Gregory A. Lazzaro
Ph: 703-724-0679
Fax: 703-724-0685
glazzaro@loudoun.com
 
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I am currently seeking employment with a company that is innovative, aggressive, and needs the talents that I can provide. I have extensive experience in personnel management, network administration, hardware maintenance, database programming, database management, and project management and tiger team leadership. Some of my specific accomplishments include:
 
 

Director Network Operations for Network Solutions,  Internet company that has pioneered the registration of Web addresses ending in .com, .net, .org and .edu. Today, Network  Solutions is the world's largest registrar with more than five million registrations since 1993..  I am responsible for the management of the Data Center and four 24x7 operational shifts providing full coverage of customer resources.

Data Center Manager for startup Telco supervising shift activities, overseeing support engineers, ensuring 24-hour operation of the Clearinghouse Data Center, and building the Data Center infrastructure. This position requires management of a satellite-based, wireless personal communications network designed to permit any type of telephone transmission-voice, data, fax, or paging-to reach its destination anywhere in the world.

Project Manager for WANG supporting the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Directly responsible for a 20 million dollar account, which requires the management of a network and software development teams. The position requires that I support the infrastructure for the Biometrics' division of the INS and manage a staff of 39 engineers.

Manager of Systems Engineering at MEI Software Systems Inc. I was directly responsible for the supervision of System Administrators as well as the administration of a UNIX, Novel and NT network. The position required providing help desk support to clients around the country and in Canada. Tasks include but were not limited to network support, hardware support, and application support and database administration (PROGRESS).

Developed and implemented the methodology to support Telecommuters. Designed NT architecture with Windows 95 workstations that permitted employees and clients to work from home. This architecture provided access to UNIX and Novell servers, by using Microsoft's NT server as the gateway.

Developed and implemented a service oriented support contract, which provided network support to clients. This permitted companies to reduce network staff and save money by using our services. Since bringing this program on-line I have singed on News Paper Association of America (NAA), American Advertising Federation (AAF), and the Western League of Saving Institutions (WLSI). The total annual worth of contracts at present amount to 46,000 dollars.

Integrated MEI's in-house local area network (LAN) with UUNET Internet Solution Provider (ISP). Connected the internal LAN via the use of a CSU/DSU and Cisco router. Configured TCP/IP addresses modified Cisco router parameters, setup routing information on NT Servers, setup FTP, Web and Telnet servers. In addition setup and configured MS Exchange Server (MS Mail) SMTP protocol to send and receive mail through the Internet. This provided Internet e-mail support to the users directly from their MS Exchange Client mailboxes.

Managed a 17-person computer support shop responsible for over 1300 users. Primary tasks include the management of the local area networks using SUN OS, Windows NT Advanced Server, Windows For Workgroups, and PC TCP/IP for DOS.

Because of my diversified background, I have demonstrated ability to assimilate into new situations quickly with a minimal learning curve. I have an extensive background in labor relations, employee relations, affirmative action, and organizational redesign.

I am able to generate ideas and use practical criteria to focus on the best solution to a problem. I relate well to customer's at all organizational levels. I work well with clients in determining their needs and derive solutions that all parties can live with and support, and which will support the growth and evolution of the business.

I would like to discuss how my background can assist you in achieving your organizational objectives. To that end, I submit my resume for your review. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Gregory A. Lazzaro


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Objective: Seeking a position as Director, Operations Manager, Data Center Manager, in the field of network management or information systems management.

Summary: Wealth of experience and knowledge gained from close working relationships with the National Security Agency, Naval Security Group, and Air Force Intelligence Command. Over 20 years experience in the Signals Intelligence arena specializing in signals collection; signals analysis; system requirements definition; and system development, integration, testing, and technical training. For the last 15 years this experience has been applied towards management network infrastructures, networking support, hardware support, and program management. Presently I am the Director of Network Operations, Network Solutions, responsible for the management of the Network Operations Center (24x7), Daily Operations group (network administration), Reports and Analysis group, and the Receptionists group totaling over 35 staff members.  Previously I worked for the startup company AppNet, an end-to-end E-commerce business as the NOC Operations Manager responsible for management of the 24x7 network operations center. I was also a Data Center Manager for another Startup Company, Iridium LLC, which I was responsible for supporting the build out of a multi-million dollar Data Center. Both of these positions have enhanced my skills in planning, preparation and integration of facility, hardware and software into a cohesive environment. I have a strong reputation for the ability to lead and co-develop modern information management systems. I am a solid professional who is known for cost management, technical expertise, and effective utilization of personnel.

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Work History

1999 - Present (Network Solutions): Presently the Director of Network Operations for NSI a company of Verisign, Founded in 1979 and headquartered in the technology corridor  of Northern Virginia, Network Solutions has fueled the growth  of the Internet by pioneering the registration of Web addresses ending in .com, .net, .org and .edu. Today, Network  Solutions is the world's largest registrar with more than five million registrations since 1993. Some of my  duties include:
 

  • Develop, staff and manage a 24x7 network operations center totaling 13 NOC engineers.

  • Staff and manage the Daily Operations Group responsible for the daily maintenance and administration of the production and corporate network.  Group presently consists of 11 network administrators.

