Dennis W. Wright
Frisco, Texas 75034
Phone 469-***-****
Email abog09@r.postjobfree.com
My career objective is to utilize my extensive IT knowledge, Telephony,
Project Management and Customer Relations expertise to facilitate the
successful fulfillment of small, medium and large projects for prospective
clients.
Summary of Qualifications
Construction
Project Manager for Local Construction firm.
Permitting, City Liason, Manage all trades to completion.
Bid submissions and customer negotiations for personal Construction
business.
Completed complex Tenant build-outs in local Frisco area including Star
Wood professional Plaza and Preston wood Center.
Residential remodels including second story additions and complete interior
refurbish.
Recently finished interior build-out for major Fitness Center in Oklahoma
City.
Renovation of regional Walmart facilities.
Currently GC/Superintendent over Build of High-end Restaurant in Downtown
Frisco Texas.
IT Administration/Consulting
Senior Account Management and Sales experience providing PC, Server and
High-End Server (Unix/Intel) Solutions into Enterprise IT groups
Served as a Team Lead consisting of 18 Managers for standardization of
hardware and software policies across 118,000+ users and 4 Lines of
Business.
Served as the Program Manager responsible for development, implementation
and subsequent publication of Internal IT policy statements and technical
advisories, managing the centralized support organization for a top 10
corporation (Verizon).
Served as the Program Manager responsible for development, implementation
and subsequent publication of Internal IT policy statements and technical
advisories, managing the centralized support organization for a top 10
corporation (Verizon).
Experienced Desktop Support Manager, ranging from operational manager of
desktop support and acquisition with 11 direct reports, IT product
selections and facilitating contract negotiations with OEM's.
Served as Project Manager for Marketing firm utilizing email distribution
technologies, requiring troubleshooting of undeliverable emails and the
list management from the ISP's
Expertise in Intel Product Management for Large Enterprises, consisting of
TCO evaluation, RFI/RFP completion, contract negotiations and award
process, strategic product selection and implementation methodologies.
Thorough knowledge of Product Acquisition and distribution utilizing
Product Management methodologies and e-Business procurement processes.
Maintain current OEM certifications with Hewlett Packard, IBM and Compaq
solutions consisting of; HP Solution provider, IBM Enterprise Solutions and
Compaq Authorized Enterprise Reseller.
Expertise in Compaq SAN-works Solutions. HP-Storage Solutions, Hitachi-HDS
Certified, Unisys-Solution certified and IBM PC-Institute Certified.
Network Administrator for Verizon Electronic Repair Services, maintaining
53 Servers and Backup systems for 1850+ users running Windows 2000 and MS-
Exchange.
Senior Member of Enterprise Desktop Technical team, developing and
deploying Windows NT and Windows OS to 58,000 desktops.
Develop and Manage Desktop support policies and procedures for GTE/Verizon
Telephone operations and Data Services.
Professional experience
2001-Current Twister Construction Services Frisco,
Texas
Managing Partner - Owner
Office Manager and administration activities, Bid submission, permit
acquisition and Customer Service Liaison.
Shift Manager, on site coordinator, Manage 20+ crews in all trades
Owner Operator - Negotiate contract with National Hair Salon chain.
Support 34 local salons.
Steel Building Distributor for National Steel Manufacturer.
2000-2001 Comark/Insight Inc.
Las Colinas, Texas
Senior Account Manager
Senior Account Team partner for Fortune 10 customer with four (4) Account
managers.
Participate in Corporate response team for Major RFI/RFP from customer,
leading technical response team with in-sight of customer due to previous
experience with Customer, Verizon.
Provide Complex High-end Unix, Intel and Storage Solutions for Verizon E-
Business initiative.
Initiate and close negotiations on several Microsoft Enterprise Agreements
with multiple customers.
Implement alternative sourcing for Cisco direct customers where
availability and configuration was an issue.
1990-2000 GTE/Verizon Irving, Texas
Staff Administrator, National Internal Provisioning Center
Desktop Product Support Administrator 1996-2000
Team Lead for Enterprise Standards in the Hardware and Software area.
Responsible for consultations to major Enterprise projects and program
owners for implementing Microsoft Windows 2000, Office 2000 and
standardizing the desktop environment across 118,000 desktops utilized in 9
separate business units and 4 Lines of Business.
Technical Consultant for internal ERP initiative, responsible for planning,
developing and implementation of an IT industry recognized (Gartner
Group/IDC) model. My responsibilities were the design, planning, and
controlling of an Enterprise TCO reduction program utilizing leased assets.
Desktop Support Manager for the internal centralized procurement group,
providing standardized IT products selections ranging from all Intel
equipment to printer/fax and personal organizers for an Enterprise of
118,000 end users.
Senior Technical Consultant for the successful roll out of Windows 95/NT to
86,000 workstations. This project came in on time and under budget largely
due to the successful implementation of the deployment methodologies.
Primary Point Of Contact and contract manager consultant of a Microsoft
Premier Support agreement, and Hewlett-Packard Premier Support agreement.
Senior System Engineer 1995-1996
LAN Administrator of 53 Servers and Backup systems for 1850+ users running
Windows 2000 and MS-Exchange.
Site Lead for desktop support, GTE Data services, providing expert desktop
services to upper management.
Develop a program for Inventory Control of internal assets for a small
business unit.
Develop Installation Script application that automated LAN-based
application installations with automated resource sensing that would not
negatively impact the LAN throughput.
Associate Staff Engineer 1985 -1995
Develop ISO 9002 documentation for the Engineering group in the Electronic
Repair Service located at DFW trade Center.
Successfully reverse engineer and build test equipment for reparation of
older Telephony equipment supported by GTE.
Implement Change control and policies at ISO-9002 level, to prevent
improper and potentially dangerous procedure modifications.
Train personnel on reparation procedures for new product lines being
repaired in the repair facility.
Develop and implement ISO-9002 standard procedures for quality measurements
and testing.
Lead Technical support for LAN and PC support at facility with a support
base of 72 personnel.
Plan and implement and Internal LAN system for all technicians to share
work instructions and flow-control application.
Develop, Plan and implement a work flow process which tracked assets from
arrival through the complete repair procedure to shipment back to customer.
Education
College Level - University
Bachelor /Business Administration - Dallas Baptist University
Business Development Management Courses
Program Management Institute - PMI Certification Courses
Associate Applied Sciences Degree - Computer Science / CDI
Technical School
Associate Degree of Computer Science
Control Data Institute of Technology
8500 Brook River
Dallas, Texas 75234
Professional Certifications
Microsoft MCP - MS-SQL 6.5, 7.0
Microsoft MCP - Networking Essentials
Microsoft MCP - Administering NT Server 4.0
Windows NT WorkStation 4.0
Windows NT Server 4.0
Windows 2000/2003 Server Administration
Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME,XP,Vista,Windows 7
PMI - PMP certification 1999
Six Sigma - Green Belt
HP Enterprise Product Consultant - 2000
Compaq - SAN Certified Professional
CompTIA A+, Network+, Certifications - 1995