EDWARD LALLY

Director IT CIO

adhvxp@r.postjobfree.com• 973-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/edlally• Parsippany NJ

Summary

Solutions-oriented professional with an outstanding 15+ years of experience in the IT industry as an accomplished Director of IT, for multiple well-known corporations. Stellar record at diligently managing multimillion-dollar IT Budgets, advanced knowledge of Project Management, directing Divisions, and setting objectives. Comprehensive understanding of Organizational Development which allows for enhanced efficiency of the organization by innovating and implementing strategies. Extensively familiar with Policy and Standards Development. Deft at administrating and reinforcing IT Security. Well versed in IT Development and Delivery. Demonstrated impeccable communication skills by fostering amicable relations with subordinates, vendors and senior officials. Unprecedented skill in incident management which entails critical thinking, investigating issues, determining risks and providing effective remedies.

Technical Proficiencies

Software Package & Application:

M.S. Office, Project, Oracle Application Server, MS Site Server, SQL Server, Business Objects, Image Editor, Kofax, Dynamics, HTML, Java, CVS, ASP, Windows Server, Linux Kali, HP-UX, Salesforce, Python, .NET, GT Ivory, Oracle, Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle Financial, Team Foundation Server, Microsoft Project Server, VMWare, Windows 365 and Azure.

Methodologies & Standards:

I.T. Governance, Enterprise IT Systems, Application Development, System Integration, SaaS/PaaS, Agile SCRUM, Waterfall, QA, ITIL, RUP, Total Quality Management (TQM), Waterfall Development, Scrum/Agile Development, Vendor & Contract Management, Business Continuity & Risk Planning, Continuity of Operations for Government, Program Management, Project Management, QA Testing, Information/Network Security ISO, PCI, PII, NIST, and FISMA.

Career Experience

State Wide Marine Services, Waretown NJ 2019 to 2020

Information Technology Associate

Managed an inventory database for Parts and Sales Department, authored an Employee Handbook and provided marina maintenance.

Pioneered the marina’s eBay presence which consequently skyrocketed the parts’ sales to $20,000 in a few months.

Determined and rectified issues pertaining to computer software thereby diminishing the computer outage time to minutes from hours hence boosting productivity.

Formulated an Employee Handbook.

Assisted with the maintenance of the marina for winter season.

Motor Vehicle Commission, Trenton NJ 2010 to 2018

Director of I.T

Directed entire I.T. operations: software development and delivery, deployment & provision of technical assistance. Oversaw mainframe systems, managed vendors, and optimized cloud services and compliance. Planned strategies, configured networks and computer services. Meticulously processed data, ensured data security, analyzed and mitigated risks, and operated Software as a Service (SaaS). Endorsed SaaS &PaaS solutions (Azure and Salesforce) and migrated MVC off legacy platforms. Innovated and deployed the first standard SDLC and switched from Waterfall to Scrum-Agile model. Augmented productivity by implementing a standard change management protocol to prioritize projects. Implemented critical PCI, HIPA, FISMA, and NIST standards to guarantee PII data security compliance. Mentored employees to ensure technology adoption was incorporated across their plant. Devised and instituted IT policies. Assessed the business requisites across the organization to determine technology demands. Oversaw all IT audits regarding the development process, IT security and fiscal audits. Delivered thorough quarterly reports comprising IT Status Updates, Dashboards and Risk Evaluations, to the executives and IT Staff. Crafted the RFP for NJMVC’s BCP/Coop Plan.

Established NJMVC's Program and Project Management Office (PMO), and N.JMVC's first ever I.T. Security Unit.

Augmented quality and efficiency by adopting ITIL-based best practices Division wide.

Spearheaded 64 major projects and 715 enhancements, introduced standardized project management, generated documents, risk and issue logs, project plans, release planning, dashboards and other procedures.

Accomplished the reduction in the number of application trouble tickets by 30% and the duration of application-related outages by 23%, by instituting Problem and Incident Management.

Saved $100MM by engineering a technical solution for the National Highway Transportation Trust Fund which integrated with the State's mainframe. This solution required we complete a two-year project in eight months.

Successfully aligned the IT solutions with IT Security best industry practices.

Re-organized and directed the training of the IT Division’s 74 employees and 100 contractors to strategically meet the needs of NJMVC.

Orchestrated a 3-year development roadmap in addition to a 3-year application production support cycle, thereby allowing the organization to harmonize development and application life cycle management within a political cycle.

Managed all vendors in the IT space supplying solutions to NJMVC and its customers

Reported to the Deputy Administrator and Chief providing guidance and vision on emerging technologies, digital trends, and infrastructure advances to meet the goals for NJMVC’s vision mission and goals.

Delivered a technology strategy and road map that offered growth and transformation for current and future business goals for the Commission’s core competencies including customer engagement.

Provided solutions for the Commission’s 39 agencies and online users, Board of Elections (Motor Voter), Organ Donor and State Police users by creating, managing and overseeing a $25.7 million operating budget.

Additional Experience

Morgan Stanley, Jersey City NJ 2005-2009

Sr. Project Manager, Development & ASG Program Manager

Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill NJ 1995-2005

Application Developer (ASP, .Net, JAVA, Oracle), Server Administrator, Oracle DBA, Project Manager, Program Manager

Education

BS, Business Management

Saint Peter's University, Jersey City NJ

Professional Training

Cyber-Security Professional – NJIT 2020-2021

Defensive cybersecurity program complete with in-depth networking, Cloud, Windows, and Linux security courses that aided in the mastery of cyberinfrastructure technologies, incident response techniques, and digital forensic theories. Prepared for Network+, Security+, LPI, CCSK, CCNA, CCENT, SSCP, and CySA+ certifications.