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Dear Sir or Madam,

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James Kelly

Resume for James D. Kelly, MBA, MSEE, CISSP, PMP PO Box 52315 Durham, NC 27717-2315 (919) 544-8407 [email protected]

SUMMARY: An experienced Certified Project Manager (PMP), Senior Engineer and Systems Engineer with strong business acumen, positive administrative experience, broad and specific technical acumen, and verifiable analytical credentials. Extensive and progressive project and program management, engineering, networking and telecommunications experiences supplemented by hands-on credentials, formal education, and professional development. Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Budgeting and capital budgeting skills. International career experience. US citizen.

PROJECT/PROGRAM MANAGEMENT: - More than 20 years of project, product, and program managementincluding development of Project Management framework methodology and procedures. - Experience leading and coordinating cross-functional teams while managing a portfolio of simultaneously active projects. - More than 10 years leading and obtaining consensus with respect to complex and special projects where business functional objectives evolve and change project schedule, time management, and resource estimation.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TELECOMMUNICATION, ENGINEERING: - Knowledgeable with respect to management, engineering, and technology practices and implementation. - Project Management and Engineering experience with respect to planning, designing, and implementation of secure information systems policies and processes. - Adept at secure systems and subsystems architect, design, integration and test. - Able to specify and select systems, devices and tools - including hardware and software test, audit and control tools. - Proficient in hardware and software deployment and validation.

EDUCATION: - MBA (Elon University, Master of Business Administration) - MSEE (Syracuse University, Master of Science Electrical Engineering) - BSEE (NC A&T State University, Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PMI Certification Training (PMP) and other Project Management Training, NSA INFOSEC Assessment Methodology (IAM) Training and Certification, SANS Institute, Personnel Administration, CISSP training and certification, Technical Writing, Vendor specific training. Post-Graduate Business, Data, and IT/IS courses.

EXPERIENCE: - BlackRocks Information Management, LLC 2004-2005 o Technical Project Manager: Identified and managed the requirements and support necessary to furnish, install, and test the design and integration of a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) pilot network, the data network, the outside and inside single mode fiber plant, a core Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) layer-one transport, and a JTIC certified PBX1 Voice Switch. o Technical Project Manager/Systems Engineer Multiservice Service Provider:

Supported delivery of advanced integrated high-speed voice, video and data services to dispersed housing developments worldwide. Supported the design and implementation of carrier-grade telecommunication equipment - DSLAM platform, a multi-channel IP multicast video head-end, and CPE.

- Lucent Technologies, Durham, NC (virtual office) (2000-2003)2004 Technical Services and Support of Core Telecommunications Data Center Networks o Information System Security Consultant - Delivered security services such as network architecture, risk assessment, penetration testing, and consultation support and guidance. o Project management support of Lucent Technologies embedded software development of a proprietary and dedicated Network Management System (NMS) for Global Crossing Data Center MPLS (Converged) initiative. o Supported Lucent's worldwide customers telecommunications Voice and Data Center projects. o Supported the development and maintenance of Lucent Technologies' core telecommunication standards, procedures, and guidelines to assure the integrity and security of Lucent Technologies' core telecommunication hardware and software Voice and Data Center products. o Provided technical support relating to the acquisition and use of Network Management Systems, hardware, and software for primary use and ancillary support in Voice and Data/Computer Operation Centers.

- WorldCom Global Network Operations Center (NOC), Cary, NC (1997-2000) o Senior Network System Engineer: Provided project management support to WorldCom MCI's contracted network and telecommunications managed project via WorldCom Network Management Center (NMC). o Project management responsibilities that included managing the migration of the MCI Network Management Center (NMC) from the HP OpenView platform (HPUX) to the Tivoli NetView platform (AIX). o Supported Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning Supported development of NMC hot site and Y2k remediation. o Provided structured project management framework methodology and procedural support with respect to project schedule and time management, resource estimation and coordination of teams. Managed a portfolio of simultaneously active telecommunications data center managed projects.

