Project Manager Information Technology

BRUCE MCGUIRE

Telephone: 714-***-**** Email: ***********@*******.***

A driven project management professional who possesses the ability to analyze business needs to develop, implement and support technical solutions that streamline systems/processes while leveraging emerging technologies. A decisive leader with the unique ability to blend leadership, business and technology to increase project productivity and quality of services, while meeting bottom-line objectives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONSULTANT

Buena Vida Counseling Services

Working to make Consulting group and private practice HIPAA compliant. As well as working to incorporate the use of AVATAR, SIMON, and ELMR in their network.

Creating a network, wanting to add multiple computers as growth demands. Network is to be peer-to-peer as well as local area (LAN) and wide area network (WAN). Need is to share files, stream multimedia, share printer(s), control which computers can access data on the network, and links in network will be made both wired and wirelessly.

Consultant to create a small business network and to store data in a central location and exercise complete control over who accesses what (e.g. a Client/Server Network), with a traditional Windows or Mac OS X server running your network or with a Network-Attached Storage (NAS)

Create and maintain firewalls to protect a network from threats and intrusion, at least at the WPA or WPA2 level of security for protecting Wi-Fi network, and conforming to the latest HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Protection Act) requirements

Volt Information Sciences Inc.

Volt Consulting Group – PMO/VIS-IT

Project Manager

Managed Microsoft CRM Dynamics 2011 upgrade for corporate wide deployment for over 400 users. This project required a large amount of customization and development which included the use of a newer generation of hardware and source coding technology.

Acted as the Senior Project Manager for the migration of a separate business unit’s domain which consisted of over 3400 users, multiple applications, VOIP telephone system, and infrastructure to the parent corporate domain.

Was the primary Project Manager responsible for a new PeopleSoft based time keeping method project for corporate, field offices, and numerous client locations.

Managed the yearly security vulnerability remediation project for the entire Front Office server farm (100+ servers) which consisted of a variety of server platforms.

Managed and assisted in designing numerous SharePoint sites for internal corporate, departmental purposes which were designed to improve corporate compliance and efficiency.

Lead several evaluation teams to scope new technologies for mobile applications, as well as newer versions of corporate applications

Coordinated the efforts for multiple website development projects. Which at times included dealing with third party designers while adhering to our corporate and legal requirements and licensing agreements.

Maintech/Volt Delta

Project Manager

Strategically developed and managed international corporate-wide hardware encryption process for over 1500 PCs, which included testing, documentation, deployment schedule, and knowledge transfer.

Oversaw project to implement a corporate-wide e-mail archiving system and e-discovery litigation software. Reduced storage requirements for over 6000 accounts, increased performance and implemented a disaster redundancy to the exchange infrastructure.

Managed project to create an internal company web site design to incorporate support, networking, monitoring, and SOX requirements on over 300 servers nationwide.

Facilitated weekly operations meetings between multiple corporate departments to ensure effective communication of project status. Project reviews ensured adherence to corporate policies & procedures and prevention of duplication of effort between departments.

Acted as Project Manager on corporate antivirus / security software upgrade project for all corporately owned servers, workstations, and laptops.

Directed multiple nationwide projects which involved hardware, software and applications from conception to implementation and post-implementation support, throughout the corporation.

Administered disaster recovery processes and documentation for corporate infrastructure to ensure compliance with corporate and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) requirements.

WALT DISNEY COMPANY, Anaheim, CA

Technical Director and Project Management

Project managed work efforts with operating budgets ranging from $3M to $10M.

Acted as the WDC representative for the Entertainment Division during the shut down of corporate operations on the Queen Mary/Long Beach property.

Managed and coordinated with State, County, City, and Coastal agencies all property events and productions.

Successfully negotiated vendor and labor contracts resulting in 40% savings in operating budgets.

Responsible for hiring technicians and vendors required for special projects.

Hired, supervised, mentored and measured job performance of staff up to 65 associates.

Scheduled and delegated work assignments, reviewed payroll and tracked man-hours against project goals.

Developed, instituted and managed processes and procedures that resulted in an increase in employee work proficiency by 50%, as well as, increased quality of service.

Acted as Tour Manager for multiple special events across the US, Canada and Mexico.

CONSULTANT

Weiser and Associates

Provided technical support on all software/hardware matters.

Analyzed client needs for new and expanded system requirements.

Acted as liaison between clients and vendors to ensure proper configuration and installation of client’s systems.

GES EXPOSITION SERVICES, Cypress, CA

Field Support Analyst and Project Coordinator

Developed and managed in-house telecommunications systems projects.

Responsible for all hardware deployment, performance monitoring, network usage.

Analyzed and captured customer requirements, performed postmortem monitoring of systems to ensure design and required specifications were met.

Lead Business Analyst for Windows XP, Goldmine, Onyx, and Fiery implementation projects.

Assessed and prioritized staffing, equipment needs and deadlines, prior to deployment of critical business projects.

Provided Level 2 support for client base of 160 users in several remote locations connected with Remote Access Server and VPN. Communicated daily with National Support Teams concerning system configuration, deployment of services, networking devices and workstations.

Managed enterprise-wide coordination and deployment of software upgrades, workstation configurations, desktops, laptops, servers and network systems.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Information Technology – DeVry University

Master of Business Administration – California Southern University

Bachelor of Arts, Business – California Southern University

Disney University – Management Leadership Seminar

Dale Carnegie Training – Management and Motivation Seminar

TECHNICAL TRAINING

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) (expired)

Cisco Systems (ICND)

Symbol Wireless Systems

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