Project Manager Sales

Branko Todorovic, MBA, MSc IT Project Manager

Toronto, ON 905-***-**** w **********@*****.***

ca.linkedin.com/in/brankotodorovic

Career Objective

Looking to join dynamic, customer oriented solution provider or system integrator organization where my skills and experience will strengthen and add value to an organization’s IT systems.

Professional Profile

IT Infrastructure Manager with in-depth technical background and broad hands-on experience in leading successful multimillion projects with proven record in delivering solutions resulting in revenue increase and significant system performance improvements.

Projects: SAP, Application development, IT Infrastructure, Cloud solutions and Data center

Industries: Oil & Gas, Banking, Telecom, IT vendors and Solution integrators

Developed strategy roadmap for the IT services and infrastructure

Strong knowledge PMLC, SDLC and PMBOK

Proposal manager developed documents PoC, SOW, RFI, RFP and RFQ

Aligning IT processes with the ITIL v3 practice

Excellent experience with IT outsource projects

Strong team player, client focus and results oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects

Technical Profile

Business Applications: SAP R/3, Data warehouse, Sales, Retail, Wholesale, Banking, Telecom billing

Operating Systems: Unix (SCO, Xenix, HP-UX, IBM AIX), Microsoft Windows( NT, 2008-2012), Linux, DOS

RDBMS: SAP HANA, Oracle (7x, 9i, 10g, 11i), Informix, Microsoft SQL, DB2

Software utilized: SQL/4GL scripting, scrubbing, ETL, Oracle forms and report

Cloud solution: VM Ware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Open Stack, Cloud Stack, GIT, Chocolate

Microsoft products : Office, Project Professional, Visio, Lync, Exchange, Active directory, SharePoint

Hardware: IBM Mainframe, HP ProLiant/Blade servers, IBM HS/p Series, Cisco, EVA, 3PAR,SAN

Network: Protocols SDN, SDI, IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, VLAN

Professional Experience

TOCOBEL Inc., Toronto, Canada Oct 2014 – present

IT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER

The High School, Toronto ON (Contract)

Infrastructure consolidation (conversion and decommissioning of legacy services), code optimization (performance improvement with balancing transactions load across logical and physical servers) and strategic requirements.

Portfolio Manager for new Data center build and for Data center migration from old site to new.

Managed activities for closing Ghost system security vulnerability through applying and testing related patch for Linux operating system.

Developed RFP for IT infrastructure and involved in IT procurement.

Launched training matrix for Databases Oracle and MS SQL and for Cloud solutions.

The News Paper / Advertise Company, Toronto ON (Contract)

Managed planning and estimation of efforts for migrating Web domain. The plan included creation, transfer and deployment of system flex image for each non-prod, as well as, production environment, backup, transfer and restore of DB data, firewall rules changes, validation of connectivity, application customization, property and registry change to accommodate new IP server address, functional, performance testing and dry run leading to production implementation.

GAZPROM NIS Sep 2010 – Aug 2014

IT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER

Responsible for leadership, design and operation principal to 60 employees in IT infrastructure and strategy of oil-gas Company;

As a Strategy Manager developed successful IT strategy aligned with the overall business strategy of the company staying abreast of global IT trends and technologies. Developed roadmap (short-and long-term strategic plans) for the IT infrastructure and operations services and transition from PMO to FMO.

Responsible for Planning, Development, Capacity, Configuration, Change, Maintenance, Risk and Incident management for IT Infrastructure and involved in IT procurement and IT HR. Developed comprehensive Infrastructure business plan and technical roadmap for IT department as well as training plan and balanced score card BSC management system.

Project Manager in migration ERP SAP R/3 from IBM zMainframe with DB2 to HP Open Source with operating system HP-UX and Oracle 11.g. New HP Nonstop platform executed on HP integrity servers BL620 /460 servers, EVA4400 storage, C700 closure, Pro Curve 6120 Switch, Tape library MSL 4048, Data protector 8.10. Good knowledge transaction server Customer Information Control system CICS.

