IT Project Manager & Data Center Operations Manager
Greater Seattle Area
- Current
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- Owner, Photographer at Kozma Photography, LLC
- Volunteer at King County Search & Rescue
- Past
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- IT Project Manager at Ciber
- Data Center Consultant at Mentor Graphics
- VP, Data Center Operations at Washington Mutual
- Manager, Enterprise Lab Solutions at Washington Mutual
- Sr. Technology Architect at Washington Mutual
- Lead System Administrator at How2.Com
- Consulting Engineer at Best Consulting
- System Analyst at Xerox Business Services
- Unix Instructor at Greenville Technical College
- Information Systems Analyst & Paramedic at American Medical Response
- Education
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- Photographic Center Northwest
- Digital Landscape Workshop Series - Oregon Coast
- Clemson University
- Newton South High School
- Eastside Catholic High School
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Matt Kozma’s Summary
Dynamic and versatile IT management professional with solid history of success and achievement in the development, implementation, and administration of critical business systems & Facilities. Proficient in critical facility design as well as operational management. Offer broad knowledge and experience in multiple management disciplines within start-up, consulting firms and established corporate environments. Skilled in strategic planning, with proven ability in matching resources with needs to achieve significant business goals. Accomplished trainer and project leader; able to direct multiple tasks effectively and master innovative software and tools. Utilize superior communication and presentation skills.
Matt Kozma’s Specialties:
Project Management
IT Management
Facilities/Data Center Management
Migrations/Depoyments
IT Achitecture
Matt Kozma’s Experience
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Owner, Photographer
Kozma Photography, LLC
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
Commercial, editorial, and corporate assignment photographer.
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Volunteer
King County Search & Rescue
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1997 — Present (12 years)
4x4 (KC4x4SAR) Team, Explorer Search and Rescue (ESAR) Team, & Ham Radio Operator
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IT Project Manager
Ciber
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; CBR; Management Consulting industry)
June 2008 — December 2008 (7 months)
Data Center capacity & reliabilty analysis; project management of site build-out and system migrations; and Data Center Operations processs engineering. Current Client: Fred Hutchenson Cancer Research Center
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Data Center Consultant
Mentor Graphics
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MENT; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2007 — April 2008 (10 months)
Data Center Design, Server consolidation, capacity mangement
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VP, Data Center Operations
Washington Mutual
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; wm; Banking industry)
September 2003 — September 2006 (3 years 1 month)
Provide leadership and direction for daily operations of 4 Enterprise and 36 Regional Data Centers nationwide supporting IT and facility management services for this provider of world-class banking and financial services.
Orchestrate site consolidations and capacity management of space, power, cooling, cabling while coordinating with multiple internal teams and corporate property services during migrations, site decommissions, expansions, and new site openings. Lead process improvement projects, and develop standards and policies to improve IT and facility services to internal customers. Adeptly manage multimillion-dollar operational budgets, and track performance metrics. Oversee multiple vendors in a highly outsourced staffing model, and deliver comprehensive training and mentoring to six regional teams of managers, supervisors, employees, and contractors. -
Manager, Enterprise Lab Solutions
Washington Mutual
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; wm; Banking industry)
October 2001 — September 2003 (2 years)
Steered the design, building, and staffing of a new $2.5M research and development laboratory that evaluated industry trends and emerging technologies for alignment to business strategy, architecture principles, and IT infrastructure. Delivered a shared development/test environment that supported innovative IT solution development through formal Implemented Proof of Concept (POC) testing and allowed rapid onboarding of new tests with minimal costs. Managed a team of 10 highly skilled senior technicians.
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Sr. Technology Architect
Washington Mutual
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; wm; Banking industry)
February 2000 — October 2001 (1 year 9 months)
Drove development of effective solutions to meet rapidly evolving business needs and ensure company was updated with current technologies. Provided accurate cost estimates and facilitated the project justification process. Worked closely with SMEs and peer architects to develop and communicate technology standards, and served as liaison between Line of Business (LOB) project team and internal IT staff and vendors. Mentored junior architects.
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Lead System Administrator
How2.Com
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
August 1999 — February 2000 (7 months)
Directed a multi-platform network and systems administration team tasked with supporting all R&D and production systems. Provided expertise in all aspects of hardware, OS, and software maintenance and support. Delivered in-depth system analysis and performance reporting.
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Consulting Engineer
Best Consulting
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 1997 — August 1999 (1 year 11 months)
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System Analyst
Xerox Business Services
(Public Company; Printing industry)
June 1997 — October 1997 (5 months)
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Unix Instructor
Greenville Technical College
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
May 1996 — May 1997 (1 year 1 month)
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Information Systems Analyst & Paramedic
American Medical Response
(Public Company; Hospital & Health Care industry)
May 1992 — May 1997 (5 years 1 month)
Matt Kozma’s Education
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Photographic Center Northwest
Photography 2006 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- Various classes and workshops in Fashion Photography, Light Control, Stock Photography, & Environmental Portraiture.
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Digital Landscape Workshop Series - Oregon Coast
DLWS with Moose Peterson and Joe McNally 2007 — 2007
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Clemson University
BS , Computer Science , 1989 — 1997
Attended 1989-1991 and 1994-1997
- Activities and Societies:
- Yearbook - Photographer, Managing Editor
Firefighter/EMT - Clemson Univeristy Fire Department
HAM Radio
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Newton South High School
1986 — 1988
- Activities and Societies:
- yearbook, photography, HAM radio
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Eastside Catholic High School
1984 — 1986
- Activities and Societies:
- yearbook, photography
Additional Information
Matt Kozma’s Websites:
Matt Kozma’s Interests:
snowmobiling, photography, Search and Rescue
Matt Kozma’s Groups:
AFCOM - VP of Western Washington State Chapter
King County Search and Rescue
Ham Radio EmComm - W7MCK
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Amateur Radio Emergency Communicator -
CIBER -
Data Center
Matt Kozma’s Honors:
Current Exhibits - Photographic Center Northwest & Covington DMV
Matt Kozma’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
