Project Manager Management

Patrick Keaveney

**** ******* ***** – Acworth, GA – 30101 – 443-***-**** – acvop2@r.postjobfree.com

IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Technical Support ~ IT Management ~ Project Management

Vendor Management

Technical Troubleshooting

Quality Assurance

Process Improvements

Contract Negotiation

Relationship Management

Cross-Team Collaboration

Global and Offshore Resource Management

Tactful Leader

Resource Optimization

Business Systems

Data Center Infrastructures

Personnel Development

Policy/Procedure Development

Contingency Planning

Disaster Recovery Planning

New Data Center Builds and Migrations

Dedicated, results-focused professional with 41 years of experience in IT, Project Management and Business Management combining IT operations with business processes to improve Data Center Infrastructures. Success in driving organizational performance by improving data center components and reducing costs through virtualization technologies. Proven success directing and managing projects within data center computing infrastructure and other areas which resulted in a combined savings of 3.4 million through successful migrations of telecommunication devices from one platform to another.

Extensive background of managing business process improvement through IT technologies, data center infrastructure, system development and implementation. Advanced expertise in data center technologies as well as server migrations from one OS to another, one hardware platform to another (P2P, P2V and P2C) and one data center to another. Demonstrated fiscal accountability by delivering projects on time and within budget. Skilled technical troubleshooter continually focused on identifying, isolating and resolving technical issues to successfully nurture and cultivate client, vendor and project stakeholder relationships.

Strong knowledge and comfort within Microsoft, Linux, AIX and Solaris-based server environments. Accomplished communicator and leader skilled in building and strengthening relationships across cross-functional teams local and global, and offshore resources to drive cohesive, strategic operations. Extensive use of messaging tools such as Lync, Jabber, and Webex.

Major Accomplishments

Transitioned from technician to manager to project manager by effectively judging the industry and proactively developing project plans to reflect market changes and get ahead of competition

Conceptualized and optimized data center infrastructures in order to effectively manage and migrate data from one center to another smoothly and without disruption

Managed and developed projects to include z/VM, z/VSE and z/OS mainframe technology as well as managing projects designed to improve Windows desktops, Windows and Linux servers and networking technologies to ensure business continuity

Prevented loss of data within centers through the innovative design and implementation of disaster recovery plans and reduced expenditure on projects through coordinating cost saving virtualization technologies

Career Progression

Cameo Global Dec 2015 – Mar 2016

IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Principal project manager for the management and maintenance of servers across enterprise internationally for ABB. Reported technical faults and provided prompt solutions to address security vulnerabilities. Analyzed server status to locate vulnerable candidate servers in order to increase security and patch to eliminate security vulnerabilities. Designed visual metric to explain and show the progress of patching to remove vulnerabilities.

Technical Innovation: Developed processes of improving automated patching by implementing BigFix as a solution to provide faster and more efficient results

Server Security: Implemented firewalls to increase security and to also isolate areas of vulnerability to prevent further security issues

career Progression (Cont.)

Project Management: Managed projects on a global scale working directly with international location resources. Extensive use of messaging tools such as Lync, Jabber, and Webex.

Veredus Corporation Sep 2015 – Dec 2015

IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Delivered project management methodologies for Rollins to all key projects in development to ensure completion by the end of year. Relocated IBM AS/400 hardware from one data center to another to be used in the event of a disaster in the system.

Server Maintenance: Coordinated the consolidation and migration of database servers for Oracle, SQL and IBM DB2

Project Management: Optimized the efficiency of the organization by monitoring the upgrade of all servers below Windows 2008 to newer and supported systems. Extensive use of messaging tools such as Lync, Jabber, and Webex.

Consilium1 Aug 2014 – Sep 2015

IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Collaborated with various departments relating to allocating technical resources, infrastructure build resources and delegating applications teams for issue resolution for Synchrony Bank. Drafted recommended technical solutions to cover a wide range of problem areas including; data center infrastructure, networking, server (Windows, Linux and Solaris), VMware and databases. Maintained troubleshooting logs of all open and closed issues in order to allocate resources to problematic areas.

