ITIL certified information technology professional with over 12 years of experience in corporate IT. Expertise in infrastructure, hardware, and applications; designing and building IT systems, computer rooms, storage area networks, and networks. Proven ability to integrate various IT disciplines into cohesive, high-performing teams. Experienced project manager capable of bringing in large-scale IT projects on time and within budget. Experienced IT Director/Manager with over 10 years of management experience in a corporate environment.

• Designed and implemented IT infrastructure in support of 2 factories and an administrative headquarters totaling over 200,000 square feet. Project moved from dirt to production in just under 8 months. SCHOTT Solar Inc.
• Managed the splitting of SCHOTT Solar Inc. into two separate companies including splitting the SAP company code and optimizing SAP for the Photovoltaic factory. SCHOTT Solar Inc.
• Implemented one of the first NetApp GX clusters in the country. Commercial Data Systems Inc.
• Built out 11 new facilities including 2 new computer rooms and 2 out-of-state service centers in a start up environment over a six year period. Eclipse Aviation Inc.
• Implemented the full suite of Computer Associates (CA) products - using ITIL principles. Eclipse Aviation Inc.

• Maintain existing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 environment - 3 backend servers and a frontend server.
• Design, plan, and implement new Exchange 2010 environment on a multi-site VMWare ESX cluster.
• Perform backup and archival of all business-critical Summit information using IBM Tivoli Systems Manager.
• Provide direction to other Administrators on the team; make decisions and take action to help ensure the stability of Summit's network infrastructure.

Selected Accomplishments

• Upgrade and transition Exchange 2003 environment to virtualized Exchange 2010 environment.
• Upgrade of Tivoli Storage Manager from 5.4 to 6.2; upgrade of LTO-3 tape library to LTO-5 library.

• Direct all areas of an enterprise-class IT environment: three computer rooms, a large multi-site storage area network (SAN), and a large multi-site network (LAN/WAN) supporting seven facilities in three states.
• Manage direct employees, contractors, and consultants in support of SAP, Siemens TeamCenter/UG, IBM RATIONAL, VMWare ESX, and Microsoft software (Server, Exchange, SharePoint, and Project).
• Administer a large Hitachi (HDS) and McData SAN - 3 storage systems and 2 director SAN switches.
• Develop and implement key strategies as a senior member of the Business Operations team.

Selected Accomplishments

• Recovered from the loss of the primary core switch resulting from a power outage - replaced the core switch with temporary switches and then implemented a new core switch using a Cisco 4507R.
• When a power outage caused major storage and Veritas Cluster problems with the primary Exchange/MS SQL cluster - restored functionality in a timely manner without significant impact to the business.

• Direct all areas of IT, including desktop support, systems administration, network administration, applications, and telecommunications.
• Serve as IT project manager to build two factories and an administrative headquarters; and other projects.
• Serve as network administrator for a large, campus-wide network (2 MDFs and 7 IDFS).
• Coordinate activities between the local site, SCHOTT America's Central IT (CIT), and CIT Germany.

Selected Accomplishments

• Built a high-functioning team of direct employees, temps, contractors, and vendors to support the build-out of IT infrastructure for 2 factories and a corporate headquarters.
• Managed the roll-out of SAP: coordination with CIT, local account creation, and local training activities.
• Installed routers and switches to support the transition of SCHOTT AG global WAN support providers.

• Contracted to Sandia National Labs (U.S. Department of Energy).
• Served as administrator for a large multi-petabyte storage area network (SAN) as part of the Engineering Services and High Performance Computing (ESHPC) team.
• Performed general systems administration on high performance Linux/Unix workstations and servers.

Selected Accomplishments

• Implemented a 4-node NetApp GX cluster for production "home" directories.
• Designed and implemented an upgraded Brocade SAN infrastructure using DCX Backbone switches.