- SCB Computer Technology, Little Rock, AR/Memphis, TN (1995-1996) Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS): (Computer Operation Center Telecommunications Project Manager Consultant): o Managed a portfolio that included the infrastructure conversion of eighty- six simultaneously active DHS mainframe attached remote sites that supported the demands of the Arkansas DHS to a secure and scalable Novell 3.12/4.0 client and server mainframe attached environment. o Provided guidance and directions required for recommending hardware, software, facilities, people, data, and the system architectural platform solutions for the Arkansas DHS Computer Operation Center. o Provided structured project management framework methodology and procedural support of simultaneously active telecommunications data center managed projects.

- IBM, Kingston, NY/Gaithersburg, MD/Research Triangle Park NC (1978 1993) o Program Manager: Program management certification of systems, subsystems, adapters and peripherals from IBM, IBM's partners and vendors for IBM's Information Technology per IBM's specifications. o Systems Engineer/Manager: Developed systems and subsystems external to IBM for IBM's IT products. Supervised and coordinated systems engineering activities at multiple global vendors and IBM sites. o Product Assurance Engineer/Project Manager/Lead: Prepared project management plans and test and evaluation plans for IBM's Information Technology products Program Managers. Certified products completeness and readiness for release. Generated and disseminated IT product support positions for senior management. Technical Assistance to Director.

- Adjunct Faculty o Campbell University (Statistics, C/C++, Calculus, Introduction to IS o Wake Technical Institute - (Network Hardware Maintenance) o University of Wisconsin - Madison (Circuits Analysis and Electronics)

AFFILATIONS: Project Management Institute (PMI), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE),

National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA), IEEE, International Information Systems Security Certifications Consortium (ISC2), Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)

TECHNICAL ADDENDUM: - Project Management o Project Management Institute (PMI) -- Project Management Professional (PMP) o Fred Pryor Project Management Seminars - Knowledge Management o Technical Writing o Training and Course Development o Adjunct Faculty - IP Telephony (IPT), Voice Data Communication: o Convergence/Multiservice Integration Voice, Video, and Integrated Data, H.323, SIP, MGCP, QoS, Call Processing (Cisco CallManager) o IP Telephony (IPT) -- *CCIE Voice (*CCIE written portion only) -- Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP) -- Cisco IP Telephony Support Specialist (CQS-CIPTSS) -- Cisco IP Telephony Operations Specialist (CQS-CIPTOS) -- CCNP Voice Access Specialists (VOIP) o Telecom Switches And Call Managers: -- Lucent B-STDX 9000, CBX 500, GX 550, NavisCore (Lucent Switches NMS) - Information Security o National Security Agency (NSA) -- INFOSEC Assessment Methodology (IAM) -- NSA/CNSS INFOSEC Professional (NSTISSI 4011 Standard) o International Information Systems Security Certifications Consortium (ISC2): -- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) o Cisco Certified Security Specialists I and Professional (CCS1 and CCSP) o Lucent Certified Technical Expert VPN Tunnelling, Firewall and IPSEC (LCTE) o Information Technology Security Acumen: -- Policy and procedure, Risk analysis, Audit and Assessment capability, and Information assurance -- Implementation of secure measures within host and network architecture PKI Infrastructure, IPSEC, Encryption Standards, VPN tunneling, PIX Firewalls, Lucent Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Incidence Response -- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning - Vendor Specific Network and Internetwork Certifications (Other): -- Cisco Certified Network Associate and Professional (CCNA and CCNP) -- Cisco Certified Design Associate and Professional (CCDA and CCDP) -- CCNP Voice Access Specialist - VoIP o Lucent Technologies -- Lucent Certified Technical Expert (LCTE) ATM, Frame Relay, Internetworking, VPN Tunnelling, Firewall and IPSEC Associates o Nortel -- Nortel Networks Certified Support Specialist (NNCSS) - Network Management Systems (NMS): o Lucent NavisCore, SNMP/RMON, IBM Tivoli, HP OpenView - Connectivity/Routing/Routed Protocols: -- Windows, UNIX, TCP/IP, PPP, SNA, RIP, OSPF, GP, IS-IS, EIGRP, MPLS o TCP/IP, OSI, SNA, RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, EIGRP, MPLS, DNS, DHCP, NTP - Physical and Data Link Layer Topologies: o 802.x, ATM, Frame Relay, SONET, DWDM, FT1/T1, Wireless (Wi-Fi, 802.11x)