Experience

Dine Brands Global

• United States
• Restaurants
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Infrastructure Project Manager / Infrastructure Manager

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Zuma Engineering & Research

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineer and Project Manager

  • May 2020 - Jun 2021

   Supply remote and onsite support to Zuma’s MSP Clients  Project and Implementation IT Project management  Managing IT infrastructure  Network Management (WAN / LAN)  Microsoft Office 365 and Azure Account Management  Systems Administration  Managing software inventories  Offering technical support to staff  Managing user access accounts on clients’ systems  Video Conferencing Platforms rollouts (Zoom Healthcare (Telehealth), MS Teams, Etc.)  Integrate on-premises Active Directory domains with Azure Active Directory  Implemented Microsoft Remote Desktop services for Remote Virtual Desktop (VDI) Access INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEADER CAREER SUMMARY  Firewall Migration (VPN, SD-WAN Configuration)  Wi-Fi Design implementation and Migration  VoIP Migration (Avaya, ShoreTel/Mitel)  Adding cybersecurity hardening to IT Infrastructure  CARF Accreditation/Audit IT Certification (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities)  HHS HIPPA Accreditation/Remediation and various other responsibilities Show less



Cedars-Sinai

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Information Technology Infrastructure Manager

  • Jun 2017 - May 2020

  The management of the CS-MDRH Operational Support teams (Desktop team, Clinical Support team and Application / Engineering support team) The management of the CS-MDRH Operational Support teams (Desktop team, Clinical Supportteam and Application / Engineering support team) and Coordination with my EIS Infrastructure counterparts (Desktop, Network, Voice, Video, Application and Server Support) Point person for EIS coordination for CS-MDRH Hospital Replacement Project (Architects, Engineering, Administration, and EIS)  Designed and coordinated infrastructure (Networking) construction efforts to create dual redundant access to the main Hospital Site. This to support the present facilities as well the new Hospital facility without future redesign.  Collaborated with Department heads and Hospital integrators to determine EIS equipment need and budgetary estimates for entire new hospital facilities.  Weekly collaboration meetings with the Architects and Engineering to achieve EIS needs in new building construction (MPOE, DEMARC, IDFs, MDF, WIFI and DAS considerations, Wiring Path optimal placements, etc.). Project Management of Support teams:  3-year IT Budget Migration and Consolidation Project  CS-MDRH IT point person for The Joint Commission (accreditation and certification) Audit Process (HIPPA)  CS-MDRH Pharmacy IT Construction Build and Certification  Hospital wide VoIP implementation (cisco Call manager)  Dark Fiber Design modification and redesign, to support Datacenter and Disaster recovery design.  Medical Group & Urgent Care Office opening (Ground up EIS build out) Computers,  New Hospital Application and Modality testing and configuration (Clinical and Ambulatory)  CS-MDRH Datacenter Based Exchange to Office 365 Migration (1000+ users migrated)  Windows 10 upgrade enterprise wide  Windows Server 2003/2008 Remediation (300+ Application servers and Modalities)  Application platform Migration from On-Prem DC to AWS and Azure  Datacenter Migration Show less



Robert Half

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • Sep 2016 - May 2017

  Project manager  GlobeOne /Meed AWS Initial production Environment roll out.  Designed and implemented Meeds International (hosted) call center (Vietnamese, French, Spanish, and English) for Client Bank Help Desk  GO Dashboard App role out. System Administrator Enterprise Application  Citrix ShareFile,  Atlassian JIRA and Confluence,  Okta (SSO),  Office365  Zendesk Project manager  GlobeOne /Meed AWS Initial production Environment roll out.  Designed and implemented Meeds International (hosted) call center (Vietnamese, French, Spanish, and English) for Client Bank Help Desk  GO Dashboard App role out. System Administrator Enterprise Application  Citrix ShareFile,  Atlassian JIRA and Confluence,  Okta (SSO),  Office365  Zendesk



ONE+K

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Information Technology

  • Feb 2014 - Sep 2016

  Orchestrate expansive and complex operations to complete design, implementation, and management of company’s enterprise infrastructure, consisting of servers, networking equipment and employee workstations. • Performed an extensive overhaul in the redesign and implementation of VMware infrastructure, Data and Voice networks, and virtual storage Network technologies. • Spearheaded a full Active Directory enterprise rollout. • Hold full responsibility for SAS account management. • Ensure full compliance through implementation of robust Studio Security requirements and conducting comprehensive audits. • Manage and maintain the ShoreTel VoIP communication system. Show less



