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Phone: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLECandidate's Name -Street Address b4a61 (LinkedIn)Email: EMAIL AVAILABLE orEMAIL AVAILABLESUMMARYMultifaceted Senior Construction Management with expertise in Construction and Facility program/project management lifecycle, strong team-management background, and extensive track record of innovation, automation, and success to enhance the firms bottom line, carbon footprint, and sustainability across multiple business areas. A combination of skills that crosses for specific Critical infrastructure is considered essential by governments for the functioning of a society and economy and deserves special details and attention. The Business alignment of Technology and Corporate Goals for enhanced reliability, security, efficiency, and sustainability is highly regulated and compliant. Cabling, Voltage distribution, UPS equipment, switchgear, controls, SCADA systems, and DC power supplies. Working under regulations (NERC, FERC, NIST, FIST, PII, SOX, PRIVACY, Government, and Regulatory COMPLIANCE). The Subject Matter Expert for the US Federal Government Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI). DCOI takes the FDCCI one step further, identifying specific goals that must be achieved, including reducing government data center spending by $1.36 billion over the next three years. Agencies were required to Consolidate and optimize to meet the five key metrics and Utilize Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Software Tool across 24 Agencies, 11804 data centers just under 9 million square feet of white space, All new builds, changes (Retrofits) design and implementation went through me for approvals.Special Government ProjectsUSHHS - Digital transformation and alignment with Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI)US GSA/OMB/OGP - Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI), Cloud-firstNYSERDA - GREEN DATA CENTER ENERGY EFFICIENCY FRAMEWORKUSEPA - Team developed the Top Twelve Data Center Energy Efficiency Strategies as part of the Energy Star Data Center certification program(http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt.datacenter_efficiency)Data center designs/construction/consolidations/retrofits for State primary and backup data center needs with special CJIS for State Police and State Court Systems IndustriesDepartment of Defense, Education, Financial Services, Government (Federal/State), Health Care, Information Technology, Insurance, Retail, Transportation, Utilities (Gas, Oil, Renewable Energy, Waste, Warer). Green Experience:Smart Grid, Renewable Energy, Power Reduction, Energy Efficiency, Consolidation, Migrations, and relocations are utilized in my work with Data Centers. Green IT planning and Energy Audits is a couple of services I provide. Based on location utilizing environmental conditions in the design-build phase for long-term power reductions and maintaining a cost benefit. Providing options for Renewable energy and financial energy (credits, tax incentives, and more) provides a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) with a greener bottom line. For Utility companies, I have worked on Smart Grid, AMI Metering, Voltage Variance, Optimization, Gas Pipeline (Decarbonization of the gas network with renewable gas and hydrogen, Drone for inspections and alerts, Integrate innovative technologies to decarbonizing heat, Reducing demand through energy efficiency and demand response, Reducing Methane Emissions, Sysmic Sensoring, Leak reduction, and Fixes) For data center needs to evolve. Equipment demands increase, low-voltage infrastructure can easily adapt to accommodate additional devices without requiring significant rewiring. This future-proofs the facility, reducing the need for costly upgrades. The reduced power loss associated with low-voltage cabling also contributes to improved thermal management within the data center. With less energy wasted as heat, the overall heat load on the facility is lessened. This translates to lower cooling requirements, reducing energy consumption and associated costs. CONSTRUCTION/PROJECT MANAGEMENTQuality-focused and detail-oriented professional with over 20 years of success in construction and project management. Resourceful leader offering a record of directing all phases and aspects of multimillion-dollar construction, and renovation projects within strict time and budget constraints. Quality Assurance Contract Administration Budget Preparation/Administration Value Engineering Construction Design Regulatory/Safety Compliance Bid Preparation Scope/Program Definition Scheduling Cost Control. The Building Infrastructure, Building Management System Through the core infrastructure of a data center IT needs include computing resources (servers), storage systems, networking equipment, power distribution systems, backup power solutions, cooling mechanisms, and physical security features. EXPERIENCE9/ 2019 6/2024 National GridMA/NY/RI - Program Manager Planning and Solution Architect. A program addressing Construction, Relocation, Retrofit, and Technology (Both IT Alignment and non-IT Technology) of an existing live data center, Networks, Cabling, and gas pipelines to bring up to current building standards and technology changes for support CLOUD and HyperConverge Networks using Software-defined networking (SDN) technology cloud and local Data Centers. Address various deployment and hosting environments and platforms(On-Premise, Cloud, SaaS/PaaS/IaaS, MS Azure, and AWS). Compliance, Construction/maintenance for Gas Pipeline installation and repair of Underground Pipeline. Bridge and Tunnel Atmospheric Gas Pipeline for construction, installation, and maintenance repairs. Updating Policy changes and planning how to update existing Pipelines to changes required for Mega Rule and Plastic Pipe Rule that affect existing US gas pipeline assets. 