I.T. Network Infrastructure Senior Management

Wes Beighley

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SENIOR MANAGER

Results driven, senior level IT manager with 20 years of experience in infrastructure design, deployment and support for large heterogeneous environments. Extensive qualifications in management, technology, and complex project development. Excellent problem-solving, supervisory, and interpersonal skills with a high degree of initiative and decision-making abilities. Extensive experience with telecommunication solutions, resource planning, and enterprise-wide networks. Proven proficiency in matching information technologies to business needs. Skills include:

 Telecommunication Management

 I.T. Infrastructure Management

 Strategy & Architect Management

 New Technology Management

 Project Management

 Vendor Management

 System Integration

 Software Selection/Testing

 Resource Management

 System Analysis

 Project Cost Estimation

 Executive Level Presentations

 Business Process Design

 Contract Negotiations

 Disaster Recovery

 Personnel Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. (Disney Account), Burbank, CA 2005 - 2009

Fortune 500 company supporting client I.T. outsourcing operations in more than 100 countries.

Senior Manager, Global Network Engineering/Strategy & Architect

Led the operation and strategy of the Disney Global Network support team with responsibilities for project development, network operations and SLA support for over 5000 devices globally 24x7.

 Successfully transitioned telecommunication support from an internally managed function at Disney to an outsourced service in an aggressive 6 month timeline

 Hired, trained and developed new team from ground up, maintained morale throughout challenging periods requiring extra tasks from limited number of employees

 Established key role in Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance effort, developing policies for technical controls and audit procedures for environment management

 Managed $15M budgets and created cost savings trade-in program reducing budget by 5%

 Brought uptime to 99.99%+ with network monitoring tools and training for Help Desk and engineering teams

 Deployed a new Cisco MPLS (Multiprotocol Layered Switching) network giving clients more bandwidth at lower costs and saving over $1.2M annually

 Implemented Riverbed network acceleration technology to improve application performance and decrease annual network costs globally by over $1M annually

 Created and managed new contracts with NCR & Hughes to cover Disney telecom from a global perspective to meet Service Level Agreements

 Deployed and supported $32M Cisco VoIP solution for over 10,000 customers allowing reduced operating costs and global unified communications

 Saved over $500K in annual travel and phone expenses by managing the Quality of Service & Multicast deployment to 1000 devices globally to support Voice over IP and High Definition Video conferencing

 Created a virtual Network Technical Leadership Team to provide a central location for collaboration which reduced duplication of efforts and increased efficiencies

The Walt Disney Company, Burbank, CA 1996 - 2005

Manager, Network Engineering West

Disney World Wide Services 2002 - 2005

Managed the operations of the local and metropolitan network technical support group for the Burbank/Glendale region and remote business unit sites covering 1500 devices 24x7.

 Created and developed several new departments from disparate functioning groups as part of new I.T. shared services transformations to help reduce overall I.T. expenses by 20%

 Navigated cultural barriers to build consensus throughout executive and internal teams for new team; resolved varying levels of telecom support affecting access to routine services

 Enhanced reliability and stability by developing new SLA standards issued to network operations and vendors improving customer satisfaction by 9%

 Managed $4M budgets, forecasts, and all staffing functions reducing costs by $500k annually during Cisco End-Of-Life upgrades

 Implemented a departmental resource pool to meet shifting business requirements and to reduce annual head count expenses by 10%

Manager, New Technology Development & Capacity Planning

Disney Consumer Products (DCP) 2000 - 2002

Directed the alignment of new technologies with business initiatives and applications. Managed the Wide Area Networks for store operations worldwide covering 500 remote locations.

 Represented Consumer Product’s Global Leadership Team and reduced duplication of efforts within business units by 100%

 Managed global I.T. data center centralization by implementing AD, SAN and Exchange technologies

 Provided a key role in the development of a Disaster Recovery and redundancy plan

 Developed methodology and matrix management approach for the evaluation and implementation of new technologies to help lower I.T. costs

 Headed DCP in The Walt Disney Company Security Team to ensure company assets are protected

Manager, Information Technology

The Disney Store (TDS) 1996 - 1999

Managed the corporate infrastructure to support local and remote store systems for 500 sites.

 Managed staff to provide OS/hardware support for I.T. infrastructure 24x7

 Planned, forecasted and managed $6M expense and capital budget

 Designed, managed and implemented a new infrastructure to support a 1.3 million square foot distribution center for a $900M retail operations

 Delivered the upgrade of 1000 desktops globally using software distribution tools to lower the annual cost of ownership by 50%

 Led the store intranet project with the implementation of 30 servers and 450 desktops throughout North America to help with store efficiencies

Victoria’s Secret (Limited Division) - Columbus, Ohio 1992 - 1996

PC LAN Supervisor

Managed the corporate office I.T. infrastructure and distribution center for 500 users.

 Supervised staff to provide OS/hardware support for I.T. infrastructure 24x7

EDUCATION

 Applied Science Degree in Engineering, DeVry Institute Of Technology, Columbus OH

 CNE, MCSE, Greenbelt Six Sigma, Various Project & Management courses

References available upon request

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