Alcoholism Center For Women

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Consultant

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2014

  I oversaw and managed all IT operations and enterprise infrastructure architecture. I devised, developed, and implemented virtualization strategy, in addition to server/storage consolidation initiative. I led the design and implementation operations of hosted the VoIP system and Exchange. I served as Project Manager in the Data (LAN) wiring project, consisting of 15 offices. I successfully negotiated nonprofit pricing arrangement with hardware and software vendors, and government agencies. I also strategically configured Citrix XenServer/XenDesktop virtual desktop proof of concept. Show less



AbilityFirst

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Information Technology

  • Jan 2008 - Nov 2013

  Responsible for all IT Operations, IT Sourcing and Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture. The functions within my responsibility include: Technology Strategic Planning, Capacity Planning, Infrastructure Architecture, Design and Development, IT Project Management, Outsource Service Provider management, and Application Support. • Virtualization strategy and server/Storage consolidation initiative • Design/ Implementation Hosted (cloud) VoIP System (Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution) • Design/ Implementation Hosted (cloud) Exchange (Office 365/BPOS) • MS Lync 2013/2010 Implementation • Data (LAN) Wiring Project (15 Offices) • MPLS WAN design and implementation (including Hosted Data centers) • Configure Citrix XenServer/XenDesktop Virtual Desktop infrastructure Proof of Concept. • Negotiated Non-Profit Pricing arrangements with Hardware, Software Vendors and Governmental agencies. Show less



Robert Half

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Consultant

  • Apr 2007 - Dec 2007

  Consultant brought in to clean up the companies exchange 2003 mailboxes and Active directory. Initiated an audit of the companies Active Directory, Exchange (2003) mailboxes, and VPN database to cleanup old users and standardize account information. Stabilized and eventually rebuilt their backup server architecture (Veritas based). Initiated the cleanup and destruction of old servers, PC’s and Laptops. (This included Hard disk remove and destruction). Designed and implemented a standard configuration for all laptops which included domain integration and offline folder copying. Worked with IT staff to install and configure open source help desk system. Show less



Orbital ATK

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Information Technology

  • Nov 2004 - Mar 2007

  Managed and supported all IT equipment purchases and upgrades for this $30M Research & Development (R&D) organization. • Oversaw all It and telephony upgrades. • Served as Communication Security (COMSEC) Manager for location and Backup COMSEC Manager for other locations. • Completed all staffing, asset management, and financial reporting needs for 10 locations. • Directed successful migration from old Mission Research model to standard ATK corporate computing model with 2,000+ users. Show less



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager / Senior I/T Architect – Systems Integration

  • Feb 2002 - Mar 2003

  Orchestrated expansive operations with a cross-functional team of 30 over 25 regional offices across the country. • Planned and oversaw conversion of PacifiCare’s 7-region IS support structure into one unified support organization for IBM. • Devised, established, and facilitated Data Center Operational setup, including creation and oversight of brand new Command Center operations group. • Successfully completed data center operational setup, including creation/management of a new command center operations group in St. Louis. • Served as the Technical Design and Implementation Lead for IBM/PacifiCare Data Center re-location, overseeing and managing design, acquisition, and technical move/migration plans for all WINtel server-based applications and servers. • Held full hands-on responsibility for all O/S Builds and Microsoft application installations. • Designed, implemented, and migrated 6 production SQL server clusters from old to new hardware. Show less



Medical Device and Health Industry

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager / IS Consultant

  • Apr 1994 - Jan 2002

  Rapidly climbed corporate ladder through various technical positions to reach managerial positing. Latest responsibilities included maintaining 24/7 operational workflow with a team of 20+. • Spearheaded implementation of Microsoft SMS and MOM. • Consistently maintained 24/7 uptime and balanced staff coverage across regional offices. • Functioned as Technical Lead on Windows 2000 Server and Architecture Design Teams. • Technical Lead on Active Directory conversion project, overseeing design and installation of 25TB, fibre channel-based, Storage Area Network (SAN) and fibre Channel-based backup architecture. • Project/Technical lead for Alpha/Intel swap out, involving replacement of 200+ Alpha servers for Intel-based systems. • Successfully migrated 3,500+ users from an acquired company’s e-mail system into standard PacifiCare e-mail architecture. • Led design and implementation of 20+ WinNT and Win2000 clusters. Show less