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DOnMEyers-Full-09

Location:
Lakwood Ranch, FL, 34202
Posted:
September 04, 2009

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Resume:

Donald Meyers, MBA

***** ********* ******* *********, ** 34202

941-***-****650-***-**** • *********@*********.***

Synopsis:

• (15 years industry exp) 7 years of IT supervisory experience managing up to (8 – 30) engineers & contract staff.

• 10 years project management multiple projects[w/WBS & change control procedures] and large budgets >$9M

• Designed and implemented architecture and network operations, data centers, web operations, accounting solutions and reporting solutions while managing projects, budgets, and personnel.

• Led, managed, and supported desktop, upgrades, and software licensing in multiple US & International locations.

• Developed and managed applications with SDLC methodologies including a Web based ASP.

• Extensive qualifications in all aspects of project life cycle, including initial feasibility analysis, conceptual design, implementation, user training and enhancement.

Additional experience and competencies include:

•ERP/CRM Software [Visual Manufacturing/Expandable] •E-Commerce Strategy, Planning and Dissolution

•Building IT Department and Dissolution •Windows Server 2008/2003/2000

•Marketing, Advertising & Web 2.0 •Contract and Procedure Management

•Distributed Applications SQL 2005/7 with IIS Web Servers •VMware 3.5 VI & Server

•Cisco Network Design and Implementation (Routing/Subnets) •Change Management/UAT

Technical Skills

Hardware: HP/Compaq/Dell/IBM, Ethernet, Token Ring, (3Com, Bay & Cisco Switches and routers), Cisco IOS, and Firewalls

Software: MS Project, Windows Server/Advance 2008, 2003, 2000, NT, VMware, Exchange server 5.5, 2000, 2003, 2007, Active Directory, ADS, IIS4/5/6/7, SQL 7/2000/2005, SQL Base, all MS Office versions including MS Access, MS Project, DHCP, DNS, Novell NDS, Netscape Fasttrack Server, Symantec Antivirus Enterprise & Corporate Ed, Client Security. GroupWise, ManageWise, Border Manager, and enterprise support software: Support Magic/Track-IT (Help Desk), Limited Sun Unix and Linux experience

Protocols: Netbui, TCP/IP, Nwlink, IPX, RIP, OSPF, BGP

Programming: HTML, ASP, Java, Jscript/Vbscript, some SQL, Rexx, C, Fortran, Cobol

Additional medial skills: Social Marketing (Facebook/Linkedin/Twitter), ad campaigns (internet and print), Google analytics, national trade show design and implementation, and online ecommerce shopping carts.

Certifications: CCNA 2002, MCSE 4, CNE

Masters of Business Administration • Technology Management • University of Phoenix Tampa FL Campus

Bachelors of Science in Business Administration • Dual Major in Management Information Systems and Operations Management • University of Arizona

Professional Experience

Abbott Diabetes Care / Synectics, Alameda, Ca April 2009 – May 2009

Sr. Systems Engineer - Contractor

• Responsible for maintaining the highest possible level of performance, security, and availability of the server infrastructure by properly maintaining the server infrastructure and all associated devices. Act in the capacity of Project Lead for server infrastructure related projects. Technical platform multiple locations involving Windows 2003/2008 IIS7/SQL 2005 servers, Symantec, GPO, User Accounts. AD, server security, and inter-departmental cooperation. Hands-on project and technical project operations roll.

San Mateo Transit District / Excell, San Carlos, Ca August 2007 – February 2009

Technical Operations Support Consultant – Contractor [SamTrans/Caltrain]

• Project and technical operations support including maintenance and upgrades of Dell and VM servers farm, 60 production servers, 500 user accounts. Active Directory in a multiple master environment for multiple locations. Responsibilities surrounding projects, applications and upgrades: AutoCAD, Primavera (P3 & P6), Expedition/Contract Manager, planning and execution of software releases, use of Track-it change management for helpdesk operations, peer review and change control for deployments and solution development, Terminal Server/Services for remote support and application use. GoTo meeting used for outside Vendor consultants coordination.