  • Staff and manage the Reports and Analysis group responsible for event reporting.  Group presently consists of 3 staff members.

  • Staff and manage the Receptionist group providing support for 5 facilities.  Group presently consists of 10 staff members.

  •  Develop, manage and execute a multi-million dollar budget.

  • Manage the build Network Operations Center (NOC)

  • Responsible for the management of network resources, administration of those resources and asset accountability.

  • Responsible for the management of backups, offsite storage, tape rotation, and disaster recovery.

  • Develop and implement Service Level Agreements and escalation procedures

  • Work with vendors to outfit NOC

  • Develop Customer Service Plan (CSR) depicting service agreement for the Registry and Registrar

  •  Work as a liaison to development, engineering, QA and Customer Service providing entrance criteria guidance

  • Develop the NOC Network Security Plan

  • Develop Account Access Procedures

  • Develop and implement Training Certifications 

  • Develop and implement NOC Training Plan

1999 - 1999 (AppNet): NOC Operations Manager for AppNet, a startup E-Commerce company providing end-to-end solutions. Responsibility includes the management and constructions of a new Data Center in Laurel MD, preparing and setting up a West Coast Data Center, management of a 24x7 Network Operations Center and building the Operation Center infrastructure. Some of the additional duties include:

  • Working and managing the budget
  • Prepare customer proposals
  • Develop Network security practices and policies
  • Develop and implement Service Level Agreements and escalation procedures
  • Design Data Center Network both the LAN and WAN
  • Work with vendors to outfit Data Center
  • Hire staff to manage network and operational support
  • Work as a liaison to other divisions providing up to date status on services
  • Develop the Data Center Network Security Plan
  • Develop Account Access Procedure
  • Develop Virus Escalation Procedure
  • Develop Training Certification Guide
  • Develop Data Center Training Plan
  • Develop Company Internet Service Standards
  • Develop Y2K plan and implementation strategy

1998 - 1999 (IRIDIUM LLC): Data Center Manager for Startup Telco, Iridium LLC, supervising shift activities, overseeing support engineers, ensuring 24-hour operation of the Clearinghouse Data Center, and building the Data Center infrastructure. This position requires management of a satellite-based, wireless personal communications network designed to permit any type of telephone transmission-voice, data, fax, or paging-to reach its destination anywhere in the world. Directly manage Sr. Engineers, System Engineers, Jr. Engineers and Help Desk Technicians in a SUN Enterprise and NT network.

Additional duties include deployment team manager for a Global Business System (GBS). Operationally manage a team of 5 senior engineers. This position requires travel around the world. Setup business software and correct network discrepancies. Ensure connection to the WAN back to the corporate office in Reston, Virginia.

Responsible for developing several key documents governing operational procedures. Developed the Data Center Network Security Plan, Account Access Procedure, Virus Escalation Procedure, Training Certification Guide, and Data Center Training Plan. Additionally developed the Data Centers Web Page, wrote applications in MS Access to support documentation management, User UID management and UNIX Script tracking.

Responsible for the management and development of network security in the data center. This duty required the development of several documents in the support of intruder detection. Authored documents on NT security surveillance, intruder reporting, Iridium Data Center Security Management, Unix security surveillance and Virus detection and reporting procedures.

1997 - 1998 (WANG): Project Manager for WANG supporting the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). The position requires the management of a 20 million dollar account which provides infrastructure and development support to the biometrics division. This includes the management of 39 engineers used to support network administration, database and web based development, Enterprise solutions, data warehousing and System Management Services. Presently managing the roll out of the Microsoft System Management Server (SMS) to the field, which will directly affect some 22,000 computers. In addition, I am working on a deployment schedule to upgrade 350 workstations in the field from Windows 3.11 to Windows 95. This task will encompass six states and over 50 sites on the West Coast.

1995 - 1997 (MEI): Responsible for managing the engineering branch of MEI Software Systems, Inc. This role required me to support 70 in-house users, 4 staff members and various external clients such as the American Bar Association, American Dental Association, American Home Builders Association, and about sixty other non-profit associations. Developed and implemented the methodology to support Telecommuters. This architecture provided access to UNIX and Novel servers. Developed and implemented a service oriented support contract, which provided network support to clients. This permitted companies to reduce network staff and save money by using our services. Since bringing this program on-line I have singed on Newspaper Association of America (NAA), American Advertising Federation (AAF), and the Western League of Saving Institutions (WLSI). The total annual worth of contracts at present amount to 46,000 dollars. Integrated MEI's in-house local area network (LAN) with UUNET Internet Solution Provider (ISP). Connected the internal LAN via the use of a CSU/DSU and Cisco router. 

1993 - 1995 (USAF/NSA): Network Operations Manager (NCOIC) for a 17-person network support shop responsible for over 1300 users. Primary tasks include the management of the local area networks using SUN OS, Windows NT Advanced Server, Windows For Workgroups, and PC TCP/IP for DOS. Additional duties required the development of database applications to meet the specialized needs of DOD customers. During this period I assisted in and managed the development of a DOS based mail reader using the FTP DOS based utilities and Clipper.

