IT Manager
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- [email protected]
- Tel:
- +1 231 518 4249
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Summary
Extensive IT infrastructure experience in multi-national,multi-cultural environments. Seven years Yemen, three years Afghanistan, 1 year Russia. 10 years experience as IT Manager. 23 additional years experience as Project Leader, Analyst, Contract Programmer, Senior Programmer and Programmer. l Management of up to 22 man shop in a multicultural and multinational environment encompassing hardware, software, operations, AS/400, VSAT, fleet tracking, PC and networks maintenance servicing up to 650 active users using Microsoft systems as well as Windows networks in petroleum upstream and midstream operations including exploration, drilling, warehousing, pipeline, oil tanker port operations.
l Provide IT and communications support for Geology, Exploration, Financial, HR, Medical Clinic, Payroll, Security, Life Support.
l Provide IT and communications support for SCADA systems on 270 mile pipeline using microwave links.
l Work with operations and business teams to communicate problem impacts and to promote understanding business requirements and potential solutions.
l Negotiate, install, maintain fleet tracking services for extensive Fuels trucking operation in Afghanistan.
l Risk assessment and mitigation.
l Project management.
l Training for staff, reviews for staff.
l Develop and install initial network installations including short-hop microwave links.
l Hardware and software evaluation, acquisition, installation, maintenance, licensing tracking.
l Evaluate, interface and negotiate with vendors, vendor/services contracts negotiations.
l Interface with and recommend solutions to executive management.
l Control expenditures and provide recommendations for budgeting.
l Assets management and tracking.
l Evaluate, recommend, implement alternate and cost effective technologies.
l Formulate 1st, 2nd and 3rd stage disaster recovery plans.
l Malware protection, access security, physical security.
Education
Delaware County Community College, Media, PA
Information Technology
Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
Electrical Engineering
University of New Mexico, Albuquerqe, NM
Electrical Engineering
Experience
IT Consultant/Proprietor (10/2012 – Current)
Nova Blue Prime
IT Services.
Fife Lake, Michigan
l Retail IT services to general public.
l Installation of hardware and software, user education.
IT Infrastructure Manager (05/2008 – 05/2011)
Supreme Fuels FZE
Kabul, Afghanistan (Corp. Dubai, UAE / Switzerland)
Fuels supplied the vast majority of fuels products including jet fuel, diesel, gasoline to support ISAF and NATO operations throughout Afghanistan including remote and hostile locations.
l Developed a well-functioning multicultural/multinational 22 member crew to procure, develop, install, maintain infrastructure for IT support at a floating 50 locations with 650 active users in Afghanistan. Additional locations included main office in Dubai, UAE and Mogadishu, Somalia to support UN activities.
l Provided IT and Communications support for Operations, Security, Life Support, Medical Clinic, all Fuels services.
l Project management.
l Saved company $50,000/yr by renegotiating bandwidth contracts.
l Installed VSAT at 35 locations. Monitored and adjusted bandwidth use, interfaced with service providers for optimum bandwidth service, cost.
l Vendors/services evaluation related to needed services, vendors/services contracts negotiations, vendors periodic re-negotiations to ensure highest value balanced with least economic impact.
l Interfaced with local vendors for necessary supplies at optimum cost and warranty support.
l Negotiated, installed, maintained fleet tracking services reporting at 5 major locations.
l Developed and deployed assets management tracking system.
l Evaluated, recommended and procured AVP, intrusion systems, physical security.
Technical Consultant (06/2006 – 11/2007)
Empire Transport
Saratov, Russian Federation
Small logistics firm transporting commercial goods in western Russia.
l Provided general assistance to support Transportation and Inventory needs.
IT Manager (04/1999 – 12/2005)
Hunt Oil co, Yemen Hunt Oil Co
Sana’a, Yemen (Corp. Dallas, Texas)
Hunt is one of the largest remaining privately owned petroleum exploration and production companies.
l Responsible for countrywide installation, operation and maintenance of 400 Microsoft platform PCs and networks in upstream and midstream operations including exploration, drilling, warehousing, pipeline, oil tanker port operations.
l Provided IT and communications support for Geology, Financial, HR, Medical, Payroll, Security, Life Support, etc.
l Provided IT and communications support for SCADA systems on 270 mile pipeline in rugged terrain and high altitude from Marib central facilities to coast port facilities at Ras Isa using microwave links.
l Project management.
l Developed 12 member local team for programming, operations and maintenance staffs.
l Installed new networks in pristine facilities including short-hop microwave links.
l Led millennium conversion project.
l Designed and developed physical inventory system.
l Conducted reviews, training for staff.
l Recommended AVP, intrusion systems.
Project Leader (04/1994 – 03/1999)
Mid-Continent Casualty Co
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Multi-line property & casualty insurance company.
l Drove millennium legacy systems conversion project.
l IT Project management.
l Led development, installation and maintenance of in-house claims system.
l Developed projects tracking system.
l Recommended imaging solutions.
Analyst (03/1991 – 04/1994)
National American Insurance Co
Chandler, Oklahoma
Multi-line property & casualty insurance company.
l Designed and developed reporting systems for National Council on Compensation Insurance Aggregate, Unit Statistical and Detailed Claim Information.
l Designed and developed Personal Auto Rating facility.
Contract Programmer (09/1990 / 03/1991)
IBM Corp.
Austin, Texas
IBM had been the leader and innovator in IT for many years.
l Developed facsimile export function API for Image Plus portion of Office Vision.
l Miscellaneous service projects.
Contract Programmer (07/1990 – 12/1990)
Renaissance Systems, Inc
Austin, Texas
General IT Services firm.
l Re-wrote insurance claims package for Texas State Liquidation Bureau.
Contract Programmer (04/1990 – 07/1990)
Mutual, Fire, Marine and Inland Insurance Co
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Multi-line property & casualty insurance company in process of liquidation.
l Hired based on performance as full-time employee (see below).
l Provided reinsurance tracking facilities as requested by State of Pa. to comply with Plan of Rehabilitation.
Senior Programmer (01/1989 – 01/1990)
The Lemans Group
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
General IT services firm.
l Developed vehicle and equipment leasing system for CITIFIN Italy.
Senior Programmer (01/1985 – 01/1989)
Mutual Fire, Marine and Inland Insurance Co.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Multi-line Property and casualty insurance company prior to entering liquidation.
l Developed multiple batch and on-line systems, programming standards, operating procedures and supported requirements of rehabilitation.
l Converted manual functions to automatic for claims, letters of credit, surety bonds, Schedule F and Reinsurance Recoverables.
l Trained, supervised junior programming staff.
l Developed Bonds tracking facility.
Contract Programmer (01/1984 – 01/1985)
Natural Foods Eatery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Downtown restaurant.
l Developed restaurant menu/recipes system, daily journals.
Programmer (01/1978 – 01/1984)
M. A. Bruder & Sons
Broomall, Pennsylvania
Paints and painting supplies manufacturing, wholesale and retail sales.
l Machine and language conversions, communications between IBM, Honeywell and Burroughs mainframe computers.
l Developed and maintained AR/AP, payroll, billing, general ledger, sales analysis, order entry and POS polling systems.
Skills
- Team management in a multicultural environment
- AS/400, VSAT
- Microsoft systems
- Communications – microwave, satellite, telephone
- Vendor management – contracts, negotiations
- Hardware and software evaluation, acquisition, installation
- Licensing
Specialties
- Team management in multi-cultural environments / hostile environments
Spoken Languages
- Arabic (market), English (native), French (market), Spanish-Moderate