1. Projects
• Cable Plant, OSP, Campus Fiber
• WAN/LAN
• Telecomm Voice Infrastructure
• Data Center Infrastructure
• IT Construction, Office Buildings,
Hospitals, Operating Rooms,
Research Buildings, Digital imaging
Facilities, Vivariums, Clinics
• Regulatory Compliance
• Desktop Integration
• Information Security
• Distributed Systems
• Audio Visual
Training/Certifications
• Microsoft Certified Professional
• ITIL V3 Foundations
• Project Leadership
• Risk Analysis
• PMP Boot Camp
Expertise
• IT Management
• Portfolio Manager
• Project Manager
• Business Analyst
• Change Management
• Process Improvement
• Risk Management
• Communication
• Global Leadership
• Mentoring and Coaching
Industries
• Healthcare
• Aerospace
• Oil and Gas
• Government
• Education
Overview
A dynamic and innovative customer focused Project Manager and Senior
Information Technology Professional with proven skills in project management,
solution design, implementation and management of complex
telecommunications projects.
Twenty years of experience in IT management, project development,
operations, systems architecture, engineering, administration, team leadership
and technical training.
Coordinate technology evaluation and transfer, including technology
deployment, network and systems management; identifying, transferring and
integrating new technologies into the department's IT infrastructure; and
developing benchmarking strategies and performance metrics..
Proven ability to identify, diagnose, and resolve technical and process related
problems in a rapidly changing environment. Ability to work and think
independently, as well as manage and motivate technical teams locally and in
a virtual environment.
Core Competencies
IT Management IT Planning and Governance Budget and Financial
Management Cost Reduction & Avoidance Human Resources
Operations Management Multi-site Programs Client Relations and
Negotiations Quality Assurance Strategic Planning Vendor Relations
and Negotiations Mentoring and Coaching
Capabilities
Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager
Over 15 years of experience managing multiple full lifecycle projects with IT
budgets from 10K to 50 Million. Most recent experience includes program and
project management, managing multiple project managers and business
analysts within Information Technology and Services required to deliver
projects.
IT Construction/Facilities Management
Works well with architects, engineers and facilities staff to develop
requirements. This includes cable plant, fiber, voice, data, audio visual,
desktop integration and software rollout to site. Has a clear understanding of
the needs of IT in a construction project while developing IT requirements for
the entire project. Track record of managing construction projects ranging
from 4M to 300M.
Business Analyst
Proven experience gathering, analyzing and writing business requirements.
Ensure that all requirements are clear and unambiguous. Perform GAP
analysis and document to determine how and what needs to be remediated.
Effectively communicates to all stakeholders their roles and responsibilities.
Ferdinand Morrow, MCP
7506 Summer Trail DriveSugar Land, TX 77479
(832) 524-7519 HM
ferdinandmorrow@yahoo.com
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Ferdinand Morrow – Page 2
Professional Experience
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager (7/2010-Present)
• Manage the design, development and in stallion of telecommunications networks including Cisco data equipment, Avaya
voice equipment, fiber cable plant and copper cable plant.
• Manage design and implementation of all IT infrastructure for new builds and retrofits, including telecomm, server, desktop,
software and network infrastructure. Upgrading and replacing as needed the department's critical technology systems and
infrastructure.
• Write request for proposals for voice/data infrastructure including Cat6 and Fiber cable plants
• Interface with architects, cable vendors, phone vendors and allocation of resources.
• Cultivate and engage peer and stakeholder relationships between own function and team and between other teams across
functions or businesses to manage interdependencies, integrate solutions and produce results.
• Strengthen leadership competencies in the IT organization.
• Follow through with commitments, foster mutual trust, and maintain effective working relationships with fellow business
leaders, employees and contractors alike.
• .Manage staffing and personnel resources of all projects and daily activities
• Manage budgets and financials including forecasting of current and future resources
• Responsible for initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing of infrastructure projects
• Expert in fiber installations, voice and data networking build outs
• Translates generalized customer business goals and objectives into concrete strategy and tactical plans.
• Coordinates the identification of all deliverables, sequence of all activities and tasks necessary to complete the deliverable,
the effort required to complete each task, assignment of deliverables to an owner, cost of the analysis and planning phase
of the project. Incorporates the deliverables in a work breakdown structure.
• Assigns tasks to team members and monitors tasks to completion. Initiates actions to keep project on schedule within
budget with agreed upon scope.
• Performs stakeholder analysis in order to determine and gain agreement for the project's business problems and goals,
success factors, planning assumptions, dependencies and constraints, and high-level risks
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager/ (8/2008 - 07/2010)
• Project Manage construction projects for hospital and office building infrastructure
• Expert in fiber installations, voice and data networking build outs
• Write request for proposals for voice/data infrastructure including Cat6 and Fiber cable plants
• Interface with architects, cable vendors, phone vendors and allocation of resources.
• Manage design and implementation of all IT infrastructure for new builds and retrofits, including telecomm, server, desktop
and network infrastructure.