• Technical platform multiple locations involving Windows 2000/2003 IIS/SQL 2005 servers, GPO, DFS, User Accounts, Symantec AntiVirus, VMware ESX/ESXi, Host Monitor, Dell OpenManage. Implemented test servers, functional testing, scripts, Sybase/SQL database management, Oracle 9/10 ODBC/Client connections, AD, server security, and inter-departmental cooperation. Hands-on project and technical project operations roll.

Wells Fargo / LineBeyond, San Francisco Ca March 2007 – July 2007

Project Manager for Implementation & Technology – Contractor

• Responsible for coordination and completion of multiple projects including an exchange 2003 upgrade across three states and two data centers (Email Stabilization $9M Pilot, 30 servers, 3 SANs, 165K accounts). Perform a variety of tasks including setting deadlines, defining project acceptance criteria, assigning responsibilities, monitoring, summarizing, reporting, presenting, project reports, communication (email) records, design technical specifications, writing functional test plans, security plans and requirements, meeting agendas, minutes, status reports, creating WBS structures, process flow diagramming, escalation of issues, budget constraints and overall progress of the project.

• Technical architecture for projects involved HP DL585, Netapp SAN, MS Exchange 2000/2003, DNS, DDNS, WINS, lab environments, development and quality assurance, and change request for the production environment. Project exposure to software packages: Voltage, Hypersoft, Altiris, GoExchange, HP OpenView.

Microsoft / ITC Infotech, Mountain View Ca July 2006 – March 2007

Sr. Software/Systems Engineer - Contractor

• Operational support of Hotmail Operations servers for the mail, front end application and backend teams.

• Responsible for Windows 2003 servers OS management (350 servers [1000+ in all]), change based operations, writing scripts, patch deployment, installation of WSUS servers, functional testing, inter-departmental cooperation on a large 1000+ server farm. Participated in operational process enhancements and maintenance and working with database team on SQL active/passive servers. Terminal Services for remote support, in addition to psexec and ADS.

• Software releases, change management, deployments, and solution development within Hotmail operations.

Independent Consultant, Bradenton FL November 2005 – February 2006

Information Technology Management Project Consultant

• As a contract consultant to install a small data center involving recommendations, design and implementation of infrastructure on LinkSys utilizing Frame Forwarding on Dell Servers configured with Windows 2003, AD and router security, SQL 2003, MS Exchange Enterprise 2003/IGETMail Gateway and an IIS 6 web redirect server between Canadian operations and US operations for WebPass application.

Sarasota County Property Appraiser, Sarasota FL January 2003-November 2005

Information Technology Department Head – Supervisor/Project Lead

• Develop, execute, and support all IS and operations for this government body which is charged with maintaining property records valued over 3 billion dollars.

• Planned personnel, organizational strategy and recommendations to meet with new reduced budget requirements.

• Full accountability for the overall support and strategy of technology acquisition and integration required to process more that 270,000 property records.

• Developed team knowledge to include Intranet and Internet application development by creating on-line application systems for an on-line employment application process, Homestead application process, and a customer service phone call tracking applications.

• Increased reliability for data transfers between the Intranet, Internet, and Appraisal system by redeveloping stored procedures for data push/pull.

• Modernize IS capabilities effectively increasing corporate reliability by a factor of 2.

• Authorized and managed the implementation of data-retention to maximize state law Sunshine requirements.

• Deployed upgrades, support, and operations of Windows 2000 and IIS 5 Server.

• Developed on-line application systems for an on-line employment application process, Homestead application process, and a customer service phone call tracking applications.

IT Management Consultant/Engineer, Sarasota, FL November 2000-December 2002

Contractor

• Contract consultant for network operations of large to small data centers involving infrastructure design, project management[WBS MS Project], email system design, recommendations, and support. Clients include:

• Charlotte County’s Board of Commissioners new WAN data center consists of local and remote locations, large scale network consisting of NT 2000, NT4, and Netware 4.x, (ADS/NDS - DNS/DHCP, PeopleSoft, FireHouse, Groupwise 5.5/Raptor Firewall, GPO, Support Magic). (800+ users/25 servers) Involving protocols of IPX & IP addressing, RIP/OSPF Cisco IOS.

