Project Manager Engineer

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JOEL ERCOLANI

Qualifications for Network Management/Architecture

Accomplished professional with 20+ years of experience in network and IT

management. Possesses a proven track record of designing and implementing

several processes and solutions that have significantly reduced costs as

well as increased revenues. Adept at applying technical and analytical

expertise during troubleshooting processes; aggressively tackles all issues

and establishes solutions in a rapid manner. Exercises communications and

interpersonal skills while collaborating with internal and external

clients. Effectively facilitates interdisciplinary teams and projects;

utilizes proven leadership and mentoring skills to ensure that all projects

are completed on time and under budget.

Additional areas of expertise include:

Expense Control Negotiations Budget Preparation

Total Quality Forecasting/capacity Business/Technical

Management planning Consulting

Strategic Planning Network Start-Up Operations

Design/Implementation

Project Management SOA development Data Security

Contract Management Market Information Software/Hardware

Services Development

Proposals Conformance Testing Automated Test Suites

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Lowered business impacting outages 80% by developing and deploying

network, server, application, and database monitoring capabilities, which

were used by all IT staff in the course of their operational duties. This

system was rolled-out regionally and was accepted as the global standard.

. Developed inventory and billing reconciliation processes that led to over

$4M in credits/refunds.

. Re-architected global Internet which led to a company's daily research

distribution increasing by over 100% with 100% on-time delivery.

. Implemented formal design review sessions, configuration standards, and

enhanced change control review/validation process that led to reducing

installation error rates from 50% to 5%.

. Migrated over 80 external customers off a problematic legacy network,

which was also preventing the addition of new customers, to an enhanced

network within a 6-week span-120 new customers were added over the next few

months, with no major failures being reported.

. Developed an automated X.25/X.75 test system that saved $350K per year

and added $400K in revenue.

. Salvaged a $90M trading floor project that was in jeopardy of being

cancelled by partnering with six development groups and a primary vendor

(TIBCO) in devising an API evolution and adoption plan.

. Achieved a 96% successful project completion rate (from 60%) based upon

time and budget by solidifying project management methodologies and support

processes.

. Through extensive contract renegotiating and re-engineering efforts,

reduced costs by $20M per year while achieving 300% capacity increase and

80% fewer business impacting issues.

. Played a key role in the re-architecture of the divisional/global

networks tying together more than 400 plants with the newer MPLS network

for data and consolidation of voice and data-within these two divisions,

23% savings were achieved in one year.

CAREER TRACK

HONEYWELL INC. (Morristown NJ), Network Manager/Architect

2004 to 2009

Integrated new companies into the Honeywell system of standards. Directed

and managed the re-design and

architecture of Corporate Data Centers to grow from three data centers

worldwide to eight data centers in locations such as Europe, Asia, and

South America. Collaborated with multiple departments to set and deploy IT

standards with the objective of simplifying support, upgrades, and changes

across the corporate infrastructure. Assisted the CIO and finance

departments with budgeting plans.

Developed a corporate wide Wireless network from lab testing, prototyping

initial configurations through the development of a corporate technology

wireless standard including a roll-out plan. In the after support role

worked with the application developers to modify or adapt applications to

work well across the wireless net. Also worked with network management

developers to monitor the WLAN and automate installation and monitoring

processes.

Decreased overall capital budget by 40% while improving spending on

business improvement and enhancement projects from 30% to 60%, with a

corresponding drop in routine maintenance capital spending.

Replaced entrenched global legacy market data systems with more suitable

products while simultaneously reducing annual spending by $2M.

Provided an architectural plan for the deployment of VOIP in 5 divisions of

Honeywell.

Reduced time-to-market for new global office expansions from 12 weeks to 6

weeks by deploying a more flexible and adaptable infrastructure;

infrastructure changes were also optimized from 12 weeks to 2 days.

Rapidly integrated, acquired, and merged with companies such that business

interoperation could be accelerated-one strategic acquisition consisted of

250 staff in a remote locations, and was fully integrated in less than two

weeks.

Coordinated within several plants to establish secure (IKE encrypted)

wireless (802.11a/b) networks for mobile telemetry and process control IT

systems.

NYU / IBM GLOBAL SERVICES (New York, NY), Director, Network Engineering

2001 to 2003

Headed network architecture and network engineering groups, built several

teams from ground zero,

jointly establishing processes with business clients. Managed the roll-out

of a new corporate infrastructure, which integrated both NYU and Mount

Sinai into a single network. This integration improved uptime and

stability of networks and dramatically reduced external connectivity and

facility costs. Provided redesign recommendations, as well as network

optimizations studies in troubled departments. Architected, designed and

worked on the initial implementation of VOIP using Cisco call manager,

Cisco VOIP phones and infrastructure. Managed outsourced vendors and

oversaw budgeting. Specialized in LAN and MAN design and optimization

development, and IP/Voice integration.

Through extensive contract re-negotiations and re-engineering efforts,

reduced costs $18.3M annually while achieving 309% capacity increase, a

more suitable service portfolio, and 80% fewer business impacting issues.

