IT Program/Project Manager

DAVID M. BRYANT

*** *. **** **. ** Box *** . Faith, North Carolina 28041

********@************.*** . Home: 704-***-**** Cell: 704-***-****

PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGER - Information Technology

. Accomplished entrepreneur and executive leader with a strong portfolio

of successes orchestrating the start-up, growth and optimization of

diverse businesses within Enterprise IT Management, consulting, and

software development.

. Reputable for elevating organizations into highly efficient revenue-

generating and profitable entities, including Infinite Information

Services, LLC, which provided IT consulting and support services on a

domestic and global level.

. Combine advanced technical skills and education with over eighteen

(18) years of enterprise experience in the IT industry culminating in

a rapid rise to an executive level of management.

IT Operations, Financial Management . Cutting Edge Technologist . Project

Management

Infrastructure Strategist/Specialist . System Implementations . Full Life

Cycle Development

E-Commerce/Content Expert . Leveraging Technology . Return on Investment

(ROI)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ally Financial, Charlotte, North Carolina . August, 2011 - October, 2013

Contract IT Consultant - Infrastructure/Environment Delivery Manager

Plan, design, and manage all aspects of this multi-location, virtualized,

SOA, UNIX/JAVA infrastructure. Supervise infrastructure planning for all

software/project P&D phases to ensure proper infrastructure/environment

builds. Driving force in the standardization of all physical builds on the

infrastructure. Capacity planning for seventeen (17) SDLC zones

(DEV/MODEL/PROD). Contributing member of the corporate Architectural

Review Board (ARB) to review all projects/initiatives and develop all

requirements.

Major Contributions:

. Led the development of Gold Build Standards across the Middleware

layer. (WLS, Apache, DB)

. Instrumental in the planning/execution of a complete co-location

datacenter move/migration of all customer facing and enterprise

applications for all lines of business ($500M+), including DNS migration,

load balancing, and firewall configurations.

. Managed all build activity on the infrastructure (UNIX/Windows/Citrix),

integrating with architects and business to ensure delivery of required

environments for all projects.

. Successfully managed multiple teams to ensure timely delivery of

infrastructure and environment requirements for all projects including the

first mobile application.

High Point Housing Authority, High Point, North Carolina .

October, 2009 - April, 2011

Contract IT Consultant/Project Manager

Contactor in this government contract engagement for one year of project

management services in a software implementation. (Emphasys Elite)

Ultimately, contract was extended to twenty-one (21) months to upgrade the

entire infrastructure, as well as fully implement the software including

newly acquired modules. Contract was completed in March 2011.

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Major Contributions:

. Assessed the agency's current IT position and designed a new network

infrastructure to accommodate all current operations and future growth.

. Negotiated new contract with software provider to implement the

software package several years after the initial attempt by the agency and

vendor to successfully implement.

. Designed, procured, and implemented a high performance SQL Server

environment, ADS, WSUS, disaster recovery plan, IT Annual Budget, and five

year strategic plan.

. Successfully consolidated enterprise software operations from three (3)

disparate systems to one comprehensive, single vendor software solution.

Infinite Information Services LLC, Troy, Michigan . August, 2007 -

December, 2010

President/Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Primary leadership force of this successful and profitable start-up IT

consulting/hosting business launched in 2007 and sold in 2010. As the sole

proprietor, I maintained performance in the areas of finance, marketing,

and both on and off-shore operations for all active contracts, and

personally delivered strong focus on service quality, contract

compliance/fulfillment, and corporate profitability throughout the life of

the entity.

Major Contributions:

. Orchestrated company start-up (DC/NOC Custom Build) and growth to over

60 contract employees, fueling revenues to $8M in the first year, and

elevating corporate visibility within a highly competitive, global market.

. Standardized Server environments to cater to the needs of multiple

clients. Virtualized environments were provided based on client needs

(size, purpose, etc) on both Windows and UNIX platforms as well as

customized SAN/NAS Storage.

. Optimized company services by spearheading expert development and

implementation of B2B/B2C web solution for the company that ensured

24x7x365 exposure of products and services to existing and prospective

clients and an increase in revenue in excess of 35%.

. Captured superior levels of client satisfaction, retention, and

referrals by ensuring continuous provision of highest quality services,

both datacenter and professional.

. Catapulted initial growth of the company through complete enterprise

integration services successfully delivered to several large corporate

clients within the Detroit area.

. Propelled client base to over 15 major contracts (GM, Chrysler, Leer,

etc), worldwide, through direct marketing, successful leveraging of IT

industry connections, and utilization of existing and internally developed

marketing tools.

. Successfully negotiated the sale of the company and all of its assets

while remotely located in North Carolina.

Detroit Housing Commission, Detroit, Michigan . February, 2001 - August,

2007

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Command IT operational and financial aspects of this $500M+ government

entity, focused on the management of HUD funded programs in the City of

Detroit. Major contributor to overall management of this organization

consisting of over 300 users at two administrative sites and twenty-two

remote sites located throughout the extremely large city.

Major Contributions:

. Planned and coordinated the agency's first technology refresh spanning

the network infrastructure to the desktop PC. Obtained the agency's first

Class C IP license, and managed its development and deployment within the

organization. This refresh provided cost efficiencies that reduced IT

costs by over $1M per annum.

