Kevin Smith

About Kevin Smith

SUMMARYENTERPRISE / SHAREPOINT INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECTI have over 15 years of success driving the build out, expansion, optimization, and virtualization of large-scale environments that have reduced costs, improved efficiency, and enabled continued competitive growth.My background includes progressive Infrastructure Architect and Technical roles at JPMorgan Chase, eLearners.com and The Blackstone Group where I am currently the Infrastructure Architect specializing in SharePoint deployments and optimization.I am particularly strong in developing the strategy, roadmap, policies, and best practices for security, disaster recovery, governance, capacity planning, integration, and migrations that have improved the user experience, enhanced productivity, and maximized collaboration.Equally strong in overseeing the identification of requirements, determining technical feasibility, establishing cost estimates, defining logical / physical architecture, and driving the design and rollout of highly available and scalable server farms. Noted as a Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in the architectural design of enterprise SharePoint platforms. Deep technical expertise, certifications that I have earned include:VMWare Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Database Administrator Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Cisco Certified Network Administrator MY CORE COMPETENCIES INCLUDE: Information & Service Architecture Governance, Security & Business Continuity Best Practices Virtual Infrastructure Innovation, Standardization, Automation & Integration Leadership Infrastructure Administration & Monitoring Direction Team Development & Leadership Vendor Relations Solutions Design & Implementation Project Management

Experience

1. Infrastructure Architect Lead Sharepoint Engineer AVP

   Blackstone

   Jan 2011 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Advanced to architect, build, implement, and ensure optimal performance of web infrastructure supporting enterprise SharePoint and systems. Collaborate extensively with business stakeholders, team members, and vendors to analyze needs, define solutions, and resolve issues. Plan, track, and oversee all aspects of high-profile initiatives. Gather requirements, define architecture, and deploy virtual farm infrastructure. Recognized as the primary SharePoint Infrastructure Architect and subject matter expert (SME) during the implementation of SharePoint 2010 and 2013, leveraged by several divisions throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia comprised of 1.4 million documents and over 1 TB of data. Designed the logical and physical architecture encompassing fully redundant web, application, and database servers. Defined and implemented the security model. Managed the enterprise-wide deployment of SharePoint. Collaborated in migrating SharePoint 2007 / 2010, File Shares, and DMS LiveLink into new SharePoint 2013 environment.Led the implementation of the ActiveBatch Workflow Automation system and collaborated with divisions throughout the firm to create automated processes.

Education

• Hofstra University

  Dual BBA Degrees in Business Computer Information Systems and Public Accounting, Management Information Systems and Accounting

  1993 — 1998

Skills

• Project Management
• Virtualization
• Sharepoint Designer
• Financial Modeling
• Windows Server
• Fixed Income
• System Administration
• Technical Support
• Vmware Infrastructure
• Vmware
• Systems Engineering
• Technical Analysis
• Management
• Investment Banking
• Infrastructure
• Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server
• Equities
• IT Infrastructure Design
• Disaster Recovery
• Integration
• Hedge Funds
• Sharepoint
• Networking
• Solution Implementation
• Solution Architecture