Project Manager Sales

Bill Blodgett

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Technical Project Manager

Information Technology Professional with extensive experience providing

customer relationship management and pre/post technical support for IT

solutions. Proven track record of bringing projects in on time and within

budget, with emphasis on design quality and risk management.

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Operating Systems/Applications: Cisco IOS; Sun Solaris (7, 8, 9); Linux

RedHat (7, 8 (Fedora 9,10)); Microsoft (XP, Vista) and (2000, 2003, 2008)

Server, Active Directory, IIS; Oracle (8, 9i, 10g, RAC, OCFS); Veritas

(NetBackup, Volume Manager, & Cluster Server); HP OpenView (OVO, VP-IS, and

NNM); Legato Networker; Apache; Shell (C, Bash, Ksh)/Perl/Awk Scripting;

OpenOffice; WIKI

Platforms: Cisco (PIX, Routers, Switches, Wireless Access Points); Sun

(V240, V440, V880, E3500, E4500, E10/12/15/20K servers, StorEdge disk

arrays, StorageTek tape libraries); Hitachi (disk arrays); Brocade (SAN

Switches); BlueArc (NAS); Compaq, HP, IBM (X series) servers and storage

Training/Certifications: Cisco - CCNA, Wireless LAN Sales Engineer/Field

Engineer Certified; Hewlett-Packard - OpenView Network Node Manager and

Operations for Windows; Sun Microsystems - Partner Competency - 2000

Workgroup and Enterprise Sales Certification

Professional EXPERIENCE

Technical Project Manager Mar 2010 - Current

FusionStorm - Manage projects utilizing waterfall methodology.

. Drive Data Center implementations to meet customer's tight timeline.

. Conduct statement of work review to validate deliverables and control

project scope.

. Monitor and communicate project status, escalate issues as needed.

. Engaged 3rd party resources for staff augmentation to keep the project on

time.

Senior Technical Project Manager Jan 2007 - Nov 2008

StubHub.com - Managed a portfolio of projects utilizing waterfall and

modified scrum methodologies.

. Received quarterly Individual Performance Plan & Review (IPPR) Score of

105% in second quarter 2007 and 100% in third quarter 2007.

. Facilitated the accelerated schedule for the New Headquarters Server/PBX

(MDF/IDF) Room Project, which enabled earlier office moves and saved the

company ~$75K in lease penalties.

. Reviewed, recommended, and validated the New Headquarters MDF and IDF

designs, freeing up critical engineering resources to focus on logical

layer re-design.

. Completed the Corporate Data Center Cage Expansion Project on time,

adding space to accommodate the consolidation of two office server rooms.

. Championed for greater technical peer review in equipment ordering

process, reducing project delays do to incorrect or missing parts.

. Received StubHub MVP for Technical Excellence in fourth quarter 2006 and

first quarter 2007.

. Consulted on NAS upgrade from entry level servers with JBOD, to a BlueArc

Titian NAS solution paired with HDS AMS 500 storage.

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Contractor - Technical Project Manager Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

StubHub.com - Managed projects utilizing Microsoft Project, Visio,

SharePoint, and Office.

. Completed the Primary Data Center Relocation Project on time, meeting

the demand for additional computing power to support the increase of

site traffic due to business growth.

. Designed and validated the Corporate Data Center Cage Expansion

layout, enabling engineering resources to focus on logical layer

design.

. Recognized with StubHub Excellence Award for Cross-Functional

Achievement in fourth quarter 2006.

Director - Project Management Oct 2001 - Dec 2005

FusionStorm - Executed multiple roles for information technology 24x7

outsourcing services.

. Saved a ~$1.5M annual services contract from being cancelled and earned

several client referrals to the program as a result.

. Migrated, tested, and supported a Backup and Recovery solution for a

client's Server Room, bringing its IT Department into compliance with

Internal Service Level Agreements.

. Implemented, tested, and monitored a time constrained backup solution for

a client's MS SQL database, in order to avoid a breach of contract.

. Facilitated a new market opportunity by qualifying as a Consultant to Sun

Microsystems Professional Services Division as a Project Manager.

Delivered (10) Sun Technical Projects on time and within budget.

Sales Engineer Sep 2000 - Oct 2001

FusionStorm - Qualified, scoped, created, validated, and delivered

technical proposals to clients.

. Designed a website hosting solution for Sony Entertainment America Inc,

which met the client's needs for more than (3) years.

Global Account Executive Jan 2000 - Sep 2000

MicroAge - Provided management and operating standards to a team of (14)

members.

. Settled a disputed ~$1.3M in procured product for Visa International

within the first (90) days of employment and facilitated its payment

within (17) days from the initial collection request from headquarters,

dropping the accounts aging invoices from (365+) days to under (70) days.

Manager - Inside Sales Team Aug 1998 - Apr 1999

Target Computers - Lead a team of (5) representatives.

. Lead the team to exceed their outbound cold calling goal in the fourth

quarter 1998 by 20%, restoring Outside Sales confidence in the Inside

Sales team.

Account Manager - Inside Sales Sep 1997 - Aug 1998

Target Computers - Rented, leased, and sold computer goods and services.

. Increased annual revenue in the East Bay by 67%; from $480K in Sep 1997

to $804K in Sep 1998.

Education

San Jose State University

Achieved: senior status toward a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.

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