Consultant/Systems Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Consultant/Systems Engineer/Architect/Analysis at Bank of America
- Past
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- California State University-Sacramento
- Santa Rosa Junior College
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Marc David’s Summary
Versatile, results-driven Systems Architect, Engineer & Technical Consultant with 13+ years experience implementing global solutions for Fortune 500 firms such as Bank of America and Chevron. Expertise in highly complex Windows-based network infrastructure, enterprise collaboration services, Web 2.0 technologies, e-mail/GroupWare applications and server virtualization. Core competencies in technical project management, security, migration, testing and disaster recovery.
• Highly analytical leader with “big picture” vision and the ability to work with management, staff and customers to convert complex requirements into actionable project plans.
• Inventive contributor, with a “make it happen” attitude; always delivering on commitments. Thrive in fast-paced environments, readily adapting to evolving business and technology challenges.
• Proven ability to successfully optimize and streamline network/system functionality, performance and recoverability in a mission-critical environment.
• Proactive problem solver, implementing solutions with careful consideration to the bottom line, long-range goals, feasibility and ease of use.
Marc David’s Specialties:
MCSE - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Windows NT Workstation 4.0, 12/1996
Networking Essentials, 05/1997
Windows NT Server 4.0, 12/1997
Windows NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise, 01/1997
Exchange Server 5.0, 06/1997
Systems Management Server, SMS, 03/1998
Internetworking with Microsoft TCP/IP, 04/1998
Marc David’s Experience
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Consultant/Systems Engineer/Architect/Analysis
Bank of America
(Public Company; BAC; Banking industry)
July 1999 — Present (10 years 5 months)
• Instrumental in successful migration from SharePoint 2003 to SharePoint 2007. Migrated over 2.7 TB of information, 14,000 teamsites and 145,000 users, working long hours to complete initiative. Exceeded expectations by delivering project 3 weeks ahead of projected schedule.
• Spearheaded project to design, test and implement a Web 2.0-like system using open-source content management system Joomla, projected to save $1.5M in annual license costs. Initiated project with limited hardware and no formal direction, developing a pilot with over 1000 virally-added users. Achieved a secure, safe and stable Web 2.0 networking in-house environment by selecting the right system out of 187 different CMS environments and carefully adding components.
• Produced 15 SharePoint step-by-step instructional videos videos from scratch that reduced Helpdesk calls over 20%.
• Installed effective antivirus protection on SharePoint using TrendMico Portal Protect. Dramatically reduced anti-virus activity and site-wide license costs.
• Jumpstarted software project introducing Quest Recovery Manager, a tool that easily restored critical documents for various lines of business. Project saved $25,000+ as well as considerable support staff time.
* Designed and directed pilot implementation of Windows
Sharepoint Services. The new collaboration tool structure
saved $500,000+ in licensing requirements by utilizing
existing equipment.
* Researched, designed, implemented and documented a
scalable, virtual 2-Node MSCS Cluster.
* Designed a Windows 2000 Security Management Pack for
MOM with wide enterprise acceptance.
* Tested and implemented IPSec and policies for Exchange
2000 secured messaging initiatives using a PKI solution.
* Supported PKI secured messages for client-to-client e-
mail communication.
* Built/tested Windows Rights Management Server for
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Level 3 Operational Support
Chevron
(Public Company; CVX; Oil & Energy industry)
October 1997 — December 1998 (1 year 3 months)
Core member of messaging infrastructure team providing Level 3 support for an international Exchange organization. Ensured e-mail smoothly flowed between diverse systems on a daily basis.
Ensured e-mail smoothly flowed between diverse systems on a
daily basis.
* Supplied SMS Network monitoring and troubleshot
Exchange message transfer agents.
* Accountable for maintenance, upgrades, change
management, and Compaq 5000 server builds.
* Diagnosed and resolved x.400 delivery issues that
increased mail delivery time from over 1 hour to under 10
minutes, in accordance with SLAs.
* Performed disaster recovery scenarios, developing
detailed documentation for disaster recovery, MS Mail
troubleshooting and Exchange server construction.
Environment: OV/VM, MS Mail, SMTP, Exchange 5.5/5.0,
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Migration Specialist/Technical Consultant for Exchange
Chevron
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CVX; Oil & Energy industry)
February 1997 — December 1998 (1 year 11 months)
Presided over all system migrations and MS Exchange installations.
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Exchange Migration Coordinator
Chevron
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CVX; Oil & Energy industry)
February 1997 — October 1997 (9 months)
Provided project management for MSMail to MS Exchange migrations, including Remote Access Service set-up for international clients.
Marc David’s Education
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California State University-Sacramento
B.A. , Criminal Justice , 1993 — 1995
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Santa Rosa Junior College
A.S. , Criminal Justice , 1991 — 1993
Additional Information
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Marc David’s Interests:
Bodybuilding, Weightlifting, Working Out, Hiking, Snowboarding, Travel,Podcasting. Blogging, web site design, fitness newsletters, bodybuilding teleseminars, book writing
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Atlanta Tour de Cure
Marc David’s Honors:
Virtual MSCS Cluster based upon VMWare technology.
Patent applied for in March 2002, Pending Status
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