Objective: A senior information technology system engineering position working in a team-oriented environment where my skills, experience, and advanced education can be fully utilized.

HIGHLIGHTS of QUALIFICATIONS

Thirty-Eight years of experience in the information technology industry.

Strong knowledge of information systems on all system platforms.

Consistently exceeds client expectations for projects/assignments.

Extensive international experience - implemented projects in US, Europe, India, and China

Excellent communication skills.

Outstanding problem solving skills

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Project Management

Operational Manager for Microsoft Azure DevOps and other applications in the Tools space.

Performed cost benefit analyses and cost and time estimates.

Served as the primary interface between the corporation and the IT software application developers

Determined innovative technical solutions and mentored development teams to provide corporation breakthroughs based on current business processes.

Managed suppliers including providing direction and guidance for software design changes to IT infrastructure.

Managed project plans and risks, established goals, and determined system requirements.

Reported on project progress to corporate stakeholders.

Performed all phases of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) rollout

Identified information technology risks and issues

Designed the information technology architecture and specifications.

Led and developed information technology teams to deliver the highest quality systems.

Managed software release drop points and functional content to provide feature implementations for the latest corporate information technology solutions.

Gathered requirements to develop the collaborative infrastructure at Chrysler.

Streamlined the business processes to successfully deploy the architecture ahead of schedule and below cost.

Managed the Collaborative Technologies Infrastructure Team.

Evaluated technologies that could be used for developing new applications/platforms and hosting them.

Participated in several leadership, training, and morale building teams within Chrysler

Architecture Design

Innovation Manager for Tools Team Beyond Trust Remote Support for all GM Clients.

Developing Zero Trust environment for GM.

Operational Manager for Azure DevOps on the Tools Team. Responsible for the backend

Operating System experience in architecting/implementing Windows UNIX (AIX, Solaris, and HP UX, and Linux), and VMWare ESX.

Application software experience in architecting/implementing Lotus Notes/Domino, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio, MS Project, ACF2, IBM/Lotus Connections, BlackBerry, IBM/Lotus Sametime, and Siteminder.

Hardware system experience in architecting/implementing PC/LAN, IBM Mainframe, Mainframe system programming, and network device setups/programming.

Architected and implemented a world class Collaborative Technology Infrastructure using IBM Lotus Notes/Domino. This infrastructure was developed to save considerable costs while supporting 50,000 users from a global perspective. Lotus Domino servers have been deployed across the globe. The Collaborative Technologies Infrastructure has been showcased to numerous companies around the world. Deployed/supported Domino on multiple OS (Linux, Solaris, Windows 2003/08, and tested Domino on mainframe OS).

Architected Chrysler Web 2.0 implementation. Using Confluence and IBM Lotus Connections.

Implemented the Sametime and Blackberry Infrastructures at Chrysler.

Designed user and test cases to validate the Collaborative Technology Infrastructure

Developed and lead several proofs of concept projects at Chrysler.

Develop/Supported systems that interfaced with the plant floor processes.

Interfaced with manufacturing plant users to service their computers and network communications throughout the facility.

Certified and implemented security software for the corporation.

Administered and developed Lotus Notes application rollout

Infrastructure planning for GM Autonomous Vehicle Program – within remote garages to datacenters around the globe.

Infrastructure Planning for GM connected vehicle in America and China.

Infrastructure setup and closure of datacenters in America and China for GM.

Infrastructure planning and deployment of GM Microsoft Skype Environment.

Infrastructure planning and deployment of GM’s Global Product Development area.

Infrastructure planning and deployment of GM’s VMWare Infrastructure.

Infrastructure Delivery Manager for multiple areas within GM (Global Product Development, Global Data Storage Services (Big Data), Global Telecom, and Global Infrastructure.

Infrastructure Engineer for Azure DevOps on the Tools Team. Responsible for the backend for Microsoft Azure DevOps.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

20012-2023 Infrastructure Architect/Infrastructure Delivery GM, Warren, MI

2008-2012 Senior IT Infrastructure Architect IBM, Southfield, MI

1995-2008 Project Leader/ Senior IT Architect Chrysler LLC, Auburn Hills, MI

1985-1995 Senior IT Architect EDS, Pontiac, MI

Chronological History

August 2012-Present

Infrastructure Architect at GM working on Data Center Transformation Project. Developing tactical and strategic strategies for the customer to reduce cost from a collaboration perspective and server virtualization perspective. Providing leadership in server consolidation leveraging VMWare, several server refresh projects, and collaboration. Leadership of large diverse complex environments; problem solver; infrastructure design and engineering; strategy development; process development; and technical ability.

