Paul Razukiewicz

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Profile

Director, Telecom Infrastructure

Accomplished Data and Voice Telecommunication Infrastructure Designer and Manager with extensive experience in leading the design and operation of complex, high-volume telecommunications systems. Very strong project- and program-management skills; proven ability to assemble and lead talented and motivated teams of technology professionals in bringing multimillion-dollar projects to completion on time and within budget. Earned reputation for turning around failing projects and resolving seemingly unsolvable problems. Very strong analytical, problem solving, interpersonal communication, and presentation skills. Broad and in-depth knowledge of telecommunication and network technologies.

Program Management Project Management Telecommunications System Design & Management

Strategic Planning Vendor Selection & Management Quality & Cost Control Budgeting

Scheduling High-volume Systems Turrett Systems Design Procurement Cable Infrastructure

Professional Experience

Johnson & Johnson / Coretech – Raritan, NJ September 2012–present

A global developer and manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer packaged goods with operations in 57 countries, approximately 250 subsidiaries, and sales of more than $65B in more than 150 countries.

Cisco Telepresence Global Project Manager

Contracted through Coretech to lead the development and implementation of Cisco Telepresence rooms at multiple Johnson & Johnson sites throughout North America and Latin America. Lead site-specific teams of up to 15 internal IT staff and contractors from such vendors as Cisco and Verizon in establishing business requirements, specifications, and budgets for each implementation, which may range from 2 to 12 months depending on size of facility. Monitor work to ensure timely and quality completion of work.

Completed to date more than 100 projects, assembling and leading between 2 and 12 project teams simultaneously and bringing all projects to completion on time and within budget.

Serve as primary knowledge base regarding system and room specifications and compatibility and first point of escalation when issues arise during implementations.

Track and manage client- and corporate-funded projects of the Immersive and Multipurpose Telepresence services.

Communicate options and ideas to best meet the implementation project objectives based on Cisco brand and be fully compliant with all Cisco policies and standards for implementation.

British Telecom / Manpower Consulting – New York, NY November 2010–March 2012

A leading provider of telecommunication and IT infrastructure to support high-volume trading

Senior Project Manager (contract)

Contracted through Manpower to manage the migration of the Radiance Network (RXN), which had been recently acquired by British Telecom, to BTN (MPLS) systems. Supervised a team of 10 Order Managers, the first point of contact with end users, in migration, post-migration testing, and scheduling projects with major securities and investment trading firms. Provided clear plans and visibility to senior managers and FCE Providers, some of which provided carrier services to more than 250 clients with complex multicast and unicast requiring expert engineering to enable the MPLS services.

Assumed leadership responsibility for what had been a failing migration, ultimately completing the consolidation of more than 400 sites into combined data centers and the new BT network on schedule to avoid potential performance penalties of £1M to £2M per month.

Built and maintained professional relationships with the GBFM and BTID Management Teams and the Thomson Reuters Program Team.

Served as single point of contact for major providers and end customers.

Gained the approval of senior management for plans and dependencies, risks, and assumptions.

Point of escalation (upstream and downstream) for all LOFD risks; mitigated data center closure delay.

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IPC Information Systems – New York, NY 2007–2010

Also a provider of telephony and IT infrastructure to support high-volume trading systems.

Global Project Manager

Supervised teams of up to 50 on multiple projects for major trading houses. Oversaw budgets, managed equipment orders and deliveries, and oversaw the Total Circuit Management (TCM) group. Projects included the installation of a 1700-position IPC IQ/MAX turret system, a lab system, identical IQ/MAX systems in dual data centers in two states, and a Nice NPR 3 recording system. Installed ESS (enterprise SIP servers), NGST servers and soft turrets, Proteus Call accounting system (CDR), NMS Network Monitoring Servers, EASe disaster-recovery system with full failover to alternate data center, TCS call impact for click-to-dial to the PC, EHI servers for IP-based hoot service, and QSIG integration with Avaya PBX.

The first of three Global Project Managers to manage such major projects as the $80M Merrill Lynch system, which included mirror data centers and, ultimately the turret-system integration between Merrill Lynch and Bank of America following the merger, a project that included coordination and installation of networking for 3728 lines between four separate systems and site ID administrations.

Client Liaison for Merrill Lynch and Bank of America Senior Management, Nomura Securities, Dexia Group, Suntrust Robinson Humphrey Financial, and Market Axess.

Provide post-cutover coordination and support for Day 2 requests for all locations.

Provided Asset Management services for all turret equipment at Merrill Lynch and BOA.

Successfully completed the largest installation IPC ever completed.