Project Management: Optimized the efficiency of the organization by monitoring the resources available for each project to completion in a timely manner and within budget. Provided metrics to show progress. Managed offshore resource scheduling and assignments. Extensive use of messaging tools such as Lync, Jabber, and Webex.

Quality Assurance: Designed, developed and implemented project workflow charts to identify issues and resolve them to deliver project within expectations

Verizon Telematics Mar 2014 – Aug 2014

IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Principal project manager for the allocation and distribution of resources to create timely and efficient system builds for new data centers. Conceptualized and developed the tracking system for equipment and verification of onsite delivery. Optimized the proficiency of the systems through effective negotiation with vendors on the projects that needed to be completed. Monitored the migration of servers including Vblock and Vmax SAN hardware infrastructures. Created and delegated projects to applications teams in order to create top-performing processes to complete project objectives.

Project Management: Planned and executed multi-million dollar projects on time and within budget to include a new data center build out and migration with a budget of 10 million. Extensive use of messaging tools such as Lync, Jabber, and Webex. Managed projects on a global scale working directly with international location resources.

Problem Resolution: Identified and resolved problems with projects, domestically and internationally, in a prompt and proactive manner

SunTrust Bank Sep 2009 – Mar 2014

Project Manager

Planned and delivered an array of multi-million dollar projects that supported data center infrastructures including firewalls, servers, mainframes, routers and data circuits. Coordinated the execution of multiple projects required for the upgrade of systems for Checkpoint firewalls and F5 load balancers. Optimized personal experience through the successful implementation of wireless technologies to allow for secure connectivity to networks. Provided technical support to clients and staff members to ensure complete understanding of processes, server migration progress and resolving faults.

Project Management: Prioritized work in order to maintain and manage workload to deliver projects on schedule and in doing so resulted in saving 2.7 million per year through successful network infrastructure build out and migrations. Extensive use of messaging tools such as Lync, Jabber, and Webex

Server Upgrades: Improved the user experience by upgrading data transmission systems used to send information between banks and vendors including the Federal Reserve.

career Progression (Cont.)

Keaveney Enterprises Jan 2007 – Sep 2009

Managing Director

Installed, maintained and upgraded Windows, Linux, AIX and Solaris servers within a 90,000 square foot Tier 4 data center on behalf of JP Morgan Chase. Supported repair and upgrades of desktop systems for residential clients. Carried out data recovery processes for clients.

Expert Troubleshooter: Conducted troubleshoot of problems associated with implementations of TCP/IP, PCs and LANs covering Microsoft operation systems and developed elite technical solutions to overcome any problematic implications.

Additional work experience at Harte-Hanks as Technical Services Manager; Bank of America as Project Manager FEP Elimination, Networking Technical Manager and Senior Network Systems Programmer and with Rhodes Furniture as Systems Programmer; Project Lead

Technology Proficiencies

Protocols:

TCP/IP, SNA, APPN

Operating Systems:

Windows Desktop OS, Solaris, Linux, AIX, Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2012, z/VSE, z/VM, z/Linux, z/OS

Programming Languages:

SQL, COBOL, CICS, Assembler, Visual Basic, RPG II, Fortran, PL/I

Hardware:

F5 Load Balancers, Checkpoint Firewalls, Cisco Routers, Switches, and Wireless AP’s, SAN, Servers, Desktops, Vmax, Vblock, VMware, IBM Mainframe, Cabling, Data Center Infrastructure

Software:

MS Office – Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Access, Lync.

Certifications

ISO 9000 Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB) Six Sigma Green Belt With Define For Six Sigma (LSSGB/DFSS) Certified Computer Examiner (CCE) Certified Project Manager (CPM)

Education

One year coursework completed towards Bachelor of Business Administration, Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, GA

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