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Rachel Blair
Email: blairrachel@ymail.com
Summary of Qualifications
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Strategic
and Operational Infrastructure Manager
and Information Technology professional with 12+ years of experience in
executing IT infrastructure, application development and compliance initiatives
with IBM-GTS, EMC-Accenture and Unisys.
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Solution
architect expertise on storage (EMC/IBM/HP), network (Cisco, F5) and virtualization
products (VMware, Citrix Xen and Microsoft Hyper-V) and security (Symantec,
McAfee) with complex environments.
·
Performed
technical assessments on IT infrastructures to identify areas to improve
efficiencies and reduce cost.
·
Developed
and implemented programs, budgetary and cost analysis and project plans with
Infrastructure Services, Storage, Data Management, Capacity Management,
Business Continuity, Security and Compliance initiatives.
·
Extensive
technical working knowledge of compliance requirements and guidelines from NCUA/PCI.
·
Performed
multiple security assessments with emphasis in Identity and Access Management
with Tivoli products.
·
Conducted
numerous risk management and business impact analysis assessments on multiple
primary systems.
·
Highly
skilled with pinpointing gaps, identifying deficiencies and documenting
omissions thru the interview/assessment process utilizing workshops, interviews
and analysis.
·
Developed
and presented reports to exec management based on KPI, CSF, SLA, OLA with
dashboards/scorecards.
·
Extensive
experience in business and technical modeling, future-state analysis, road
mapping and scenario planning.
·
In-depth
knowledge in Business Service Management revolving around ITIL and Six Sigma
Practices in delivering superior services at a reduced cost, risk and
downtime.
·
My
goal has always been to follow a successful framework approach that is proven
and based on highly efficient business models that product results and maintain
high customer satisfaction.
·
My
tenure with different firms has provided me with a diversified technical
background and provided my career with promotion and advancement to higher
levels of responsibility, personal growth and travel.
Core Competencies
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Strategic Planning and Design
·
Compliance Audit
Oversight/Remediation
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Storage and Server Optimization
·
Data Center Consolidation and
Relocation
·
Virtualization, Network and
BCRS Planning
·
DR/BURA/BCRS/Archiving
Strategies
·
Program and Engagement Management
Enterprise Storage
Installations
·
SAN-NAS Technologies, including
Fabric/Tools
·
Business Analyst/Security
Consultant
·
Information Lifecycle
Management (ILM)
·
Exchange/SharePoint/RDBMS
Management
Achievements & Results
- Developed multiple infrastructure programs with new
team that has in-turn provided the groundwork for the Credit Union to
launch and expand the business into other regions and yet remain compliant
with government regulations (NCUA/PCI).
- Instrumental in data center transformation
utilizing virtualization, data reclamation, energy efficiency
modifications and capacity management reducing overall operating expenses
and increasing customer performance metrics.
- Conducted multiple security
assessments (IT Security - IDS/IPS/AD/Firewall), ITIM/ITAM and IT Risk
Management on complex enterprise clients to include findings,
recommendations, proposals and high-level implementation plans.
- Performed a security fiscal
audit on the State of California,
Department of Finance (DOF) and the recommendations were submitted
before the Finance committee and State Congress to make into policy.
- Guided the Microsoft Channel/Alliance Partner
Program (Desert Mountain/Northern California Districts), with strategic
business development opportunities (top-tiered target accounts) - Annual
Premier Partner Award 2006.
- Former United States Navy Seal Medic for the Pacific Rim and Middle
East regions during 1992-96 STA
Sniper Platoon Recognition, ATLS Certified, Suture Certified, Commendation
Award, Honorable Discharge.
