C.E.I.
Executive IT Consulting
77 N. High St.
Columbus, Ohio 43230
+1 (866) 521-1776
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Overview

Keen understanding of customer needs and how to create an optimal work environment to ensure maximum performance from employees.

VMware Certified Instructor (VCI). [Student's Comments]
VMware Certified Professional (VCP).
Train VMware for and to VMware, VMware Instructor.
Satisfied 2 companies who were about to be sued for $1 billion to $3 billion each through technology and working with the clients to fulfill their needs.
20 years of experience in systems management with Fortune 500 companies.
Million Dollar a month Sun equipment budget.
Successfully implemented 24x7 primary, secondary, and backup System Administration coverage.
Migrated "up-time" from being measured in weeks to measured in years.

Mentor / leader adept at building teams with the ability to think creatively and design profitable changes.

IS Manager, UNIX Server Group for the $12 billion Investment division of Nationwide Insurance.
Senior UNIX System Administrator for the $67 billion AT&T Bell Laboratories, NEMOS Project.
Lead a team that successfully supported over 2,000+ UNIX boxes and 15,000+ desktops.
Board of Directors SAGE Certification
SAGE Policy Committee

Professional Experience

C.E.I. 1980 - Present

CIO Mentor
VMware Instructor (VCI): VMware, VMware's Clients, IBM, AT&T, JWAC, WPAFB,...
Will only train VMware if the students can get their VCP.
Help prevent a $3 Billion law suit, for client
CIO Mentor
Developed, Train and help implement: UNIX for Programmers, for clients
Project Evaluation
Staff Evaluation, augmentation, training...
VMware Trainer / Consultant
VMware VCI
VMware VCP
UNIX, Solaris, AIX, Linux, Trainer / Consultant

Nationwide Insurance, Inc. 1995 - 1996

Help save a $1 Billion client.
Increased uptime from 81% to 98%.
Successfully staffed a team of 7 to a team of 18 in one year, with 100% retention.
Successfully implemented a working System Administration escalation process.
Successfully implemented internal customer focused self managed teams.
Successfully created a technical mentoring and intern program.

AT&T Bell Laboratories 1993 - 1995

Converted the AT&T global communications network from SunOS to Solaris with zero down time.
Responsible for capacity planning and allocation shared computing resources.
Developed goals, standards, and norms for Bell Laboratories' Self Managed Team.

Symix Systems, Inc. 1991 - 1993

Created the two year plan for the UNIX systems capital budget.
Developed company computer use policies.
Developed disaster recovery plan.
Wrote documentation, designed course, and implemented the "UNIX for SYMIX Users".

A&B Automotive
GIC Information Systems
Inacomp
EZ-C-Lite, Inc.

General Manager
UNIX Instructor
Sales
Accounts

1986 - 1991
1985 - 1986
1984 - 1985
1979 - 1984

Developed courses on Introduction to UNIX, UNIX for Programmers, UNIX Shell Programming...
Authored books that are approved by The State of Ohio Accountancy Board for CPE Credits.
Member of the curriculum development team that authored the Defense Logistics Association UNIX for Programmers course.
Developed UNIX for Programmers course for the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.