Project Manager Management

Harry Wickramasekera

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Seeking a Management Position

To obtain a leadership role, where I can leverage my IT strategy and

infrastructure

Project Management experience to help transform and align IT with the

Business.

Proven ability to align business values, company needs, and technology

capabilities. Repeated success delivering results, directing personnel and

managing sizeable budgets by leveraging sound project and financial

methodologies. Successful facilitator, negotiator and businessperson,

excelling at defining strategies, leading diverse teams and advancing

technologies to improve profitability. A talent for building exceptionally

strong relationships that ensures value and forge solid alliances with

strategic partners.

CORE COMPETENCIES

PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT Mapping process flows Vendor Management

Process improvements Visionary Leadership

Business & IT analysis Technical Documentation Strategy Facilitator

Infrastructure

Optimization

Professional Experience

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION

Business Continuity Program Manager - Information Services Division 2006-

2009

Acted as single point of contact / advocate, managed organizational change

and technology roadmap for enterprise storage solutions and data

replication strategies. Developed, and implemented winning strategies,

coordinated, initiatives that accelerated, and improved business capability

and IT performance levels. Requirements included, management of server

administration, storage services, enterprise monitoring, HA clustering,

security, and disaster recovery at alternate data center. Managed

requirements for Mainframe, servers, tele-communication network, and

security functions, enabled the capability for data migration,

virtualization and SAN mirroring. Defined deliverables, tracked

milestones, expenses, schedules and controlled vendor and resource

allocations. Managed risk and coordinated issue resolution. As the

administrator for Continuity Of Operation Program (COOP) managed

contingency plans for over a 104 state agencies. Delivered a BCP

lifecycles framework and ensured compliance to federal and state audits,

guidelines and policies.

American Express

Program Manager - Global Travel Technology 2004-2006

Led program/project teams to ensure delivery of technology solutions that

met business needs and requirements. Managed a methodology-driven quality

plan in terms of deliverables, cost, scope and schedule. Provided direction

for technical and business resources. Actively participated in long-range

strategy planning to address complex business and technical issues.

Provided leadership to cross-functional teams. Served as the primary

contact from project/program inception to delivery. Managed risk at the

portfolio level. Major focus was on evaluating and implementing, Call

Recording, MIS Suite and Workforce Management Interactive Applications.

Requirements include, strategy and infrastructure planning, leading work

sessions for IT shared and managed services. Implemented functional,

development, test and production client/server environments, End-User

Computing and IT processes, leveraged ITIL framework and large-scale

program/project management techniques. Resulted in aligned technology and

business development and strategy, improved information gathering,

reporting and relationships. Established SLA's for strong vendor partner

alliances, reduced work efforts by 15%. Recognized for cost avoidance of

over $1.5 mm and as an American Express Top 100 project.

American Express

Disaster Recovery Tech Lead - Enterprise Infrastructure

2003-2004

Led a team, managed a $2.1mm budget for the development and implementation

of a global Web DR/BCP strategy. Major focus and requirements were on

Reliability, ROI and Compliance. Initiated a Business and Technical Impact

Analysis. Resulted in changes to the Web Strategy, implementation

innovations, mentoring architects, Web developers and business partners,

integrated the TIA methodology and DR /BCP best practices into Project

lifecycles. Leveraged consultants to enhance communication, commitment and

awareness, between Technology, Vendor and Business Partners across all

American Express lines of Business. Nominated as American Express Top

Owner.

American Express

Lead Systems Administrator - Outsourcing

1999 - 2003

Led the "Resource Strategy" technical support processes. Focused on Vendor

governance and issue resolutions for 3rd party vendors supporting AET Web

development. Identified and mitigated security risks, developed vendor

network access processes, policies, and principals. Managed the design of

first SOA 3rd party point of entry, ensured security strategies, standards

and guidelines were met. Built consensus across technology organizations,

communicated streamlined information in convincing manner. Recognized for

initiating the design, development and standardization of American

Express's Outsourcing 3rd Party telecommunication and network

infrastructure.

American Express

Senior Technical Analyst - Interactive Technologies

1995 - 1999

Financial Analyst - Financial Resource Center West

1991 - 1995

Military Experience

US MARINE CORPS "OFFICER" TOP SECRET CLEARANCE

Financial Controller -Marine Air Group 11, El Toro CA.

Aviation Supply Officer - Marine Air Group 12, Iwakuni Japan

Student Naval Aviator - Pensacola FL

The Basic School - TBS, Quantico VA

USAF "Non-Commissioned Officer"

Staff Sergeant - Material Management

PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS

I LED THE DESIGN OF A GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE TO

SECURELY SUSTAIN "OUTSOURCING" TO INDIA; CREATED A INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

STRATEGY FOR IT OPERATIONS; MANAGED WEB DR STRATEGY, PLAN AND ROADMAP;

DEVELOPED A FRAMEWORK TO IDENTIFY, MAP AND RECOVER BUSINESS CRITICAL WEB

SYSTEMS; INSTITUTIONALIZED BUSINESS CONTINUITY & DISASTER RECOVERY INTO THE

PROJECT LIFECYCLE; LIAISED WITH BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR FUNDING ITIL/SOA

SERVICE DELIVERY AND GOVERNANCE MODELS; CONDUCTED NUMEROUS RFI, RFP AND

VENDOR CONTRACT REVIEWS; SOLE CONTRIBUTOR FOR ENTERPRISE-WIDE TECHNOLOGY

CONSOLIDATION; IMPLEMENTED SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN IT AND

BUSINESS; MANAGED VIRTUAL WORKFORCE, HELP DESK AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT

GROUPS; LED THE DISCOVERY, DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF AN ALTERNATE DATA CENTER

SUPPORTED ENTERPRISE STORAGE SOLUTIONS AND DATA REPLICATION STRATEGIES FOR

DISASTER RECOVERY FOR STATEWIDE GOVERNMENT IT AND CRITICAL BUSINESS

SYSTEMS; RECOGNIZED BY SIX SIGMA STUDY FOR SAVING AMERICAN EXPRESS

TECHNOLOGY $250K/YR.

Education & Professional Activities

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Financial Management, Navy Post Graduate School, Monterey, CA

Certified; Project Manager, (PMI) Six Sigma; ITIL, DR / BCP Planner

CISSP Certification - in progress

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