Project Manager Design

SUMMARY

Over ** years of technical and managerial experiences in enterprise

networks. Key skill sets include: solid experience with all facets of

corporate systems and networks, merging legacy systems and networks to

multi-protocol client/server systems and networks, multi-platform network

management, process re-engineering, business continuity planning, disaster

recovery planning, and more. Key professional assets are:

business/operational sensitivity, vendor management, budget planning,

strategic/tactical planning, requirements gathering, team building skills,

leadership abilities, personnel management experience.

CERTIFICATIONS

Cisco Systems CCDA

Cisco Systems CCNA

Cisco Systems Certified SNA/IP Specialist

Proxim Corporation Wireless Wizard Certification

EDUCATION

Undergraduate: B.S. Biology, May 1978

Graduate: M.S. Management of Technology, June 1994

Polytechnic University, Hawthorne Campus, Hawthonre, New York

PUBLICATIONS - Authored

Cisco Router Handbook 2ED, McGraw-Hill, 2001.

SNA Internetworking with Cisco Solutions, Cisco Press, 1999.

Cisco Router Handbook, McGraw-Hill, 1999.

ATM and Multiprotocol Networking, McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Introduction to SNA Networking 2Ed.: A Professional's Guide to VTAM/NCP,

McGraw-Hill, 1995.

IBM's Token-Ring Networking Handbook, McGraw-Hill, 1993.

Advanced SNA Networking: A Professional's Guide to VTAM/NCP, McGraw-Hill,

1991.

Introduction to SNA Networking: Using VTAM/NCP, McGraw-Hill, 1989.

HARDWARE

Cisco 350/1100/1200 Access Points, Proxim Tsunami Wireless Ethernet

Bridges, Proxim ORiNOCO wireless LAN, Cisco routers, IP Video Surveillance,

intelligent hubs and switches, Cisco CIP/CPA, IBM OSA, IBM mainframe

processors, IBM 3745, IBM 3746-900, 3172-3, 3X74s, T1 multiplexors, Intel

based personal computers.

SOFTWARE

Cisco IOS software, Ciscoworks Blue, Ciscoworks, IBM VTAM/NCP, IBM TCP/IP,

various network management software, various PC software products, MS

Office Suite

NETWORKING PROTOCOLS

MPLS, ATM, Frame-Relay, DLSw+, STUN, RSRB, Cisco IGRP & EIGRP, OSPF, RIP,

RIPII, TCP/IP suite of protocols, SNA, SDLC, APPN, Token Ring, Ethernet,

NetBIOS, Novell IPX, Voice over IP, SIP

EXPERIENCE

City of New York - Department of Education / IBM Global Services

Consultant - Sr. Network and Solutions Architect / Sr. Project Manager June

2004 - December 2009

Mainframe disaster recovery - Architect of real-time data backup and

network recovery for IBM Z/9 mainframe data center supporting 1400

locations to the recovery site while containing costs to $800 per month

using EVPL to recovery site. Recovery covered Z/OS system, VM/Linux

system, TCP/IP stacks.

Mainframe connectivity over OSA - Lead architect on design and

implementation of high availability connectivity to the IBM mainframe

using OSA connectivity in anticipation of Cisco CIP channel cards

becoming obsolete. This project entails modifying connectivity for SNA

traffic to use the OSA adapters, updating the IBM TCP/IP routing

parameters, and support for APPN Enterprise Extender using HPR/IP routing

protocols.

Dynamic Forms System - System architect for an alternative to using pre-

printed forms for the DoE. The DoE relied on a home-grown application

for printing data on pre-printed forms that are used by DoE for

attendance tracking and testing. End user primary complaint is alignment

of paper for printing within the bubbles of the form. The solution used

the same end user process but delivers form using a PDF mechanism based

on Lexmark LDSS technology. The scanned data is sent to the mainframe

using secure FTP with automated job submission to populate the mainframe

data base. The estimated annual operational savings is $4.2 million.

IPDVS Architecture - Provided infrastructure architecture review and

guidance to the DoE in support of various service functions: IP digital

video surveillance (IP/DVS), IP video conferencing (IP/VC), IP Telephony

(IPT), VPN, application infrastructure.

