John G. Coyle
Greenville, NC 27834
ablgsi@r.postjobfree.com
Summary:
Information Technology Manager with extensive experience in Data Center
Operations and Information Systems within the Banking and Financial
Industry. Demonstrated leadership in managing technology to meet business
goals. Excellent record in exceeding projection expectations, maintaining
day-to-day operations schedules, and developing and maintaining a strong
team through coaching and team leadership. Currently managing the
Technology Command Center at Branch Banking and Trust, a 152 billion dollar
institution with more than 1,500 financial centers in the Southern United
States offering full-service commercial and retail banking services along
with other financial services. Volunteer Firefighter/EMT and Fire Company
administrative officer and a Pennsylvania State Fire Service Instructor II
with vast experience within the area of Technical Rescue.
Employment:
Branch Banking and Trust
Wilson, N.C.
Data Center Shift Manager December 5, 2006 to Present
Manage, monitor, and maintain Corporate IT infrastructure consisting of
Nortel and Cisco Networks, IBM Z10 Mainframe Sysplex, and Windows and Unix
Server based systems.
Support and ensure availability of critical Banking operations
applications and infrastructure such as ATM network, Branch network, Client
Central, Online Banking Systems, Mobile Banking, Creative Payment Systems,
Wire Transfer, Mortgage Lending, Treasury Services, Phone24 Call-center
Applications, and Insurance Services.
Manage the execution of the daily batch processing schedules using BMC
Control-M Scheduler.
- Monitor the execution of Legato Network Storage backups.
Monitor and diagnose IT Telecomm issues including VoIP and Data at all
BB&T sites using tools such as Tivoli Netview, HP Network Node Manager,
Cisco Unified Communications Manager, OPSWare, Compuware VantageView and
NetQoS.
Diagnose production problems, and rectified errors or approved next level
escalation. Document errors and incidents HP Service Manager Ticketing
System.
Coordinate resolutions with production and system engineering and
application programmers to initiate system changes and problem resolution.
Interface and coordinate with IT Problem Management Department to ensure
that proper resources and emphasis is given to all high severity issues and
outages in order to restore service and bring about resolution and return
to service.
Ensure that upper management is apprised of issues affecting Banking
services and infrastructure and perform root cause analysis as required.
Approve Data Center technician's assignments and assured their
completion. Manage employees, schedule work hours, resolve conflicts,
recommend and schedule training and evaluated their development.
Blair Corporation
Warren, Pennsylvania
Data Center Shift Manager August 15, 2006 to November 22, 2006
Managed and maintained mainframe running on IBM z890 Mainframe and IBM
2105 TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server, running VSE/ Power. Monitored
web based applications running on IBM P-Series.
Managed the execution of the daily batch processing schedules.
Diagnosed production problems, and rectified errors or approved next
level escalation. Documented errors and incidents using Problem Tracker
System.
Coordinated resolutions with tech services and application programmers to
initiate system changes and problem resolution.
Interpreted and implemented company policies and developed operating
procedures to facilitate Data Center operations.
Approved Data Center personnel assignments and assured their completion.
Ensured Data Center staff maintained training for implementation of IBM I-
Series and Warehouse Management System.
Managed employees, scheduled work hours, resolved conflicts, and
evaluated their development in order to determined salaries.
Bushkill Volunteer Fire Company
Bushkill, Pennsylvania
Administrator May 2005 to July 2006
Acted as Fire Company Administrator and Financial Officer, writing and
establishing new Standard Operating Procedures and Company Policies.
Establish and administer company budgets.
Act as liaison between Fire Company, legal counsel, and local government.
Work to resolve issues stemming from a misappropriation of funds by past
officer.
Chief grant writer and fund raiser for the Fire Company responsible for
securing several FEMA and State grants.
Responsible for all Fire Company finances including budgets, audits, and
fund raising.
Standard and Poors - The McGraw Hill Companies
New York, New York
Data Center Shift Manager Sept.19, 1983 to April 15, 2005
Managed and maintained mainframe and server based operations, running on
IBM S/390 Mainframe, Sun Microsystems Servers, Compaq Proliant Servers, and
EMC Symmetrix mass storage systems supporting Credit Market Systems,
Ratings, and Bond Portfolio Evaluations.
Managed large scale Data Center environment operating on multiple
operating systems including MVS, Sun Solaris, and Microsoft; running DB2
and Oracle databases; and Legato and Veritas Backup Systems.
Managed the execution of the daily production schedules. Monitored
networks using H/P Openview, scheduled data operations using Appworx and
OPCA.
Diagnosed production problems, and rectified errors or approved next
level escalation. Documented errors and incidents using Remedy System.
Approved rescheduling of jobs to insure successful completion of production
schedule.
Coordinated resolutions with systems and application programmers to
initiate system changes and problem resolution.
Interpreted and implemented company policies and developed operating
procedures to facilitate Data Center operations.
Approved Data Center personnel assignments and assured their completion.
Trained and managed Data Center staff and achieved significant
improvements in their productivity.
Maintained and scheduled service for Data Center facilities to ensure
that company service and operating standards were met.
Managed employees, scheduled work hours, resolved conflicts, and
evaluated their development in order to determined salaries.
Shearson American Express New York, New York
Senior I/O Control Clerk Sept. 1978 to Sept. 1983
Responsible for evaluating and checking Data Entry Department input for
accuracy. Operate batch entry console, and interface with corporate data
center and end user departments. Ran daily backups and archives.
Emergency Services:
Pennsylvania State Fire Academy Bucks County Community College
Local Level Instructor April 2004 to Jan. 2007
Local Level Instructor for the Sate Fire Academy holding certification as
Fire Service Instructor II, teaching primarily in the areas of Technical
Rescue and Hazardous Materials (Please see attached course list).
Bushkill Fire Company Bushkill, Pennsylvania
Volunteer Firefighter/EMT Feb. 1994 to Present
Volunteer Firefighter/EMT with Bushkill Fire Company. Have held rank of
Lieutenant and Safety Officer.
Member of Fire Company Technical Rescue Team and Dive Rescue and Recovery
Team.
Fire Company Treasurer, past President. Chief grant writer and fund
raiser for the Fire Company responsible for securing several FEMA and State
grants.
(Course certificates available upon request).
Urban H.A.R.T. Rescue, Inc East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Instructor Jan. 1999 to Aug. 2002
Instructor in the areas of High Angle Rescue, Confined Space Rescue, and
Trench Rescue. Having trained students in New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, and Thailand.
Industrial Instructor for OSHA compliance in the areas of Confined Space
Entrant and Attendant, Entry Supervisor, and Industrial Fall Arrest.
Member of company Confined Space and Industrial Rescue Team.
Bushkill Emergency Corp. Bushkill, Pennsylvania
First Responder Oct. 1992 to Nov. 1996
First Responder, EVOC Instructor and member of the Corps Steering
Committee.
Education:
Pace University New York, New York
1980-1982
Power Memorial Academy New York, New York
High School 1976 - 1980
Community:
CPR Instructor - American Heart Association.
References: Available upon request