1990 - 1993 (USAF/NSA): Key player (Program Manager) in a high-profile 65 million-dollar national program (TIDYTIPS III) slated for worldwide deployment. Interacted with senior civilian and military managers to define program requirements, articulated those requirements to acquisition managers, and provided programming guidance to the development team. Led technical efforts in all phases of planning, to include; drafting operational concepts to guide system design and implementation; developing system-level design specifications; developing some of the specialized search algorithms; and guiding the evolution of the computer-based training initiatives.

1986 - 1990 (USAF/DOO/DOF): In the field, led operational production management efforts that provided staff guidance to a 400-person production branch. Advised and implemented comprehensive plans that led to major production gains; resulted in the Inspector General commendation with the highest rating ever given to a collection management function.

1983 - 1986 (USAF/DOFA): Functioned as the Senior Printer Systems Supervisor (SPSS) responsible for the management of 20 shift personnel. The position required collection of sensitive material used by national level consumers. During the my three years at that position I was awarded collection flight of the year for each year for exceeding collection goals and maintaining 10 percent collection above the other three flights.

1974 - 1995 (USAF): Active duty member of the Armed Services. Retired with an honorable discharge at the pay grade of E-7, Master Sergeant. I performed 20 years of service with an exemplary record receiving the highest performance appraisals one can obtain. I was also awarded numerous medals and recognized as the Air Force Productivity NCO of the Year.


WB00687_.gif (1373 bytes)Management Expertise:
 
Program Management Information Systems Management Project Management
Contract Management Budget and Scheduling Training Management


WB00687_.gif (1373 bytes)Computer Language Experience:
 
dBase III, IV Clipper 5.x Fox Pro 
MS Access 95, 97 C/C++  Progress 7.3, 8.1 (Admin.)


WB00687_.gif (1373 bytes)Computer Operating Environments:
 
DOS  UNIX  MS Windows 3.x
Windows NT  Windows 95,98 OS/2 


WB00687_.gif (1373 bytes)Network Experience:
 
Novel 3.1x  SCO 4.0 NT Server 3.1, 3.5, 4.0
Solaris 2.x Windows 95,98  NT Workstation 3.5, 4.0.


WB00687_.gif (1373 bytes)Network Mail
 
MS Exchange Server 4.0, 5.0  MS Mail 3.x  Exchange Client 4.0, 5.0
MS Exchange Forms Netscape Messenger


WB00687_.gif (1373 bytes)Internet/Intranet
 
Internet Information Server 2.0, 3.0 Web Edit 1.0, 2.0 MS Front Page 95, 97, 98
Internet Explorer 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 WebSpeed 1.0 MS Chat Server


WB00687_.gif (1373 bytes)Network Management
 
HP Openview Eco Tools Remedy Help Desk Software


WB00687_.gif (1373 bytes)Special Training:

SUN Solaris Training
Solaris System Admin I (SA 235)
Solaris System Admin II (SA 286)
SUN Systems Fault Analysis (ST-350)
Solaris 2.X Network Administration (SA 380B)
Solaris System Performance Management (SA 400)
Solaris SED, AWK and Grep (SL-120)
Perl Programming (SL-130)
Volume Manager Sparc Storage Array (SA-345)
Microsoft Enterprise Training
Completed HRSI course on NT Server Administration 3.51, 4.0
Complted HTR course on MS SMS Server 1.2
Completed the RRPC course on MS Exchange Server 4.0
Completed the RRPC course on Internet Information Server 2.0
Certified Microsoft Windows 95 Migration Specialist
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Beta Tester NT 4.0, Windows 95, OS2 Warp, Exchange Server 5.0
Database Training
SYB119 Sybase SQL Server Administration

WB00687_.gif (1373 bytes)Education:
 
University Of Maryland, University College, MD.
Nearing Completion of BS in Information Management Systems (IFSM).
Nearing Completion of Associates in Communications Intelligence.
Presently have 110 Credit Hours with a GPA of 3.7


WB00687_.gif (1373 bytes)Professional Experience:
 
AppNet Network Operations Manager Laurel, Md. 1999 - Present
Iridium, LLC Data Center Manager Reston, Va. 1998 - 1999
WANG Project Manager  Alexandria, Va. 1997 - 1998
MEI Software Systems Inc. Manager, Systems Engineering Reston, Va. 1995 - 1997
National Security Agency Network Operations Manager (NCOIC) Ft. Meade, Md. 1990 - 1995
Computer Doctors President Millersville, Md. 1993 - Present
United States Air Force Senior Systems Supervisor N/A 1974 - 1995


WB00687_.gif (1373 bytes)Honors:
 
Received Air Force Productivity NCO of the Year
Received three Air Force Suggestion Program monetary awards.
Received two Air Force Meritorious Service Medals
Received two Air Force Commendation Medal
Received one Air Force Achievement Medal
Received Letter Of Commendation from Director of NSA
Received Letter Of Commendation from Chief of "W" group (Signals Research & Development)
Received Letter Of Commendation from Chief of "A" group (Program Management)
Received Letter Of Commendation from Chief of "R" group (Engineering & Research)


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