DARRELL JACKSON

Monk81Ntcc@gmail.com
609-239-0774
Certified Data Center Professional CDCP
CDCFOM- Certified Data Center Facility and Operations Manager

Data Center Manager: Project: Infrastructure, Build & Deploy, Data Center, Move Coordination,
Data/Wireless Networks, Voice Systems, Low Voltage IT Structured Cable
Infrastructure, DCaas.
DC Operations: UPS, PDU, CRAH/CRAC, DCIM, HVAC hot/cold aisle containment.
Hardware: Cisco ONS 15454 optical switch, Linux/Unix, Dell and HP Servers, IMS
technology Cabling CAT5e, CAT6, CAT7, DC Racks, PDU’s CRAC units.
Routers: Cisco 7600 ,7200 , 2960 ASR100x and 3700 CRS, VOIP/VOD 3640, Cisco
Nexus, 7K/UCS Cisco UCS B /C- series servers, Arista Routers/Switches
Switches: Tellabs, Juniper M20/40, Catalyst Switch HFC infrastructure LTE, CDPD,
CDMA, 3G/4G Wireless Technologies, Ciena 4200, 5430, Alcatel-Lucent
1850, Fujitsu 7500, 9500, 4100, Cisco 3945,4500,3850,4507,
Chariot/Hammer, Ixia Protocol, Circuits,, OC3, OC12, OC48, DWDM,
FCOE, Metro Ethernet Versa Flex VNF,
Protocols: RIP, IP, OSPF, IPsec, EIGRP, MPLS, BGP, DOCSIS
SAN: SAN/NAS Infrastructure, EMC Symmetrix (DMX), Clariion, SRDF ECC,
Brocade, VNX, Vmax , Vplex, Cisco MDS 96XX Switching Fibre,
Software: Visio, AutoCad, Cisco Call Manager, Clarity, Remedy, NetCool, IPsoft,
WebEx, Microsoft Office, MS Project, MS Windows

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sirius Consulting 09/2018 Present 6 months Consulting Project
Infrastructure Project Manager
 Drive and lead projects across multiple disciplines
 Track and manage project schedules and budgets
 Specify projects assignments to various recourses and engineers.
 Site Survey and assessments of IT Infrastructures Cable Plant.
 Meet with stakeholders to discuss project requirements.
 Develop project plan for initiation, design, implementation and execution.
 Review cabling plant IDF/MDF design with A/V vendors.
 Project Managed wireless network implementation for building infrastructure.
 Coordinate Circuit provisioning and equipment ordering,tracking for delivery.
 Work with off site vendor purchase orders, tracking milestones and project risk..
Smart IMS Contractor Client Dow Jones
Data Center Project Manager 06/2017 to 08/2018
 Project Managed, the Implement of Dow Jones Network and Data Center end of life
routers/switches, Windows OS/Linux and Firewalls upgrades and designs
 Led project status meetings with the Business and IT groups to track issues and risk.
 Project Managed Data Center technicians, IT Engineers, vendors and subcontractors.
Manage customers, and business client relations
 Created and Managed detailed project plans, for SDWAN solution.
 Manage project scope and change control process.
 Track Network/Data Center project issues to ensure the appropriate resolutions.
 Held formal weekly project reviews with management to ensure successful project
execution and customer satisfaction.
  Network Provisioning of Ilec, Clec, AT&T, Verizon Circuits.
 Act as the primary interface for Data Center capacity planning to establish and incorporate
future growth plans, also managed Data/Telecom circuit migration projects.

Xoraint/ Client SAP

Data Center Cloud Infrastructure Project Manager: 10/2016 – 06/2017 Consultant
 Project Manage SAP Global Data Center network and Virtualization Cloud Infrastructure.
 Prepared and managed project plans, timelines, deliverables, issue and risk.
 Facilitate meetings, plan new network equipment implementations. Arista/Cisco Nexus.
 Plan change management meetings for SAP Global Clients for Data Centers cut-overs.
 Work with Engineers to plan the migration of new cloud infrastructure strategies.
 Project Managed Server, Versa Network SDWAN and applications migration.
 Provisioning of Data Center Commissioned and decommissioned circuits.

