Assertive professional with extensive experience in IT Operations

Zion Mahangoo 703-***-****

Centreville, VA, *****

********@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/zionmahangoo

SUMMARY

Assertive professional with extensive experience in IT Operations and Datacenter Management, Business Process Reengineering, Design/Development, Materials Management and Project Management, supporting multiple diverse business areas.

Experience including, but not limited to:

IT Operations Management IT Change Management Supply Chain/Inventory management Datacenter Management Application Development Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tri-Guard Risk Solutions Ltd., Fairfax, VA 2017-Present

Tri-Guard Risk Solutions is innovating the software security industry, developing a software assurance tool for Mitigating Software Weaknesses to Prevent Cyber-Security Vulnerabilities.

VP of Information Technology, 2017 - Present

Provided IT security, application, operational analysis and direction for Tri-Guard investor and grant proposals. Current activities include:

An ongoing partnership with the University of Nebraska Omaha to assess the impact of mandatory Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requirements on the software industry.

Development of a new instrument to analyze FISMA's relevancy to software security.

Development of a product to vet mobile apps for security compliance.

NVR Inc., Reston, VA 2001-2017

NVR, Inc. is a Forbes 500, Top 5 US Homebuilder and Mortgage Company ($5B in revenue)

IT Operations Manager, 2003 – 2017

Managed the operations and maintenance aspects of all Data Centers, IT Change management, Databases, Enterprise job schedules, and enterprise systems: backups, databases, SANs and UNIX systems. Lead the IT change management group. The position reports directly to Director of IT Services.

Manage Mission Critical systems for the fourth largest US Homebuilder, with 99.9% uptime. The activities of my teams include: operations of NVR’s Data Centers, AIX/LINUX System Administration, Informix/SQL Server/Progress/Pervasive Database Administration, Autosys Job Schedule Administration, Netbackup Backup Administration, Compellent/IBM/HP SANs.

Provide guidance, management support, technical support and training to the Operations Support Team. Enhance existing procedures and work flows to streamline processing efficiencies.

Maintain standards & procedures, Monitor SOX audit requirements for the Operations Support Team. Establish and implement control procedures to ensure security policies are followed and tasks necessary to support the ongoing operations.

Accomplish successful yearly Disaster Recovery tests of IT Operations critical systems.

Perform extensive systems analysis, vendor analysis and negotiations for new or upgrading IT Operations systems.

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Sr. Database and UNIX Administrator, 2001-2003

Manage the design and development of NVR’s corporate critical databases. Coordinates contributions by Developers, Operations, and Networking Support to develop and improve databases. Guarantee the performance integrity and quality of databases. Control system capacity for existing requirements and plans for future needs. Acts as primary organizational interface with software vendors and provides internal analysis and support. Supervise and mentor Unix System Administrator.

Coordinate activities in the design, procurement and implementation of: Database software and utilities, UNIX software and utilities, UNIX hardware and SAN.

Hardware / OS performance analysis and tuning, enhancements and corrective actions for UNIX servers and SAN.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

WASHINGTON GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC., PHILADELPHIA, PA 1997-2001

Formerly RAYTHEON Engineers & Constructors

Senior Programmer, Total Resource Allocation & Control (TRAC)

Provide programming framework RAYTHEON’s ERP system. Provide database administration and support, modification, enhancement and continued performance development

PETROLEUM COMPANY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Trinidad, West Indies 1991-1997

The state-owned oil company in Trinidad and Tobago. Refining, Exploration and Production.

DBA/SYSTEMS ANALYST PROGRAMMER, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 1995-1997

Database Administration and User support for Computerized Management system including Oracle/Informix Development using Oracle Forms, 4GL and SQL.

SUPERVISOR, MATERIALS DEPARTMENT, 1991-1995

Manage staff of 22. Responsible for strategic planning and budgeting for IT Development including hardware, software, training and change management implementations

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TRAINEE, 1991-1991

EDUCATION / TRAINING

B.Sc. Computer Science (Honors)

University of West Indies, Trinidad, West Indies

Fundamentals of Project Management, Learning Tree

Migrating from Informix Online 5.0 to IDS 9.3, IBM

Employee Targeted Selection, Development Dimension International

Informix IDS Administration and Performance Tuning, IBM

Process Improvement Methodology, Earnest & Young

DYNIX Administration, IBM

Process Mapping, IBM

Information Management Using Dbase III+, PETROTRIN IT

Management Development Program, Personnel Management Services

Oracle Forms 4.5, Oracle

Purchasing & Materials Management, Management Development Center

Digital UNIX Network Management and Performance Management, DEC

Purchasing and Materials Management, Trinidad Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Management Development, PETROTRIN HR

Develop High Performance Teams, American Management Association

Oracle Reports 2.5, Oracle

Team Leadership Workshop, PETROTRIN HR

Oracle Graphics, Oracle

Training the Trainer, PETROTRIN HR

Digital UNIX Administration I & II, DEC

Autosys Advanced Job Scheduling, Computer Associates Ltd

Performance Management and Appraisal, Learning Solutions

Database IV for Developers using UNIX, PETROTRIN IT

Managing HP Storage Works EVA, HP

Short Course on Expert Systems, Artificial Intelligence Group

Informix Dynamic Server Administration, IBM

MS2151 Windows 2000 Network & OS Essentials, Microsoft

IT Project Management, Global Knowledge

MS 2152 Implementing MS Windows 2000 Pro and Server, Microsoft

Situational Leadership, Ken Blanchard Company

AIX 5L Administration, IBM

Java programming, Camden County College

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