SNA over IP - Assigned as Chief Architect by IBM Global Services in

organizing, structuring, architecting and developing the plans and

designs for a 1200 location DLSw network. Provided a structure for

implementing this large roll-out with a 24 month window for

implementation. Obtained a $600K capital expense savings on the project

by streamlining installation reducing the installation time by six

months. The original design was revisited and adjusted to take into

consideration new features of Cisco DLSw V2.0 for redundancy, load-

balancing and performance. Reduced hardware footprint from 16 Cisco

routers to only two Cisco 7505 channel-attached routers still meeting the

high-availability requirement and simplifying operations and support.

Data Center Migration - Design experience was also leveraged by the

Director of Infrastructure to review and recommend a new network design

for facilitating connectivity to the Department of Information Technology

and Telecommunications (DoITT) computer center. The design proposed

enabled DoE to attain a hardware cost savings of nearly $900K based on

the actual requirements of maintaining network and mainframe

connectivity.

City of New York - Fire Department / IBM Global Services

Consultant - IT Security Analyst August 2008 - May 2009 (part-time)

Security Plan - Delivered to the Fire Department a .comprehensive

security plan for a mobile application designed for use by Fire

Inspectors in the field. The plan covers a wide array of security

disciplines including: mobile device security, securing data in motion,

securing data at rest, data base security, data integrity, ESRA

compliance, physical security, and network security.

City of New York - Department of Sanitation

Consultant - IT Security Analyst April 2005- January 2006 (part-time)

Security analyst for the Notice of Violation Administration System

(NOVAS) project which deploys hand held terminals to sanitation

violations officers to record, issue and report on violations of code.

The scope of responsibilities were to review the system, application and

network security issues and requirements that arise from a mobile device

that stores city specific information. Generated a details of security

requirements and a review including recommendations specific to the

environment for securing the devices, data and transmission of

information.

Cendant Hospitality - Days Inn, Glendale, CA

IP Video Surveillance Network Design and Integration July 2005 (part-time)

This high traffic hotel has 14 exits and entrances that required video

surveillance and recording. The resulting design utilized the existing

wireless network in conjunction with wired camera connections over Cat5E.

The total of 16 cameras were used to facilitate complete monitoring of

the property. The cameras used in the design stream MPEG4 video back to

a network video server based on using the latest in motion detection at

the camera itself thereby conserving network bandwidth. The network

video recorder (NVR) access being network capable was made available to

the owners and management of the property over the Internet through a

firewall.

WiFi Network Design and Integration June 2005 (part-time)

A four building seven floor structure made entirely of concrete provides

596 guest rooms, 3 conference rooms, a lounge, restaurant and pool area.

The unique requirements of this property lead to an outside-in design.

The wireless network enters the rooms using access points mounted on roof

turrets projecting six feet out from the side of the building. The

resulting look resembles light poles protruding out from the roof top.

Coverage for all four buildings was satisfied using only eight access

points. The unique design that matched the uniqueness of the structure

saved the hotel owner an estimated $20-30K on installation costs.

Intercontinental Hotel Group - Holiday Inn Burbank Media Center, CA

IP Video Surveillance Network Design and Integration June 2005 (part-time)

As the only large hotel in Burbank this property has a high volume

traffic flow. Its location close to a major highway for easy access

offers a haven for unwanted visitors. Management and owners of this

property required all 10 exits and public spaces to have video

surveillance. The IP video network design implemented comprised both

wireless and wired connections. Initially 16 cameras were used to

monitor all aspects of the property. Motion detection cameras were used

to conserve valuable network bandwidth and recording storage on the

network video recorder. The network video recorder (NVR) access being

network capable was made available to the owners and management of the

property over the Internet through a firewall.

WiFi Network Design and Integration August 2004 - October 2004 (part-time)

The unique concrete structure of this 500 room / 21 conference/meeting

room hotel presented many challenges in providing WiFi coverage. The

resulting design and implementation provides dual WDS backbones in each

20 story tower with 200mW AP dual-radios to provide the client access as

well as the backbone. The throughput and average of a 50ms response time

for the backbone was achieved by using only 11 dual radio APs in each

tower. The 21 conference rooms are covered using the same dual radios

but as access points with a hard-wired Ethernet connection back to the

main telecom room. The unique design that matched the uniqueness of the

structure saved the hotel owner an estimated $30-$50K on installation

costs.

