Bradley A. Farrar

 

IT EXECUTIVE: OPERATIONS & INFRASTRUCTURE

Director – Manager – Project Manager

 

Extensive record of success improving efficiency and reducing costs through the management of technology solution development, implementations and enhancements to meet corporate needs. Special expertise in IT infrastructure management including networks, servers SAN, and data center operations. Excel at controlling expenses, building and leading top-performing teams, and maximizing system availability. Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.  Core competencies include:

 

Project & Program Management ▪ Outsourcing ▪ Disaster Recovery ▪ Data Center Consolidation

Storage Systems ▪ Business Continuity ▪ Process Optimization ▪ Virtualization ▪ Network Management

 

 

EnergySolutions, Oak Ridge, TN2008 – 2014

IT Director – Infrastructure (2011-2014)

Oversaw IT infrastructure operations for 21 US and 2 Canadian locations of a $2.5B international nuclear material remediation and decontamination services company. Managed equipment selection and implementation, annual hardware refreshes, inventory control, LAN/WAN, MPLS network, vendor selection, capital projects, and data centers. Supervised 10 engineers and support analysts. Administered operational and project budgets. Maintained 240 virtual and 60 physical servers. Coordinated audits. Organized and led all site expansion and contraction activities.

·          Saved $100,000 per year by consolidating 2 co-located data centers into a single facility and establishing a disaster recovery site at a main office.

·          Improved productivity by conducting a study of WAN and internet traffic and leading the deployment of low-cost internet circuits at all locations, avoiding $24,000 in additional monthly WAN costs.

·          Delivered $200,000 in savings by replacing an existing SAN with a newer appliance. Negotiated 2 new arrays and 3 years of support for same price as the original SAN.

·          Lowered costs by outsourcing LAN/WAN monitoring and management. Negotiated contract for 24/7 monitoring for the same price of only 2 network engineers.

·          Reduced costs by designing and rolling out a virtual desktop environment for remote workers and establishing the infrastructure for the Bring Your Own Device program.

·          Created and launched a guest wireless system to provide internet access for contractors and guests.

·          Led an Active Directory upgrade and an ESX Upgrade that were vital to corporate operations.

 

Systems Engineer (2008-2010)

Server Team Lead charged with managing the maintenance, repair and updating of all physical and virtual servers. Oversaw Red Hat Enterprise Linux deployment and management functions.

·          Saved $375,000-plus by leading a server virtualization transition that effectively virtualized 90% of the servers.

·          Member of the team that enabled SOX accreditation and the passing of all IT audits.

·          Played key role in the finalization of a corporate VoIP implementation. Traveled to all locations and assisted teams with system configuration and user training.

·          Managed the design of the corporate disaster recovery data center. Evaluated and selected construction, electrical, cooling, and security contractors and directed all equipment installations.

·          Planned and led a major email system upgrade from MS Exchange 2002 to Exchange 2010.

·          Directed the replacement of the desktop management system at no additional cost to the company.

 

 

BIC Concepts, Oak Ridge, TN2007 – 2008

Consultant

Provided consulting services for firm's East Tennessee region. Carried out physical wiring design and installation, Active Directory implementation, email installation and configuration, and more. Deployed phone systems. Set up and maintained servers. Implemented wireless systems.

·          Designed the LAN, Active Directory, and Exchange Server infrastructure for a construction firm.

·          Managed the installation of AEED's LAN and Active Directory, plus file servers.

·          Deployed the Blackberry Enterprise server for Faith Promise Church and updated their email.

 

Beyond Technologies, Kingston, TN2000 – 2006

Network Manager

Chief architect for small consulting company. Developed solutions for clients based on requirements.

·          Designed and implemented the LAN for a 22-building campus.

·          Directed Windows and Active Directory upgrades and migrations.

·          Installed a company's first-ever internet-based email system.

·          Built and implemented the complete IT infrastructure for a client's office.

 

 

Wood International, Oak Ridge, TN2002 – 2007

Senior System Analyst

Developed and maintained database-driven, web-based interactive meteorological and environmental monitoring and display systems for the Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration's Atmospheric Turbulence & Diffusion Division.

 

British Nuclear Fuels, Oak Ridge, TN1996 – 2000

Planner/Scheduler

Developed and maintained a training management system that managed the training requirements and history for a 1,500-plus person workforce.

 

 

BA in Information Systems, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO

 

 

Society for Information Management

 

 

MS Office, Project, Primavera, VMware ESX, VMware View, VMware vSphere, MS Server 2003-2008R2, MS Exchange, Active Directory, SQL, Commvault Simpana, Apache, IIS, MPLS, LAN/WAN, SAN, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CENTOS, Ubuntu Linux, Windows, DNS, DHCP, LDAP, DFS, Fiber Channel, TCP/IP, Cisco IOS, servers, blade servers, storage arrays, NetApp Filer, load balancers, and more