Red Hat - Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area since Dec 2012
IT/Facilities Project Manager
Dex One Corporation Aug 2007 - Dec 2012
ITS/Facilities Project Coordinator
American Systems Corporation Mar 2004 - Aug 2007
Project Analyst
US Army Mar 1983 - Feb 1987
Weapons Squad Leader
Education:
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University 2012 - 2014
Masters in Information Management, Concentration in Project Management
Marist College 2011 - 2012
Certificate, Data Center Associate: Operations and Process Management
Marist College 2008 - 2008
Certificate, Data Center Associate: Facilities Management
Fayetteville Technical Community College 2006 - 2007
Certificate, Cisco Networking Academy
East Carolina University 2004 - 2005
Graduate Certificate, Certified Network Professional
North Carolina Wesleyan 2000 - 2002
BS, Business Administration
Duke University 1999 - 2000
Graduate Certificate, Advanced Networking Technology
Skills:
Facilities Management Vendor Management Data Center Process Improvement Team Building Operations Management Payment Card Industry Compliance Disaster Recovery Disaster Response Connecting People Red Hat Linux LibreOffice
Interests:
•Stage Manager: Church Play "Buried Treasure" December 2009
•Church Mission to West Virginia (Marlinton, West Virginia) October 2009
•Hiked Appalachian Trail 1997 (GA - ME; Trail name: Easy8)
Honor & Awards:
Dex One Corporation:
•One Company - One Team Award 2012 - (VoIP and network refresh of district office - zero outages)
•Galaxy (Team) Award 2010 - (for Project Coordination of Vancouver Retail Solutions Center)
•Senior Leadership Award 2010 - (Data Center 150 kVa UPS implementation)
•Senior Leadership Award 2009
•Top Star Award Nomination 2009
•Galaxy Award Nomination 2007
Nortel Networks:
•Gold Pride Award Certificate 2000
•Silver Pride Award Certificate (qty 2) 2000
•Department Awarded Presidential Award of Merit 1998
•NORTEL Monetary “Spot” Awards (qty 14) 1995-1999
•Bell Canada Incorporated Monetary Award 1996
Certifications:
DCCA - Data Center University Associate, Prometric for American Power Conversion Comp/TIA Net +, Prometric for Comp/TIA DCSE - Dell Certified Systems Engineer, Dell Computer SSP-CNSA Stay Sharp Program - Computer and Network Security Awareness, SANS Institute DCP-SP – Avocent MergePoint Infrastructure, Emerson Network Power Exam
Red Hat via TEKSystems Raleigh-Durham, NC Dec 2012 to Mar 2014 IT/Facilities Project Manager and Critical Environment OperationsDex One Corporation
Jul 2007 to Dec 2012 IT/Facilities Technical Project CoordinatorAmerican Systems Corporation
Jul 2004 to Aug 2007 Network Project Coordinator
Education:
Carnegie Mellon Software Eng. Institute 2007 to 2011 Certificate in Department of Defense Information AssuranceMarist College Poughkeepsie, NY 2008 to 2008 Certificate in Data Center Facilities ManagementEast Carolina University Greenville, NC 2005 to 2005 Graduate Certificate in Network TechnologyNorth Carolina Wesleyan College Rocky Mount, NC May 2002 Bachelor of Science in Business AdministrationDuke University Durham, NC 2000 to 2000 Certificate in Advanced Network Technologies
Skills:
Conflict Resolution, Construction, Blue Prints, AutoCAD, Microsoft Visio, Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6.2 operating system, LibreOffice opensource office suite, Zimbra email and calendar tool, ARCHIBUS v.21.2 facilities management tool, AMAG Security Panel Software (Admin Level), ProjectLibre, Uplands Power Steering Project and Portfolio Management Software, Jive Mojo version 6.0.3 for project documentation, collaboration and clear, up-to-date communication, Microsoft OS XP sp3 and Windows 7 sp1, CA Clarity Project & Portfolio Manager, version 12.0.5.5350, Microsoft Project 2007, Microsoft Office Suite 2007, CA UniCenter Service Desk, version t11us17, CA Spectrum 9.2 H04, CA eHealth Suite 6.2, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Westchester Country Club Rye, NY Jun 2009 to Nov 2012 Golf ProfessionalUnited States Army Fort Bragg, NC Nov 2002 to Nov 2008 Special Forces Communication Sergeant
Education:
University of Connecticut Stamford, CT 2009 to 2012 MBA in Finance, MarketingUniversity of Connecticut Storrs, CT 1997 to 2001 BA in Economics
Skills:
Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon(2), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon(2), NATO Medal. Special Forces Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge, Military Freefall Jumpmaster, Parachutist Badge. Clearance Level: SECRET (Expires 2014)