Project Manager Data Center

Girard D. Hafely

281-***-**** ********@*****.***

EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BS) – Geology

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, Houston, Texas

Strong leadership record of success in creating robust IT architectures and infrastructures within current ITIL framework, Oversight for all stages of service lifecycle for Cloud based Data Centers and initiatives, Extensive monitoring of project labor resources both internal and external, Finance with CapEx/Opex responsibility for all global SaaS-Ops/Cloud projects, extensive M&A work, Global SaaS-Ops project responsibility, extensive DR/HA failover/back management. Proven ability in on time/under budget, problem solving, team building, strategic direction to Boards and Executive teams.

EXPERIENCE

BMC Software, Lead Program Manager (Consultant for Deep Blue Ventures LLC)

Feb 2021 to Present

Responsibility for all Cloud based initiatives with new Cloud providers. Overall management of CapEx for Cloud based SaaS-Ops projects. Team management on all projects with focus on due dates and budget.

Management of all InfoSec Certifications for the government space

Oracle Cloud Data Center Buildout/multiple locations

Google Cloud Data Center Buildout

Amazon Cloud Data Center Buildout

Azure Cloud Data Center Buildout

Orange Cloud Data Center Buildout

AWS Cloud Cluster Builds – Numerous

AWS GovCloud Buildout – all environments

IL4/IL5/IL6 government Builds

AMS Cluster Builds

BMC Cluster Builds

All InfoSec Certification Efforts (ISO 27001, SOX, GovCloud)

IBM Cloud Data Center Buildout

Project Tools: Jira, SharePoint, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, Waterfall, Agile

Chevron, Sr. Project Manager (Consultant for Deep Blue Ventures LLC)

Mar 2017 to Jan 2021

Worked in Mid-Continent and Upstream.

Overall P&L and management of global projects for a variety of different groups (Upstream, Mid-Continent, etc).

Managed entire ServiceNow Project for all of Chevron

Project Tools: SharePoint, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, Waterfall, Agile, Safe

Halliburton, Sr. Project Manager (Consultant for Deep Blue Ventures LLC)

May 2013 to Mar 2017

Worked a variety of high profile projects for Executive committee

Oversight and in charge of 15 PM’s for Halliburton Data Center Migration – entire western hemisphere

Global Two Factor Authentication Project for Halliburton

Managed multiple teams in the Global Retirement of XP

Weekly reports to CIO and executive committee

Project Tools: SharePoint, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, Waterfall, Agile

Baker-Hughes, Sr. Project Manager (Consultant for Deep Blue Ventures LLC)

Jan 2012 to May 2013

Managed Several high profile projects

Beacon in a box – universal portable data center for projects worldwide

Stealth Condor project for incident management

Project Tools: SharePoint, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, Waterfall, Agile

Goldman-Sachs, Sr. Project Manager (Consultant for Deep Blue Ventures LLC)

May 2008 to Dec 2012

All of the government projects related to sub-prime mortgage

Oversight for all major financial projects dealing with both Goldman-Sachs and the government. Fiduciary responsibility for all projects as well as head-count management

Lead for Oracle OIM Project

Ran Government Directive 10-5 (HAMP) project

Team lead for Loss Mitigation Project (HAFA)

Goldman-Sachs Investor Prime/Subprime portfolio Program

Project Tools: SharePoint, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, Waterfall, Agile

Global Healthcare Alliance – Director, IT & Development Feb 2004 - May 2008

Streamlined the process and placed development controls over entire operations resulting in over a 700% increase in sales. Upgraded entire IT solution for full redundancy, ease of maintenance, and reduced overhead costs. Dealing with claims processing in BizTalk 2004/2006 for HMO, IPA, & MSO markets and interfaces with HIPAA and HL7.

Regulatory Compliance Management – Sr. IT Manager Jan 2002 - Feb 2004

Managed all aspects of the company’s IT platform, a department of seasoned professionals and complete P&L with budget. Extensive work with Legal, Accounting, and contract management

DataCert – VP, Director of Web Technology Aug 1998 - Jan 2002

Co-founding member and equity partner, Took the business from startup to full-scale operation starting with only 4 employees; current staff includes 300 employees globally. Led M&A effort with acquisition of DigiContract, Inc. Managed staff with budget of ~ $5,000,000. Sold the company in 2014 to Wolters Kluwer NV

Other notable accomplishments

Author – Microsoft SQL Server 7 Programming Unleashed by SAMS

Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter, First Responder, Class “B” Chauffeur (2010 – Present)

President, Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department (2012-2014)

Chairman, Executive Board, Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department (2011-2014)

Vice President, Executive Board, Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department (2011-2012)

PADI Certified Dive Master

Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network Volunteer

InfraGard Member

Private Pilot

Array Network Customer Advisory Board Member

InformationWeek – Business Technology Research Panel Member

CIO Executive Council

Dolphin Point Association past President

Dolphin Point Association past V.P.

Dolphin Point Association past Architectural Chairman

Waterford Harbor past Architectural member

Work with a variety of local charity organizations (Keels & Wheels, Men who Cook, etc.) supporting a variety of different causes

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