James F.
Sr. Project Manager, Platform Engineering & Migration, IT Infrastructure | SAFe Practitioner, CSM, CSPO.
- Role
- Sr Project Manager Platform Engineering & Infrastructure Sherwin-williams Contract at Gravity IT Resources
- Location
- Cleveland, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About James F.
Over 25 years of IT leadership experience with a consistent record of accomplishment in the design and implementation of high performing yet cost effective IT solutions. Continually focused on driving increased levels of productivity, customer satisfaction, and recognized as a Technology Champion and Change Agent by designing and implementing technical solutions that reduce the Total Cost of Ownership and a solid ROI.A few accomplishments I\'m proud of include: Saved $1.5M annually by reducing data center footprint from 12 to 4 at Amtrust Financial. Slashed Enterprise Core count by 450, thus delivering a $675K annual savings resulting from addressing the SQL Server footprint at Amtrust Financial. Delivered on time and $1.2M under budget an IT setup for 5k+ users, 14 data closets, a 7th floor Square Foot Data Center with 30 racks, 4 CRAC units configured in a cold isle containment configuration at Cleveland Clinic. Cut costs 41% and improved uptime from 92% to 99% with virtualization integration at Cleveland Clinic. Increased overall response score from 87% to 99%; bringing overall customer satisfaction from 82% to 94.44% by implementing ITIL based service management processes.Specialties: IT Strategic Planning • Business Solutions • Team Leadership • Budgeting • Project Management • Capital Expenditure Planning • Contract Negotiations • Vendor Relations • Application Systems • Virtualization • Altiris • Storage • Compliance • Integrated Architecture • Custom Application Interfacing • ERP Integration • CDIA+ Certified • ITIL v3.0 • OnBase Certified • Windows Server • Windows Desktop • Cisco • EMC • Microsoft • NetApp • Data Center Infrastructure Expert •
Experience
Sr Project Manager Platform Engineering & Infrastructure Sherwin-williams Contract
Apr 2024 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US
Led migration of 477 Boomi application integrations from MCS Cloud to Azure, designing and delivering a Technology Resilience Plan to ensure high availability and redundancy.• Directed Oracle Integration Cloud GEN2 to GEN3 migration, building 12 new OCI environments and completing 1,476 integrations two months early and $146K under budget.• Modernized corporate API strategy: standardized CI/CD pipeline, API versioning, management redundancy, and GraphQL support.• Delivered $16.7M in 10-year cost savings by replacing legacy TWM back-office system with McLeod Software, automating finance, dispatch, and driver labor functions.• Developed a Project Management Waterfall Playbook with health checks, compliance repository, and stage gates, elevating PM maturity.
Education
ESI Career Center
Certificate, Information Technology
1993 — 1994
Villanova University
Certification, Business Intelligence
2012 — 2012
Brush High School
High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates
1983 — 1987
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