Vic Julius
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Credentials
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PMP
Project Management InstituteFeb, 2009- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Insurance Technologies is Now Hexure
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Project Manager
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2016 - Present
Oversee all activities associated with software development for different clients. Lead remote client meetings to identify and transform requirements and transform into software packaged deliveries for the client in collaboration with the in-house developers. Coordinate software upgrades while maintaining all systems to ensure smooth running of operations. Remotely manage end-to-end customers, strategic initiatives, and problem resolution throughout the United States. Oversee all activities associated with software development for different clients. Lead remote client meetings to identify and transform requirements and transform into software packaged deliveries for the client in collaboration with the in-house developers. Coordinate software upgrades while maintaining all systems to ensure smooth running of operations. Remotely manage end-to-end customers, strategic initiatives, and problem resolution throughout the United States.
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Senior Project Manager
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2015 - 2016
Oversaw the merger of Clydesdale and NAB financial systems.•Consistently delivered analysis, approach, expert planning, and execution to separate two systems.•Led a team of business analysts, technical architects, and testing services from both Clydesdale and NAB in order to create a demerger plan.•Collaborated with teams in Glasgow and London, including representatives from Melbourne, Australia. Oversaw the merger of Clydesdale and NAB financial systems.•Consistently delivered analysis, approach, expert planning, and execution to separate two systems.•Led a team of business analysts, technical architects, and testing services from both Clydesdale and NAB in order to create a demerger plan.•Collaborated with teams in Glasgow and London, including representatives from Melbourne, Australia.
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Senior Project Manager
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2014 - 2015
Streamlined the global migration from Windows XP to Windows 7, working with stakeholders in the UK, US, Europe and Asia Pacific for both applications and technology work streams.•Successfully coordinated the radical repositioning of project timescales and approach, to realign the project with evolving customer needs.•Deployed the SysTrack metering tool to discover desktop installed applications worldwide.•Arranged a factory packaging service for discovery validation, packaging, integration testing, UAT, exception processes and the monitoring, controlling and reporting of up to 1000 applications worldwide.•Installed the Configuration Management Solution, including ACP and HP staging sites.•Conceptualized a Windows 7 image and a tiered approach to application layering globally.•Chartered a data migration process for migrating user data and application settings from customer-existing Windows XP devices to the new Windows 7 devices.•Headed both the Technology and Application work streams, including functional business analysis.
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Senior Project Manager
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2013 - 2013
Orchestrated two data centers in an Active/Active configuration, containing a total of 4 VMware vSphere clusters per site.•Utilized the CloudSystem Matrix to perform IaaS offerings of RHEL, Windows, and ESXi.Senior Project Manager at TeliaSonera, Stockholm (remote and on-site) Orchestrated two data centers in an Active/Active configuration, containing a total of 4 VMware vSphere clusters per site.•Utilized the CloudSystem Matrix to perform IaaS offerings of RHEL, Windows, and ESXi.Senior Project Manager at TeliaSonera, Stockholm (remote and on-site)
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Senior Project Manager
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2012 - 2013
Managed the installation and commissioning of 14 3PAR storage arrays at 10 data centers in Sweden, Finland, Denmark.•Effective in the migration of about 4PB of data from 44 non-HP legacy storage arrays to new 3PAR storage arrays.•Enhanced the current and future storage capacity by 50%.•Condensed the financial and managerial burden of maintaining 4PB of business data stored on 41 aging storage arrays across three countries.•Migrated 1600 servers from this aging storage environment to a new storage architecture that would support TeliaSonera’s current and future data growth requirements.
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Senior Project Manager
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2012 - 2012
Led project managers who were involved in a global package migration from XP to Windows 7.•Engaged in preliminary planning for a move to Cloud-based computing, collaborating with both HP and Smiths technical consultants.•Actively held meetings with customers to aid them in understanding the best package for a VDI rollout. Led project managers who were involved in a global package migration from XP to Windows 7.•Engaged in preliminary planning for a move to Cloud-based computing, collaborating with both HP and Smiths technical consultants.•Actively held meetings with customers to aid them in understanding the best package for a VDI rollout.
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Senior Project Manager
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2010 - 2011
Oversaw the global migration from XP to Windows 7, collaborating with stakeholders in the UK, US, Europe, and Asia Pacific.•Successfully coordinated the radical repositioning of project timescales and approach to realign the project with ever-evolving customer needs.•Aided customers in making decisions to hold off their move to VDI until a later date when they would be better positioned to make the conversion. Oversaw the global migration from XP to Windows 7, collaborating with stakeholders in the UK, US, Europe, and Asia Pacific.•Successfully coordinated the radical repositioning of project timescales and approach to realign the project with ever-evolving customer needs.•Aided customers in making decisions to hold off their move to VDI until a later date when they would be better positioned to make the conversion.