Increased accuracy of internal charge back from 40% to 95%.

Managed a wireless network design using 802.11a and 802.11b, peep & leap,

and 802.1x.

Designed, planned, and implemented 30 core 6509, 27 distribution layer

switches 6509, and 60 multi vendor access switches.

Initiated a Metro Sonet design consisting of OC-12 (622 MBPS) 6 locations

with OC-3 interfaces running.

Led ring-on-ring configurations and gigabit core backbone designs.

Directed a 70 floor, 250 access point wireless network design.

PREDICTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (Florham Park, NJ), Principal Engineer / Managing

Consultant

1995 to 2000

Worked on projects from the initial sales to the architecture, design,

project management, through to completion. Opened and developed new branch

offices. Interviewed and hired technical, sales, and administrative staff.

Developed corporate infrastructure expansion to accommodate new offices.

As a managing director, won more business than any single sales person and

developed long customer relationships

Re-structured network teams and led the launch and success of ten major

global projects.

Served as a Technical Lead and Project Manager on a project which involved

a 17-man base team re-designing LAN infrastructure, Server and Desktop OS

and Applications in 37 industrial campuses-this project was finished on

time and under budget. (Allied Signal)

Performed Y2K testing and validation of Software and Firmware of network

vendors, including Cisco and Bay Ascend. Finished project on time and on

budget. (Deutsche Bank North America)

Effectively analyzed and designed a network in California and Taiwan for

corporate network infrastructure group, security, and network management.

(United Microelectronics Corporation - UMC)

Restructured an international ISP for multimedia and voice support,

including restructuring of route distribution and aggregation, security,

and ACL. (World Net Fiber)

Successfully designed and implemented a Cisco-based Multi-Layer Switched

(MLS) network.

(Sanford Bernstein)

SALOMON Brothers Inc. (Rutherford, NJ), Group Leader, Senior Engineer

1989 to 1995

Designed and implemented a corporate frame relay network. Developed an ATM

Core for the corporate LAN. Developed and implemented a beta multi-cast

network. Spearheaded the expansion of the Salmon private voice network

from New York to eight cities. Tested full functional versions of Cisco

10.3 and Fore 3.1 s/w; evaluated numerous Switch, frame relay, and router

devices for the corporate and client networks. Introduced a network design

and RFP for second generation Salomon Packet Switching.

Re-architected critical elements that eliminated weekly failures costing

the firm $4M per event.

Designed and managed the initial roll-out of a new corporate backbone,

which increased the throughput on the network by 1400% and increased cost

by only 4% by reusing facilities and integrating multiple networks-the cost

was recovered for this large project in only four months and the savings in

year two amounted to $480K+.

Increased accuracy of internal charge back from 40% to 95%.

Defined the first interoperability guide between Fore and Cisco

Saved $1.8M annually by eliminating the Corporate X.25 network.

Reduced problem rate on new market data installations from 90% to 5%.

Handled the design acquisition and implementation of DS-3 based network,

which saved $400K annually.

ITT WORLDCOM (New York, NY), Group Leader / Senior Engineer

Prior to 1989

Managed and directed the integration of new customers and international

packet networks.

Oversaw the certification testing of new customer systems and internal

systems for compatibility and standard adherence. Conducted unit and beta

testing of systems such as X.400. Telex PAD, SNA PAD. Developed design

specs and RFP for next generation systems.

Developed and managed the roll-out of the second generation X.25 switches

in Canada.

Integrated 47 international X.25 Public Data networks with the ITT Worldnet

network.

Spearheaded efforts for 43 Foreign Administration X.75 certifications and

deployments.

Designed a private network in Britain, US, and Japan for Fax, Telex, X.25

and X. 400 traffic handling, including development of the X.25 and X. 400

systems, along with testing of a Fax PAD and Telex PAD.

Served as project manager during the development of a packet switching

system (I380) for WorldNet.

Achieved certification of the Bisync PAD by KDD deployment of NEC 510f

Packet Switching Systems in five cities.

Managed the WorldNet Network configuration and routing, and led expansion

efforts to locations such as Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina.

Previously held titles of Engineer (Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company);

Teleprocessing Analyst (Neshaminy Valley Information Processing); Senior

Data Communication Specialist (Shared Medical Systems); and Data

Communications Analyst (Telstat Systems).

EDUCATION

RETS National Education College

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Sonet . MPLS . Cisco Wireless 8O2 11.a and 8O2 11.b . Cisco Multi-Layered

Switching

. QOS . PACS . LAN . MAN Design . VOIP

Frame Relay . OSPF . Foreign PTTs . RFP Process . X.25 suite . X.400 suite

. Telnet PADs . Comten 3670

DS-3 . Optical Carrier (OC) Technology . IP Protocol Suite . UNIX OS

. RIP and IGRP Protocols . ATM Protocol Suite . integrated voice/video/data

networking

IBM 3705 . Tymnet . SNA Protocols . DECNET . Bisync . VTAM . MUMPS . Telex

. COS /TOS

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