Fimat USA – New York, NY 2005–2007

A trading floor with 285 traders at multiple sites nationwide.

Associate Vice President, Telecommunication

As a contractor, held the position of AVP and reported directly to the Chief Technology Officer. Managed the operations of a data center through six direct reports in New York and Chicago and had day-to-day oversight responsibility for the help desk and first-, second-, and third-level support teams for the trading floor. Designed and managed circuit entry and redundant circuitry throughout the facility including secondary entry from street level into a building in Rockefeller Plaza. Managed all cabling infrastructure in New York, Chicago, Kansas City, and Houston. Managed all adds, moves, and changes on Nortel Meridian PBX using Meridian Administration tools, Etrali Jade, and Call Pilot voicemail software. Designed and implemented analysis procedures for both voice and data circuits to determine duplicate costs. Managed circuit diversification and duplicate cost and circuit removals. Created a consolidated circuit inventory with detailed user and carrier information. Created documentation for all equipment, including legacy analysis, upgrade pricing, and project management of replacement solutions. Managed all telecom contractors for PBX, Turret, and Nicelog technologies. Coordinated all telecommunication equipment upgrades for New York, Chicago, Lombard, Kansas City, White Plains, and Houston.

Succeeded in implementing a new turrett system to upgrade the entire company infrastructure, a project that had been attempted before unsuccessfully.

Succeeded in gaining a duplicate entry point to the New York facility by securing unlikely city permits for underground construction.

Martha Stewart Living – New York, NY 1999–2005

A multimedia company that was revamping technology and bringing development and infrastructure in house.

Manager, Voice/Data Communications & Data Center

Led the design, installation, testing, and maintenance of telecommunication systems for the entire enterprise, which included four large offices and multiple branch offices. Supervised a team of six to 12 in coordinating all data center operations and the firm’s help desk.

Expanded a small and obsolete network and upgraded to cutting-edge technology that included an upgrade of the PBX from 11 to 81C.

Managed the design and construction of a new, 10,000sf data center and infrastructure installation for Martha Stewart Television Productions, Mark Burnett Productions (“The Apprentice”), and the Martha Stewart 120-acre farm campus.

Coordinated the installation of data and voice infrastructure for 170,000sf of premier office space.

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Martha Stewart (continued)

VoIP design, implementation, and configuration for new office and studio build out included integration with traditional TDM, PRI, POTS, and PBX legacy systems with Cisco hardware gear.

Hired, trained and managed on-site telecommunication staff.

Completed all systems on time and budget.

British Telecom – New York, NY 1997–1999

Lead Technician/Project Manager

Managed a 900-position move/reconfiguration for Swiss Bank/UBS merger in Stamford, Connecticut. This included the programming and testing of approximately 1500 private circuits and the installation and testing of 128 T-1’s, 56k circuits, ISDN and tie lines. Converted analog shelves to digital for incoming T-1 lines. Installed, programmed and tested approximately 98 hoot circuits. Implemented MCDN software for virtual lines for T-1 usage. Reconfigured entire existing switch to accommodate additional positions and segregate Equities and FX/Rates groups.

Created and operated a center that became a training hub for technicians nationwide.

Began employment as a Technician and ended as Project Manager.

Earlier Significant Experience 1991–1997

Earlier experience as project manager with Data Vox and Hawk Telecom Consultants and as an electrician with Brook Electric, all in New York.

Software Skills

MS Office, MS Projects, Genicare, Genidad, Genilink, Hypercare, Xfile, Visio, Windows (all current versions), Outlook, Lotus Notes

Certifications & Training

Cisco Voice over IP – Introductory Course

IPC – Alliance & IQ/MAX Installation & Maintenance, System Administration

British Telecom -Installation & Maintenance; System Administration

Northern Telecom - Meridian 1 Option 21E - 81C Rel. 23 Installation & Maintenance

Northern Telecom - Meridian 1 Option 21E - 81C System Administration

BICSI - Designing Telecommunications Distribution Systems (completed class but did not test)

Technical Summary

Nicelog, Racal, Northern Telecom Meridian Option 11C, 61C & 81C, IPC IQ/MAX, Alliance, Avaya, Etrali, British Telecom, Octel, ACD, Hoot circuits, Sonet, 56K, T-1's, MCDN, Private Line Circuits, POTS, ISDN, PRI, BRI, Tie lines, Fiber Optics, Cat 3, 5, 5E & 6, 568A, 568B, USOC, 10 Base T, Prom Burner, Pentascanner, Wavetek, Fiber testing adapter, Fluke Voice/Network tester, Sage unit, Cisco Telepresence, and Cisco Call Manager/Express.

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