Project Manager in implementation SAP NetWeaver v7.0-v7.2 for 2.500 users. SAP XI Data integration and transformation from data stores (legacy application and databases). SAP rollout in region (5 countries).

Project Manager in implementation Oracle Hyperion BI and integration with SAP BW. Used ETL from SAP BW and Scripting SQL procedures. Integrate large volumes of data structured and unstructured. Wide experience in Data Warehousing, Metadata and Data Mart Designs. Used Hadoop for framework Big data in retail solution on gas station. Prepared activities implementation SAP HANA for CRM and BI migration.

Program Manager in Data Center projects. First project is design, build and maintenance new Data Center according ASHRAE standard and established Tier-3 level and improvement Data Center premises. Second project is Data Center consolidation and relocation from 12 old to 2 (one new, one improved) Data center. Both projects resulted in OPEX reduction $1.2MM.

Project Manager for consolidation, refreshment and migration IT servers and storages when the physical servers from 2.500+ reduced on 1.500+ resulted in OPEX reduction $600K.

Project Manager in System Monitoring which include monitoring IT Infrastructure equipment and Data Center premises (HVAC). System established on Nagios and HP Site Scope.

Project Manager for Private Cloud implementation on platform VM Ware (vSphere Operations Manager 5.5, Hypervisor ESX 5.5, SRM Site Recovery Manager 5.8) and Hyper-V, Open Stack, Cloud Stack, GIT repository and Chocolaty packaging tool. Private Cloud installed on HP Blade servers (HP-UX, Linux Red Hat 5.5/6.0, MS Windows servers Enterprise 2012 R2), Cisco UCS servers, 3PAR storage v400/f400, Cisco Nexus switches, ProCurve 6120, Brokade Switch, and MPX. Project includes virtualization from physical server 800+ to 50+ ESX nodes (512RAM and 2 CPU per socket). Cloud solution enabling $2MM in savings with no downtime. Established IaaS, Paas and SaaS with Informatica and VCE Platform.

Development documents and procedures PoC, RFI, RFP, RFQ, Service catalogue and Vendor agreement. Involved in development of training material, participate in the implementation, testing and maintenance.

As a team member involved in IT Outsource projects End user workplace, printing solution, Data Center and SAP Support.

Implemented all projects through SDLC & PMLC phases starting from requirements gathering, over to solution, testing, deploying and validating production behavior. Managed project risks through identification, determination of criticality in terms of impact and led initiatives for finding remediation opportunities. Ensured success of all projects through implementation of governance and control. Excellent knowledge Data Management and Data Analytics.

Provided regular status reports and SWOT analysis for Executive Management. Collaborate with business owners, IT and vendors with depth Multi Partner / Vendor management experience.

Employee development and motivation through team building, rotation, training, knowledge share and awards program.

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Apr 2004 – Aug 2010

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (Contract)

Accountable for managing IT Infrastructure Operations, Data center and SAP application through each phase of SDLC & PMLC;

Project Manager in IBM zMainframe DB2/Informix migration to IBM servers’ pSeries with DB2 using ETL.

Infrastructure Solution Architect for SAP implementation which defined HW/OS/DB size HP/IBM (HP Pro Liant servers, Cisco UCS and IBM servers pSeries with EVA 4400 storage and MSL4048 backup) on HP-UX, Red Hat Linux, MS-Windows 2008 operating systems and Oracle 11g RDB in National Bank and Ministry of Finances. Team led during implementation and roll out. Responsible for Capacity planning, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan.

Built and managed IT Department with mandate to select, build, integrate and operate IT systems.

SAP Consultant for Life Cycle SAP implementation SAP R/3 ERP SAP Net Weaver 2004 in National Bank and Ministry of Finances for more than 1,500 users. SAP XI Data integration and transformation from data stores (legacy application and databases).

Project Manager for Call Center in National Bank and Ministry of Finances for SAP users providing full support on 24/7 basis on CA Service Desk Manager and HP Open view platforms. Implemented Operational Support and Analysis according with ITIL v2 and established ITSM with SLA & KPIs.