8/ 2018 05/2019 Federal Gov Project (Through Leidos)Baltimore MD - Data Center Construction & Facility Project Manager Data Center Program Manager Data Center Refresh. Project - Construction retrofit to the existing live data center to update existing building standards and technology changes for 2 Data Centers to address and beat DCOI Metrics, Change Virtualization Strategy, and provide cooling and power for over 20 Virtuals on a single Host server. Carbon footprint, Power, and Cooling usage. Increase in Information Security posture. Assist in Automation and optimization of Data Center Operations. Two Data Centers (1 Primary Shared Service/Co-Location, and 1 dedicated Disaster Recovery with heavy modification). Optimize Floor space, Utilize UPS capabilities to shut down the graceful system on low battery, and Increase Information Security Policies and Practices. Update Systems Hardware and Security. Building Construction to meet Government Requirements for IRS/FISMA/NIST compliance. Utilize newer technologies, Changes to HVAC Reductions, and Adjust Failover and Power Usage. Updated Copper Data Cable Standard to support 10 Gig operating on Cat 6A. Replaced all Data Center Cabling for 10 Gig. Retrofit Disaster Recovery (DR) site for new power to support high-density host servers. Fixed UPS and HVAC issues in the Disaster Recovery (DR) site. 8/2017 02/2018 Commonwealth of Massachusetts (MassDOT), Boston MA - Data Center Facility Data Center Program Manager. Consolidation and Retrofit of 1 Million Square feet of Multi-Use Building and restructuring and placement to consolidate dedicated Data Center Space. The scope is all Facilities Environment for Power down to circuits from Building entrance to rack, HVAC, Fire, Safety, Physical Security, IT/Cyber Security Network Cabling(Fiber & Copper), and Circuits. In an existing live Production Data Center that needs to Increase Power to an already-conditioned room, the building cannot add additional power or not in the allocated timeframe. Audit of Facilities, Safety and Sustainability. Shift Services and Power Draws systematically for temporary use and final configuration. Updating, IT Disaster Recovery, Physical Security and Cyber Security planning, migration, and final state. Upgrade Fiber cable Topology (Vertical and Horizontal), Pulling all new home runs from Telecom Closets to New Data Centers. Decommission unused data center, remove all dedicated environmental controls, and outfit room for office space. Obtain grants and rebates from utility companies for energy reduction: Closeout, and transition to IT Operation Production final state. Mar 2016 Present, Federal Government - Subject Matter Expert - Washington DC in support of Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) - Support GSAs Office of Government-wide Policy to work across 24 federal agencies (11804 Data Centers just under 9 Million Square feet of white space) The DCOI takes the FDCCI one step further, identifying specific goals that must be achieved including the reduction of government data center spending by $1.36 billion over three years. Agencies are required to Consolidate and optimize (Energy Metering, Power Usage Effectiveness, Subject Matter Expert performing as agent on Addressing New Data Center Builds or Retrofit Changes went through me for approval and implementation funding. Planning and Thinking addressing focus on Cost Reduction, Energy Reduction, Data Center Optimization and Closure Of Data Centers identification, policies, procedures, tools, and support Strategy/Operations for Critical Infrastructure space, an estimated $10 billion could be saved by moves to improve power consumption, capacity, physical footprint, speed, and security. - Responsible for Energy Efficiency/Carbon footprint and Operations of Data Centers - I am not in procurement - My role is Tools identification, testing, and Implementation Help for Identification, Inventory, and gathering data needed to identify metrics to report on and use. Provided options and services associated with the DR facility and have worked through a couple of underground Fires, building outages, third-party digging issues, and Transformer problems. Assist Federal Government Data Center owners - reduce cost, increase energy efficiency, and identify opportunities and solutions for open issues. I am the resource-assigned point of contact for all technical solutions, options, and questions on Energy Savings for Data Centers and Optimization. This includes Intelligent/smart conference rooms, workspace, and workstations. Since power cables impact the data center's energy efficiency, One major key identified about cabling is to ensure the cables are organized. Also, as a rule, the shorter the cables are, the more energy-efficient they operate affecting airflow and heat.Fiber optic cables