• Copytalk Evaluate telecommunication system for a local startup and managed 3 people.

• Smiths Aerospace, DHCP Cisco Implementation, Network administration 2000 Server and Novell Netware, AD/Router security, Backup Exec, Tripplite administration.

Elcotel Inc., Sarasota FL October 1999-November 2000

Information Technology Director

• Hired to implement the corporate IT organization plan under downsizing conditions, utilizing TQM, with a rapid declining market for this 3-state $60 million manufacturer of payphone and payphone systems.

• Multiple locations, FL & Va. 300+ workstations, 300+ personnel

• Hired and Directed IT FTE staff of 6 (with contractors 8), with budgetary and all corporate systems and applications responsibility. Reported to CFO.

• Played a major role in the successful resolution of Deloitte & Touche’s “no confidence” for the ERP and accounting systems. By the creation and implementation of a cost effective accounting and operations reporting solution, through an extensive analysis of software alternatives including MySAP (outsourcing alternatives), Oracle, or current vendors’ solution.

• Successfully resolved a Microsoft Software Audit challenge with minimal software purchases by having implemented a system of proper licensing management.

• Successfully converted all ERP, and internal applications to be Y2K compliant after receiving a 2-week notice before year-end that internal applications connected to the ERP were failing testing.

• Changed corporate policy issues by creating a written strategic plan, outlining policies, procedures and priorities.

• Environment switched Ethernet 10/100, Cisco IOS and 3COM routers, server security, web security, database and router security, 20 NT 4 & 2000 servers, not including test servers, but including Exchange 5.5 w/ Web Access & EDI System, Corporate IIS 4 Web Server & Intranet, MS SQL 7/SQLbase, MS Access, ERP (Visual Manufacturing), ADP, Raptor Firewall 6/6.5 & VPN, WINS, DHCP, DNS, Arcserve for backup, and network documentation using Visio diagrams.

3Com w/ Oxford & Associates, Santa Clara Ca July 1998 – October 1999

Network Test Engineer/W2 - Contractor

• Responsible for Testing of network Ethernet and token ring adapter cards product line, reporting finding through a Lotus Notes bug database

• Worked on developing test strategies for improving reliability on new and existing products

• Responsible for test plans development & execution.

• Used test equipment necessary to uncover problems (sniffer) & software (CCTEST etc).

• Used protocols TCP/IP, Netbui, Nwlink, IPX/SPX for testing purposes under NT and Netware.

Identix Inc, Sunnyvale Ca July 1997 - November 1998

IT Manager/Network Engineer

• Supervise one Technician, supported 150 users, 100+ PCs, two locations, US and Australia

• Creating capital budgets and operational budgets as well as presented these budgets

• Created documentation of the Network Design & Plan, standardized, and audited software licensing.

• Supported “Expandable MRP” – SQL maintenance & Rexx programming.

• Major Projects include an implementation of switched 100 Ethernet under TCP/IP. Installed Internet connectivity consisting of an Ascend pipeline 130, a Firewall in combination with Novell’s IPX/IP Gateway and 3Com Transcend Network Management w/ HP OpenView. Successfully integrated Netware and NT Servers investigated and distributed nationally HR personnel review software, successfully upgraded from Netware 3.12 to 4.11, including the conversion to Web Access/GroupWise from Pegasus Mail.

• Responsible for maintenance and support of Network Operations for entire Novell 4.11/Groupwise 5.1 production servers including support for the engineering development teams.

• Environment under NT 4.0, OS 2 Warp, and Windows 3.1/3.11, Server and desktop security.

Additional Experience:

State of Nevada/Governor Office

Network Administrator Carson City NV June 1996 - July 1997

Silver Legacy Resort Casino

Network Specialist/Manager Reno NV February 1995 - June 1996

Infrastructure/department development 24x7x365 operational requirements

Home Entertainment Carson City NV February 1993 – Feb 1995

Manager

Walsh America-PDS

Programmer Analyst & Network Technician Scottsdale AZ June 1990 - December 1992

Legislative Consultant Sarasota FL Founded January 2004



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