Intercontinental Hotel Group - Holiday Inn Express, Vineland, NJ

WiFi Network Design and Integration July 2004 - September 2004 (part-

time)

Provided Wi-Fi network architecture, design, and implementation services

for a wireless ISP providing WiFi guest room service at a 3 story 100

room hotel. The design leveraged Wireless Distribution System (WDS) as

the complete backbone for the complex. This design saved the customer

approximately $15,000 on installation costs.

NBC Universal, Universal City, CA

Technical Advisor / Consultant Network Integration Feb. 2004 - June

2004

Reported directly to the CIO of Universal Home Video a $3 billion

company. The focus of the engagement was identifying all network

resources, application flows, and network access requirements in

preparation of the NBC Universal merger. Developed templates for

applications and operation groups to input system and application flow

requirements necessary to build firewall and proxy server rules.

Montclair Board of Education, Montclair, NJ

Consultant - Project Management/Integrator Voice PRIMENBX Service April

2003 - October 2003

Proposed, planned, designed, and project managed the installation of 463

POTS lines used in an AT&T PrimeNBX solution for the Montclair Board of

Education. Project entailed migrating 14 locations from Verizon Centrex

service to ATT PrimeNBX service. Coordinated and provided the inside

wiring and cutover of each location. Projected solution savings in excess

of $130,000 over the three year term.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NYC, NY

Consultant - Project Management/Integrator Wireless WAN July 2001 -

December 2002

Planned, designed, installed and provided a high speed wireless backbone

between 6 locations as a cost savings alternative to fiber and T3

connectivity for enabling 24x7 connectivity meeting their disaster recovery

planning objective. Wireless WAN is comprised of Proxim Tsunami 10Mb,

100Mb and 1000Mb (gigabit) wireless connections on 5.3/5.8GHz frequency in

a point to point configuration. Expected ROI is 10-14 months with eventual

annual savings of over $400,000 per year in recurring monthly

telecommunications charges. Plan and design also provides for voice backup

over the wireless backbone.

Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ

Consultant - Network Architect Wireless LAN May 2002 - June 2002

Designed and engineered the Johnson & Johnson Executive Guest House

residence for LAN connectivity using Cisco 350 access points for wireless

capabilities and Cisco Long Reach Ethernet Cat5 connectivity.

Consultant - Network Design/Engineer December 2001 - March 2002

Evaluated the corporate headquarters strategic network design for

technology effectiveness and cost efficiencies. After reviewing the in-

house proposed design, offered an alternative design that provided a

higher service level, higher availability to meet their business

continuity requirements within headquarters realizing a hardware cost

savings of $700,000 over the original in-house solution. The new

proposed design was the chosen design and consisted of Cisco 3550-24 for

the LANs and Cisco 3550-12G for the Distribution Layer switch and Cisco

6509 as the core switch.

Deutsche Bank, NYC, NY

Consultant - Sr. Project Manager/Network Engineer March 2001 - August 2001

Responsible for the management of a team of six Sr. and Jr. Cisco Network

Engineers for the decommissioning of Nortel hubs and replacing them with

Cisco Catalyst 6509 switches. In total, 124 Cisco switches were deployed

to replace the Nortel hubs. Developed the project plan and timeline,

documentation format, ensured standards were followed, assisted in

troubleshooting. Project exceeded expectations. Resulting project

management planning saved $120,000.

Minolta Corporation, Ramsey, NJ

Consultant - Project Manager/Network Design March 2001 - July 2001

Lead project manager and designer for base lining the current frame relay

network in preparation for a nationwide SAP rollout. Following base lining

planned and proposed a new 40 site network design based on an IP/MPLS

network architecture. The project entailed the following: network

security audit and new architecture design and documentation on findings

and proposal; WAN/LAN audit and new architecture design and documentation

on findings and proposal; NOS audit and design proposal for migrating to

single domain architecture with preparation to Windows 2000 schema.