• Responsible for initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing of infrastructure projects
• Translates generalized customer business goals and objectives into concrete strategy and tactical plans.
• Coordinates the identification of all deliverables, sequence of all activities and tasks necessary to complete the deliverable,
the effort required to complete each task, assignment of deliverables to an owner, cost of the analysis and planning phase
of the project. Incorporates the deliverables in a work breakdown structure.
• Assigns tasks to team members and monitors tasks to completion. Initiates actions to keep project on schedule within
budget with agreed upon scope
Shell Oil / Computer Sciences Corporation - Contractor
IT Infrastructure Project Manager (Contractor) (2/2008 – 8/2008)
• Project Manage Downstream and Trading global infrastructure and telecom environments for Warehouse design, Refinery
design, RF Wireless Projects, Wireless Hotspots, Server refresh, Desktop refresh, Data Center Refresh
• Manage design and implementation of projects for Cisco infrastructure
• Responsible for initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing of infrastructure projects
• Project manage and write request for proposals for voice/data infrastructure including Cat5e and Fiber cable plants
• Interface with architects, cable vendors, phone vendors and allocation of resources.
• Attends project planning meetings associated with new buildings.
• Understands bandwidth utilization and can articulate requirements to other Information Services departments.
• Creates project documents indicating assumptions made to provide system pricing and equipment room layouts.
• Knowledgeable in fiber installations, voice and data networking fundamentals.
• Translates generalized customer business goals and objectives into concrete strategy and tactical plans.
Monitors project activities and tasks to ensure completion as scheduled meeting quality needs of the sponsor and customer.
Manages and directs multiple medium to large-scale complex, high-risk, strategic, enterprise wide projects.
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Fort Bend Premier Care/Mefford Scientific
IT Manager (07/2004 – 02/2010)
• Develop core competencies of the department; monitoring expenditures associated with IT functions; planning and budgeting;
supervising and directing professional and office staff. Led team that provided production and support for desktops, networks,
telecommunications, and applications. Support. Support efforts include Enterprise Practice Management System and
Enterprise Electronic Medical Records
• Evaluates user requirements, analyzes and determines specific solutions, recommends solutions to users.
• Prepared departmental IT budget Including variables and complexities such as operational changes, organizational changes,
facilities changes, and proposed projects to build realistic budgets with attention to financial constraints.
• Created a supportive team environment that was defined by collaboration and knowledge sharing
• Strong, current knowledge and experience across the full spectrum of telecommunications and networking (voice & data)
technology and related security.
• Demonstrated expertise in desktop, thin client, print services and peripherals
• Solid experience with server, applications and advanced storage and archiving solutions
• Increased productivity by introducing a refresh plan to ensure users had the latest equipment.
• Increase response times by introducing service level agreements and implementing remote control at the desktop to aid in
resolving issues
Baylor College of Medicine
Project Manager(2/96 – 6/2004)
• Provides preliminary planning, evaluation, resource requirements, timelines, cost analysis and detailed project plans for
management of complex projects. Performs quality control functions for portions of the project being conducted by junior staff.
Responsible for implementation of the project.
• Analyze order, configure, install and support PC/Server hardware/software running Windows operating systems.
• Install, integrate and support groupware and administrative applications such as Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft System
Management Server (SMS).
• Design, plan, configure, install, monitor and support the Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN)
infrastructure. Manage and support ISDN/TI connectivity for Wide Area Network. Configure and install LAN and WAN
hardware and software.
Certifications
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) 1999
ITIL V3 Foundations
Training
PMP Certification in progress. Server Planning and Installation, Exchange Server Planning and Installation
Skills Inventory
PC/LAN/WAN
Software: Exchange Server 5.5, Exchange, VMWare, Systems Management Server, SQL Server,IIS Server, Remote Access
Service, Wins, Dhcp, Microsoft Project, Veritas Backup Exec, Tcp/Ip, Ms Outlook, MsMail, Wordperfect, Lotus 1-2-3, Dbase IV,
Foxpro, SAP Financials, Project Delivery Framework(PDF), Remedy, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project Server. Nextgen,
eClinicalworks, Allscripts/Mysis, GE Centricity. Microsoft Active Directory, EMR, Electronic Medical Records
Hardware: Servers (Compaq Proliant, Prosignia, HP Netservers), Desktops (Compaq, Hewlett Packard, Dell), Printers (HP
LaserJet, Genicom, Epson), NIC (3COM, HP, Compaq) Hubs/Switches (Cisco Asante, HP, 3com), Routers ( Cisco Ascend Max,
Ascend Pipeline, Linksys, Netopia), Network Cable Plant (Multi-Mode Fiber, Single Mode Fiber, Cat 5 Data, Cat 3 Voice, RG-6
Video, RG-11 Video), APC UPS, Lantronix Terminal Server. Xiotech SAN, Cisco VoIP, Avaya
Education
College: University of Houston, Degree: Bachelor of Science, Major: Computer Information Systems