Nick Hayes

Current

Senior IT Architect at IBM Global Services

Past

Manager of IT at Bradco Supply
Senior Manager at Tyco International
Senior Manager at Siemens Corporation

Senior Consultant at Siemens Business Services
Director Sales Engineering at Allied Riser Corporation
Manager Network Communications at Equity Office Properties
Senior Consultant at Metamor Technologies
Associate at Morgan Stanley
Lead Analyst at Chicago Board Options Exchange

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Education

Eastern Michigan University
Western Michigan University

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Nick Hayes’s Summary

SENIOR MANAGEMENT: IT Operations, Infrastructure

Dynamic technical leader, developer, and strategic planner with more than 17 years of experience impacting enterprise performance through expert alignment of IT resources with corporate objectives. Build top performing teams focused on exceeding goals, ensuring delivery of top quality products/services within diverse operational platforms. Skillfully troubleshoot operational and technical discrepancies, introducing process improvements, system enhancements, and strategic plans to boost productivity/profitability. Expertly design, develop, upgrade, and implement technical infrastructures to address business needs.

Nick Hayes’s Specialties:

Business Plans • Change Management • Staff Management • Strategic Planning
Technical Architecture • Help Desk Operations • Infrastructure Design • IT Strategy
Network Design, Administration, Management • Requirement Identification • Budgeting
Technology Deployment • Team Leadership, Motivation • System Analysis
Business Continuity • Disaster Recovery Planning • Vendor Management

Nick Hayes’s Experience

Senior IT Architect

IBM Global Services

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Manager of IT

Bradco Supply

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Construction industry)

June 2006 — February 2007 (9 months)

Manager of Infrastructure, reporting to the CIO. 22 Direct reports, responsibility for Service Desk, Data Center Operations, DBA's, Application support, and Infrastructure Architecture.
Senior Manager

Tyco International

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TYC; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

September 2003 — May 2006 (2 years 9 months)

Senior Manager-Global Networking and Architecture
Recruited to orchestrate technical development and provide overall management of the $32M One Tyco Network (OTN) program implemented globally. Provided business case development and presentation to executive leaders, established interoperability (with increased enterprise security) through creation of standards/guidelines, secured board approval for funding, managed vendor relations, and controlled budgets.
Contributed technical insight to the Tyco Executive China Business Council in the architecting of shared IT resource design for the region. Participated in establishment/enhancement of advanced technical architectures encompassing security, AD, Identity Management, RAS/VPN, DNS, Email, and SMS. Provided technical expertise and counsel to Tyco's Vice President of Infrastructure. Negotiated contracts with industry giants such as Cisco, AT&T, Tyco Electronics, VSNL , Checkpoint, CrossBeam, Vodis Partners, and Verizon.
Senior Manager

Siemens Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SI; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

2001 — 2003 (2 years)

Senior Project Manager-IT
Senior Consultant
Functioned as sole technical specialist/architect charged with the organization's national headquarters encompassing data center and technical systems operations. Coordinated IT design, development, and implementation as well as help desk functions and security. Liaised with senior leaders in all business departments to ensure quality performance of technical systems and address individual needs.
Senior Consultant

Siemens Business Services

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

2000 — 2002 (2 years)
Director Sales Engineering

Allied Riser Corporation

(Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Manager Network Communications

Equity Office Properties

(Public Company; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year)
Senior Consultant

Metamor Technologies

(Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

1997 — 1999 (2 years)
Associate

Morgan Stanley

(Public Company; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

1995 — 1997 (2 years)
Lead Analyst

Chicago Board Options Exchange

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1993 — 1995 (2 years)

Nick Hayes’s Education

Eastern Michigan University

BS, Economics, September 1990 — April 1993
Western Michigan University

BS, Economics, September 1985 — May 1988

Activities and Societies:

Tau Kappa Epsilon