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Senior Project Manager
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2009 - 2010
Continuously improved communications between HP and Morgan Stanley, both within the US and London, making necessary team changes to the VDI program.•Coordinated and enhanced the current BAU process using virtualization technology, which required on-site visits to develop strategies to move from the current packaging environment to VDI.•Spearheaded the move from MSI packaging to the virtualized delivery of the current packaged environment (including migration from XP to Windows 7), working with the UK-based engineering division.•Customized vendor offerings, stakeholders, escalation issues, and overall communications with the Morgan Stanley global management team.
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Senior Project Manager
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2009 - 2010
Coordinated with numerous stakeholders within Diageo to create a concerted global effort to progress the project.•Initiated the US phase of the global Windows application packaging migration project, which involved a significant amount of time-based in CT.•Implemented the London portion of the migration after the last phase of the successful US rollout.•Cooperated with Diageo global management to plan and implement the packing activities.•Evaluated valid escalation issues, stakeholders, risk, third party vendors, and Diageo contractors.
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Senior Project Manager
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2008 - 2009
Efficiently led the RBS AssetCenter upgrade, RBS and HP consultant teams, and customer-facing meetings. Efficiently led the RBS AssetCenter upgrade, RBS and HP consultant teams, and customer-facing meetings.
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Senior Project Manager
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2008 - 2008
Coordinated and managed a virtual team (UK, Europe, Canada, and the USA) to install a hardware server platform to host a new SAP installation and the upgrade of EVA storage firmware in the Toronto data centers. •Completed the installation of the Cadbury One Europe Integrity SAP for the Toronto data centers, including five separate pre-production SAP environments containing 15 different SAP instances, and four production clustered SAP environments, each with two SAP instances.•Forecasted the implementation and continual monitoring of virtual teams using the full HP project methodology.•Upgraded firmware on EVA storage units in the Toronto data centers. Application Migration Business Engagement Project Manager in the PMO at both Lloyds TSB and RWE (2007 – 2008)•Cooperated with the account team to re-staff HP project management and get the programme working and profitable. •Efficiently identified and scheduled project activities with all primary stakeholders.•Served as a liaison between customers, upper management, and HP project managers to establish strong communications and reporting structures.•Collaborated with project managers to set up project management plans and schedules, including risk analysis. Senior Project Manager Centrica PLC, Cadbury-Schweppes, Citigroup, Associated British Foods, and Merrill Lynch (2007)•Clarified virtualization through the use of VMware at customer facing workshops.•Handled customer-facing workshops and strategy meetings with clients and upper management.•Headed the big management for each engagement.
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Senior Project Manager
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Jan 2006 - Sep 2006
Pioneered and led a team of 10 technical consultants for the design and delivery of application integration and consolidation. •Executed the change management with customer stakeholders in NT4 to Windows 2003 application server design, migration, and delivery projects.•Established customer-facing workshops and strategy meetings.•Actively troubleshoot communication and reporting roadblocks, engaging with business owners for process resolution. Pioneered and led a team of 10 technical consultants for the design and delivery of application integration and consolidation. •Executed the change management with customer stakeholders in NT4 to Windows 2003 application server design, migration, and delivery projects.•Established customer-facing workshops and strategy meetings.•Actively troubleshoot communication and reporting roadblocks, engaging with business owners for process resolution.
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Senior Project Manager
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Jan 2004 - Jul 2005
(Server Application Migrations),; – 2005)•Oversaw a team of seven technical consultants responsible for the design and delivery of application integration and the consolidation of Windows 2003 and Citrix XPe. •Continuously handled the resolution of risk issues with customer stakeholders.•Facilitated customer-facing workshops to improve and build rapport with customers. (Server Application Migrations),; – 2005)•Oversaw a team of seven technical consultants responsible for the design and delivery of application integration and the consolidation of Windows 2003 and Citrix XPe. •Continuously handled the resolution of risk issues with customer stakeholders.•Facilitated customer-facing workshops to improve and build rapport with customers.
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Education
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Loyola College
Master of Engineering Science, Computer Engineering -
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University of Maryland
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics -
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University of Maryland
Bachelor of Art, Sociology
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