Professional Experience
Right Systems,
Inc. 07/11
– Present
Business Development
Manager for
leading premier IT Reseller in the Greater Alaskan Area
- Responsible for project oversight to include scoping, implementing
and deploying products and information systems
- Conduct IT needs assessments and financial business analysis on
existing and future projects within the IT domain
- Developed enterprise roadmaps and programs based on business
processes, governance, compliance and technology
- Scoping high level solution detailed mapping for client-server,
N-Tier and Web based architecture
- Solid knowledge on selling Citrix products and various deployment
experience and software installs
- Adept on multiple security products such Symantec, McAfee,
Barracuda, and other related firewall, AV and IDS/IPS
- Conducted VDI and Server Virtualization scoping sessions to
prepare firms for Citrix Pilots and Enterprise deployments
- Provide solution account reviews to provide definition and
direction on technology, product and licensing viability
- Developed budget estimates for MIS projects with ROI and Cost
Business Analysis with WBS worksheets
- Project Management and Strategic Advisory planning services for
existing customers and new product deployments
- Performed IT security and network penetration testing and
assessing to identify deficiencies across infrastructure
Alaska USA Federal
Credit Union 03/10
– 05/11
IT Manager for the fourth largest Federal
Credit Union in the country covering Alaska, Washington and California regions
- Primary solution architect on designing and transforming DC
initiatives related to storage, server, network and backup
- Responsible for assessing/ implementing server consolidation w/ VMware vSphere/Xen on Dell platform with 1k hosts
- Technical Lead on existing products set and Citrix pilot for Xen 5 products including NetScaler, Receiver and Edgesite
- Conducted capacity and performance assessments on network bandwidth latencies utilizing multiple software tools
- Responsible for Microsoft Exchange, CRM and Windows 7 Deployment with the Wintel Operations team
- Developed policies, programs, plans, procedures and managed the Infrastructure Program team within these practices
- Developed and implemented capacity and performance planning
programs to trend and forecast growth
- Tracked performance with multiple tools that included real-time
scorecards, dashboards and Excel pivot tables/graphs
- Responsible in providing compliance oversight and directing
remediating activities for NCUA/PCI audits
- Implemented a Business Continuity Program to include the business
impact analysis assessments on primary systems
- Provide advisory services for the IT Operational Committee and conducted Business Impact Assessments
- Ensured that projects met business objectives based on key performance indicators (KPI’s) utilizing the SMART criteria
- Managed the Microsoft vendor relations with regard to product,
licensing, MSDN subscription services and true-ups
- Created an enterprise roadmap for vendor products and internal
applications to identify release and terminal dates
- Provide direction and reporting on patch management and
remediation activities within technical services/committees
- Responsible all contract management and software annual
maintenance renewals including vendor management
- Provided education on ITIL framework , Six Sigma and emerging
technologies within our technical services group
The Systems Group,
Glastonbury, CT (Consultant) 03/09
– 12/09
Program Infrastructure
Manager for a
leading healthcare insurance carrier covering New York, Vermont and New
Hampshire
- Provided oversight to project management in architecting a
standard security platform for over 50 applications.
- Management and technical lead with Wintel, Unix SA and Websphere
developers\engineers across two data centers
- Responsible in supporting 1700 internal users, 1.2 million
customers, over 500 server farm with 2PB of storage
- Upgraded multiple enterprise SAN systems/Networks (IBM 595) across
seven environments including cabling
- Maintained Dell and Sun Blade Server groups and various storage
arrays in two data centers
- Key contributor for high-level design and physical arch reviews on
multiple projects (Hyperion, Letter Doc, Remedy)
- Providing technical leadership for a Tivoli security project
including TSM, LDAP and Websphere Framework
- Managing multiple projects simultaneously involving procurement,
budgeting, system design and resource allocation
- Implemented DC BURA and Virtualization strategy to automate/reduce
admin overhead/costly hardware upgrades
- Expanded the SAN with a new McData Director and added two smaller
switches to expand for future growth
- Responsible for monitoring the DC temperature control and made recommendations
based on humidity and heat
- Budgetary responsibilities at department level including hardware
and software licensing acquisition
Professional Experience
EMC Corporation, New York, NY (Consultant) 03/08
– 11-08
Solutions Principal for a Storage and Data Management
Firm providing infrastructure consulting services to financial sector