Apex Consulting / client Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

IT Infrastructure Project Manager. 06/2016 -09/2016 ( 3 Month Contract)
 Over see multiple projects and IT programs, coordinating the University of UPenn
Medical center, new network and cable plant infrastructure.
 Responsibility includes coordinating new construction of the MEP, IDF, MDF rack
elevation and cable plant, for Data Center connectivity, and Capacity Planning.
 Duties include the implementation of all Telephony, WAPs, Network Router/Switches
Windows 10 OS/Server, Storage migrations and IT equipment floor plans.
 Participate in the management of the day-to-day delivery of IT service equipment.
 Attend several PMO, and subcontractor meeting for weekly status and updates

Data Center Facility Manager

 Client Johnson & Johnson (3 month contract) 09/15 to 12/15

 Managed the Johnson & Johnson refresh/transformation, Managed services re-fresh data
center equipment upgrades, for three campuses.
 *Supervise the on-site management of sub-contractors and venders, ensuring that all
work is performed according to established practices and Data Center procedures.
 *Work with and managed 3 Network engineer, 4 server administrators, and 1 storage
admin.
 *Created, and administer MOP’s SOP’s and BOM’s for all work on the critical
facilities/Data center equipment. Responsible for P.O. Vender/Order Management.
 *Worked with Building Facilities on policies and procedures for administer of functional
test for various data center systems such as HVAC, CRAC units UPS, and alarm control
systems.
 Provisioning of new Data Center Circuits and old circuits.
 *Planned new Network and Data Center racking floor plan, for Servers, Dell, HP, IBM,
and EMC equipment...Also supervised horizontal and vertical wiring plant installation.
 Deploy Datacenter networks utilizing industry best practices and Cisco hardware to
include: Cisco enterprise L3 switching, Nexus 7K/5K/2K, and MDS.
 *Deployment of Cisco Unified Computing Systems (UCS)

Merck – Kenilworth, NJ 10/2014 –

06/2015
Data Center Migration Planner (Contractor)
 Provide Data Center Planning Services for Merck Pharmaceuticals, which includes physical
infrastructure planning of all Data Center buildings, floor rooms, racks, power requirements,
servers and network equipment
 Experience managing Data Center construction projects with design/build firm from ground up.
 Administer function test for various building MEP systems, such as fire alarm and control
systems, HVAC, Chillers, CRAC units, UPS, and standby generator.
 Implement HFC Cabling for IP, TV and video
 Plan all incoming Circuits Via AT&T/Verizon Fiber Cable, T1’s T3’s GigE
 Coordinate Circuit testing for cutovers
 Perform quality control checks of the Mechanical/Electrical systems in the Data Center
 Manage Data Center Co-location, Tier I – IV facilities, power, and cooling
 Responsible for Data Center space capacity planning, implementation of Cisco Unified Fabrics
and virtualization solutions, and all adds, moves and changes
 Project Manage all new incoming network equipment Cisco, Juniper and EMC Storage devices,
and cloud services, Responsible for Cisco equipment order Management.
 Implement Cloud services IaaS, PaaS, MaaS and SaaS infrastructures (OpenRack)
 Develop formal reports and briefings for upper management
 Update change request for all Data Center implementations

HP Philadelphia and Bank of America – New York, NY 04/2014 -

07/2014
Data Center Implementation Manager (contract)
 Supported Racking, Stacking of Servers and Network equipment, Ciena 65XX, Cisco routers,
Nexus Switches, and UCS/ MDS Storage devices, and structured cabling plant.
 Supported a Cross Matrix environment, and Facilitated weekly meetings
 Provided support for moves of Data Center technology, deployment of (HP, Dell, Sun) servers
 IDF/MDF Room Management, Ethernet cabling infrastructure, copper/fiber patch cables, cloud
computing implementation, worked with installation MOP’s
 Data Center material ordering and circuit provisioning, Capacity Planning
 Troubleshoot Data Center devices that require physical connectivity
 Build-out of next generation Co-Location sites, familiar with AutoCAD floor plans

NY Healthcare - New York City, NY 3/2013

– 01/2014
Network Project Manager (Consultant)
Responsible for project planning of New York Health & Hospital Center Data Center and Network
connectivity
 Planned vendor meetings, Purchase Orders and Budget Forecasting
 Conducted weekly status meeting with Construction workers on the installation of various
Patient Wondering Systems, copper/fiber patching, IDF, MDF wiring FCOE and cabling
implementation of Gig-E-Ethernet, Nexus 1000/7000, MAN topology, IP/Video Camera /VOD
installation
 Scheduled and staged IMS technology WAP’s, Wi-Fi networks Cisco router/switch and Avaya
Systems installations.
 Planned Data Center Server Infrastructure Platform sizing and capacity planning
 Documentation validation IDLC, and failover testing and Data Center capacity planning
 Floor planning of Racks, elevation drawings, power and cooling systems for Data Center
 Implemented HFC cabling for video security
 Responsible to order for T1/T3 and Gig Ethernet circuits
 Identified and negotiated schedules, milestones, and resources required to meet project
objectives, and modified schedules as required for Data center migration
 Managed specialized contractor activities and equipment procurement

