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Richard M

Project Manager - 20 Years of Experience - Near 60139

Occupation:

Project Manager

Education Level:

Master

Will Relocate:

YES

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* LED MULTIPLE SECURITY PROJECTS, FOCUSING ON NETWORK ACCESS CONTROLS, MOBILE SECURITY, MULTI-LEVEL AUTHENTICATION, DISASTER RECOVERY FAILOVER AND TESTING, NETWORK SECURITY BREACH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REMOTE VENDOR AND CLIENT ACCESS AND FIREWALL AND IDS SYSTEMS * Project Manager of over 60 Information Technology projects, including infrastructure, server, security, application development and operational improvement at a 99% success rate Pioneered Alight Services enterprise software management system, reaping $10M in savings by identifying underutilized software. * Program manager, for multiyear corporate acquisitions projects, integrating all IT technologies, network infostructures and policies are in-line with the parent company. Overseen 11 project managers ensured the projects were on time and proactively communicated status, project direction and potential pitfalls to sponsors, executives and project stakeholders * Implemented a change management system, identifying the complexity of the change and approval requirement based on the risk severity, reduced the approval times by 37%, number of emergency change request and unauthorized changes * Saved over 2.5 million dollars on DB2 Database licensing by migrating over 120 DB2 Windows, Linux, and Unix servers to a pair of Z13 CECs utilizing z-Linux with full Active - Active redundancy. * Spearheaded efforts to dispute software audit for Alight Services, eliminating $150M in improper charges by implementing a Software Asset Management System, CMDB and implementing a variety of tools including BigFix Inventory. * Slashed mainframe hardware and software expenditures by $16M+ annually for Alight Services through renegotiation of contracts, establishment of software development best practices, and code reviews. RICHARD MCDONALD

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COMPANY POSITION HELD DATES WORKED

Alight Solution Program Manager 6/2012 - 5/2020
Aars Inc. Director Of Business Development / Project Manager 4/2006 - 6/2012
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