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Objectives

IT Manager / Director position within 50 miles of the San Francisco bay area

Skills

  • Project Management

    Advanced
    Years of Experience: 13 years
    • Managing multiple
    • complex international projects simultaneously.
  • Lotus Domino Administration

    Advanced
    Years of Experience: 15 years
    • Administration of multiple servers in an international environment. Utilising both Linux and Windows
  • Lotus Domino/Notes Application Development

    Advanced
    Years of Experience: 14 years
    • Development of Web and Client based international applications
  • Network Management

    Intermediate
    Years of Experience: 10 years
    • Managing Windows environments using Cisco and other routers and switches. Also maintaining Linux ser
  • MS Exchange

    Intermediate
    Years of Experience: 1 year
    • Transitioning from Domino to Exchange. Maintaining an international Exchange environment
  • IT business strategy

    Advanced
    Years of Experience: 12 years
    • Planning long
    • medium and short term IT strategy to meet business requirements.
  • Process Improvement

    Advanced
    Years of Experience: 12 years

Work Experience

  • IT Manager

    2002 April - 2006 June
    De Beers
    New York, New York, United States

    Planned and sourced staff for structured cabling installation. Planned and sourced external telecommunications system. Project managed relocation of office with minimum impact. Sourced and managed implementation of new IP telephony system.

    Promoted and transferred to US in 2005 from UK to project manage opening of first company store in US. Planned and sourced data and voice telecommunications cabling. Planned and implemented VoIP telephone system. Ensured timely availability of required IT infrastructure.

    Projects:

    • Office relocation
      Executed transition to non-managed offices for De Beers, with only one day productivity loss. De Beers USA start-up was utilizing fully-managed offices at high cost. Company proposed migration to non-managed offices. Developed networking and systems integration plan to meet tight deadline with minimum business interruption. Completed project in less than eight weeks and under budget. Avoided significant business down-time
  • IT Manager

    1999 January - 2002 February
    NCI Resources Ltd.
    Fareham, Southern, United Kingdom

    Overall responsibility for network/computer availability, installation and maintenance of core Lotus Notes system, administration and maintenance of multiple server systems and network infrastructure. Implemented new telecom system and monitored ROI against contract proposal.

    Achievements:

    • Re-engineered telephone system for NCI Resources, saving 60% on recurring costs. Company experienced large volume of telephone use while working with limited budget. Evaluated options for maintaining existing functionality, and added state-of-the-art enhancements. Selected new system utilizing least-cost routing. Recovered installation expense in nine months. Significantly reduced recurring costs on largest budget expense line item.
  • Senior Consultant

    1996 January - 1998 December
    TMB Computer Services Ltd.
    Nutbourne, Southern, United Kingdom

    Lotus Notes and Microsoft Access consultant. Developed IT solutions based on client requirements. Managed installation projects to deliver on time and on budget.

    Achievements:

    • Implemented system configuration for client, local UK government, providing updated capabilities. Local government sought to use Lotus Fax Server and ISDN connection to provide desktop fax capabilities on disparate systems for all employees. Led team that included product manufacturers to configure employee desktops. Deployed desktop faxing to every employee. Recognized by Lotus for a first-ever successful set-up configuration.

Academic Background

  • Associate Degree

    Southdowns
    Petaluma, California, United States
    Major: Pure Mathematics with Statistics

Reference

Alyce Alston

CEO
De Beers
mobile Phone 212 751 2002
Email aalston@debeerslv.com
New York

Clive O'Flynn

Director
COF Associates
mobile Phone +44 7860 112468
Email clive@cofassociates.com
London