Stephen Larson

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Director/Chief Architect

International(5 Continents, 19 Countries) IT Architect leader with demonstrated success in technology planning and execution to support strategic business and information technology/security objectives. Recognized for implementing enterprise architecture technology & security standards, processes and initiatives that generate multi-million dollar impacts, increase revenue and reduce costs. Architecture(SOA/EDD)/Security-based hands-on experience in cost-effective, multi-tiered, high performance distributed enterprise cluster internet / intranet applications, relocations across industries, including Consulting, e-Banking, Healthcare (HIPAA), Telecommunications and Software Development. Proven success developing strong client relationships using interpersonal communication skills. Skilled in all Information Architecture/IT/Security facets from requirements gathering, documentation, analysis and conceptual design through implementation including: vulnerabilities, controls, technologies, human factors issues, and management issues. Provide clarification of individual information security responsibility and accountability so that necessary information security activities are performed as needed, according to pre-established procedures, polices, and standards.

Manage information security improvement projects, development, management approval, implementation, and produce objectives, goals, policies, standards, guidelines, and other requirement statements. Provides managerial guidance to all personnel on the development of local, system-specific, and application-specific information security.

Key Management Skills:

Information Technology Management (ITIL)

Systems Development and Support

Strategic Business Planning

Strategic Technology Planning

Ebanking design and implementation for Federal Reserve

Global Healthcare(HIPPA), Global Telecommunications

Agile/Scrum/DevOps

Information / Disaster Recovery Planning

Cluster High-Availability, Replication

Client Interfacing, Onsite / Global Coordination

Technical Skills

Cloud

Public, Private, Hybrid, AWS, HP

Platforms

AIX, BSD, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux RHEL, CentOS, Debian, Windows thru 2010

Languages

Java, SQL, PL / SQL, JavaScript, HTML, C++, Python, Perl, Scripts, Batch

RDBMS

Oracle thru 12, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Sybase with Replication

Networks

Cisco, Foundry, Extreme, Netgear, NLB F5/Foundry, DNS, LDAP, AD, Unix/Linux/Win

Security

Acme, Checkpoint/Nokia IP, Cisco ASA, Juniper, Netscreen, X.509 Certificates, ssl, ssh

Voice Networks

Acme, Cisco - Cube, Call Manager, Unity, HICS, IP Communicator, Circuits

Storage

EMC (Celerra, Centera, Clariion), Hitachi, HP, NetApp, Sun, Unitrends

Load Balancers

F5, Foundry

Technologies

EJB, JDBC, Servlets, WCM, XML, SOA, WebMethods, Services, SOAP, Elasticsearch, CiperCloud

Development Tools

CMDB, Jenkins, nagios, Git, Ant, Rational Rose, LAMP, Borland JBuilder

Defect Tracking Tools

Remedy, BugZilla, PVCS Tracker

Project Mgmt / Version Control

Microsoft Project, GitHub, SVN, CVS, PVCS, Visual Source Safe, ClearCase

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Professional Experience

HP Enterprise Service, Schenectady, NY 2013-2016

Global Chief Architect

100% dedicated to Alcatel Lucent / Nokia account. Successfully completed a security Salesforce “Cloud” encyption program effort, this Salesforce program timeframe lasted 15 months. Client Management elevated myself to lead the effort which included 6 companies and 25 resources for 15 months of Continuous Delivery/Continuous Integration(mail,DB,other apps), Test Driven Development (TDD). The delivery was noted by the client CIO / HP management, I received 5 recognitions including the Presidents Quality award. Prior to this, all data was not encrypted(clear text).

Delivering Global System lead Engineer (Architecture), cluster designs, contracts via diverse Global teams of Program Managers, PM's, Architects, Leads from different areas: DevOps; MidRange; Storage / Backup(including SAN / NAS – EMC / NetApp / HP); Network (F5 NLB, Cisco); Security (Checkpoint/Some SOX/NIST); EUC; Applications – Cloud, Salesforce, CipherCloud, LDAP, Oracle, SAP, SQL; DRP; some Haven including Autonomy IDOL; VMware; RHEL; Unix / Solaris; MS Win; Clusters; HA; HP Servers.

