategic planning of LAN / WAN

operations for a 1000-user Special Operations organization's voice,

data and video network that facilitated global communications among

joint military commands; directed the efforts of 6 network technicians

Overcame environmental and logistical obstacles to lead the design and

implementation of a multiplexed, packet-switched wide area network

that enabled highly secure, mission-critical information sharing for

over 600 users in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom

Coordinated seamless LAN migration from Windows NT and Exchange Server

5.5 to Windows 2000 and Exchange Server 2000 platforms with no network

downtime

Detected and patched a critical security hole during pre-Y2K

deployment of UNIX-based Defense Message System resulting in no

business disruption during cutover

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration

2007

Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI

Bachelor of Science, Computer Studies

2003

University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD

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