SUMMARY
Dynamic and versatile, hands-on Program Manager who synergizes teams to design and implement successful IT projects that align business and IT objectives and deliver rapid results.
SKILLS
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT:
Change Management
Agile Methodologies/Scrum
Stakeholder Management
Compliance Regulations
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
Database Design (RDBMS)
Systems Engineering
Enterprise-wide Implementations
Quality Assurance
VALUE-ADDED LEADERSHIP:
Team Building & Mentoring
Client Relations & Presentations
Vendor Management
Offshore Resource Management
CERTIFICATIONS
CERTIFIED SCRUMMASTER (CSM) • October 2016
CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDITOR (CISA) • April 2016
CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE (CCNA) • June 2009
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONSULTANT AT FORTUNE 50 CLIENT • Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Fortune 50 client is a global organization, serving millions of commercial, institutional and individual customers in more than 100 countries and jurisdictions.
Program Manager: SAP HANA, Netezza
April 2016 – February 2017
Overall Program Management for In-Memory and Analytics Platforms and Technologies for operations in 36 countries
Delivery principal toward mission, stakeholders and clients of global Chief Technology Office
Managed Platform Backlog, Roadmap and Transformation to Agile Framework
Aligning business technology implementation and vendor roadmap
Developed support transition plan and RACI matrix for SAP HANA on-prem and cloud infrastructure
Interfaced with business partners in multiple Lines of Businesses (LOBs) to ensure timely completion of project milestones
Anticipated and managed changed effectively in rapidly evolving global business environments
Mitigated risk factors through careful analysis of broad technical and business controls
Principal architect for on-boarding of Netezza Mako (N3001-20) appliance
Infrastructure principal for upgrading Netezza Striper (N2001-10) to Netezza Mako (N3001-20)
Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Netezza architecture, design, deployment, implementation and interoperability
Developed on-prem/hybrid/cloud roadmaps with global platform teams
Ensured 99.9% uptime and availability with database, platform and platform teams
Monitored health and performance of Netezza appliances
Change management and incident handling via Service Now
NATIONAL FUTURES ASSOCIATION • Chicago, IL
National Futures Association (NFA) is an industry-wide, designated self-regulatory organization for the U.S. Futures, Commodities, Foreign Exchange (Forex) and Swaps Execution Facilities (SEF) markets.
Database Administrator
October 2012 – April 2016
7x24x365 Production DBA for Oracle and Netezza technologies, adhering to NIST 800-53, FISMA, CFTC and CIS controls
Led team of Application Developers and DBAs to implement data-at-rest encryption of PII on Netezza data warehouses
Worked closely with IBM product development for enhancement requests and bug fixes
Implemented Oracle Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for data-at-rest encryption on 11g databases
Aligned Oracle RMAN and Data-pump backups with RPO and RTO SLAs
Utilized RMAN database duplication to build farm of 22 Oracle databases
Recommended implementation of CIS controls for database hardening
Integrated PKI and database encryption key management with Thycotic Secret Server
Performed on-demand data refreshed across Development, Test, QA and Production environments
Network Analyst
January 2010 – October 2012
7x24x365 Production Network Analyst adhering to NIST 800-53, FISMA and CFTC controls
Architected scalable SFTP infrastructure for nightly regulatory filings implementing two-factor authentication
Deployed site-to-site IPSec VPN tunnels between heterogeneous firewall vendors
Upgraded backup infrastructure to CommVault v9.x with Quantum Scalar i500 and EMC Data Domain
Actively engaged in annual security assessment remediation that complied with NIST 800-53 guidelines
Responsible for organizational and street-wide disaster recovery tests
Conducted PoC of prospective VPN solution among leading vendors: F5 and Juniper Networks
Developed SWOT matrix respective to VPN solution offerings
MIZKAN AMERICAS INC. • Mount Prospect, IL
Mizkan Americas, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of Specialty Vinegars, Cooking Wines, Mustards, Asian Sauces and Dressings, among other liquid condiments.
