Project Management Manager
Resume:
Peter Taylor
Senior Network Engineer/PM
Calgary, Canada
Phone: +1-403-***-****
**********@******.***
Security Clearance: Secret Level II
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Summary:
Professional Engineer with over 15 years of experience in fast-paced environments. Problem-solver skills with the ability to handle unexpected challenges and complex issues. Responsible for Policy Management of Information Technology.
Responsible for Working within security & Communications guidelines (CSE) GC Security Zones Effectiveness. Worked directly with Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing based on (ITSAP.50.111 Systems. Threat defense and Risk analysis & Assessments.
Knowledge of Operational Standards for the Security of Information Act. Worked directly with Cisco, Juniper, VMware, Palo-Alto
Assessment reviews of build books, Assessment of security threats, Assessment of mitigation strategies, Assessment of residual risk, Assessment of Security in an Information System Production Environment
Skills
Project Management
Network Engineering
Network Architect/Design
Network Operations and SOC/NOC, SD-WAN, Cloud Project Management
Strategic thinker, a coach, a facilitator, and an advocate of Technology, Energetic and innovative IT Project Manager, with 15 years of professional experience.
15 years' experience developing, implementing, and managing complex projects within time and budgetary constraints.
A highly skilled listener and communicator, able to assess client needs and convey necessary information with clarity and enthusiasm.
Excellence demonstrated through exceptional project management, analytical skills, strong business knowledge, creative solutions and effective communication.
Experience in budgeting resources, developing IT policies, Risk Management.
Leadership, Integrity, Communications
Posturing or Compliance & Threat Containment
Time Management, Communications & writing skills
Network Security
Network Management
Cloud Security Analytics
Cloud security and compliance
Cloud cost management
Proactively monitor and optimize cloud environments
Delivery, proactive assessments for operational excellence in cloud computing
SIEM, SAAS, collects and analyses
IT security controls and Governance testing based on ISTG-33
Threat defense and Risk analysis & Assessments
Significant experience in technical leadership and coaching roles.
Committed to personal, team and client satisfaction and success.
Professional Experience
Data Center/ Security Project Manager Jan 2023 to Jan 2025
Shaw Communications (Calgary, AB)
●Project Management Activities:
●As the lead PM I worked directly with SHAW to review vender RFI’s. these were based on one-to-one interview processes
●I was responsible for writing the Business case for the SHAW of Canada for best practices in the industry for FRS and deliver and option analysis forms.
●Regulate the internal Business processes necessary to monitor and direction of SHAW in the short term.
●Provide project management Operational Control processes for various technical design teams from Engineering and development.
●Responsible for the entire life Cycle of the project from Initiation to closure.
●Project tracking, intake and management processes which included the execution of strategic planning.
●Provided project management documentation in relation to project scheduling, risk management, resource management.
●Provided cloud security assessments which included policy guidelines
● Managed and documented scope changes to the schedule, budget and quality assurance
● Monitoring project team timesheet reporting for project accounting.
●Developed a heating mapping system which provided the ability to track risk management.
●Working alongside vendors for Procurement of SAAS procurement projects based on Azure and Cisco Nexus & Cisco Firepower firewalls.
●RFP development and reviews.
●Provided PowerPoint presentations
Products/Systems Used:
●Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
●Microsoft Project/Excel
●SharePoint
●Microsoft Azure
Data Center/ Security Project Manager Feb 2021 to Jan 2023
Accenture (Calgary, AB))
●Project Management Activities:
●As the lead PM I worked directly with SHAW to review vendor RFI’s. these were based on one-to-one interview processes
●Regulate the internal Business processes necessary to monitor and direction of SHAW in the short term.
●Provide project management Operational Control processes for various technical design teams from Engineering and Operations.
●Responsible for the entire life Cycle of the project from Initiation to closure.
●Project tracking, intake and management processes which included the execution of strategic planning.
●Provided project management documentation in relation to project scheduling, risk management, resource management.
●Provided cloud security assessments which included policy guidelines.
● Managed and documented scope changes to the schedule, budget and quality assurance
● Monitoring project team timesheet reporting for project accounting.
●Developed a heating mapping system which provided the ability to track risk management.
●Working alongside vendors for Procurement of SAAS procurement projects based on VOIP and Cisco Nexus & Cisco Firepower firewalls.
●RFP development and reviews.
●Provided PowerPoint presentations.
Products/Systems Used:
●Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
●Microsoft Project/Excel
●SharePoint
●Microsoft Azure
●Cisco UCS
●Cisco Nexus 7K,9K
●Cisco CUCM, CME
Data Center/ Security Project Manager June 2019 to Feb 2021
Citizenship, Immigration Canada (Ottawa)
●Project Management Activities:
●As the lead PM I worked directly with SHAW to review vendor RFI’s. these were based on one to one interview processes
●I was responsible for writing the Business case for the SHAW of Canada for best practices in the industry for FRS and delivery and option analysis forms.
