GEORGE A. EVANS

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Severna Park, MD 21146

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OVERVIEW

Results-focused professional with an excellent track record in conceptualizing and directing the development of advanced solutions and building and managing infrastructure for global organizations. Process oriented leader whose ability to consistently implement projects and streamline operations, resulting in increased quality and stability. Strong work ethics, drive and ambition with expertise in the following areas:

Strategic & Tactical Planning

Budgetary Planning & Control

Customer & Vendor Relationship Management

Process & Procedure Implementation

Project Management

Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

CAREER SUMMARY

Severna Park Taphouse Severna Park, MD 2022 – present Hired into a focused role to assist with developing and building the live music venue introduction to the Business. Responsible for multiple direct reports across the organization. Director of Entertainment

Drove the effort to be awarded the Best Live Music Venue and Best Bar locally for 2022 in the Severna Park Voice.

Drove profit increase of over 30% inside of first year and developed path to ensure further growth.

Successfully implemented a booking list of over 90 bands allowing various genres, cost and fundraising abilities.

Changed venue footprint by designing and enlarging outdoor stage and establishing a green room for artist use.

Service Master-Chesapeake Millersville, MD 2020 – 2022 Hired into a focused role to assist with developing and managing multiple post construction, post COVID and disaster remediation projects. Responsible for multiple direct reports across the organization. Director of Operations

Developed and implemented quarterly maintenance tasks to various clients to ensure buildings were regularly inspected and improved.

Successfully implemented an Employee Certification Program to enhance team building and peer recognition across the Organization

Created and managed Access Database to track all employee information, work orders, customer visit lists and other meaningful aspects of tracking the Business’ success Anchor Aquatics, Inc Edgewater, MD 2016 – 2020

Hired into a focused role to assist with developing, updating, and managing crucial IT applications and infrastructure as well as Social Media design and all aspects of advertisement. Director, Technology, Infrastructure and Personnel

Developed and Implemented Laptop overhaul to current Dell hardware running Windows 10 Professional architecture.

Updated Windows Small Business Server 2008 to a more modern Windows Server 19 Infrastructure running on Dell PowerEdge T 340

Established and maintained a quarterly patch release process to ensure systems stay current, secure and supportable. All environments utilized this structured documented process. PNC Bank Riverdale, MD 2008 – 2016

Hired into a focused role to assist with designing, developing and supporting mission critical applications and infrastructure.

Manager, Technology, Infrastructure and Architecture 2011 - 2016

Developed and Implemented DEV build into Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud environment. All functionality transitioned away from dedicated AIX server infrastructure to Linux based virtualized model with all components functioning as demanded. Illustrated cost savings across the board moving the Application to a Cloud model.

Designed and Implemented Chef scripts to allow Infrastructure as a Service model. Chef scripting of all server and Application builds proved a solid automated way of building new servers across technologies, be they APP, Business Objects, Database and file landing zones. Benchmarks of server builds that took weeks shaved to hours.

Technology Officer, Infrastructure Operations 2008 - 2016

Introduced a complete redesign that collapsed the footprint of major application into smaller more efficient design. Documented and executed overall communication strategy and transition plan that delivered a seamless shift into new Infrastructure model.

Drove ITIL standards in the Infrastructure team with a Change Management procedure to document and add accountability to team. Delivered Incident, Problem, Event and Change management standards.

EARLY CAREER

USInternetworking Senior Network Engineer – Global Operations 2004 - 2008 Digex Network Services Engineer 2000 – 2004

EDUCATION

B.S. History

Drexel University

B.S Political Science

Drexel University

CERTIFICATIONS

SCRUM methodology Project Manager

PMP Certification

ITIL version 3 Foundation Certified

Cisco CCNP and CCNA

Checkpoint CCSA

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