are the most energy-efficient network cables available on the market. Most copper cables used in modern data centers score well on the energy-efficiency scale, given how well they perform in alternative energy settings. If you consider switching to solar as the main way to power your data center, Photovoltaic wires, also known as PV cables will do the best job for you. Visit https://nassaunationalcable.com/ for the best deals on green data center cabling. We keep up with the latest trends in the market. May 2014 Nov 2015 National Grid $4 Million SMART GRID Sustainability Project Manager for Volt Var Optimization Project is the validation project of savings and monetize savings in dollars and, GreenHouse Gas, Energy Creation and monetize savings in dollars for generation side and end customers use, and Energy Used on line feeders using advanced energy management system to narrow range of operation by controlling grid devices(Capacitor Bank Controls, Line Voltage Monitors, Voltage Sensors, Re-closer Controllers, etc.) wirelessly and integrate into BACKHAUL. Working with municipalities for all aspects of permitting approvals of all variances related to additional Cellular Towers and Wireless communication devices that are of any concern to the community raising concerns. Role Architecting and managing the coordination, integration, and transition to operations for all of the Information Systems responsibilities for this project and the new architecture for the base of new SMART GRID activities for third Party Vendors (Verizon, CSC, Wipro, Utilidata, and Trilliant). RFP process of vendor selection, define Information Systems requirements, design, implementation, integration of a Vendor to provide a Field Area Network to support this project, design, and implement a new IP (V6) implementation and integration to the older version of IP 4 network. Define and implementation and integration of Field Area Network(FAN), Distributed Area Network (DAN Broadband, Mesh, MPLS, PTMP, and PTP existing and new to Back Haul) to the National Grid Tier 1 Network (Utility Core IP network (Fiber, PTP, Microwave, Wireless Radio Networks). Feb 2013 May 2014 National Grid $30 Million SMART GRID Pilot 15000 Customer Base, Managed Construction and Installation vendors, Communication Engineering design, Wimax, AMI, ITRON Mesh network, ITRON Meters/CGR, Verizon MPLS, Verizon Cellular, Hardware upgrades/Firmware upgrade, Home Area Network(HAN), conversion from AT&T backhaul to Verizon, Wireless 3G to 4G upgrade, Substation Retrofit Construction. Took over to redesign and implement a new IP Network for the pilot to address fixing the current and growth needs. Work with Verizon to build a new MPLS network isolated from other corporate traffic and maintain the private network for security. I Managed Security Penetration testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Design tools for troubleshooting and processes for operational control. Focal Contact for Networking with Vendors, internal IS, and SAAS providers. Manage Vendor for installation and completion of work per all defined required codes, specifications, and contracts. Engage municipalities for all aspects of permitting approvals of all variances related to additional Cellular Towers and Wireless communication devices that are of any concern to the community.May 2010 May 2015 Green Data Center Alliance $3 Million performing oversight and technical SME assistance for their clients, States, and Utility companies. NYSERDA addressing the foundation for Data Center Energy Efficiency Framework. Working with the state of New York area for Energy Conservation on building and demonstrating a format to help Data Centers continue a process for Identification and maintaining Energy Efficiency model.Dec 2009 May 2015 Cadmus Subcontractor to EPA Energy Star Program for Data Centers concerning Certification in this program by performing GREEN Data Center evaluations and reports directly to EPA, business partners, and customers. Top Twelve Data Center Energy Efficiency Strategies(http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt.datacenter_efficiency) July 2009 - Dec 2012 Commonwealth Of Mass $110 Million Senior Project Manager, Lead Facility and Computer Room Architect. Responsible for design through Construction for tier III data center for 40,000 square feet raised floor for GROUND UP Construction (brownfield) of 149,000 Square foot Building, retrofit, and upgrades for several other data centers varying sizes from 500- 1000 Square Feet for Energy Efficiency, Cooling issues, Temp(space, cooling, and power) working on a live data center for interim location. High concentration of security and access control. Supporting Federal and State access control for the building, users, and systems, Utilizing biometrics plus live pulse detection, user badge access on racks, integrated surveillance system to existing remote location providing the utilization of existing staff for after-hours support and newest technology. Design-build of Smart Conference room and work spaces throughout the building providing an increase of COLLABORATION space with capabilities internal to the updated building and throughout the STATE NETWORK and VENDORS. The Owner's representative to work with the State and City level Historic District Authority, All permitting, GROUND UP Utility (Water, Waste