Produced over $14M in contractual deliverables in a 7 month period. Followed corporate procedural guidelines, QMS, etc. Ascertained Spartan Whitebelt Certification. Sales support included Design / Implementation with Engineering organization, later evolved to Pre-Sales aligned with CTO organization assisting to ascertain Project approval from client.

Collabera (AT&T), Morristown, NJ 2012-2013

Sr. Systems Engineer

Provided domestic security support for Cloud (Public/Private/Hybrid) Linux / HP BL 460C Blade Servers / Clusters NetApp FAS 3170 daily health checks and backups / Acme Net-Net 4500 / Cisco (4948, 3750G, ASA, VoIP, CUCM, CUOM) / F5 IP 3900 / Checkpoint Nokia IP 1280 Firewall Systems, including support of: networking (LANS / WANS), hardware / software, database, SQL, Unix (Solaris / Linux RHEL, CentOS), Win up to 2008, upgrades, configurations, installations, integration, architecting, monitoring, maintenance checks. Including Oracle RAC 11.x, MySQL Database, VMware, HP Servers, SAN / NAS, integration.

Assisted in supporting next generation product including architecting, DevOps;management, documentation, troubleshooting at using Remedy Software, Salesforce.

Developed Unique Backup solution for Acme, Cisco, F5, Checkpoint Nokia 1285 Firewalls, NetApp FAS 3170 scripts.

GE Healthcare, Schenectady, NY 2004-2011

Regional Sr. Systems Engineer

Provided regional support for PACS and Cardiology Systems, including architecting clusters and field support of networking (LANS / WANS), hardware / software, database, SQL, Unix (Solaris / Linux RHEL), Win up to 2008, upgrades, configurations, installations, integration, maintenance checks. Including Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL, HA, Database Replication, F5 Load Balancers, Cisco, VMware, EMC, HP, SAN / NAS, integration of PACS with RIS / HIS / Web / all modalities (CT / MR, etc.) 7+ years.

Handled 1st domestic introduction of PeerVue, new products design / configuration / installation / troubleshooting at client site resulting in an advanced Radiologist QA assisting in $60M account.

Performed multiple Cardiology Systems 36 hour emergency fixes, Oracle and other database rebuild / recovery.

Performed annual 32 hour PACS upgrades involving all servers, database replication, failovers, etc.

Developed immediate specialized workflows involving 5-10 systems to correct data integrity, clinical workflow.

Reviewed, resolved urgent intermittent performance network issue at client site on Cisco switch within 2 hours.

Handled onsite / offsite / offshore team coordination, corporate and vendor resources (Barco, Dell, EMC, HP, Plasmon, Sun – Domestic / Europe / India / Costa Rica, etc.).

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Xpherix Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA 2001-2002

Dual Global IT / Operations Director, Senior IT Architect

Xpherix Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA; Global IT/Operations Director Cont.

Provided leadership for Global IT / Operations Group (24x7). Managed Cloud (Public/Private), Network Operations Center (NOC) in co-location next to Google’s servers, delivering above 97% availability, Assist in Development/QA/Production Release(SDLC/DevOps). Relocated NOC to a new facility, running in roughly 8 hours. Also directed diverse IT staff in a team-building environment in Silicon Valley and Munich.

Re-architected Clustered production (NOC), development and QA to permit dynamic re-configuration, re-installation without impacting delivery of services – Front-End, middleware, back-end (Oracle), Cisco network, firewalls (checkpoint), load balancers, routers – Vendor Contact – Saved 80% cost on HW, 50% on NOC costs, while increasing space.

Managed staff (10), provided direction for development of an Oracle Client-Server (J2EE application) web-based client, reduced timeframe for software production deployments from over 2 days to under 2 hours.

