Marcus Darby
Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-***-****
*********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-darby
Strategic IT Operations Manager
Operations Management Enterprise Monitoring Operations Automation
Results-driven leader with expertise in all facets of operations, project management, resolution of incidents, and enterprise monitoring within a high-profile corporation. Skilled in collaborating with all members of the organization to achieve business objectives. Instrumental in streamlining and improving processes, enhancing productivity, and implementing technology solutions. Technical proficiency in CA (Nimsoft), SCOM, Service Now, Zendesk.
Enterprise Monitoring
Research and Data Analysis
Change Management
Troubleshooting
Strategic Planning
Competitive Intelligence
Project Management
Training and Development
Operations Management
Process Improvement
Engineering
Operations Automation
Professional Experience
CHICOS FAS, Fort Myers, FL
Publicly traded multi brand specialty retailer, with 1500 stores in North America.
2007 – 2016
Operations Analyst
Part of the Core Infrastructure Engineering Team. Controlling Enterprise Monitoring, Automation, Resource Analytics, and Documentation and Training on the Operations toolset.
Increased the Network Operations Center (NOC) and Service Desk performance through a strategic plan to improve first call resolution (FCR).
Decreased the mean time to repair (MTR) through early and accurate escalations, training and monitoring.
Led multiple projects simultaneously to meet a variety of needs such as upgrades, audit requirements, tool enhancements, and automation.
Oversaw the team resolution of incidents, service requests, change requirements, and escalations.
Recruited, trained, and supervised operations personnel.
Designed and administered various enterprise monitoring systems.
Coordinated the management of outages and problems facing systems.
Trained Network Operations Center (NOC) technicians and support subject matter experts (SME) on monitoring techniques.
Served as subject matter expert (SME), administrator and developer for CA UIM (Nimsoft) monitoring system. Which allowed me to reduce the number of monitoring systems required and greatly increasing efficiencies.
Key Projects:
Conversion of MS SCOM to CA UIM 8.3
Software: 1,500+ Windows servers, 500+ Linux servers, AIX servers, Warehouse Management System, Tibco, ATG, JBoss, 3PAR, Xtream IO, 150+ Websites, 50 Netscalers, VMWare, UCS, Citrix Xenservers, Cisco Hubs and Routers, 1,500 Store Routers, SQL server, Oracle, APC Inline Power Systems, Data Center Temperature and Humidity Controls, SAP, and RTS Bank Links.
Conversion of MS MOM to MS SCOM
Software: 1,000+ Windows servers, 50+ Linux servers, 3 IBM Power 770 servers, Warehouse Management System, Tibco, ATG, 3 PAR, 30+ Websites, 16 Netscalers, VMWare, Citrix Xenservers, Cisco Hubs and Routers, SQL Server, and RTS Bank Links.
Store technology rollout and support of Back Office Management Systems for 1,200 stores in less than 1 year.
Over 1,000 KB articles and other documents generated for monitoring, troubleshooting, and escalating infrastructure incidents or processes.
Additional professional experience
FREELANCE CONSULTANT, Fort Myers, FL
Senior Manager
Created and refined business processes for transportation brokerage and claims handling.
Developed custom applications such as transportation and logistics management.
Supervised eleven application developers during the creation and implementation process.
Additional experience with Mini and Mainframe systems and peripherals as a Field Engineer for Nixdorf Computer Corporation in Miami, Florida and New York City, New York.
Education & Credentials
Bachelor of Science, Electronic Engineering and Technology, DeVry Technical University
Microsoft Windows Administration, Microsoft Corporation
RH Linux Administration, Red Hat
CA (Nimsoft) Advanced System Administration, CA Technologies
Affiliations
Advisory Board Member, Keiser University, Present
Advisory Board Member, ITT Technical Institute, 2009 – 2013
President, Toast Masters Chicos, 2011
Commissioner, Florida Football Alliance