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. Conducted periodic meetings with division heads to develop roadmaps for

system implementations, system integrations, and staff reductions through

automation and outsourcing.

. Architected and constructed the agency's first Data Center, including

all electrical engineering, construction supervision, third-party

certification, and final inspection.

. Led the implementation of ADS to facilitate the migration to SAN/NAS

storage as well as the procurement, development, and implementation of the

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system leading to cost savings in excess

of 60% agency wide. ($4.5M)

. Renegotiated existing service level agreements, eliminated redundant,

unnecessary services, and streamlined the business operations of the entire

organization.

. Engineered the agency's separation from the City of Detroit, first-time

internet presence, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance audit and its emergence as an

e-commerce entity.

Emphasys Computer Solutions Inc, Petoskey, Michigan . May, 1998 - February,

2001

Senior Systems Consultant

Produced, personally, over $2M sale revenues of professional services

annually, to both new and existing clients and significantly reduced cost

of sales. Directed regional and national consulting engagements, oversaw

trainings of staff and the client base, and established relationships at

the highest levels of public and private sector organizations.

Major Contributions:

. Spearheaded the creation of the professional services division of the

company, and was instrumental in the definition of service offerings,

capturing over $4M in professional services revenue for the company in the

first year of the department's existence.

. Improved relations with clients through personal service to the

individual accounts, which led to increased profits through elevated sales.

. Provided technical solutions to business problems that were implemented

immediately for fast, effective results.

. Successfully managed over 20 accounts at one time, while delivering

documented, measurable results to all assigned client accounts.

Memory Lane Systems Inc, Petoskey, Michigan . April, 1995 - May, 1998

Software Support Technician/Project Manager

EDUCATION

Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia - 1989

Business Administration

Germanna Community College, Locust Grove, Virginia - 1988

Business Management

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Technical Skills (Summary)

Server Platforms (Physical/Virtual)

-Sun Ultra-SPARC Servers (T4/T5) -Oracle ExaLogic Server

-HP Proliant/Integrity (Blade/Rack) -IBM BladeCenter

(HX5,HS23)

-WebLogic Server (WLS10g/11g/12c) -Websphere (v7/8)

Operating Systems

-MS Server (2000/2003/2008R2) -MS Windows OS (98-

Windows7)

-Solaris 10/11 -HP UX

-LINUX (RedHat, OEL, zLinux) -AIX

Storage

-Oracle RAC -IBM DS4/5/8000 (DS8800, DS8870)

-IBM XIV -HP MSA

-SAN/NAS Design/Management -Tape Libraries

(Physical/Virtual-DR)

-Data Mining/Analysis/Manipulation (ETL) -ADS Expert

-Data Conversion -Monitoring Tools (SCOM, MOM, ZFS)

-Management (TPC,TPC-R, OEM, MDM) -Data Warehousing

Systems

-MS Services (IIS, SMS, MOM, WSUS, DPM, MOSS) -Web Servers

(Apache/Tomcat)

-MS SQL Server (2000/2005/2008) -MS Exchange 2003/2007/2010

(Outlook)

-MS SharePoint (Client/Server) -MS Project

(Client/Server)

-Citrix XenApp 5.0 -VMware

Networking

-Cisco Routers and Switches -HP ProCurve Switches

-Load Balancing (F5) -Wireless (LAN/WAN/MAN)

-VLAN's -IP Class C

(Distribution/Management)

-VPN Configuration/Management -IPSEC Tunnels

(Config/Management)

-Firewalls (Checkpoint/other) -DNS

(Configuration/Administration)

-Web Services (configuration/management) -Voice over

Internet Protocol (VOIP)

-Monitoring Tools (splunk, F5, Foglight, NetApp) -Security

(Whitehat, Barracuda, splunk, F5)

Software

-MS Office Suite 2000/2003/2007 -NetSuite and Sage

Accounting

-MS Visio -PeopleSoft (Multiple Modules)

-MS Publisher -SAP-ERP/CRM (Multiple

Modules)

-MS Dynamics (Great Plains) -SAP-Business One

-SalesForce -ServiceNow

-GIS -Primavera/Timberline Estimating

-OpenSpan -Crystal Reports

-JDEdwards -Emphasys Elite

-Other Financials (Blue Skies, Quikbooks-ES, Jonas, etc) -SAAS Platforms

-CA Clarity -Peregrine

Skills

-Infrastructure Architecture (Physical/Virtual) -Information

Security(DDOS/virus/spam)

-Cloud Architecture (Design/Build) -New Technology

Implementation

-Capacity Planning -Financial Planning

-Equipment Life Cycle Management (Greening) -Storage Expert

-RDBMS Expert -Database Expert

-Data Center Management (Co-Location) -Network Design-

Integration-Virtualization

-ITIL -EDI (3rd Party Integration)

-Help Desk Management -System Consulting

-SDLC -Web/Mobile Application Development

-Change Management -Document Management

-DMAIC/6-Sigma/Agile/Lean/Waterfall Methodologies -Peripherals

-Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) -Protocols

Implementation/Management

(Java SE, J2EE, ASP/ASP.NET, VB/VB.NET, etc.) (HTTP,

FTP/SMTP/TCP/IP/DHCP/LDAP)

-Disaster Recovery(Planning/Management-All Levels) -SOX Compliance

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