Water, Electricity) interfacing for the location with interconnect option and City for all street, sidewalk, and lighting issues as owners responsibilities for enhance the properties connection to the public ways.May 2010 June 2010 Kwik Trip/Locicalis $5 Million Retrofit Overseeing Retrofit of Existing Data Center for capacity, (Additional UPS, In-Row Cooling, Hot Aisle Cold Aisle Configuration), Build of New Data Center for High Availability/Disaster Recovery with heightened user access, with additional surveillance systems. IBM iSeries(AS/400) Hardware refresh P6 upgrade and Replication (Itera). Worked with FOC (XCEL ENERGY of Data Center Rebates) Managed Electrical and Mechanical sub-contractors to contract, code compliance, and customer satisfaction. The Owner's representative to work with the State and City level Authority, All permitting, GROUND UP Utility (Water, Waste Water, Electricity) interfacing for the location with interconnect option and the City for all street, sidewalk, and lighting issues as owner's responsibilities for enhance the properties connection to the public ways.Sept 2008 April 2009 Cargill. Less than $1 Million defines the current state and requirements for application relationships and hardware used in 7 Data Centers (4 in the US and 3 in Europe) for Power, Cooling, and space requirements to update IT demand for architects to plan for. Worked with Architect on HVAC, Electric Power Distribution, and low/high voltage cabling designs that are most energy efficient based on cost. April 2008 Sept 2008 EXCO Resources Inc. $1.5 Million Disaster Recovery/Failover site selection. Current state and design Data Center Relocation Project from in-house data center to Co-Location., Define power, space, and cooling requirements. To include the shift to providing Intelligent/smart conference rooms, workspace, and workstations.February 2008 March 2008 Norlight Peer Review Data Center Construction Design review (Mechanical, Electrical, Floor Layout, Fit plans). 4 weeks of data center design criteria analysis to include integration to building infrastructure and Building Management System (BMS) for access control throughout the new building with a final report to address the gaps identified in the plans. This includes Intelligent/smart conference rooms, workspace, and workstations. Provided to the Owners who the Authority will be for this project, with my recommendation on design for placement and type of connection, capacity, and location for new Utility (Water, Waste Water, Electricity) as well as what I believe is fair owners responsibilities for enhance the properties connection to the public ways. (Tier 3 20,000 Square feet, $35 million) April 2006 February 2008 JohnsonDiversey Managing several Programs and projects related to Reducing costs to the overall company through IT enhancements including retrofitting internal Data Center Power and Cooling to handle additional Resources in A live environment, New Disaster Recovery site New construction build at Co-location, Additional onsite off-grid power (Generators to support in parallel configuration), Retrofit of existing datacenter to add additional space, video surveillance, user badge access on racks. This includes Intelligent/smart conference rooms, workspace, and workstations.November 2007 January 2008 Kroll Ontrack Starting with Client Datacenter Current State Data Center to define IT Demand requirements for (Power, Cooling, Heat Dentistry, Rack Layout, and New Site Selection. Manage a site selection process to Construction and IT design and build a Disaster Recovery site and a third Data Center. Owners Rep management of resources to address facilities management of data centers to include identifying environmental problems (Hot spots, Power, HVAC), server placement, floor layout down to Rack layouts to try and extend the data center until a new one is built. Provided to the Owners who the Authority will be for this project, with my recommendation on design for placement and type of connection, capacity, and location for New Utility (Water, Waste Water, Electricity) as well as what I believe is fair owners responsibilities for enhance the properties connection to the public ways. (20,000 Square feet Tier 3, 40 million dollar budget). Managed Subs contracts and work performed.April 2005 March 2006 Lowe's Companies, Inc. Project Manager of Retrofit construction in newly purchased existing data center facility to LOWES in Greensboro NC, and Retrofits of 2 other data centers Construction retrofit of a previous data center built in the 1980s to be converted to a tier 4 available data center with the latest Video surveillance and user access systems to meet the clients needs and commissioning. (Mold remediation, Commission of Tier 4 Infrastructure(Generators, HVAC, Cooling towers, load bank, etc) new build sign off), Tier 4 design but the building was adjacent to another so it did not match tier 4 classification in the new 60,000 Square feet across 3 floors. Working with the State and City level Authority, All permitting, existing Utility (Water, Waste Water, Electricity) for capacity upgrades while interfacing for a location with an interconnect changes an option and City for all street, sidewalk, and lighting issues as owners representative for enhance the properties connection to the public ways. Managed Maintenance contracts. Budget of $45,000,000. |
