Manager Project

Jeffrey M. Prevet

*** ********* *** ? Nesconset, NY 11767 ? 631-***-****

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Expert in the design and implementation of cost-effective, high-performance

technology/business solutions to support the needs of any changing

organization. Value and results-driven professional offering over 11 years

of experience in IT leadership. Skilled in all phases of IT project

management from initial feasibility analysis and conceptual design through

implementation, operations and enhancement. Effective at building

culturally diverse, team-centered operating groups, with excellent business

process and strategy development skills. Customer-centric with capability

to initiate and maintain robust, profitable alliances with vendors and

suppliers.

SUMMARY of QUALIFICATIONS

. Proven leader. Recognized for successful management of technical support

workforce and detailed projects.

. System engineering management, involving project management, systems and

software analysis, systems management, system specification, system

operation, database administration, and application development.

. Exceptional educator. Able to instruct functionality to diverse

populations.

. Possess extraordinary commitment to customer service. IT Infrastructure

Design & Implementation

. Contract Negotiations

. Avid Finder of High-Tech Business Solutions

. Technology & Business Linkage Planning

. Strategic & Operational Technology Planning

. Cost Reduction & Profit Optimization

. Innovative, knowledge, personable, hardworking, resourceful, and

diligent.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accretive Solutions, Melville, NY 8/03 to

Present

Director of Information Technology

Managed Information Technology resources for a $140 million professional

services firm. Successfully gained business support and addressed system

performance, project delivery, low internal customer satisfaction and

application reliability.

Key Accomplishments:

. Insure the high-quality delivery and support of IT solutions that are

focused to the needs of business leadership. Critical and vital

business application systems achieved 99.998% availability across

various technology platforms. Key internet applications available at

100%.

. Responsible for all technicians and consultants. Reported updates and

project plans to the Chief Financial Officer.

. Developed and incorporated IT policies and procedures.

. Migrated network architecture to Qwest MPLS thereby saving 30%, or

$80,000, annually on network service costs. Implemented real-time

monitoring and alarm notification for key systems resources.

. Led a key effort to identify and eliminate multiple single points of

failure. Successfully delivered significant improvements that

significantly reduced cost and improved systems reliability.

. Consolidated all hardware, network and software services.

o Reduced software costs by 30% through volume license agreements

o Reduced hardware costs by 20% by negotiating purchasing

agreements with HP.

. Consolidated 35 servers to VMware virtual servers, reducing hardware

cost by 40%.

. Automated key business processes, via our web development team.

. Co lead the business intelligence team, automated all finical reports

with drill down capabilities. Delivered proactive reporting to key

business leaders.

. Restructured the IT organization to centrally support the core

business systems.

. Deployed a corporate intranet site and a Professional Services

Knowledge Management website to streamline and simplify business

operations.

. Responsible for establishing corporate direction on IT initiatives and

established the corporate budget.

. Directed and performed the email environment upgrades.

. Established infrastructure for change and problem management,

including launching the company's first service desk system.

. Established a national cellular phone and wireless services support

program including the creation of a national agreement with Verizon,

delivering $35,000 in savings annually.

. Implemented a national linked telephone system using Avaya's IP

Office. Introduced VoIP for interoffice calling. Reducing the

company long distance bill by 25%.

. Design and deploy a single Document Management System solution set,

utilize Microsoft's Share Point Technology for multiple business

units.

. Built and successfully tested the corporate disaster recovery plan and

site. Using Neverfail's replication software, we achieved a 10 minute

failover for email.

Network60, Cedarhurst, NY

2/02 to 7/03

Senior Network Engineer/IT Manager

Network60 was an online marketing startup. Responsible for all technicians

and consultants. Reported updates and project plans to the Vice President

of Technology.

Key Accomplishments:

. Established the company's first information technology policies.

. Organized and centralized all domain registrations for the company's

Internet sites.

. Lead the development of the first E-commerce sites.

. Built and configured an email system for support 3,000 email accounts.

. Established all network security and intrusion detection systems.

. Responsible for purchasing and ensuring delivery of all equipment for

the company.

. Provided remote access for telecommuting and remote users.