Network Administrator
July 2006 – January 2010
7x24x365 Production Network Administrator for ERP, network, firewall and server infrastructure
MS Dynamics AX 2009 ERP and SQL Server 2008 RDBMS administration
SQL Server 2008 RDBMS log shipping, maintenance plans and database recovery
Infrastructure backup (Exchange Server and File Server) utilizing CA ArcServe Backup for Windows
Extended wireless infrastructure with PoE switches and controllers
Deployed Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server to integrate with legacy AS-400 applications
Eliminated client-to-site VPNs via Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server
Implemented site-to-site IPSec VPN tunnels for inter-connectivity of remote offices
Built organization Certificate Authority infrastructure for PKI implementation
Standardized firewall infrastructure from SonicWall SoHo devices to Cisco 506-E and 501 appliances
TECHNICAL PROFILE
SAP HANA
HANA APPLIANCES
IBM X6 – x3850 Systems, eX5 – x3950 Systems
HANA VERSIONS
2.0, 1.0 SPS12, SPS11
OPERATING SYSTEMS
SUSE SLES 11 SP4, SP3 (x84_64), SLES Memory, CPU and Network Tuning/Optimization
HANA DB METHODOLOGIES
T-Shirt Sizing, Scale-Up, Scale-Out, Lifecycle Management, Backup/Recovery, Replication (BODS/SLT), Row/Column Storage, Compression, Partitioning (Range/Hash, Round-Robin)
TOOLS
HANA Studio, IBM Director Server, HDLCM, HDB Info, HDB Version
IBM NETEZZA (Pure Data for Analytics)
NETEZZA APPLIANCES
IBM Netezza N3001-20 (Mako), N2001-10 (Striper), N1000-6 (Twin-Fin), N100-1 (Skimmer)
NETEZZA SOFTWARE
Netezza Performance Software – NPS 7.2.x, 7.1.x, 6.5.x, 6.0.x
NETEZZA METHODOLOGIES
Zone-Maps, Distribution Keys, Skew Augmentation, Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Security Configuration, Security Administration
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux – RHEL 6.x, 5.x
ETL/ELT TOOLS
NZ_LOAD, NZ_UNLOAD, NZ_MIGRATE, Named Pipes, External Tables
TOOLS
NZ_BACKUP, NZ_RESTORE, NZ_GROOM, NZ_GENSTATS, NZSQL, NzAdmin, Netezza Support Tools 7.2.x, 7.1.x, 6.5.x, SQL Extensions, Aginity, Cron-Tab, SCP, SSH, WinSCP, Putty, User-Defined Functions, DRBD, Heartbeat, Clustering, STONITH, Centrify IAM, IBM Guardium
ORACLE
ORACLE VERSIONS
Oracle Database Administration of Versions 12c, 11g-R2, 11g, 10g, 9i
DATABASE VERSIONS
Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, Express, Oracle Times Ten
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Windows 64-Bit and 32-Bit, Windows Server 2012-R2, 2012, 2008-R2, 2008, 2003, 2000, Linux x86, Linux x86 64-bit
DATABASE FEATURES
OLTP, OLAP, ETL, Advanced Security, Transparent Data Encryption, Virtual Private Databases, Fine-Grained Auditing, Data Encryption Toolkit, .NET Client/Server Caching, Query Optimization, Explain Plan, Data Refresh, Replication, ADDM, ASH, AWR, Performance Tuning
APPLICATIONS
Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Access, RETAIN, Tableau, SPSS
TOOLS
Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle Database Control, Recovery Manager (RMAN), ASM, Oracle SQL Developer, Oracle Data Modeler, Allround Automations PL/SQL Developer, Double-Take for Windows, CommVault, EMC Data Domain, Quantum Scalar i500
AGILE
TOOLS
Scrum Sprints, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospective, JIRA Tracking
SQL SERVER
SQL SERVER VERSIONS
SQL Server 2012, 2008-R2, 2008, 2005
DATABASE FEATURES
Database Mirroring, Log Shipping, Clustering, Backup Compression, Database Snapshots, Role-based Security, Maintenance Plan Management
APPLICATIONS
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
TOOLS
SQL Server Management Studio, Hyper-V Manager, CA ArcServe Backup for Windows
EXCHANGE SERVER
EXCHANGE SERVER VERSIONS
Microsoft Exchange 2003
TOOLS
EMC (Exchange Management Console), Active Directory, ADSI Tool
INFRASTRUCTURE
LINUX
RHEL, SLES, CentOS, OpenSuse, Ubuntu, Kali, Cyborg Hawk, Security Onion, Packetrix
NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES
Active Directory, GPO, PowerShell, WMI, LDAP, DHCP, DNS, SFTP, SSH, FTP, TCP/IP, AAA, TACACS, Syslog, TFTP, SNMP, IPSec, NAT, PAT, ACLs, Kerberos, VPN, IKE, ISAKMP, RADIUS, SMTP
VIRTUALIZATION
VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, Oracle VirtualBox
CISCO FIREWALLS
Cisco ASA – 5510, 5505, Cisco PIX – 506-E, 501
CISCO ROUTERS
Cisco 1841 Integrated Services Router, 1751 Series, 1750 Series, 2500 Series
SONICWALL FIREWALLS
SonicWall TZ-170, TZ-150
JUNIPER FIREWALLS
Juniper NetScreen Firewalls
EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Benedictine University • Lisle, IL • August 2005