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GREGG HNATH
IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT+CYBERSECURITY+CLOUD ARCHITECTURE
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• Certifications include PMP, CCSE, IOT – Security, AT&T Cloud Architecture, AT&T Silver Cloud cert, AT&T Bronze Cloud cert, familiar with AWS Cloud Architecture,
• Lead project manager for the State of Texas Emergency Operations Center (NOC)for the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
• Lead Program Manager in charge of Deploying a full operation phase-out and simultaneous upgrade of the statewide telecommunication and information transport infrastructure, including the Texas statewide migration of the emergency 211, 311 and 911 networks
• Lead project manager for technology infrastructure and technical design of the LCRA Emergency Operations Center(EOC), working with federal and state agencies, and local municipalities
• Lead project manager for the technology architecture and redesign of the Ferguson Power Plant Safety Alert System
• Developed and supported strategic plans and projects to meet SOC goals and objectives
• Demonstrated management and leadership experience in a 24x7x365 NOC
• Project Managed the initial pilot cloud contract and implementation for the Department of Information Resources
• Project manager for PCI compliance and standard implementation and education to over 100 counties to insure standards were achieved
• Proven track record of building deep technical relationships with senior executives and growing cloud consumption share in large or highly strategic accounts
• Established a hosted service offering as product manager charged with pricing, marketing, negotiating contracts, and defining standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Planned and implemented region wide SCADA system for electrical grid and telecommunications security as lead project manager. AT&T COMMUNICATIONS 2019 - Present
Technology Consultant
• Identify opportunities with businesses on cybersecurity, cloud, and telecommunications, and the risks involved with implementation of hardware and software to ensure a secure network
• Design of fiber implementation with customers facilities to support infrastructure implementation in multiple phases during project execution. Assisted r with right-of-way and jurisdictional permitting for projects. TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS (TASB) 2018 - 2019 Technology Consultant
• Developed cybersecurity solutions in response to customer requests or in support of proposal solution for Superintendents and School Boards
• Developed strategic sales strategies to penetrate county governments and school boards in North and Northeast Texas without any historical data, consistently exceeding quarterly quotas up to 126%
• Defined requirements and negotiated contracts with VMWare for multiple VBlock installations for onsite data center. QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE:
Respected for delivering solutions in project management to optimize technology performance by interpreting business goals into actionable plans by identifying, developing, and implementing technology and cyber-security solutions to support secure business transformation. Tenured expertise in providing project strategy, leadership, and support in data center migration, cybersecurity, and cloud-based solutions, including project management functions and overseeing the development of process-driven technical solutions to improve operating efficiency, mitigate compliance risk, and impact the bottom-line.
Project management background demonstrates expertise working across a broad range of industries, including data center design within both private and public areas, cybersecurity, cloud technology, state and local government, education, construction, and energy sectors. SIGNATURE STRENGTHS:
10+ years IT Project management o
Effective communicator, from c-
suite and/or board level to end user
Ability to interpret business
objectives to technology solutions
Network and endpoint
infrastructure security technologies
Experience in Incident Response
and Crisis Management
Highly experienced in data center
implementations and modern
efficiencies.
Requirements gathering and
stakeholder communication
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
GREGG HNATH
AT&T COMMUNICATIONS 2017 - 2018
Telecommunication Consultant
• Established and managed strong client relationships of strategic accounts to drive base expansion, cloud consumption and optimizing software design with SaaS, retention, revenue growth, and satisfaction to impact bottom line profitability
• Captured $1million in revenue growth by pricing, marketing, and closing contracts for high-value professional service add-ons
• Negotiated contracts valued from $5,000 to $1 million and drafted statements of work (SOWs) and request for proposal (RFP) responses
• Invested in understanding of cloud computing technologies, business drivers, and emerging computing trends TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (TAC) 2016 - 2017
IT Director, County Information Resources Agency (CIRA) Division
• Established committees on cyber technology, website development and content storage tiers, and network configurations for county governments and officials as guidance and oversight
• Developed data center standards and operations that are run in the public sector and government (and the overlap between public and private sector)
• Managed a $2.5 million network infrastructure program, encompassing cybersecurity and cloud architecture
• Mitigated project risk by creating detailed work and cost estimates using a work breakdown structure (WBS) methodology
• Public speaker and presenter at various industry workshops and conferences, including the Texas Alliance of IT Managers, and the Texas Annual County Clerks Association Conference
OFFICE OF THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE 2009 - 2015 Program Manager of IT Initiatives, Executive Office
• Implemented an emergency response team to security threats.
• Managed the redesign of 3 data centers for the state of Texas, including 1 call center.
• RFP Evaluation Team Lead for Hardware, Software and Security
• Rebuilt and recovered the Texas Election Administration Management (TEAM) system
• Migrated systems to data center support (DCS), partnering with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR)
• Managed core teams performing storage and backup retention, cloud-based storage, database administrators, Unix administrators, and network administrators, for a highly visible statewide application, and which provided 24x7 cyber security operations support
• Developed and presented Legislative Appropriations Requests (LAR) for the agency
• Improved processes to drive efficiency and compliance of company and customer policies, procedures, laws and regulations, including the evaluation of cybersecurity risk of business requirements LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY (LCRA) 2004 - 2008 Information Technology Project Manager
• Project manager over design and implementation of Telecommunications, Wire design with waterfall to rack design, generator/power backup and physical security. These endeavors where part of the emergency operation center (EOC) that supports all departments in LCRA.
• Technology, IT Risk/Security or Security Audit experience, IT Forensics, & ITIL (Incident, Problem, Change Management) methodologies
• Experience in network and endpoint infrastructure security technologies, specializing in product-based consulting, architecture and implementation
• Implemented a complete overhaul of a data detention system on tape and disk, including the composition of a complete employee operations handbook for employees at headquarters and remote locations
• Created a VMware infrastructure with vendors and internal LCRA staff TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES 2000 - 2004 Statewide Project Manager of Telecommunications and Contracts
• Partnered directly with vendor c-suite management to design the statewide data infrastructure, and collaborated with technical teams for security incident remediation and communication
• Managed state data center with overall functionality, in Power backup, raised flooring, suppression systems, cabling racks and network equipment
• Negotiated contracts valued from $5,000 to $50 million, and drafted statements of work (SOWs) and request for proposal (RFP) responses, including the TEXAN 2000 contract, statewide DSL and Wireless data contracts
• Responsible for the management and development of 20 FTE, and created and implemented improved process policies, increasing productivity by 20%.
GREGG HNATH
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
McCombs School of Business Executive Education Program THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
IT Project Management
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Telecommunications Management Program
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (PMI) FORMAL TRAINING TEXAS GOVERNOR’S MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
Bachelor of Science, Public Relations (Candidate)
Products & Languages: Microsoft Office, Project, & Visio; Oracle Financials; Forte; Team; CRM; Tableau, Salesforce Methodologies: ITSM & ITIL Principals; Systems Integration Architecture; SaaS Software Development; PaaS and Iaas deployment in a Linux environment; Relational Database Design; Application Architecture; Waterfall, Agile, LEAN Project Methodologies; Project Management (PMBOK); Artificial Intelligence; & Efficiency Engineering
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