MBH Solutions, Hauppauge, NY

12/01 to 2/02

Consultant

Provided senior level technical support and project management to Accretive

Solutions a national professional service firms.

Key Accomplishments:

. Designed and Implemented Active Directory structure for 1000 users in

13 remote locations.

. Migrated users from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000.

. Designed and built the company's first Citrix Metaframe environment.

. Completed the project on time and on budget.

AIG Global Investment Group Corporation, New York, NY 03/98 to 11/01

Senior Network Engineer

Senior Engineer reporting directly to the Vice President of Information

Technology. Support 70 Windows NT and 2000 Servers with Microsoft Exchange

5.5, Microsoft SQL 6.5 and 7.0, Citrix Metaframe, and Microsoft SMS 2.0 for

600 end-users.

Key Accomplishments:

. Actively responsible for 99% uptime conditions.

. Manage a team of 10 technicians, including hiring, training and

performance reviews.

. Provide technical support in Global Data Warehouse project, this is a

worldwide asset management tool.

. Reduced the need for third party expenses by repackaging key

applications for deployment.

. Design an Enterprise Backup Environment, saving the company $100,000

dollars in tapes and storage costs.

. Constructed a hot-site disaster recovery plan, which was successfully

tested and used.

. Developed and implemented a plan for security patches and service

packs deployment.

. Standardize all desktops in the environment and implemented an imaging

solutions to speed up deployment of systems.

. Lead the project to migrate from Novell 3.12 to Windows NT and from

Microsoft Mail to Exchange 5.5.

. Provided overseas support in Global projects.

. Establish relationships with key hardware and software vendors.

Ensured all service level agreements are met.

Remote Lojix, New York, NY 05/97 to 03/98

Consultant

Technical consultant providing system support at financial firm SG Cowen.

Key Accomplishments:

. Coordinated installation and configuration of Windows NT Workstation

and Windows 95 desktops and laptops via Power Quest Drive Image.

. Assisted in creation of remote access with Shiva Access Switch and

SecurID.

. Supplied technical assistance to 5,000 users.

. Implemented Microsoft System Management Server 1.2 improving

application rollouts.

. Analyzed and resolved Y2K issues.

CERTIFACTIONS

. NeverFail Certified Administrator

. Avaya IP Office Administrator

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

. Project Management Training

. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)

. Avaya IP Office Training

. Exchange 2003 Training

. Business Continuity

. Leadership Development

. SQL 2000/2003 Administration Training

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Hardware: HP/Compaq Proliant Servers and Workstations, HP/Compaq

Proliant Blade Servers, EMC Clariion, Avaya IP Office, IBM ThinkPad

Laptops, Cisco Switches, Cisco Routers, APC/UPS, Powerware 3 phase

UPS, Sentry Commander, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Overland Tape

Backup Systems, and Barracuda web filters.

. Systems: Windows 2008, 2003, 2000, XP, System Center Configuration

Manager, SMS 2003, Microsoft Operations Manager 2005, System Center

Operation Manager 2007, Citrix Metaframe, Exchange 2003, Exchange

2007, MS SQL Server 2000.

. Protocols: TCP/IP, SMTP, DNS, WINS, DHCP, Active Directory, and VPN.

. Software: Office 2007 and 2003, NeverFail, GoExchange, Microsoft

Project, Crystal Reports, Oracle Client, Sybase Client, Altiris

Deployment Server, Norton's Anti-Virus, McAfee Anti-Virus, McAfee

Group Shield, Visio, Symantec Deploy Center, Vertias BackupExec,

Bloomberg, Great Plains, FRX, Outlook Web Access, and Hummingbird

Exceed.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

. Member of the Society for Information Management (SIM), New York Metro

area chapter

. Member of the Association of Information Technogoly Professionals

(AITP), Long Island area chapter

ARTICLE QUOTES

Accretive Solutions Consolidates 10-City Remote Office Continuous

Backup Using Availl CDP, Market Wire 2006

EDUCATION

DeVry Institute, North Brunswick, NJ

1 Diploma in Electronics Technician Program

o Dean's List

o Phi Theta Kappa

Computer Networking Technologies, Cinnaminson, NJ

1 Completed 20 weeks MCSE program

Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY

1 Associate of Science Degree in Pre-Physical Therapy

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