Providing support on the autonomous vehicle program with GM, developing garages for the vehicles for diagnostic data. Responsible for deployment of infrastructure and applications to support the program.

Provided infrastructure direction for several projects within GPD, CC&A, Quality, Telecom, Office of the CIO, Corporate Security, and Quality. Provide leadership in closing of the VEC datacenter in the consolidation efforts. Additionally, provide infrastructure project management for several applications within verticals in GM. Helping deploy collaboration tools to the enterprise (Skype for Business). Participated in UAT testing for applications rolling out to the enterprise.

December 2008–August 2012

Senior Infrastructure Architect at IBM working on a customer site supporting Collaboration and Server Virtualization. Developing tactical and strategic strategies for the customer to reduce cost from a collaboration perspective and server virtualization perspective. Currently working on the GM account to provide leadership in server consolidation leveraging VMWare, several server refresh projects, and collaboration efforts within Global Product Development worldwide. Additionally, providing Blackberry infrastructure direction from handheld to the server layer. Operating System provisioning. Leadership of large diverse complex environments; problem solver; infrastructure design and engineering; strategy development; process development; and technical ability. Data Center Transformation – consolidating data centers at GM.

April 1995–December 2008 at Chrysler

Project Lead and Architect for the Lotus Notes/Domino infrastructure at Chrysler. This consisted of architecting Domino on multiple operating systems (SUN Solaris, AIX, VMWare ESX, SUSE Linux and W32). As the operating systems and the software matured the servers were consolidated. Chrysler took of advantage of using SUN Domains to run multiple partitions of Lotus Domino Mail Servers within a single host. Additionally, we took that concept and leveraged Linux to consolidate the Domino Application Servers to fewer host to. At one point in Chrysler’s history, we had over 150 physical hosts supporting 50K users for just email. Today, Chrysler is using 7 physical hosts supporting 50K users.

Project Lead and Architect for BlackBerry infrastructure using VMWare ESX server. Instead of buying multiple servers to house the Blackberry Infrastructure, we decided to use VMWare ESX server with multiple OS guests. This lead to considerable cost savings for Chrysler.

Project Lead and Architect for Chrysler Sametime Infrastructure using ESX VMware. Chrysler was able to use VMWare ESX to consolidate servers. Instead of 4 physical hosts for Sametime we are now using 2 physical servers that support 30K users within the Chrysler enterprise.

Project Lead and Architect for DealerConnect Domino Application Servers from multiple w32 servers (~20) to 3 servers running multiple Lotus Domino servers for the customer. This application is used by 5,000 dealers across the United States. This was a considerable cost savings for Chrysler and the Dealers.

Project Lead and architect for IBM/Lotus Connections 2.0 at Chrysler.

Assisting and architecting datacenters within Chrysler international location in Europe, India, China, and Japan.

Project management on several outsourcing initiatives within Chrysler Information Technology department.

May 1985–April 1995 at EDS

Developed and built information systems at General Motors to send build data to plant floor. This system is MIDB (Manufacturing Information Database). This application ran on IBM Series 1 in the Buick, Olds, and Cadillac Division of General Motors.

Developed and build General Motors VCVS (vehicle component verification system) for the Buick, Olds, and Cadillac Division of General Motors on the IBM Series 1.

Developed and build General Motors VNAS (vehicle numbering assignment system) for the Buick, Olds, and Cadillac Division of General Motors on the IBM Series 1.

Project Lead and Architect for the information security helpdesk at General Motors North America Truck Platform for the mainframe.

Senior Security Information Officer at the General Motors Pontiac East Assembly Plant. Responsible for Security (ACF2) on IBM 4381 at General Motors Pontiac East Assembly Plant.

Developed the security infrastructure team within General Motors North America Truck Platform Plants. Developed security support model for security administration team.

EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Master of Arts in Organizational Management – University of Phoenix – Detroit, MI – 2001

Bachelor of Science in Administration/Electrical Eng’g Tech. – Lawrence Technological Univ. – Southfield, MI – 1999

IDS-Houston Project Management

ITIL Certified (Information Technological Infrastructure Library)

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