Provided technical leadership, in a cross-cultural diverse group, direction in support of corporate development and operations production architecture.

DMS Corporation, San Leandro, CA 2000-2001

Senior Systems Architect – acting as Dual Global IT / Operations Director, Senior IT Architect

Lead Sr. Systems Architect role in Silicon Valley/San Franciso. Architected/Implemented Tested Secure eBanking solution in San Francisco, Sacramento to exceed Federal Reserve requirements(a subset of NIST/SOX). Contracted with Xpherix in Dual Global IT/Ops Director role for over 6 months.

Uniteq, Redwood Shores, CA 1999-2000

National IT Director

Multiple sites, staff. budget, Security, Cloud (Public/Private), planning, Y2K(No incidents), Infrastructure(incl. mainframes), LAN/WAN, Telecom, Conferencing, Front/Back office, Applications(DB), DNS, Certificates, assist with SW Delivery on Dev/Test/Pre-Production/Production env on 6 OS.

Philips Medical IT Manager, Global Sr PACS Systems Engineer, Mountain View, CA 1997-1999

IT Manager of medical, including Security, office relocation, trade show(RSNA). Responsible for IT Infrastructure, Network(LAN/WAN), Telecom, Applications, DB, support Java CORBA Committee. Assist in Integrations, Migrations, and all IT aspects for Global Healthcare clients including Radiology Product(Sectra).

Philips Multimedia IT Manager, Portchester / NewYork,NY 1995-1997

Architect, Implement Cloud (Public/Private), Security(mutliple Tiered Firewalls), Certificates, DNS, 20 networks, 40 domains, Infrastructure for ASP for Polygram Film and Entertainment: Mercury, Motown, A&M, DefJam, Sting, Bon Jovi, Cranberries, Herbie Hancock, Deutsche Grammaphon. Multiple clients, multiple NYC office relocations, trade show support, 3 business lines. IT Management of multiple sites/Infrastructure and a few resources.

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Education

State University College at Cortland (SUCC), Cortland, NY

BS, Mathematics with a Computer Science Concentration

Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC), Troy, NY

AS, Mathematics and Science

Professional Associations

Knights of Columbus, Financial Secretary officer

Past Girls Softball Team Assistant Coach, Lyles Hoagies, Niskayuna, NY

Past Summer Swim Team Swim Meet Official, SJCC Summer Swim Team, Niskayuna, NY

Past Church Deacon, Elder, Treasurer of Global Mission, Schenectady, NY

Swim, Jog, Bicycle, Running (Mini-triathlon)

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Certifications

Sun Competency Level 2000 Certification, work documented in Cornell NSF Grant / Network World

Current Certifications

Apache Web Server by ProveIT / Metrix Learning

Amazon Web Services (AWS) - WIP

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - WIP

HPE Spartan WhiteBelt Training – Major in Analytics (ADM) & Enterprise Security

Linux Administration by ProveIT / Metrix Learning

Linux Administration (General) by Brainbench

Unix Administration (Solaris 7) by Brainbench

Check Point Software CCSA

GE Healthcare Many (Greenbelt, Six Sigma, PACS 3.0 Replication Server etc.)

Sun Microsystems SE1000

Sun Microsystems SE1500

Sun Microsystems SE2000

Sun Microsystems SA-271 Solaris 4.X to 2.x Sys Admin

Sun Microsystems SA-380 Solaris Network Admin

TestPrep 1Z0-042 Oracle DB 10g:Admin I Release 2 - Skillsoft

TestPrep 1Z0-052 Oracle DB 11g:Admin I – Skillsoft

TestPrep 1Z0-051 Oracle DB 11g:SQL Fundamentals I - Skillsoft

TestPrep 1Z0-043 Oracle DB 10g:Admin II – Skillsoft

TestPrep 1Z0-047 Oracle Database SQL Expert - Skillsoft

VmWare VTSP

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