Manage, lead, motivate and coach cross-functional teams responsible for development of business plans, RFPs and contracts for Call/Contract Center Solutions, resulting in winning business with many customers in financial and telecommunication industry.

Implemented all SDLC for new banking software in National bank under Oracle 11.g and HP-UX.

Successfully retired legacy application through phased rollout of new application throughout the branch offices across country. Enforced governance and control of the project execution.

Project Manager in Refreshment IT equipment and Desktop outsource for many customers in financial and telecommunication industry.

Project Manager and Data Center Manager during projects Data center relocation and Data center outsource for many customers.

Development documents RFI, RFP and RFQ for all projects.

Vendor Manager who works closely with vendors HP, IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, Oracle and operational support team.

Developed pre-sales strategy and organized post-sales activities for HP software / hardware products.

Employee development and motivation through team building, rotation, training and knowledge share.

IBM (Software Division), Vienna, Austria Jan 2000 – Dec 2004

Training Manager/Project Manager (Contract)

Training manager with hands on experience for Database and System administration (Informix, DB2, Oracle) on different Operating Systems HP-UX, IBM AIX, SCO Unix, MS Windows.

Launched training matrix for Database (DB2 and Informix) and Instructor Team lead.

Supported end users in resolution database SQL problems (configuration, tables, indexes and back up).

Scripting SQL procedures and improve database performance with index policy. Integrated large volumes of data structured and unstructured.

Project Manager and Business Analyst in implementation Integral Information System for Banks. Roll out Integral Information System for Banks in more than 20 different banks in Europe and Asia.

Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing during SW implementation.

Involved in SOW, RFI and RFP software preparation for IBM customers.

Developed pre-sales strategy and organized post-sales activities for IBM software products.

EuroCom HP partner March 1998 – April 2004

Business System Analyst / Project Manager

Accountable for providing solution to the business requirements for international banks and Telecommunication Company;

Built and managed IT Department with mandate to select, build, integrate and operate IT systems.

Responsible for Data acquisition, design and application matrix of the databases and related applications based on Oracle 9i, DB2 and Informix.

Project Manager and Business System Analyst on project Implementation billing system in Telenor Norway (ex.MOBTEL) on version ATOS ORIGIN . System implemented on Compaq Alpha server 8400 with VMS operating system and Oracle database. Managed with software quality assurance team during vulnerability assessment and penetration testing.

Developed in source process for IT systems resulting in implementation of Activity Base Costing model and measurable Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs).

Developed business plans for IT Services and SOA solution offerings, identified target markets, business partners and built organizational framework.

Project manager and Business System Analyst on project Implementation Integral Information Banking System. System developed in house on Client server architecture SCO Unix operating system and Informix database with 4GL, SQL and C shell languages.

Project Manager in Refreshment IT equipment and Data center relocation for many customers.

Managed pre-sales, sales and post -sale activities, as account manager for the largest Telecommunication Company and Banking accounts.

Energodata, Rosestbank, SVKB Bank, Volski Bank 1993 – 1998

Business System Analyst / Project Manager

DBA (installation, backup, restore, recovery, mirroring, tuning and security) of multiple RDBMS (Informix, Informix On-Line Dynamic Server, Informix 2000 Internet Foundation, ORACLE Edition ver. 7, 9, 10g, 11g.).

System managing of various mainframes and microcomputers under several operating systems UNIX (SCO, AIX, HP-UX, Digital Unix, AIX), Microsoft Windows Servers and several network source X.25 and TCP/IP.

Project Manager and Business System Analyst of complex Automated Banking System. Banking software design and realize on client server architecture with operating system UNIX and RDB Informix and ORACLE.

Erwin and Bpwin used for RDB design and documentation.

Project Manager for project Service Desk for thousands of users and led a team of approx. 50 engineers.

Education

Master of Science, Mechanical Eng.: University of Belgrade – 1992

Degree evaluated and recognized by University of Toronto

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Eng.: University of Belgrade – 1988 Degree evaluated and recognized by University of Toronto

PMP in process of obtaining

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