Kenneth DePuma

Missouri City, Texas

Phone: 713-***-****, E-Mail: adjw0s@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-depuma-3354877/

IT Management Professional

Technically competent Information Technology Management Professional offering over 35 years of invaluable experience with core strengths in IT Infrastructure Management and Technical Support across the consumer goods, oil & gas, and medical based organizations. Possesses core strengths in the management of entire IT operations including IT Infrastructure, Server Administration, Project Management, Process Reengineering, maintenance, troubleshooting and network user management with experience in installation, up gradation, configuration, and support of LAN, WAN, hardware, routers, servers, peripherals and other network devices. Skilled in Oracle Database, Technical Support, IT Strategy, Servers, and Microsoft Access. Skilled in administering the network, Server, Backup, etc also ensuring availability of Internet and Network resources. Proficieint in maintaining, monitoring & troubleshooting all types of network related issues, providing various services such as IT Infrastructure Services. Focused and hardworking professional equipped with thorough knowledge and technical understanding coupled with an analytic bent of mind and confidence to take challenging assignments.

~ Ability to understand business needs and create effective, practical IT solutions to meet those needs ~

~ Improved global communications infrastructure to support continued corporate growth ~

~ Reduced long distance costs by more than $5K per month ~

Skill Areas: Strategic Planning Capital Budgets/Planning Equipment Specification Technical Support Infrastructure Data Integrity/Security System Optimization LAN/WAN Design IT Management Project Management User Issue Management Virtual Private Networks Enterprise Management Systems Disaster Recovery Client License Agreements Service Level Agreements Telephone System Management Database Management Systems Planning Contract Negotiations Virtualization System Integration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Millar Inc., Houston, TX (Mar 2018 – Present)

IT Manager

Millar Inc.is a Medical device manufacturer who provides innovative physiological monitoring solutions to the medical science community that offer insight by delivering unparalleled accuracy. Millar Inc is an expert in novel device design, manufacturing, and depth of understanding of customers’ applications, and providing tools for facilitating scientific discovery & medical diagnosis.

Managing all IT functions for the corporate office which has over 100 users with an infrastructure that includes Windows servers, LAN/WAN, and telecommunications equipment

Saved the company over $40,000 by reducing unnecessary spending and renegotiating overpriced contracts

Ensuring that the network bandwidth, computing power, storage, databases are sufficient to meet organizations business needs

Consulting with computer users to ascertain needs and to ensure that facilities meet user or project requirements

Managing day-to-day coverage of the company Infrastructure environment, ensuring network and infrastructure operations is running effectively at all times

Subsea 7, Houston, TX (Aug 2013 – Mar 2018)

IT Manager

Subsea 7 is a world-leading seabed-to-surface engineering, construction, and services contractor to the offshore energy industry. Subsea 7 provides cost-effective technical solutions to enable the delivery of complex projects in all water depths and challenging environments.

Managed all IT functions for the Houston corporate office, Marine Base, and remote office having over 375 users with Windows servers, Cisco LAN/WAN, and the telecommunications equipment

Accomplished objectives by being a role model impressing upon staff to be self-motivated with the ambition to problem-solve, learn and create their own mechanisms for resolving issues

Responsible for the growth in network storage from 6 TB to 30 TB and handled LAN to support office expansion from 2 floors to 3 floors

Gathered IT infrastructure requirements and upgrading them to ensure acceptable levels of Security, Risk Management, and Data Recovery Plans

Responsible and accountable for the smooth running of all the computer systems within the limits of requirements, budgets, and schedules

Installed new physical & virtual servers to handle new document management software solution and upgraded the US WAN to improve global communications infrastructure

Stellar role in the formulation of IT strategies/ policies in line with the organizational vision and strategic direction while held credit for streamlining IT operations entailing IT service management

Achievements:

Managed the work of LAN reconfiguration to support office move, 2 times in 6 months

Tramontina USA, Sugar Land TX (Sep 2005 – Aug 2013)

IT Manager Tramontina USA is a leading manufacturer of houseware products that are not only beautiful and functional but represent a very high level of quality, craftsmanship, and value for retailers and consumers. Tramontina is uniquely positioned to fill customers’ orders for a wide range of cookware, cutlery and kitchen accessories with unparalleled efficiency, accuracy, and speed.

Spearheaded all the IT functions for the corporate and remote offices with more than 120 users on Intel-based servers running Windows, Red Hat Linux and UNIX, 1 RISC based UNIX server, LAN/WAN, Oracle database management and the telecommunications systems

Directed and lead the team for installation & configuration of new application including troubleshooting to achieve maximum uptime

Handled network administrator, Oracle developer, and EDI administrator while monitored and supported the Oracle Data Guard system for continuous mirrored failover protection

Coordinated VMware VDI project to upgrade PC platforms to Windows 7 and Office 2010 and managed VMware Server Virtualization project to upgrade new HP blade servers and SAN storage

Resolved day-to-day operational and technical issues for improving quality of service to the organization and recipient level

Implemented RFID case tagging project to meet compliance with customer requirements

Rolled out a new enterprise backup solution with a new Windows 2003 Server and EMC VTL and ADIC tape library to consolidated all backups onto one platform

Oversaw software and hardware upgrades, Implemented and maintained procedures for backup and recovery of network servers and configuration files of other network devices

Implemented and managed Microsoft Dynamics GP for sister company Tramontina Design Services

Implemented VPN connections between the Sugar Land office and the Manitowoc and Bentonville offices for Oracle, file shares and Voice over IP communications to deliver long distance expenses

PRIOR EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Missouri City, Texas 2003 - 2005

IT Consultant

Centerpulse USA Inc. (formerly Sulzer Medica) 1990 - 2003

Director, Information Technology & Services, Houston, Texas

Manager, Information Technology & Services, Angleton, Texas

Project Leader, Network/PC, Angleton, Texas

Staff Network/PC Analyst, Angleton, Texas

Senior Network PC Analyst, Angleton, Texas

Network PC Analyst II, Angleton, Texas

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)

The University of Houston, Houston, Texas 1981

Technical skills: Hardware: HP/Compaq Proliant Servers, HP Blade Servers and SAN’s, Dell PowerEdge Servers, Dell Equal Logic Storage, Cisco Routers, Switches and Firewalls, HP Procurve Switches, Sonicwall Firewall, Mitel PBX, StorageTek LTO Tape Library, Barracuda Backup

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows Server, VMware, Microsoft Hyper V, Windows 7, 10, XP, Red Hat Linux

Software: Microsoft Office Professional, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, Varonis DatAdvantage, Splunk, CheckPoint VPN-1/Firewall-1, Networker Backup, Veritas Backup Exec, ADP HRizon/CSS-HR, Payroll and Benefits Software, RIA Insource CS, Computer Associates Arcserve

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