David Merritt

About David Merritt

Seasoned Information Technology Management Professional and Business Owner with progressive experience in all areas of IT department, End User Support, Help Desk, data center management, and project management, including strategic planning, policy/procedure development, staff development, budgeting, life cycle management, coaching, personnel management, resource allocation, quality control, risk management, data center design and construction, and business continuity planning. Excellent communication skills, demonstrated interpersonal skills, critical thinking, and proven leadership expertise. Skilled in solution development, voice and data network administration, and technology infrastructure planning. Valued by employers for the ability to ensure that IT services and solutions effectively align with long-range organizational goals and objectives. Specialties: IT Management, IT Data Center Design and Construction, IT Consulting, BCP, Help Desk Support, Risk Management, Procurement, Strategic Planning, Contract Negotiations, Server Virtualization, Mainframes, PC Build and Repair, SANs, Document Management, Project Management, Energy Management, Asset Management, Network Design, Telephony, VoIP, IT Training, Administration and Technical Documentation, Business Coaching, Consulting, Business Ownership & Management Sales, Marketing, Business Plans and Team Building.

Experience

1. Experienced IT Consultant

   Self

   Jan 2009 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   SENIOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS LEADER PROFESSIONALSenior IT Professional with extensive experience in all areas of IT Department, Data Center Management, Business Continuity Planning/Disaster Recovery, Data Center Design, Systems Consolidation & Migration, Business Coaching, and Project Management. Known for exceptional technical proficiency and astute understanding of business operations/ performance driven across technology and management lines. QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY• Data Center and network design, IT architecture, IT administration, and technology planning• Business Continuity Planning, Implementation, & Testing and risk management• Developing policies and procedures, user documentation, Staff and Technical Training and Records Management• Project planning and management• Experienced in negotiating and managing multi-million dollar purchase contracts for IT support and services • Experience in Pension Funds, scientific, financial, mortgage, retail, non-profit, telecommunications, automotive and real estate industries • Managed multi-million dollar IT budgets, with a track record of cost-saving program changes • Ability to analyze alternatives and select the most viable, sustainable options• IT strategic planning, life cycle management and resource allocation• Improvements to IT processes that streamline operations and improve efficiency • Excellent oral and written communication skills, demonstrated interpersonal skills• Dynamic speaking style with experience delivering presentations before groups of varying sizes• Server Consolidation, SAN Implementation, Blade Server Configuration, and Systems Migration (Mainframes, Servers and PC’s) • Leadership skills/Coaching and managing teams of staff

Education

• Management Continuing Education

  Certificates, Management and Computer Science

  1980 — 2008

• CLC - Computer Learning Center

  Diploma, Computer Science

  1971 — 1972

• American University

  Computer Science

  1978 — 1986

• MBE University Training Program

  Certificate, Franchise Business Ownership

  1991 — 1991

• Winston Churchill HS - Potomac, MD

  General Education, HS Diploma

  1969 — 1971

• Montgomery College

  A.A, Computer Science

  1972 — 1975

• Business Coaching Certification

  Certification, Business Management

  2010 — 2010

Skills

• Web Development
• Retail
• Supplier Negotiations
• Hp Proliant
• Help Desk Support
• Engaging Speaker
• Staff Management
• Operations Management
• Negotiating Contracts
• Print Management
• Team Management
• IT Management
• Teaching
• Business Continuity
• Event Planning
• Microsoft Word
• Shipping/Receiving
• Data Center
• Coaching
• Team Leadership
• Ibm Mainframe
• Change Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Documentation
• Business Analysis
• Hp Server Hardware
• Servers
• Customer Service
• Team Building
• Microsoft Excel
• Technical Staff Management
• Telecommunications
• Strategic Planning
• Microsoft
• IT Operations
• Direct Sales
• Hardware
• Negotiation
• Social Networking
• SEO