SIRIUS CONSULTING 1/2012 –

3/2013
VERIZON/ERICSSON – Branchburg, NJ & Philadelphia, PA
Project Manager- Integrations (consultant)
Project Planned and integrated equipment as specified by Customer T-Mobile
 Worked on GSM/UMTS/LTE sites, and 3g/4g migration deliverables
 Worked with vendors
 Facilitated weekly meeting, and assigned individual assignments to FSO engineers, also
presented weekly progress report to client
 Worked with site surveys and MOP’s
 As Project Manager worked with Metro Ethernet team
 Performed installation/integration of 6000 series in various markets NYC Area for Rip and
Replace NJ/Philly markets 1000+ sites for 4A, 3B and 2C INDSS

VERIZON – Branchburg, NJ
Data Center Implementation Manager
Project Engineer for a Data Center Network decommission /relocation and migrated VOIP/Data
System to a Cisco VOIP System which included 5000 user with Call Manager 6, Voice Gateway,
Communications Manager H323, IPIVR, and MGCP Cisco routers, Juniper, and Nexus 7XXX,
Cisco CRS Switches, Optical Network Backbone deployment
 Worked with OSS/BOM and MOPS
 Setup and planned AC and DC electrical UPS requirements, status calls, worked with Vendors
and Engineers on the Data Center Metro Ethernet/TCP/IP implementation
 Created site surveys and planned the layouts of MDF and IDF rooms for Server and Router
racking
 Planned Server Virtualization for Cloud relocation
 Built both Project plans for Data and Voice implementation
 Worked with Carrier on T1/T3 provisioning

SUNGARD – Philadelphia, PA 7/2010 –

12/2011
Sr Project Manager - Infrastructure Migration/Availability/Capacity Planning
Developed and managed project plan/phases for Data Center consolidation, Intranet and MPLS
network transition for Financial Services clients
 Established project scope with customer and managed implementations with Cisco
Nexus/Router/Switch vendor products to ensure on-time delivery
 Planned Server and Racking H/W Sites and Co-location for site surveys
 Managed complex MPLS and T1/T3/LAN/Metro Ethernet Network refresh migration projects
from design and development to production, also managed Server migrations
 Defined requirements, resources, plan project lifecycle, goals, milestones schedule, and
deliverables, for project/program implementation Created strategies for risk mitigation and
contingency planning
 Efficiently identified project risks and solved project issues
 Directed and oversee and project engineering team and manages conflicts within group
 Designed and maintained reporting, process, technical and project documentation
 Ensured client satisfaction and smooth transaction by strong organizational, presentation, and
customer service skills Coordinated and facilitate weekly status meetings with PMO, Change
management, client and implementation team
 Documented and tracked meeting minutes, open issues/ lesson learned for client and project team
TELCORDIA – Piscataway, NJ 10/2007 – 7/2010
Network Project Manager - Data Center
Developed detailed Network Architecture designs, cabling standards, Server and Cisco router
configuration, EMC/Storage requirements and a project plan to satisfy Customer needs and Client-
facing to achieve objectives
 Worked with server vendors to swap-out End of Life HP, Dell Servers, and floor plans
 Planned IP VPN/MPLS Cisco/Juniper and IMS migration access services
 Documented cable wiring and Racks systems
 Worked closely with Engineers and project sponsors to understand the objectives of the initiative
and the processes for implementation of the Data Center migrations
 Worked on budgets and purchase orders / vendor management
 Established implementation timelines for all LAN/WAN/Migrations, Juniper and data center
wiring, Ethernet and fiber, and racking projects
 Ordered Circuits DS1, DS3, OC3, OC12, and OC48
 Installed CISCO Optical/Sonet network switches Facilitate project team meetings
 Monitored and reported on progress toward project plan
 Provided cost estimates for all Network decommission equipment for the project
 Worked closely with various vendors such as Nortel, Cisco, Tellabs, and Avaya
 Managed 4 Network Engineers and 2 Project Managers for Telcordia/IBM Network Refresh
project team
 Relocated two Network Data Labs from California to Illinois and one from New Jersey to Ohio

 US NAVY - RM3 Telecommunications Specialist

EDUCATION, TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS

Thomas Edison State College - BS in Natural Sciences (in progress)
Villanova University (FMP) Facility Management Professional Training
Project Management – PMP Training - PMI Member ID#628873
CDCFOM- Certified Data Center Facility and Operations Manager
CDCP - Certified Data Center Professional
CCNA – Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
EMC Storage - Certification/Foundations
OSHA Certification - NY
Cisco IP Telephony Design Solutions
Cisco MDS Storage Training
Cisco Optical Network ONS 15454 Boot Camp
Cloud Computing Training
Metropolitan Institute of networking technology - Data Communication
Lucent Technologies - DWDM and Optical Networking