Comprehensive experience leading large-scale information technology projects within some of the world’s leading technology firms, completing all projects on time, in budget, meeting corporate objectives. Advanced from technician to leadership role, because of natural ability to find practical solutions, by using leading-edge technology to automate a wide variety of business needs within an enterprise. Successful in streamlining operational efficiency, recognizing areas for improvement, implementing necessary changes to impact productivity and profitability. Articulate communicator and team leader, with track record for coaching and mentoring all associates in achieving their fullest potential in all project endeavors, and in recognizing their own contributions.
Sr. Consultant
Computer Consulting Services Corp.: Sun Microsystems, NJ Department of Labor
September 1997
to March 2002
- Worked closely with vendors who supplied packages for deployments.
- Enhanced security by implementing Windows 95 Systems Policies in domain with 2000 users, and upgraded to SMS 2.0, standardizing the login script language to KixTart.
- Collaborated with the executive team in setting IT strategies in both technical and user-friendly language.
- Configured tax department’s 300+ workstations to receive Tax-ReDesign updates; enabled SMS login scripts, created machine groups, and utilized SMS Installer 1.0. Dramatically reduced software deployment time.
- Created weekly SMS packages and jobs; upgraded entire SMS network; tested upgrade procedure for SMS 2.0; and deployed Internet Explorer 5.0.
- Installed and configured primary and secondary site servers; performance-tuned the SQL server for SMS; scheduled maintenance and automated backup procedures for SQL database. Installed and configured secondary site servers, with 120+ SMS network servers, 80 remote sites and 4000 workstations.
- Supervised and trained teams of 7-10 associates throughout multiple project stages, including interrelated projects for NJDOL’s Tax Department, Workers’ Compensation and Unemployment Insurance Divisions. Project Managed Y2K compliance for Wintel infrastructure of 100 NT servers and 4000 Windows 95 workstations.
- Prioritized tasks for the development if the SMS infrastructure as well as the maintenance of the infrastructure.
- As project leader, managed all architecture and deployment, staff training, and maintenance of Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) for the New Jersey Department of Labor’s (NJDOL) statewide infrastructure, impacting 120+ servers and 4000+ workstations across 80 remote sites.
- Lead SMS Design & Implementation Consultant- New Jersey Department of Labor (8/1998-3/2001)
