Richard Wermske
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- Member since:
- May 5, 2006
- Last Login:
- June 3, 2012
- Last Update:
- May 26, 2008
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- Summary:
- Fortune Global 10 - Oil Company
Standards Coordinator, Enterprise Architect
Manage the tasks for eleven tier-3 workers in thirteen work streams for a global rebasing programme ($18M, multi-year initiative)
* Saved $2800 per end-user with applied standards and virtualization
* 2100 users in the global petrotechnical and geophysical community
* Realized $4,480,000 total net savings
* Increased end-user production efficiency 350%
* Managed the full SDLC for Global Application Deployment and Global Linux Deployment Applications
* Managed the developers (herded cats)
* Introduced Extreme Programming (RAD) methods
* Improved quality metrics and reduced bug reports by half
* Reduced global provisioning cycle from 18 Months to 18 Days
* Reduced support costs by 26% through process optimizations
* Created a framework to split release management out of change management in alignment with ITIL requirements
* Rationalized DNS in the Enterprise into a vertical support framework
* Managed deployment of standardized cluster and storage solutions across 15 international sites
* Established the baseline for decommissioning of all commercial UNIX
* Developed Linux/Unix standards accounting for 22 disparate international support cultures that included role-based optimizations for outsource providers
* Currently own the roadmap for authentication/directory services for Linux and UNIX. Activities are presently centered on the business case, requirements, process analysis, and risk matrix development
One of the Top Three International Banks
International Programme Manager
* Managed an enterprise server security remediation appraisal program
* $2.5M global initiative assessed console security issues from an unsatisfactory audit
* Chief challenge was asset discovery across heritage M&A boundaries
* Managed 26 project managers across 220 datacenters of varying size
* Assets under review and in scope included 22,000 UNIX/Linux servers
* Successfully delivered the business case and remediation report on time
Leading Energy Company
Management Consultant
* Managed nine systems engineers, analysts, and architects
* Reduced operating and support costs of a secondary fuels trading system by $230,000/year by moving off heritage hardware
* Identified database upgrade opportunities and managed the full lifecycle of the upgrade
* Designed database support process optimizations that reduced support requirements by three FTEs
* Developed and lead the prototype effort for Linux and Open Source Solutions presented to senior and executive leadership and staff
* Designed LDAP and Kerberos alternatives for Windows and UNIX interoperability
State University
Technical Manager
* Managed fourteen members of the operations staff
* Selected and hired a security team from the ground up
* Additionally, lead multiple, simultaneous project based teams from 4-10 people addressing specific tasks to improve efficiency
* Managed the upgrade of the payroll systems from an IBM 360 mainframe system to AIX/Oracle/Peoplesoft environment. Maintenance and support costs alone saved $140,000/year
Communications Company
Management Consultant
Transportation Company - Airline
Network Systems Mangement
United State Air Force (Retired)
Computer Systems Engineer
Radar Systems and Identification Friend/Foe
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