Senior Information Technology Executive IT Planning & Development / System Design & Implementation / E-Commerce Project Management / Vendor Relations / Organizational Optimization / P&L Management Credentials Summary: Fast track professional successful in the design, development and deployment of technology strategies and policy. Extensive experience in leading information systems, operations, and administrative teams in project management, solution design, problem solving, technical skills, communications, hardware, software, Networking, eCommerce, UNIX, and with a well rounded exposure to all aspects of the information technology department through all phases of technology including, cost analysis, planning, vendor selection, and acquisitions. Diverse background includes extensive knowledge in team leadership, infrastructure, security, operations, technologies, networks, problem solving, eCommerce, and web presence. Comprehensive experience in providing guidance and leadership to technology teams as they transition through mergers and acquisitions especially in Banking, Brokerage, and Retail industries. Achievements: Consolidated systems, services, communications, and operations at 1800Flowers saving over three million dollars in recurring expenses while increasing system reliability/performance and dramatically reducing monthly expenses. Attended extensive training in management, project management, hardware systems, software development, and communications systems. Broad industry knowledge providing an excellent foundation with superior vision for solving business problems with technology. Expansive thinker with outstanding achievements in implementing new business concepts. Business Experience: DVSA Technologies – Rockville Centre, NY 07/2002-Present President Software development (C, C++, VC++), business consulting, LAN/WAN analysis & Implementation, WEB Hosting, WEB Design, Network administration and installation, Cisco administration and design. Windows (4.0, 2000, XP, 2003) installation, administration & networking. System integration, design, and implementation. DSL, T1, T3, frame relay design, install, and administration. 1800FLOWERS.COM - Westbury, NY 06/2000-07/2002 Vice President – IT Operations & Security 1-800-FLOWERS.COM is a leading provider of flowers, candies, gift baskets and other gifts to customers around the world via the Internet, telephone, and company stores. Developed and built the operations organization as a hand on Vice President and a key member of the IT management team reporting directly to the CTO. Provided leadership and direction to a staff of 39 resources in the areas of Telecommunications, Network Engineering, Database Administration, Technical Support, Data Security, and Service Quality. Supported several PBX’s in multiple locations, several thousand employees, and computers with several hundred servers in multiple data centers. Improved system reliability and uptime of back-end systems by initiating and performing capacity planning, system performance trending, and holiday preparation activities to keep computer systems ahead of the constant demands of double-digit growth and by analyzing the root cause for system outages combined with change control measures. Designed and built network infrastructure for 3 hosting facilities allowing 100% uptime of the corporate website. Performed duties including network design, system administration (Unit and NT), and project management. Was instrumental in the consolidation of 85 T1 lines into multiple T3’s at a substantial savings. Reviewed and analyzed corporate Network & Communications infrastructure for improvements and cost saving opportunities. NCR Corporation - NYC, NY (via AT&T Merger) 10/1993-06/2000 Senior Technical Consultant NCR Corporation provides worldwide solutions that combine hardware, software, professional consulting services, customer support services, third party applications, and technologies. Managed a team of seven consultants performing UNIX upgrades on several hundred systems around the country. Completed the project ahead of schedule and under budget. * Performed senior consulting activities including project management, implementation, and system design for six years at 1-800-Flowers.com. These activities included: > Installation and administration of NT 4.0 (Domain Controllers), Citrix, Windows 2000 (Active Directory), and XP systems including networking design/configuration, application installation, application development, trouble shooting, printer admin, RAS, and file sharing. > Configuration and implementation of voice and data T1 lines on PBX and Cisco switches, ISDN, and analog modems. > Network design and implementation of point-to-point and Frame Relay network consisting of over a dozen locations and 85 T1’s (voice and data). > Design and implemented routing protocols and network designs for the entire enterprise > Performed UNIX system administration for AT&T, NCR, and Sun UNIX environments. > Performed Network administration on Cisco 5000, 5500, 6500, 2500, Pix, 4000, 7000, 3500, and VOIP. > MCSE/I certified in 1999 > Completed all Cisco CCNA training. * Extensive experience in integrating dissimilar systems in a major New York bank as it merged with or acquired other banks several times. AT&T - NYC, NY 06/1982-10/1993 Call Center Technical Consultant, Major Account System Engineer, Technical Specialist Provided primary support for all activities at major New York banks related to configuration, design, and implementation of a 7000+ PC network and 400+ UNIX servers. Provided technical support in migrating and integrating banking systems through the transition of mergers and acquisitions. Performed PBX design and implementation for AT&T System 85 and Definity systems, as well as voice and data T1/T3/frame relay configurations and frame and carrier support. Operating Systems/Tools: In-depth personal experience with MS Project, Solaris, AT&T/NCR Unix SVR4, MS-DOS, TCP/IP, IPX, OS/2, Windows XP, Windows 2000, NT, 98, 95, WIN 3.1, Unix Tuning, C, C++, ZAPP, Microsoft Embedded Development, Netware, Netware/X, Basic, PASCAL, PL/1, PL/C, Assembler (80X86, 6502), FORTRAN, FOCUS, AIX, RS6000, SPARC Utra 2, Multi-Processing, Application Design, System 85, System 75, Merlin, Panasonic, Basic Wiring, CORBA/VESP, Word, Excel, Electronics Design, Terminal Emulation, Ethernet & Token Ring, Data General Sniffer, Async, ISN, ISDN, Database Design & Performance Tuning (Sybase, Oracle, Informix, Ingress, Dbase, Microsoft Access), CA Unicenter TNG, Citrix Winframe, Windows Terminal Server, Pure Atria Scripting, Sun servers (250, 450, 4500, E6500), Compaq (8000, 3000), EMC, CISCO, Arrow Point/Cisco Load Balancer, Global Server Load Balancing, and Load Runner web testing. Education/Certification: * Potsdam College of Arts and Sciences – Major: Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science 1982 * MCSE Certification 1999 Professional Experience: * Project management, system integration, customer consultation, wide area network design, analysis, and installations for major banking, financial, and retail customers * Formed the Technical Operations division at 1800Flowers.com * Provided thought leadership and inspiration to technology teams * Performed technical systems analysis creating complex systems solutions * Completed over 100 courses in communications, programming, UNIX, management skills, hardware, software, and industry specific classes (course list available) * Specialize in UNIX system performance tuning, complex trouble shooting techniques, and database performance tuning, Novell, TCP/IP. David Johnson (516) 536-4531