Ken K.

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About Ken K.

Over 20 years experience with Managing PM’s, Networks, Application Development, Security, Servers, Storage, Data Center Architecture, moves, & upgrades & cloud migration. Focused on building cohesive teams, cutting expenses as well as streamlining processes to increase efficiency & productivity through the use of technology & reduction of wasteful spending. I believe in being a servant leader. I am bi-lingual - English, & French. ITIL, Agile, CCNA, Network+, Linux+ Certified. Currently studying for PMP Certification. Achievements since 2010 All Companies Combined • Saved over $100 million through restructuring or replacement of current contracts, & vendor management • Reduced failure rate of changes from 11% down to 0.5% for past 4 years • Moved 3 Data Centers from one location to another, 1 across multiple states • Largest project managed was over $1 billion. • Managed IT Departments & multiple Data Centers located in different states & countries • Complete replacement & upgrade of entire network across multiple states & countries • Combined multiple systems into one post acquisition & migrate to cloud • Turned negative IT department into team members excited to work together & getting things done SPECIALTIES: • Create a strategic direction & technical vision to help achieve company’s goals, vision, & future growth • AI, Secure Cloud integration & migration, ensuring governance and compliance • Develop & lead IT Service Management (ITSM) processes while overseeing implementation & lifecycle management of associated solutions • Oversee all IT Operations, Projects, & IT strategies, including developing & leading end user computing • Designing, Upgrading & Managing Network, Data Centers, Cloud, & Software Development Projects & Teams (small to worldwide networks, Legacy systems upgrades) • Security Compliance & Network Security – HIPAA, SOX, GLB, firewalls • ROI Justification, including developing Budgets & Forecasts • Project Management – PMBOK, Agile, SCRUM, Lean, & more. Managed projects, lead program & project managers for networks, data centers & application development, implementation, & deployments • Storage – Big Data Analytics, PowerBI & other tools, local, as well as AWS or Azure • SAAS, IAAS, PASS deployments • Researching products to best fill current/future needs of company & customers • Developing partnership with vendors & negotiating best prices • Managed application implementation & support including of break / fix strategy in highly complex, distributed, hybrid (cloud and on-premises) enterprise environment