Navieras, Edison, NJ

Consultant - Sr. Network Architect March 2001 - May 2001

Provided SNA/SDLC integration support for migrating SDLC remote connections

from a Comten front end processor to a Cisco based DLSw+ transport using

Sprint's Frame Relay network. Developed the configurations and standards

for the remote connections and configured the channel attached Cisco 7204

CPA card for token ring connectivity between the mainframe and the token

ring LAN.

Expanets, Berkley Heights, NJ

Consultant - Project Management/Integrator June 2000 - June 2001

Project Managed and implemented an AT&T IP Enabled Frame (MPLS) network to

connect the 200 locations nationwide. During the roll out of the network

NetworX also provided a team of and managed four Windows certified

consultants to integrate 25 disparate Windows NT domains into a single

domain network. Management of the installation and implementation of the

new domain architecture and equipment was also provided.

Consultant - Sr. Network Architect May 2000 - December 2000

Strategic design and plan for the integration of Lucent's small/medium

sales force into Expanets core WAN. The design calls for AT&T IP enabled

frame relay service (Enterprise PVCs- MPLS) to integrate voice and data

over the same WAN. Voice PVCs are given a higher class of service than the

data PVC for each of the 200 locations nationwide. The design calls for

dual fractional T3 access at the two data centers to handle Intranet, voice

and Internet communications.

Precision Valve Corporation, Yonkers, NY

Consultant - Sr. Network Architect/Network Design March 2000 - May 2000

Developed a new network infrastructure design and plan for the head

quarters to support the migration to Lotus Notes/Domino e-mail and

application system, and support of their ERP system executing on an AS/400

named MAS/Brain. Design called for the use of Layer 2/3 switching using

Cisco 6506 backbone switches with dual 100Mbps connections to serves and

dual 1Gbps links to the closets housing Cisco 4003 Layer2/3 switches.

Management of the network is based on Ciscoworks2000.

City of New York, Department of Information Technology and

Telecommunications (DoITT), Brooklyn, NY

Consultant - Sr. Network Architect May 1999 - November 1999

In partnership with Cisco and IBM developed the design for replacing 7

IBM 3720 front ends with four Cisco 7513 routers. The design called for

SDLC-LLC2 connectivity using Cisco 7206 routers for token-ring

connectivity to IBM 3745 front ends connected to the mainframe. DLSw+

with load balancing and backup peering was implemented to support high

availability and throughput requirements. Planned and designed IBM OSA

adapter migration for future. Installed, configured, and trained DoITT

staff on Ciscoworks Blue suite of products: IPM, ISM, SNAView, and Maps.

Complete design and implementation documentation along with training

material was delivered to DoITT. Project generated an operational cost

savings of $300K/yr. Managed a team of eight on the project.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Lyndhurst, NJ

Consultant - Project Management/Network Implementation/Network Design

February 1997 - February 1999

Contracted to assist in the deployment of new Cisco routers and the

implementation of Cisco DNS/DHCP Manager (CDDM) and Ciscoworks. This

engagement also includes the design, engineering and project management

of an OC-48 SONET backbone using Fore Systems ASX1000 ATM switches with

Cisco Catalyst switches employing VLANs and ELANs. The final backbone

will support fifty regional locations, one-hundred centralized NT

servers, along with high demand quick access imaging systems. As part of

MSKCC mainframe internetworking projects implemented dual Cisco CIP ESCON

channel connections to the mainframe using ESCON Directors to five LPARs

in support of SNA, APPN, TN3270 and TCP/IP access to the mainframe.

Eagle Electric Manufacturing Co., Inc., Long Island City, NY

Consultant - Network Design August 1996 - January 1999

Contracted to provide a strategic plan document for network direction,

design, and disaster recovery. The strategic plan calls for the company to

move from a host-centric environment to a network-centric computing

environment. The design for the new network calls for the use of routers,

IP as the WAN transport, and LAN switches using a frame relay backbone in

support of an SNA SDLC network over IP. The disaster recovery focuses in

on providing production recovery as well as full processing recovery at a

business recovery services location. Provided project management for

LAN/WAN implementation.