- Lead solution architect providing technical expertise to the
client, sales team and the professional services group
- Solution and scoped new opportunities based on infrastructure consolidation,
data optimization and green efficiencies
- Positioned
application hosting and cloud computing with various products including
Citrix solutions
- Responsible for
various junior level IT architects and implementation engineers across the
New England Region
- Designed high
level virtualization solutions (VMware/Hyper-V and Citrix) with storage
and network configurations
- Conducted BURA
and DR assessments with myriad on corporate firms to optimize data
management and retention
- Delivered weekly bookings forecast and developed technical
solution reviews to validate solution approach
- Provided infrastructure managers with solutions to optimize data
center environments – including Citigroup and BOA
- Participated in regional marketing efforts and education forums to
increase ICS knowledge base and expand presence
- Conducted technical presentations to various groups to include
Infrastructure (Wintel, Unix, DBA and Exchange)
- Reduced cost and increased overall performance with storage optimization,
data deduplication and BURA alignment
- Provided cost benefit analysis and revisited software concurrency
models to capture savings and adjust PNL metrics
- Migrated archival system with additional hardware, cabling and
assisted with the physical move planning (MTV)
IBM Corporation,
New York, NY 09/06
– 03/08
Senior
Consultant/Storage and Data Services Leader, Eastern Region for Global Technology Services
providing storage and data management consulting expertise to multi-industry
Fortune 500 firms
- Managed implementation of complex projects that involved over
3000/500 servers and over 5 petabytes of storage
- Design/Architected roadmaps to optimize the client’s IT
infrastructure across multiple data centers by consolidating systems,
rationalize data, eliminate unneeded processes and cut cost, yet remaining
compliant by legislative standards
- Functioned as Engagement Manager with employee management and
budgetary responsibilities over project
- Conducted client presentation on infrastructure optimization and
framework improvement based on Six Sigma
- Team Lead currently
conducting information lifecycle management (ILM) audit’s designed to
identify areas of framework improvement with regard to data management,
regulatory compliance and risk assessment
- Client deliverables include:
presentations, proposals, bids, pricing, resource allocation, RFP/RFI,
project planning
- Identified where IT Mgmt. was able to increase productivity with
tools, process optimization and workflow automation
- Conducted interviews/executed scripts to determine where to
leverage storage-tiering and data de-duplication
Unisys Corporation, Phoenix, AZ 06/03 – 09/06
Client Business Architect/Security Consultant
for the Global Services Division in a pre-sales consultative capacity,
manage enterprise scale projects and market/deliver strategic security advisory
services for the entire Western Region
- Responsible for program management, business development and
security advisory services
- Functioned in a security solution principal role in architecting
highly secure infrastructures with firewall hardening
- Identify, qualify and lead new professional service engagements
utilizing IGS and business partners
- Managed assigned sales territory with focus on IAM,
Regulatory/Compliance and Managed Security Services
- Provided technical expertise on VPN Security, Intrusion
Prevention, Anti-Virus Protection and Spam Blocking
- Conducted multiple security audits on private and government
entities based on compliance requirements
- Identified business applications and workflow processes that should be re-engineered with BPR methods
- Organized JAD workshops to maximize staff utilization and information extraction during business hours
- Responsible for presentations, proposals, bids, pricing, resource
allocation and project planning
- Developed various methodologies to capture inventory metrics in
isolating and mitigating theft within corporate env
- Responded to Managed Security Services RFI-RFP to secure Starbuck
Coffee Corporate offices in China a
Certification
Oracle
Masters · Database Design and System and Modeling Enterprise Storage Foundations*
Certification
Oracle
Certified iDBA ·
Oracle 8i Database Administration Enterprise Storage Networks*
Certification
Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineer Certification Business Continuity Solutions*
Certification
Certified
Novell Administrator (CNA) Pharmaceutical and
Bio-Engineering Conferences
Certified Citrix Sales
Professional and Administrator (CCSP/A) IBM IT Architect (Data Management)
ITIL and Six Sigma Instruction Citrix
Xen and NetScaler Training
VMware vSphere Training NCUA/PCI
Compliance Instruction
Education
Master of Science - Management Information
Systems – Coleman College
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering –
Coleman College
Certificate Program - Software Engineering -
San Diego State University
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