EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Innovative executive IT professional experienced in multi-unit,
manufacturing and business operations. Visionary with solid experience
managing all levels of multiple projects. High-energy, results-oriented
leader with an entrepreneurial attitude.
SKILL HIGHLIGHTS
Budget Management
Team Building and Leadership
Strategic Planning
Large Scale Project Management
Change Implementation
IT Infrastructure/Operations Management
IT Infrastructure Construction Management
Multi-unit Operation Management
Diverse Industry Knowledge
Vision for Current and Emerging Technology
PROFESSIONAL
Award Solutions 2014
Richardson, TX
Data Center Expert - Contract
Supplied subject matter expertise for data center technologies training
including virtualization, software defined networks, converged
infrastructure and unified communications
Sanmina Corporation 1994 - 2014
Dallas, TX
IT Director - Western Region USA 2007 - 2014
Mergers and Acquisitions - Adoption and integration of Clients and Systems
for acquisitions involving the integration of new clients in the Region
New client direct integration
E-mail integration or conversion
Identity Management
Network infrastructure
Data center infrastructure and server integration and virtualization
Software license transfer or replacement
Application integration
Direct new facility implementations including network infrastructure
(Cisco, HP, Juniper), data center construction (Power, HVAC, Cabinet and
Rack Configuration, SAN Infrastructure, Network Infrastructure), hardware
moves, data moves, new server implementation (Blade Server and discrete
hardware) and virtual server environment (Vmware vCenter Operations
Management Suite)
Manage work flow, prioritize projects, direct and supervise regional IT
management staff for 20 business units - Improved SLA from 80% to 95% over
6 months. Setup proactive customer service program to reduce volume of
service requests from thousands per quarter to hundreds per year for the
Western Region.
Change Control Board - Manage Regional change approval process including
evaluating time lines, risk, and fallback plans for all hardware,
infrastructure, and software changes in the region
Regional Capex and Opex management - reviewed and approved all IT purchases
for the region
Organized weekly global IT Directors meeting for collaboration on
enterprise initiatives
Directed IT audits for SOX and ITIL compliance for all regional plants
Managed multimillion dollar annual budget
Campus IT Manager - Dallas 2002 - 2007
Mergers and Acquisitions - Adoption and integration of Clients and Systems
for acquisitions involving the network and data infrastructure and
integration of new clients in the campus
New facility Implementation and facility moves - network infrastructure,
data center construction, hardware and data moves, new server
implementation
Managed work flow, prioritized projects, supervision and team building for
Dallas campus IT staff for seven facilities
Managed campus IT audits for SOX compliance for campus facilities
Managed, reviewed, and approved Disaster Recovery (DR) Procedure Documents
and Intranet postings quarterly and developed DR strategy for the campus
Implemented active directory across all plants in the Dallas Campus
Oracle conversions - 10 to 11.03 to 11i
E-mail conversions - Novell GroupWise to Microsoft Exchange to Google Mail
Network Infrastructure - Nortel, Cisco, Wireless Infrastructure, VLANs, IP,
cabling
IT Technical Support Specialist 1994 - 2002
Quality Supervisor
Engineering and IT Supervisor
Process Engineer
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science: Oklahoma State University
Electronic Engineering Technology - 1986 Stillwater, OK
Courses toward Microsoft MCSE 2012 R2