United Parcel Service, Mahwah, NJ

Consultant - Network Implementation Engineer May 1996 - March 1997

Supported the implementation of 2,000 IBM Nways 2210 routers around the

world. The design is composed of a fully meshed frame-relay network to

dual data centers in the U.S. and a partially meshed frame relay network in

Europe. The network employs TCP/IP, OSPF, IPX, and SNA/DLSw for

application transport. Responsibilities included: design review,

configuration management, troubleshooting, and installation support.

PaineWebber, Weehawkin, NJ

Consultant - Network Design September 1995 - March 1996

Reviewed the network recovery design, plan and procedures for a 400+ cisco

router network transported over a private frame-relay network serviced by

20 N.E.T. IDNX multiplexers connected by 72 T1 lines. The network provides

multiprotocol and voice service to over 40,000 end users internationally.

Directive of project was to provide an executable network recovery design,

plans and procedures. The resulting design provided enhanced production

bandwidth management using N.E.T. STMs, reduced production line costs, a

diverse production routing topology, and a simplified network recovery

design and procedure with a cost savings of approximately $700,000 per year

over the previous network disaster recovery design.

Materials Research Corporation, Orangeburg, NY

Consultant- Network Design July 1995 - September 1995

1. Contracted to provide the following network consultation:

2. Document current network configuration.

3. Document current network recovery procedures.

4. Design and plan a robust network infrastructure with built in recovery

consisting of Cisco routers. New design realized a cost savings over

the original plan of approximately $70,000 per year.

5. Design and plan a network recovery architecture at the data center

recovery location.

Sony Electronics Corporation, Park Ridge, NJ 07656

Manager - Network Management and Planning January 1992 - June 1995

Managed a staff of six chartered with strategic and tactical planning,

architecting and management of a large multi- protocol token-ring based

router network. Network topology: 2 mainframes, 6+ NCPs, 90 + Cisco

routers, 125 locations and 20,000 users.

6. Managed a budget in excess of $6 million.

7. Leadership role in the formation and direction of a client/server

standards committee.

8. Developed a strategic/tactical plan for wide area networking with

concentration focused on protocol prioritization, bandwidth

reservation and optimization for mission critical applications, non-

disruptive automatic re-routing of data, and a foundation to support

multi-media applications for a smooth migration to ATM.

9. Designed, planned and directed one of Cisco Systems first RSRB

networks for a nationwide migration of a predominantly SNA token-ring

based network to a multi- protocol Cisco router based network.

10. Architected, planned and directed full network disaster recovery

scheme for Eastern data center for connectivity to Comdisco. Provided

full documentation for execution.

11. Integrated network management architecture with emphasis on the use of

automating fault notification, change management, problem tracking and

network modeling.

12. Organized a business networking requirements quorum to create the

telecommunications strategic and tactical plan.

13. Orchestrated the network migration from Park Ridge, NJ, to Briarcliff

Manor, NY.

Sr. Technical Specialist May 1990 - January 1992

14. Managed a staff of three responsible for WAN operations and planning.

The area focused on migrating a legacy SNA/SDLC network to a token-

ring based networking architecture.

15. Installed, configured and maintained MVS TCP/IP and IBM 3172 for E-

Mail and file transfer requirements from the mainframe to the LAN

environment.

16. Implemented SNI to various corporate entities as well as external

services companies. Installed and maintained the initial roll-out of

Cisco routers to provide E-mail connectivity between LAN based E-mail

systems and mainframe E-mail systems world wide.

Various positions dating from 1981-1990 performing traditional IBM

mainframe and telecommunications services for the following companies:

AT&T, Holmdel, NJ - Consultant - Network Architect - Writing the

specifications for managing SNA networks with AT&T Accumaster Integrator

NBC, New York, NY - Consultant - Systems Programmer - Designing and

implementing IBM SNI between Sarnoff Research Center and NBC

Merrill Lynch, New York, NY - Supporting and maintaining 35 IBM 37xx NCP

configurations

Hartz Mountain, Harrison, NJ - Implementing first IBM SNA MSNF network for

company

Grand Union, Wayne, NJ - Systems programmer for Jes3

Kwasha Lipton, Ft. Lee, NJ - Systems programmer supporting MVS

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