●Regulate the internal Business processes necessary to monitor and direction of SHAW in the short term.
●Provide project management Operational Control processes for various technical design teams from Engineering and development.
●Responsible for the entire life Cycle of the project from Initiation to closure.
●Project tracking, intake and management processes which included the execution of strategic planning.
●Provided project management documentation in relation to project scheduling, risk management, resource management.
●Provided cloud security assessments which included policy guidelines
● Managed and documented scope changes to the schedule, budget and quality assurance
● Monitoring project team timesheet reporting for project accounting.
●Developed a heating mapping system which provided the ability to track risk management.
●Working alongside vendors for Procurement of SAAS procurement projects based on VOIP and Cisco Nexus & Cisco Firepower firewalls.
●RFP development and reviews.
●Provided PowerPoint presentations
Products/Systems Used:
●Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
●Microsoft Project/Excel
●SharePoint
●Microsoft Azure
●Cisco UCS
●Cisco Nexus 7K,9K
●Cisco CUCM, CME
●Cisco ASA FW & Firepower Platforms
Data Center project manager Jan 2020 to June 2021
SaskPower (Regina, SASK)
●Project Management Activities:
●Provide Project management Insurance of OCM activities based on business operations & resource related activities.
●Provided ITILv3 compliance standards for ITSM and Documentation.
●Project tracking and management processes, including budget management for the project.
●Provided Project Management for the deployment for the Cisco ASA which included project readiness and finalization. Developed Security processes for Security Group
●Configured Azure IaaS services (Vnets, Storage Accounts, Virtual Machines) Including PaaS services, Create and deploy ARM Templates, including Azure SQL (Elastic Pools & Data Warehousing) Storage Explorer.
●Developed Security processes for Security Group and Presentation within dashboard meetings to the PMO office which included process planning and control.
●Provided project management documentation in relation to project scheduling, framework on various projects, risk management, resource management, Intake processes.
●Provided planning, assessments, strategic control processes to achieve future OCM goals.
●Provided technical training and knowledge transfer of staff.
●Provided guidance and monitoring including evaluation to meet short term objectives and provided post-action evaluations.
●Performed GAP analysis for Cloud based security
●Managed multiple iteration projects
● Responsible for maintaining detailed budgeting, actuals and forecast numbers.
Products/Systems Used:
●Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
●Microsoft Project/Excel
●SharePoint
Senior Network/Security PM June 2018 to Jan 2020
Shared Services Canada (SHAW) (Ottawa, Canada)
●Project Management Activities:
●Review current Network/Security designs in both DC (Barrie & Gatineau), Provide technical design recommendations for the integration Cisco VoIP solution.
●Provide project Management of the various technical design teams from Engineering and Operations
●Provided ITILv3 compliance standards for ITSM.
●Provided project management for SHAW Security Auditors to successfully arrive at SHAW SA&S Security Controls.
●Developed Security processes for SA&A which is the Authority to Operate (ATO)
●Process planning and control for OCM which included Identification and diagnosis of present situation and state.
●Project Managed a team of 8 Project managers within engineering & Operations departments
●Provided project management documentation in relation to project scheduling, risk management, resource management, budgeting and gating.
●Provided planning, assessments and designed the intake process, worked on measurement of present state, analysis & deviation of the processes.
●Provided advice on the deployment and implementing technology processes within Shared Services Canada.
●Provided Planning and advice within the Change management processes
●Ensured day to day actions are consistent with established plans and objectives which derived from the management control systems.
●Provided ROAD Map analysis and PowerPoint presentations
●Products/Systems Used:
●Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
●SharePoint
●Microsoft Project/Excel
Languages Spoke:
Strong adaptability to learn foreign languages, rapid learning and strong cross-cultural communications skills in French and English.
6 years living overseas in Europe (Paris, Brussels, Munich) 1.5 years living in Riyad Saudi Arabia. Short term in the Ivory Coast of Africa.
Fluent Spoken & Written: French
Fluent Spoken & Written: English
Education:
Bachelor Of Computer Science (Electronics & Applied Computer Science) University Concordia (Montreal) – 1991.
Certifications:
I.CCIE – Routing & Switching Written
II.CCNP – Security Certified
III.CCNA – Voice Certified
IV.CCNP – Data Center UCS Certified
V.CCNA – Wireless Certified
VI.CISSP – Certified
VII.Prince II - Certified.
VIII.TOGAF - Certified.
IX.Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) 642-618, 300-206, 642-626 IPS Course(s)
X.VMware 6.4 – Design and Virtualization courses
XI.Palo Alto
XII.Microsoft – Azure (AZ-300,500,700,900 Courses)
XIII.Secure Architecture Design, Cloud Pen testing, Recon & Vulnerability Detection,
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