MICHAEL KERKAU

919-***-****

adz6sb@r.postjobfree.com

Durham, NC 27713

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Detail-oriented and personable IT Project Management Professional with 15+ years of collective experience in staff management, cost reduction, and process implementation. Proficient in staff training, resource allocation, and risk management. Excel at network infrastructure management, vendor relationship management, and problem-solving.

EXPERIENCE

Senior IT Project Manager M&A

NCR (Contractor), Atlanta, GA, Feb 2022 - Sep 2023

Directed large matrix teams in a $3.5 Million global integration effort of a newly acquired company with 22 locations and more than 2000 employees.

Led $8.2 Million global project to separate IT infrastructure in 80+ locations, including manufacturing facilities and applications.

Migrated the Telephony Expense Management System (TEMS) realizing more than $100 Thousand annual savings.

Oversaw projects by reviewing performance, identifying & managing risks, and negotiating with vendors to ensure timely completion of services.

Senior IT Project Manager

Fiserv (Contractor), Jul 2021 - Dec 2021

Managed and directed delivery of large-scale and complex technology projects involving moves, transformation of infrastructure, and consolidation-related projects.

Responsible for build out of mission-critical applications in the go-forward Data Center and executing migration of clients from current products to future state.

Led project teams in a Matrix environment consisting of resources and partners from across business operations, applications, and DC infrastructure to create and execute the project plan.

Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Cree/Wolfspeed (Contractor), Durham, NC, Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

Directed global implementation of SDWAN, enhancing network performance and user experience, while improving productivity, reducing production downtime and annual operational costs by more than $200k.

Implemented Network Segmentation services, improving organization security posture and improving infrastructure management and incident response capabilities.

Replaced compromised SolarWinds environment, following a global security breach.

Senior Project Manager

Conduent (Contractor), Raleigh, NC, Nov 2018 - Sep 2019

Executed transition of multiple business units in 17 locations and 3 data centers, following the company's largest ever divestiture. This $15M+ project required relocating more than 2500 employees, 9 business units, 4000 clients, 735 servers, and 835 applications. It was completed on time and $2M under budget while meeting project goals for 0 downtime to employees, systems, and business activity.

Managed $8M upgrade and PCI certification project affecting 9 businesses in 17 locations including a major version upgrade of Sprint SBU's Verint call recording solution to satisfy PCI requirements.

Delivered $5M design and build-out IT infrastructure for a new 370-seat NIST call center.

Network Infrastructure Manager

ABB Inc, Raleigh, NC, Aug 2016 - Jan 2018

Executed network infrastructure refresh and standardization to eliminate EOL technologies, various network and telephony configurations, and redundant services, improving productivity, stability, and end-user experience.

Authored a 5-year technology roadmap to upgrade network infrastructure across NA, reducing annual costs by $500K+.

Improved user experience, enhanced functionality, and reduced process time and annual costs by $500K through optimization of WAN/LAN network infrastructure using various solutions.

Reduced process time and saved 10K+ man-hours, by accelerating application performance on multiple ERP and collaborative applications.

IT Service Delivery Manager

ABB Inc, Jan 2012 - Jan 2016

Implemented Cisco WAAS device deployment along with enterprise-wide Active Directory upgrades.

Implemented centralized Xerox print services and Office 365 throughout all locations, optimizing capabilities for 20,000+ employees, yielding hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings per year in operating costs.

Spearheaded strategic planning and instituted process and infrastructure improvements for NA division, reducing cycle- time and costs, improving ROI.

IT Infrastructure Project Manager

ABB Inc, Jan 2008 - Jan 2012

Drove high-quality completion of IT integration for acquisitions and enterprise-wide implementation projects to improve infrastructure and application performance and minimize business risks.

100% of projects delivered on time, to plan, to budget, to satisfied customers.

Achieved on-time delivery and saved $2M in projected costs by rescuing multiple failing IS integrations for acquisitions.

CORE COMPETENCIES

TECHNICAL SKILLS

EDUCATION

Project Management, Network Infrastructure, Resource Allocation, Risk Management, Vendor Negotiation, Process Implementation, Staff Training, Problem Solving

Project Management Process Improvement Infrastructure Management

Waterfall Agile IT Mergers & Acquisitions

MS Project IT Operations Management Vendor Engagement

Bachelor of Science: Business Administration, Project Management

Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO

Summa Cum Laude

MEMBERSHIPS

American Legion

Veterans of Foreign Wars

High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA)

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)

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