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Hal Brent Hampton

281-***-**** adjral@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedIn.com/in/brenthampton

Accomplished Infrastructure Project Manager with proven record of success leading Agile/Scrum/Waterfall projects involving data center consolidations and infrastructure upgrades with Cloud solutions and technology. Highly skilled at building colocation sites, planning hardware and software moves, implementing effective disaster recovery and blending advanced knowledge of multi-tier application architecture and design with commitment to world-class services. Excellent communication skills with ability to interact effectively with non-technical clients in manner that is easy to comprehend. Dynamic leader with talent for empowering teams to achieve high level of performance.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Data Center Consolidations

Waterfall, Agile & Scrum

Cloud Solutions & Technology

Azure/AWS Migrations

Infrastructure & Network Upgrades

Project Management

Disaster Recovery

Risk Management

Business Continuity

Operational Efficiency

Hardware/Software Configurations

Data Security & Management

Team Leadership & Development

Client Service & Support

Vendor Relations

Technical Knowledge: AWS/Azure, Office 365, MS SQL, Cisco routers, Citrix/FS Load Balancers, Jira, Nagios/ADDM Pandora, Apache Cloudstack Hypervisor Manager, BMC Remedy, DNS, DHCP, SCOM, Solarwinds, FTP, Active Directory, LDAP, Wiki, VLAN, Palo Alto Firewall, ESX Clusters

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & IT PROJECTS

DE LEON CONSULTING GROUP April 2020 – Present

IT Project & Program Manager – Multiple Clients

Collaborate with executives and their teams to develop and implement plans that allow them to reach their strategic objectives, providing critical insights and practical solutions uniting IT with business needs. Scope projects, identifying and articulating action plans and success metrics to enhance organizational performance. Conduct quality assurance testing, implementing process improvements and validating key changes in business transformations.

Key Achievements:

Enabled client to create and install full Disaster Recovery site from selecting data circuits and colocation sites, sourcing and procuring hardware and software, to testing installation and final approval.

Liaised with client at major colocation facility to fine-tune cloud usage, reducing monthly costs by $25k.

Provided project management to hardware refresh, replacing all network gear with zero downtime.

INSIGHT GLOBAL December 2019 – March 2020

IT Project & Program Manager – DXC

Completed project to migrate AS-400, AIX, and associated Windows servers into new data center platform. Worked closely with client to identify system issues and developed project scope and plans to deliver system to improve overall processing and performance efficiency. Coordinated acquisition of necessary resources and hardware. Migrated computers, verified data and developed disaster recovery system. Oversaw quality assurance and testing to ensure complete operational functionality prior to go-live.

Key Achievement:

Successfully led project through to complete functionality on schedule and within budget.

STARPOINT SOLUTIONS November 2017 – December 2019

Infrastructure Program Manager – DexYP Media

Selected to lead consolidation of 4 data centers into 2 following merger and acquisition of Yellow Pages by Dex Media. Applied Waterfall, Agile, and Scrum methodologies in leading project involving network upgrades, large-scale deployments, data center mergers, application migration and AWS/Azure migrations. Worked closely with client in developing business cases and plans to ensure smooth transition of applications. Managed project teams and provided support necessary to complete their work successfully. Migrated and merged 4 petabytes of storage with 5,500 physical/virtual servers and 5 new data circuits. Led relocation of disaster recovery data center involving 500 physical devices including rack elevations, cabling, and hardware/software set-up. Oversaw various large upgrades and cleanups focused on Cisco routers, Citrix Load Balancers and firewalls. Assisted with roll out of Office 365 and training of 2,000 end users and Help Desk.

Key Achievements:

Successfully completed project with smooth transition and no interruptions to daily operations.

Consolidated telephony systems and audio/video conferencing technology with 100% Cloud-based solution and provided cost-effective support with establishment of Contact Center with 500 offshore agents.

Enhanced monitoring service operations with application of Nagios/ADDM /Pandora monitoring software, Apache Cloudstack Hypervisor Manager, Jira, and BMC Remedy.

ROBERT HALF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE April 2015 – July 2017

Infrastructure Move Architect /Technologist – RealPage, Inc.

