MICHAEL A. BARNHART
***** ******* ****** ***, ********, MD 21770 301-***-**** ****************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/michaelabarnhart www.michaelabarnhart.com INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS PROCESS EXECUTIVE A transformative, results-driven, and forward-thinking technology executive with a proven track record of energizing organizations to deliver value. Impactful accomplishments in global strategic planning, operational excellence, complex program management, cost reduction, digital business transformation, high-performance culture leadership, cybersecurity, risk management, investment and financial management, data analytics, and data governance. Demonstrated strategies for reducing information systems cost, improving delivery performance, and driving transformation. An authority on outsourcing and supplier/contract management. Experienced business solution provider, balancing relationships between business objectives and technology. Multi-industry experience including FinTech, Real Estate, Consumer Electronics, Healthcare, Military, Retail, Higher Education and Banking. SKILLS
Security DevOps Operations Infrastructure Strategic Technology Roadmaps Network Architecture eCommerce Websites Software Development Team Building Electronic & Data Security Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Disaster Recovery Continuity of Operations Vendor Relations Project Management Change Management Process Improvement Resource Management Automation
TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE
Microsoft: Office, Exchange, Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL Server, BizTalk, ML Server, SCCM, WSUS, Dynamics; Applications: Workday, Thycotic, Box, Proofpoint, ServiceNow, Rapid7, Docker, Orca, ScienceLogic, SecurEnds, ParkMyCloud, Snowflake, FiveTran, Looker, Slack, JIRA, Intex, Logi, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Salesforce, WhatsUp, Nagios, Blackberry, Good, Knox, Splunk Data Mining, Sophos; Code: Bitbucket, TeamCity, Git, .Net, Java, Perl, VB, C++, Pascal, Python, Go, PHP, C#, R, Ruby, Scala, html; OS: Microsoft Windows Server, Windows Workstation, VMWare, Microsoft Hyper-V, Linux, Unix; Network: Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Fabric, IaC, FWaaS; Storage: EMC, Dell, NetApp, Nutanix, Promise, Lefthand, HP, FreeNAS; DevOps: IaC, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Terraform, Orchestration; DR: RecoverPoint, NetBackup, BackUpExec, Enterprise Vault, Veeam, Acronis, CrashPlan, Backblaze; Communications: IP Telephony, SIP, SCCP, VTC, Cisco UCM, Inmarsat, Iridium, Thuraya, Globalstar, ViaSat, iDirect, UDcast, XipLink PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RADIAN GROUP - Wayne, PA Dec 2019 - Dec 2022
Proprietary software, data analytics and predictive models using AI and Machine Learning (www.radian.com) IT Manager
Subject matter expert (SME) for data and analytics on cloud and hybrid-cloud environments. Guided projects and policies within 4 groups for application design and infrastructure development. Directed 3 public security policy and vulnerability management groups. Managed five direct reports.
Consolidated data center operations, enabling the closure of one site saving $200K per year.
Restructured IT department overhauling services contracts to consolidate usage and reduce costs saving $94K annually and reducing finance department burden.
Developed pen-test policy and vulnerability management structure that strengthened security posture globally.
Implemented companywide policy and controls to reduce annual cloud costs by 43% using infrastructure scheduling software while enforcing policy. Controls increased downtime security and enabled easily accessible management oversite for real-time costs.
Redesigned data repositories, sources, and storage services optimizing location and usage that enhanced application performance and reliability resulting in a 20% application performance increase. FIVE BRIDGES ADVISORS (acquired by RADIAN) - Bethesda, MD Apr 2017 - Dec 2019 Financial services company. (www.fivebridgesllc.com) IT Manager
Managed and provided oversight of procedures, projects, and policy with six IT department groups. Directed environment policy for datacenter, local, hybrid-cloud and cloud, governing usage, development, cost control, best practices, business solutions, and security ideals. Organized and maintained disaster recovery products, policies, and procedures. Managed three direct reports.
Designed and built an in-house IP telephony solution in under 30 days with zero downtime. Reused previously acquired telephone equipment while increasing features and reducing costs by $170K+ annually.
Expanded and merged multiple status and security information systems into one overall interface providing one- glance security awareness with detailed systems and infrastructure display for global organization views.
Developed targeted technology refresh program growing productivity by 50% while lowering support burden, resulting in 25% fewer helpdesk tickets and increasing ROI by at least 50%.
Consolidated one data center footprint from multiple racks to one cage over a weekend reducing overall data center costs by 80% annually.
KNIGHT SKY - Frederick, MD Mar 2012 - Mar 2017
Satellite communications and solutions provider. (www.knight-sky.com) Senior Systems Engineer
Provided network and systems architecture support, design, implementation, testing, and delivery. Directed data center operations at nine worldwide locations. Managed one direct report.
Managed technology aspects of company's relocation over one weekend with near-zero downtime.
Redesigned key satellite communications system to provide redundancy, physical space reduction, and savings of $58K annually, attaining 200% increased performance and productivity and dramatically improved reliability. PROMONTORY FINANCIAL GROUP - Washington, D.C. Jan 2008 - Feb 2012 Strategy, risk management, and compliance consulting. (www.promonotory.com) Senior Systems Engineer
Provided network and systems architecture support, design, implementation, testing, and delivery. Oversaw data center operations at three worldwide locations. Managed one direct report.
Designed and implemented a Microsoft Exchange email server multi-version upgrade for 3,000+ users across 9 company locations with no downtime, increasing email productivity by 50% with ideal security and reliability.
Upgraded Windows core controllers’ infrastructure across 3 national and 6 international sites overnight, with no downtime, achieving upgraded support and reliability with improved security.
Managed daily EFI/EDI data infrastructure with 30+ client systems internationally, resulting in 100% client acceptance and a #1 data acceptability reputation industrywide. MILITARY HISTORY
Chief Petty Officer (E-7) - UNITED STATES NAVY Oct 2003 - Present Attached to Seal Team 18 in Little Creek, VA. Managed up to 130 service members during peacetime and combat conditions. Led exercises and missions providing up to $30M of computer and communication resources in worldwide land, sea, and air locations and conditions, maintaining accountability and security. Directed knowledge and skills training with diverse groups and with varied technology and systems to enable mission success. Operated and maintained ship- and shore-based communications systems. Set up and maintained global ground radio and satellite communications systems. Installed and configured computer servers, workstations, peripherals, and networking components. Maintained security and software compliance for deployed workstations and servers. TS/SCI Security Clearance T5R 3/2021. EDUCATION
Computer Science, Strayer University, Washington, D.C. TECHNOLOGY TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
AWS: Cloud Architecting, Advanced Architecting, AI Deep Learning, Developing, System Operations, Security Engineering; Azure: Administration, Advanced Infrastructure Concepts; Google: Multi-Cluster Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, Serverless Data Processing; Industry: Machine Learning Power Search, Agile Project Management, Six Sigma, US Navy Advanced Leadership Continuum, SOX Management Principles, Linux Operating Systems, Structured Programming, Disaster Recovery (DR) & Business Continuity (BC) Planning. CERTIFICATIONS
CompTIA Security+, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Cloud+, CompTIA Server+, ITIL Foundation, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Certified UNIX System Administrator (CUSA), Pending: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Microsoft Azure Administrator, AWS Certified Solutions Architect
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