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Senior IT Manager

Location:
Irvine, CA
Posted:
May 06, 2015

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JONATHAN C. WAGNER

* ********

Irvine, CA *****

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

949-***-**** (H)

949-***-**** (M)

www.linkedin.com/in/wagnerjon

SUMMARY

Senior IT Manager with extensive experience leading medium to large-

sized technology-focused organizations. Vast experience optimizing IT

infrastructure to be more efficient, effective, and aligned with

business priorities.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2014: IQAIR, LA MIRADA, CA

IT Manager

. Managed entire IT infrastructure for all divisions of a global

products company.

. Administered Messaging, Telephony, PC and Mac Clients, Active

Directory, Windows Server 2008 R2, NetSuite CRM, Cisco Network

infrastructure, Wireless LAN, VPN, etc.

. Managed cloud SaaS and IaaS providers and improved reliability of

several key services.

2013 - 2014: EPICOR, IRVINE, CA

Senior Manager, Production Operations

Consulting Project Manager, IT Integrations

. Managed a staff of Systems Administrators and Architects in support

of a globally-distributed IT infrastructure.

. Supported HP C-class servers, VMware, HP EVA and 3PAR SAN storage,

Symantec NetBackup on Virtual tape libraries, Active Directory,

Windows 2008 R2, and Microsoft Exchange 2010 with over 4,500 users.

. Managed a major Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange 2010

migration project involving over 2,000 users internationally.

. Performed Project Management activities towards an International

website upgrade utilizing Sharepoint.

. Conducted SOX audits and related compliance activities.

2008 - 2012: PACIFIC LIFE, NEWPORT BEACH, CA

Senior Manager, Enterprise Systems Monitoring (2011 - 2012)

Senior Manager, Server Infrastructure (2008-2011)

Senior IT Manager for a large, Fortune 500 company. Responsible for

the Systems Monitoring environment at Pacific Life, used for Service

Assurance across the entire Enterprise Infrastructure. Managed a team

of Senior Engineers and Architects responsible for Development,

Maintenance, and Administration of several Enterprise-class tools used

to monitor and alert Engineers on the health and status of services

such as Windows, SQL, Exchange, UNIX, and EMC. Previously, responsible

for all aspects of Pacific Life's Enterprise Windows and UNIX-based

server infrastructure, including VMware, Active Directory, FileNet, and

Citrix Presentation Server and Gateway.

. Managed a staff of 8 Systems Administrators, Architects, and Lead

Engineers in support of a highly complex and business critical IT

operation with over 500 Physical and Virtual Servers.

. Successfully virtualized 80% of 500+ server environment by utilizing

VMware's ESX platform.

. Managed several large software and hardware vendors (including

Microsoft, HP, VMware, and Symantec) to improve service and support,

reduce maintenance cost, and improve business value.

. Provided infrastructure improvements for several major corporate

projects, including Microsoft Exchange 2007 and a $14 million

project to consolidate corporate servers into a central facility.

. Implemented Enterprise Systems Monitoring environment with CA

Spectrum, eHealth, and NetQOS and Microsoft Systems Center (SCOM) to

ensure proper identification of network fault and performance

issues.

. As Divisional chair on several Enterprise-wide committees,

contributed to many strategic efforts, including standardizing

hardware installations, cost-savings efforts with multiple vendors,

and demonstrations of new and emerging technologies.

. Managed a $3.5 million operating budget and reduced overall expenses

by 10% per year.

. Ensured systems operations met corporate policies and standards for

Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Security, and Regulatory

Compliance, such as SOX.

1999 - 2007: WONDERWARE, AN INVENSYS COMPANY, LAKE FOREST, CA

Senior Manager, Development Support, IT and Software Tools (2001 -

2007)

Manager, Development IT (1999 - 2000)

Senior IT Manager for a dynamic, cutting-edge software firm. Serviced

multiple locations, including offsite staff and facilities. In this

early adopter organization, evaluated new systems to drive technology

decisions in an evolving environment, while spearheading initiatives

such as WAN acceleration and network security. Managed a large staff of

IT and Software App. Engineers, and was responsible for computer

resource and personnel budgets.

. Personnel management for Information Technology groups, including

Software Tools function within R&D. Directly supervised 9 full-time

employees in addition to contractors and offshore India workforce.

. Administered Service Desk, which provided worldwide support for 500+

users.

. Managed Telecommunications team, which implemented Avaya PBX and

phones, VOIP, and SIP protocols.

. Negotiated hardware and software maintenance contracts for Internet,

LAN/WAN Infrastructure, Telecommunications hardware and software to

achieve significant cost savings.

. Managed all software assets, including Rational (IBM) and Microsoft

products, including serving as Customer Development Manager (CDM)

responsible for $300K+ Microsoft Premier Services Contract.

. Planned and implemented infrastructure upgrades

. Led initiative to secure source code and other sensitive data across

Development and Lab networks.

. Implemented new network security methods such as Intrusion

Prevention Systems (IPS).

1994 - 1998: EUROTHERM CONTROLS, RESTON, VA

IS Manager (1997 - 1998)

Research and Development Systems Administrator (1994 - 1997)

. Implemented both internal and external company web servers.

. Installed and programmed CISCO PIX firewall to increase network

security.

. Administered Windows and UNIX servers, while managing centralized

backups to ensure data management.

. Implemented Frame Relay data links to multiple company sites to

improve worldwide collaboration.

. Implemented HP 9000 UNIX system for a new MRP system which

streamlined business functions.

. Configured user accounts for groups and revision control system

(CVS) for multi-site software development.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland: B.S. Electrical and

Computer Engineering

. ITIL v3 Foundation (Certification 9/08)

. Completed Excellence in Leadership Training Program, including

Situational Leadership II

. Attended several Microsoft Tech Ed, PDC, Forrester, CA, and McAfee

conferences

. MCSE Certification in Progress

COMPUTER/NETWORK SKILLS SUMMARY

Process: ITIL v3 Foundation Certification (2009), BMC Remedy, Service

Now

Operating Systems: Windows 7/8.1/2008, VMware ESX 3.5, Linux, UNIX, HP

UX, SUN OS, VAX/VMS

Applications: CA Spectrum, eHealth, and NetQOS, Rational

Clearcase/Clearquest, Sharepoint, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer,

Exchange/Outlook, HP Insight Manager, Web/proxy servers, SCOM

Router configurations: 3COM, CISCO, Firewalls (PIX, Checkpoint,

Fortinet), IPS (Tipping Point), Barracuda

WAN/Remote Access technologies: Citrix, Netscaler, WAN Accel. (F5,

Riverbed), VPN, MPLS, T-1, Frame Relay

ERP / Business Systems / Cloud: SAP, Lawson, NetSuite, Office365,

Rackspace, RingCentral, Basecamp

Languages: C++, FORTRAN, Assembly, BASIC, COBOL, SQL



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