Spearheaded 3 large-scale hardware transfers for consolidation from 3 data centers to 2 colocation cages (one with 48 cabinets and other with 70 cabinets) involving size, number, rack types, power requests, copper/fiber cabling requirements and security standards. Assisted with Global Traffic Management (GTM) and Local Traffic Management (LTM) schemas. Oversaw vendor selection and logistics to retain HW certification for maintenance. Transferred 75 client-facing, revenue generating applications, databases, and web servers. Coordinated redesigning of DNS, DHCP, SCOM, Solarwinds, FTP, Logging, Active Directory, LDAP, Monitoring, Wiki, Nagios, Tier 0 services and IT tools. Changed IP address, DNS and AD entries on all applications and segregated apps/databases into new VLAN security layout. Oversaw QA testing in Philippines and India following transfer to new data center.

Key Achievements:

Partnered with network specialists in highly complex security upgrade from flat VLAN infrastructure to more secure Palo Alto Firewall.

Liaised with big 3 credit bureaus on conversion from HW-based to internet-based access screening capabilities to facilitate upgrade path for applications.

Relocated 300-seat Call Center from South Carolina to Texas by utilizing data circuits to “hopscotch” applications and upgraded MS SQL from 2003/2008 to 2016 for high availability features.

Coordinated smooth transfer of 18 companies that subscribe to Technology as a Service to new data center colocation site.

MINDTECK May 2014 – November 2014

Infrastructure Migration Architect – Hewlett Packard

Led migration of data centers from outdated locations to new state-of-the-art HP data centers. Worked closely with clients and account teams in providing in-depth knowledge and insight regarding data center environments, architecture of relevant applications, interdependencies between applications and infrastructure, and best practices for migrating while maintaining existing service level agreements. Directed migration process including automated inventory, power requirements, rack elevations, application inventories, hardware/software interdependencies, and end-to-end planning for moving clients. Managed all virtual and physical infrastructure and applications including process reviews, equipment purchases, data circuit oversight, business communications and outage negotiations with business lines. Provided in-depth understanding of ESX clusters, IBM AIX and HP-UX systems, HP internal processes for data center requests, internal data center tools, and HP procurement processes. Coordinated installation of monitoring tools at new datacenter using HP, CA and BMC software to monitor network, server and software performance.

Key Achievement:

Successful migrations significantly improved overall infrastructure performance, efficiency and security.

CENTURYLINK/SAVVIS September 2012 – May 2014

Infrastructure Migration Architect – CenturyLink Professional Services

Led migration of data centers to colocation facilities and planning and implementation of Cloud managed solutions focusing on requirements, interdependencies, and risk mitigation. Designed and managed installation, set up and testing of rack layouts, copper and fiber cabling, security systems, network switches, rack elevations, power and heat loads and floor load calculations. Planned hardware resources, data replication, virtual and physical infrastructure, applications, new equipment, business communications and outage negotiations.

Key Achievements:

Delivered excellent understanding of complex physical move logistics including route planning, office building logistics, labor union requirements, and risk mitigation.

Managed projects consisting of moving over 3,500 physical devices within 5 months and 500 servers into CenturyLink “platform as a service” Cloud along with small data centers to co-location facilities.

GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS GROUP September 2011 – June 2012

Infrastructure Relocation Architect – TJX Companies

Managed data center move for major retail business including all financial, supply chain, merchandise and store system applications. Led discovery and mapping of systems and data dependencies for all platforms and applications in environment including IBM Z Series mainframe, I Series (AS/400), UNIX, Linux, Wintel, physical and virtual SAN storage and virtual tape systems.

Key Achievement:

Collaborated with IT and business stakeholders during discovery and migration processes with minimal risk to daily operations.

BG GROUP September 2007 – September 2011

Infrastructure Architect & Consultant

Consolidated data centers and security systems into single location and overhauled existing data centers to support cross-functional needs. Facilitated in moving 200 servers, network and backup hardware, floor layout and rack elevations. Oversaw installation, setup and testing of chilled water units for data center, UPS/PDUs, generators and fuel tanks, security systems, and fire detection/suppression systems. Architected multiple data center consolidations, moves and closures using VMWare virtualization, virtualized tape libraries, multiple network circuit types, SAN storage, application consolidation and rationalization.

Key Achievements:

Eliminated over $250,000 in annual recurring costs at co-location sites.

Built new disaster recovery data center and developed extensive disaster recovery plan for business office in Dallas.

Led Rio de Janeiro, Brazil office in identifying cost-effective space for their new data center. Designed and developed detailed site specifications.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science, Petroleum Engineering Technology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Azure Training:

AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (Training completed, testing in progress)

AZ-300 Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies (Training in progress)

AZ-301 Microsoft Azure Architect Design (Training in future)

AWS Training:

Certified Solutions Architect, Associate for AWS - SAA-CO2 (After Azure training is completed)

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