Providing strategic vision, experienced leadership and comprehensive solutions within the field of Information Technology such that my goals of continued growth, increased responsibility and experience can be fulfilled.
Visualize, develop and communicate 1, 3 and 5 year roadmaps for information technologies.
Develop, document and articulate technical solutions for multifunctional platforms.
Employee and project life cycle development with a track record of on-time execution and delivery.
Development of strategic vision and direction such that the delivery of technology is aligned to current and future needs of Johnson Controls 135,000 employees worldwide. Define strategies and vision for instant messaging, electronic mail and calendaring, audio and video conferencing, web conferencing, unified messaging, web 2.0 technologies, desktop computing, notebook and handheld devices, stationary and mobile handsets as well as multifunction devices.
Responsible for the design and evaluation of all existing and future LAN, WAN, VoIP, wireless and video solutions. Activities included network configuration, cost reduction, network optimization, routing design vendor management, content switching, global load balancing, QoS, IP address management and product evaluation.
Responsible for global, multi-vendor backbone connectivity and remote WAN configuration and connectivity of 1000+ Cisco routers. Additionally responsibilities included network security, satelite connectivity, LAN operations, network management and diagnostics/troubleshooting.
Responsible for the global analysis, design, implementation, configuration and management of Cisco based switched and routed networks. Technologies include security, remote access, frame-relay, network management, virtual private networking and network monitoring.
Systems consultant responsible for the pre-sales, design, implementation and configuration of international wide area networks, local area networks and network management platforms. Additional responsibilities include network troubleshooting, packet capture/analysis and Sun-based network management.
Responsible for the coordination of human and technical resources for both consultative and internal needs. Achievements include the establishment of complete corporate internet and engineering services, international wide area network connectivity and school district connectivity.
Provided technical and sales support for the design and implementation of local and wide area networks. Achievements include comprehensive certification in Bay Networks (now Nortel) technology and network management. Cisco router configuration certification as well as 3 years of active, hands on experience with Cisco, Kalpana, Adtran and Sun Microsystems product lines.
Farzad Diba — farzad@farzaddiba.com — (414) 530-1355