Manager Engineer

Steven Walsh

● ******.*.*****@*****.***

● Cell: 770-***-**** ● Home: Alpharetta, Ga.

Manager of Technology(Hands On) – Combining leading-edge business strategy and IT knowledge and experience, to develop secure, efficient and effective solutions allowing your businesses to grow and stay one-step ahead.

Seeking a challenging career in a growth-oriented firm that allows me to use my 25+ years of IT experience and knowledge to further advance your technology systems and increase company profitability.

Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

Highly adaptable to new technologies, innovations, and changes in design

Outgoing personality promoting a positive office atmosphere and team building experience

Provide leadership for effective strategic and tactical planning in the use of technology

Demonstrated capability to manage complex projects, time lines and budgets

Able to develop and maintain highly effective, reliable and secure information systems

LAST EMPLOYMENT

Private Consulting – Atlanta, Georgia SME of Technology management 4/2012 – Present

Provide direction as the subject matter expert in the areas of Infrastructure, LAN/WAN, data retrieval and security, along with best practices, network analysis and system solutions..

Hardware repair, breakfix, sourcing and sales.

Proliant Inc. – Atlanta, Georgia Manager of Technology 5/2008 – 3/2012

Provide Management and leadership in the areas of Infrastructure, LAN/WAN, data retrieval and security, along with best practices, Six Sigma methodology, network analysis and system solutions. Develop technology budget including all purchasing and sourcing decisions. Managed employees including sourcing/hire and exiting decisions.

Decide and make new hardware and software purchases and when to utilize outside vendors.

Oversee the operation of the network, software, telco and helpdesk functions.

Maintain server performance monitoring, software and hardware updates.

Design, source and implement a DR center in an off site(QTS) hosted environment.

Design and implemented the network/WAN/LAN utilizing switching/routing and VPN technologies and equipment.

Oversee all upgrades and backups to ensure reliability. Design and implement all DR functions with redundant, VPN, virtual, and replication technologies.

Also led and demonstrated the external audit processes SAS70

JP Morgan – Atlanta, Georgia Technology Division manager – Mortgage 8/2000 – 11/2007

Managed up to 7 people consisting of 4 local developers, 2 remote, 1 helpdesk

Oversight, direction and testing of the software development group for the core in-house application called JEMS. Software development team included a DBA and Crystal report writer, along with several front end application developers.

Oversight of the infrastructure, including a multipoint LAN/WAN and help desk. Supervise the help desk personnel in day to day activities. Responsible for monitoring, server performance all upgrades in both hardware/software for all servers, desktops and mobile devices including laptops, phones, and PDA’s.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

5/2008 – 3/2012 Proliant Inc. - Manager of Technology – Long term Technology manager

8/2007 - 5/2008 Arc Technology – Business Consultant – Private consulting in Technology

8/2004 - 8/2007 ComsysIS – Manager of Technology -GE Capital spinoff, JP Morgan mergers

8/1997 - 8/2004. GE Capital IT Services - Senior Technology Consultant - Airtran business conversion

9/1991 - 8/1997. Interface Electronics Inc, Network Engineer - Microsoft Beta tester(BDM), Technet

7/1981 - 7/1987 US Navy - Secret clearance - Honorable discharge

Professional development and education

Green Belt – through General Electric –Master project Windows SUS deployments

Microsoft Solutions Framework –Process for Microsoft base network design and implementation

Bachelor of Science, Engineering Technology - May 1991

University of South Florida - Tampa, Florida, Business minor - Graduated with Honors

Technical Certifications achieved

Certifications: A+, Microsoft System Engineer +Exchange, Citrix Enterprise Architect, Document Imaging Architect, Cisco Network Admin, HP Accredited System Engineer, IBM System professional, Checkpoint Administrator

Hardware: Firewall/Switching/Routing/WAN technologies with redundancy, Cisco Nexus, network based workstations, servers, terminals, and peripheral devices. SAS, EMC, NAS Tape, MO and other storage technologies, media and methodologies.

Software: Microsoft, VM Ware, and various switch/appliance/firewall based operating systems.

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