Engineer Project Management

Phillip Ottinger

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City: Treasure Island

State: FL

Zip: 33706

Country: USA

Phone: 813-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $90,000

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Phillip W. Ottinger

Results oriented IT Project Management Engineer with over 14 years of experience in the Information Technology (IT) and telecommunications industry supporting the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of State (DoS), Intelligence community and commercial sector. Experienced in the full IT life cycle process, some of my experiences include:

Detailed requirements analysis, design and engineering of existing and future IT equipment and services..

Implementation, securing, activation and documentation of IT equipment and services.

O&M, proactive monitoring, trouble shooting and upgrade (tech refresh) of legacy IT resources and services.

Scope of expertise includes, but not limited to, supporting from the client and Local Area Network (LAN) all the way to the enterprise Wide Area Network (WAN) to include the network elements in-between for service (CORE, distribution and access layers). Experienced working in different environments to include high tempo operations driven environments in austere conditions. Hold an active TS/SCI security clearance.

Personal Attributes

The go-to person. Respected for keen skills in translating technical issues to organizational impacts. Possesses the ability to work independently and to learn new functions and job duties in a short period of time. Proven performer able to effectively interact and communicate at all levels. Has earned the respect of co-workers, supervisors and customers throughout the organization, DoD, DoS and small business partners.

Technical Skills

Experience configuring, managing and troubleshooting: Ciena 4200; Cisco 15454, 2811 and 2950; Juniper M series; Sycamore SN9000; SafeNet and Thales encryptors; full line of Marconi ATM switches. Practical experience with BGP, OSPF, IS-IS and ATM PNNI routing protocols. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft and Mac operating systems, Office applications, Visio and Project.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2000 Present

(SAIC), McLean VA. DoD Contractor supporting the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Department of State (DoS).

Rapid promotion on a government contract for a science-based company of 41,000 employees.

Site & Lead Project Engineer, SAIC Supporting DISA, Tampa, FL (20011 current)

Transition & Data Center Manager, SAIC Supporting DoS, Washington DC, (2011)

Lead Project Engineer, SAIC Supporting DISA, Tampa FL (2008-11)

Global Defense Posture (GDP) Planner, SAIC Supporting DISA, Bahrain (2007 08)

Project Management Engineer, SAIC Supporting DISA, Stuttgart, Germany (2005 07)

Network Implementation Engineer, SAIC Supporting DISA, OFallon, IL (2004-05)

Network Operations Manager, SAIC Supporting DISA, Baghdad, Iraq (2003-04)

Network Operations Engineer, SAIC Supporting DISA, OFallon, IL (2001 03)

Network Operations Specialist, SAIC Supporting DISA, Reston, VA (2000 01)

Provide technical expertise and project management for future technology initiatives for the DISA Field Office at U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). Just recently managed a team, to include myself, to survey, procure, install, activate and document a 5 site technology refresh project in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR).

o Developed survey reports, Engineering & Installation drawings (EID), Bill of Material (BoM) and installation plans

o Provided technical guidance to the team

o Managed and updated the schedule

o Regularly briefed and updated senior leadership and customers on the status

Performed technical due diligence on legacy Task Orders (TO) to validate scope of work to ensure no issues during the transition to the new contract. Successfully managed the transition of 6 large TOs consisting of over 500 personnel to a new contract with no disruption of service to the customer.

o Developed transition schedules

o Provided daily status reports to also include weekly summaries to senior SAIC management and customer

Managed a team to Afghanistan to survey for the installation of 3 Service Delivery Nodes (SDN). Developed survey reports and engineering packages for the installation and configuration of the SDN equipment.

o Developed survey reports, EID, BoM and installation plans

o Provided technical guidance to the team

o Trained staff on new technology that was being implemented

o Managed and updated the schedule as needed

o Regularly briefed and updated senior leadership and customers on the status

Led the highly successful design, implementation and project management of a wide area Optical Transport System (OTS) and Data Communication Network (DCN) in the EUCOM AOR.

o Developed of Concept of Operations (CONOPS)

o Trained staff on new technology that was being implemented

o Developed Implementation Plans, EIDs, BoMs and developed and maintained the install schedule.

Collaborated with various equipment vendors to test the functionality and interoperability of new software releases and equipment with existing network elements. Briefed and demonstrated test scenarios and results to senior Government decision makers throughout DISA.

Led design and management of all circuit actions on an extensive ATM backbone network providing IP services.

o Developed and maintained the installation schedule, managed the logistics and installation teams and provided weekly updates to senior management.

Provided in theater engineering and project management support for combat communications networks supporting the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in Baghdad Iraq

Conducted second tier troubleshooting support for the DISA Global Network Support Center (GNSC) supporting worldwide communications for the DoD and military. Provided on call support to the GNSC 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY, Arlington, VA 1999 - 2000

Provider of advanced information technology & communications to the Department of Defense.

Computer Specialist

Developed various Structured Query Language (SQL) scripts to create relevant data reports and to update and maintain an Oracle database. Configured and installed computers and troubleshot local network problems.

INNER CITY FUND CONSULTING, Fairfax, VA 1999

Provider of advanced technology solutions supporting customers worldwide.

Junior Auditor Liaison

Created and maintained a program to automate database report generation.

GAMESTOP (Formerly FuncoLand), Fairfax, VA 1997 - 1999

An electronics entertainment retailer with over 5,000 facilities worldwide & annual revenues of $7 billion.

Store Manager

Maintained daily store operations, trained staff and guided customers in selection of merchandise.

11th SUPPORT GROUP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, Washington, DC 1997

Provider of customer service for new military members at Bolling Air Force Base .

Student Hire

Designed and maintained the organizations public Internet and Intranet Web pages.

Devised means of automating office activities using Microsoft Office applications.

EDUCATION

B.S., Computer Information Systems 1999

Strayer University, Alexandria, VA

A.S., Information Systems Technology, Networking Specialization 1998

Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA

TRAINING

ITIL v3, Stuttgart Germany June 2007

Ciena 4200 FlexSelect, Ciena London England August 2006

Thales Encryption Training, DISA Europe Stuttgart Germany, January 2006

Promina Node Site Coordinator Course, DISA Europe Stuttgart Germany, October 2005

CISCO Works 2000, OFallon Illinois, December 2002

CISCO GSR Training, Raleigh North Carolina, August 2002

CISCO Advanced Networking Intermediate System to Intermediate System and Border Gateway Protocol, OFallon Illinois, September 2002

Marconi Enterprise Networks Product Installation Track 101, Vienna Virginia. April 2001

Marconi Product Enterprise Network Track 301, Vienna Virginia, May 2001

CISCO Certified Network Associate Training, Silver Spring Maryland, November 2000,

ATM Internetworking, Ballston Virginia, December 2000

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