• Direct day-to-day operations and service delivery to customers; ensuring high levels of customer support.
• Manage a team comprised of both direct and contract consultants supporting customers throughout the state.
• Work with the Director of Sales to visit potential customers and increase sales to existing customers.

Selected Accomplishments

• Designed a Filemaker database - New Mexico State Department of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons.
• Wrote XLST files to translate Filemaker database information for XML submittals.
• Assisted in the negotiation and sale of InfoTech Support to another small IT consulting company.

• Direct all aspects of Information Technology including personnel, systems, and infrastructure management; tactical and strategic planning; and budgeting.
• Coordinate with other MIS managers to ensure continuous service availability for business critical applications, including SAP, Siemens Engineering, Microsoft and various other enterprise-class applications.
• Implemented key corporate strategies as a member of the corporate execution team.

Selected Accomplishments

• Designed and implemented a multi-datacenter infrastructure in support of business critical applications.
• Designed and implemented a large multi-site storage area network (SAN).
• Implemented the full suite of Microsoft products: Office, Project, SharePoint, and Infopath.
• Managed a server consolidation project using IBM blade servers and VMWare ESX server.

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2 Implementation and Administration - Mar 2011.
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v3 Foundations Certification - Aug 2010.
• B.S. in Business / Information Systems. University of Phoenix. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• A.A. in Accounting. Tyler Junior College. Tyler, Texas.
  
  

Soft skills include building IT infrastructure in a start-up/turn around environment, growing IT teams/capability as a company grows, and matching IT to business requirements. I can work effectively with various organizations and various levels of management in an organization. I believe strongly in personal/professional development, both for my employees and myself. I am highly organized with solid systems in place for managing my work and the work of others.

My technical skills center on Storage, Virtualization, and general Systems Administration/Engineering, including most recently Tivoli Storage Manager, Exchange 2010, Windows Server 2003/2008, and VMWare ESX. I have a lot of experience administering systems across multiple sites and computer rooms/data centers. I am especially skilled at designing IT systems to fulfill business requirements, working with various organizations to implement that design, and adjusting the design as necessary as requirements evolve/change.


NetApp storage systems (GX) - Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) storage systems (9900 & 9500) - McData switches (6140, 6064, 4500, 1620) - Brocade switches (DCX Backbone) - Veritas Netbackup, Command Central Server (CCS), Virtual Volume Replicator (VVR), Volume Manager (VM) - Legato/EMC Networker - IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)


HP servers (DL), racks, and keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) devices - IBM servers (x-Series & Blades) - Microsoft Windows Server, Exchange Server, Sharepoint Server, Project Server, Active Directory/domain server, file servers and print servers - Lotus Notes - Linux (various flavors - Redhat, Ubuntu, and SUSE) - Unix (various flavors - Mac OS X, HP UX, AIX, & Solaris) - VMWare ESX and workstation - CA Unicenter, Service Desk Plus, Software Delivery - Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) - Apache - MySQL - PHP - Wordpress - Wiki


Cisco switches, routers, and firewalls - Foundry switches - F5 Big IP devices - Leviton network cabling products - Superior-Essex network cabling products - Mohawk network cabling products


Siemen's digital phone system (Hi-Path), voice over IP (VOIP), unified messaging, and active call direction (ACD) - Cisco VOIP and unified messaging - Ericson VOIP and unified messaging - Verizon wireless cellular services - AT&T wireless cellular services - Verizon telecommunications services, Time Warner Telecom telecommunications services, and QWest telecommunications services


HP laptops, desktops, and workstations - IBM laptops, desktops, and workstations - Sony laptops - Dell laptops and desktops - Microsoft Office, Project, Visio, OneNote, and InfoPath - Adobe CS, Acrobat, and Reader - SAP - Unigraphics UGS and Teamcenter - Cisco Security Agent (CSA) - Symantec Antivirus - Websense - ContentCatcher - CA Anti-virus


Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) development.


Google Apps - Dropbox - Evernote - Springpad