Timothy Tober

763 Evans Manor Drive

Matthews, NC 28104
(704) 651-0508
tt349cf4@westpost.net
CAREER SUMMARY
Senior Systems Technical Architect/Planner with a successful career history of e
mbracing change and challenging assignments including designing, building, conso
lidating server data center infrastructure . A technologist with broad experien
ce and accomplishments in increasing ROI through Data Center consolidation, opti
mization, data strategies, and Information Lifecycle Management. Extensive expe
rience in storage management, data center migrations and consolidation, operatio
ns, and capacity planning. Accomplished in project and service management. Majo
r strengths include:
Virtualization Storage Area Networks Project Management
Backup/Deduplication Network Infrastructure Microsoft Technologies
Business Continuity Data Center Relocations Vendor Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MAERSK INC - Charlotte, NC 2007 - P
resent
Senior Systems Architect/Project Manager, North America Information Systems
Planned, designed, and implemented the organization's data center and storage in
frastructure while ensuring high levels of data quality and availability.
* Managed build of $2,500,000 fully redundant, scalable, data center to support
multiple business units and relocated existing infrastructure to the new site.
The data center is capable of operation independent of public utilities, equipp
ed with redundant Power Distribution Units, UPS systems and megawatt generators
. Installed N+1 environmental conditioning units capable of operating with publi
c utility.
* Implemented a $5,000,000 fully redundant Enterprise Storage solution to suppo
rt multiple data warehouses and critical business applications using both asynch
ronous hardware and software replication techniques. Implemented mirrored disk
based backup solution including deduplicaiton to reduce backup window, reduce re
covery time, provide resources for the redundant internal disaster recovery solu
tion.
* Managed the relocation to new data center including change control processes,
space layout, physical move and technical resources. Developed RFP and contra
cted the selected maintenance company to deinstall and reinstall servers, SANs,
racks and miscellaneous peripheral equipment. Managed the cabling company to in
stall 1200 CAT6 work station drops, CAT6a server drops and fiber infrastructure
to support the Master (MDF) and Intermediate distribution facilities (IDF).
* Developed and implemented a virtualization and storage strategy to avoid an e
stimated $2,000,000 corporate data center expansion. Reduced the physical server
count by 300 while supporting the disaster recovery initiative and providing in
creased resources for development and testing. .
* Installed mirrored Clariion CX4-480 SANs in NJ and Charlotte for critical dat
a storage. Utilized Cisco 9509 director class SAN switches. Used Mirrorview for
disk based replication and Replistore for host based replication at remote sites
.
* Responsible for capacity planning, backup and restore process design, perform
ance analysis and developing data disaster recovery plans. Conducted research a
nd communicated plans on emerging technologies, services, protocols, and standar
ds to support Company objectives.
DP WORLD - Dubai, UAE formerly CSX World Terminals 2005-2007
Enterprise Systems Engineer Consultant, Information Systems
Major accomplishments include:
* Planned and managed Active Directory and Exchange Messaging
infrastructure separation upon sale of US terminal company.
* Planned network conversion from WorldCom Frame-Relay to Equant MPLS.
* Provided 24x7 support for IT infrastructure.
CSX WORLD TERMINALS - Charlotte, NC formerly Sea-Land Service Inc 2003-2005
Enterprise Systems Engineer Consultant, Information Systems
Responsible for tactical planning and management of the IT Infrastructure, inclu
ding Active Directory and Exchange messaging environments.
Major accomplishments include:
* Researched, designed, and implemented IT infrastructure at green field Domini
can Republic ocean terminal including LAN/WAN, Wireless, Active Directory, and E
xchange messaging.
* Planned and implemented Active Directory/Exchange 2000 environment upgrade to
Windows/Exchange 2003.
* Implemented Change Control process and procedures for Sarbanes-Oxley complian
ce.
WORLDCOM - contracted to Horizon Lines formerly Sea-Land Service Inc 2001-2003
Manager Client Server Support, IT Professional Services
Responsible for strategic planning and management of the Client Server Support g
roup including (14) Systems Engineers and the global Client Server Infrastructur
e.
Major accomplishments include:
* Managed implementation of Microsoft Active Directory/Exchange 2000 architectu
re including the integration design to co-exist within the parent corporations N
T Master Domain infrastructure, including Windows XP deployment to support stra
tegic sales application.
* Implemented LAN to LAN VPN solutions to eliminate frame relay circuits at sma
ll sales offices which reduced network costs by $100k annually.
HORIZON LINES - Charlotte, NC formerly Sea-Land Service Inc 1999 - 2001
Senior Project Manager, Information Systems
Develop and administer global infrastructure standards and best practices. Ev
aluate and recommend new products, ensuring compliance and reliability within th
e Client Server environment. Manage third party vendor activities for support a
nd costs within Microsoft Technologies. Monitor resource requirements and maint
ain familiarity with emerging technologies.
Major accomplishments include:
* Relocated Corporate Headquarters for CSX Lines (domestic shipping) and CSX Wo
rld Terminals (terminal management company) upon split from sale of internationa
l shipping business.
* Converted Global NT master domain architecture to single domain at over 25 lo
cations worldwide to support split of CSX lines and CSX World Terminals from int
ernational shipping business.
* Architected and implemented a Virtual Private Network solution to support cor
porate remote access domestically and internationally, which supported over 1000
users. Annual cost savings of $400k achieved.
SEA-LAND SERVICE INC - Charlotte, NC 1991 - 1999

Project Manager, Information Systems

Responsible for project management in support of global IT infrastructure initia
tives.
Major accomplishments include:
* Corporate Headquarter relocation and consolidation of multiple international
headquarters, including the installation of the LAN infrastructure and desktop c
omputers to support over 700 users, reducing annual costs by $1.5 million.
* Planned and Implemented MCI managed Frame Relay IP data network globally requ
iring extensive international travel.
* Conversion of multiple Token Ring networks to Ethernet which significantly im
proved response time, availability, and reduced annual budget by over $500k.
* Implementation of Microsoft NT Architectural Strategy including the conversio
n of Banyan Vines, Microsoft LAN Manager and IBM LAN server networks into NT mas
ter domain architecture.
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, & AFFILIATIONS
AAS, Computer Science Business Computer Programming, Bergen Community College-Pa
ramus, NJ
Johnson and Wales College-Providence, RI, Attended 1 year toward major in Market
ing
Member Project Management Institute, PMP certification in progress.
ITIL Foundation, MCSE
EMC Users Group
Carolina IT Professionals Group