High Quality
Open the downloaded document, and select print from the file menu (PDF reader required).
M
ATT
S
TRATTON
4524 BLACKHAWK LANE, LISLEILLINOIS 60532
MATT.STRATTON@GMAIL.COM(773) 295-7789
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
IT infrastructure and operations manager with over fifteen years of experiencedesigning and implementing enterprise-scale Microsoft-based infrastructure forfinancial, insurance, and e-commerce organizations. Demonstrated expertise inleading high-performing teams of infrastructure administrators and engineers inbusiness critical roles. History of streamlining and automating processes to driveefficiency and overall cost reduction. Proven ability to manage relationships andcollaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to leverage technology to buildpractical business solutions. Passion for process, standardization, andperforming as a change agent to enable IT departments to improve efficiencyand stability.
EXPERIENCE
Manager of IT Operations
2007 – Present
Classified Ventures
, Chicago, Illinois
Direct report to line-of-business CTO.
Lead team of systems administrators and database administratorsresponsible for support of over 300 Windows and Linux production serversfor customer-facing, best-of-breed consumer search website with over 5million visits per month.
Expanded use of Akamai content delivery network to improve end-userexperience.
Member of Information Protection Steering Committee and CorporateChange Control Review Board.
Introduced change management and incident management processesbased upon ITIL standards. Manage support incidents and coordinate withapplication support teams.
Established standards for environment management and softwareconfiguration management in application lifecycle to streamline codereleases. Designed and directed implementation of a dynamicinfrastructure model for “disposable” development and test environmentsfor multiple simultaneous development projects.
Mentor staff on prioritization and communication. Perform annualperformance review of staff. Created sysadmin internship program.Mentored three sys admin interns.
Evaluate new infrastructure and Web technologies and makerecommendations to other technology groups.
Prepare and present reports to senior management on websiteperformance and stability. Identify areas of concern and create actionplans for resolution.
Manage all infrastructure projects, including acquisition integration,hardware and OS upgrades, patch management standardization, and twodata center migrations
Streamlined system monitoring efforts from 8 disparate tools to 3industry-standard suites, including Microsoft System Center Operations
TechnicalExpertise
WindowsServer2000/2003/2008 Microsoft SQLServer2000/2005/2008Mac OS XVMWare VirtualInfrastructure3/VSphereMicrosoftActiveDirectorySystem CenterOperationsManager 2007MicrosoftSharePointServer2010/MicrosoftOfficeSharePointServer 2007Disasterrecoveryprocedures andplanningMicrosoft FASTSearch ServerHP/CompaqProliant serverhardwareIIS and ASP.NETWindowsscriptingtechniquesincluding
Manager 2007.
Architected business portal environment for team collaboration andapplication delivery using SharePoint Server 2010.
Act as liaison between line-of-business technical department andcorporate technology groups.
Manage annual capital expenditure budget in excess of $500,000.
Maintain relationship with consulting partners as well as Microsoft andother product vendors to introduce and enhance latest technologyofferings to best drive business goals.
Engineer Lead
2004 – 2007
JPMorgan Chase
, Chicago, IllinoisManaged all server-related technical aspects of solutions based on MicrosoftWindows operating systems and VMWare Virtual Infrastructure 3 for Treasuryand Securities Services, one of the largest cash management providers in theworld. Identified and leveraged opportunities across teams and integratedcommon functions/practices. Worked with Production Support group tostrengthen infrastructure and improve production stability on systemsprocessing an average of $2.8 trillion in wire transfers daily. Defined process andstandards for Wintel-based server deployments for all TSS projects. Interactedwith multiple application teams to develop requirements, and createdinfrastructure designs that enabled highly available, fault-tolerant, and costeffective solutions.
Server Operations Engineer (AON)
2003 –2004
Forbes Technical Consulting
, Chicago, IllinoisCollaborated with business units and server architecture group to plan anddeploy Windows 2000 servers for high-availability resources. Supported Novellservers and contributed to capacity planning effort for disk space utilization.
Technical Principal
2001 –2002
Heller Financial
, Chicago, IllinoisActed as principal systems integrator for international middle-market lendingfirm, coordinating business managers and IT resources in financial systemsprojects. Defined infrastructure standards for all Microsoft-based servertechnologies, including Exchange and Windows 2000. Managed team of engineers in design and implementation of all server-based infrastructure in amultiple site environment. Developed automated mailbox migration system fromlegacy 5.5 environment to Exchange 2000. Re-engineered WINS and DNSenvironments for efficiency and to best leverage new Windows 2000technologies. Led team in planning, design, and management of MicrosoftWindows NT Server 4.0 upgrade to Windows 2000 Active Directory enterpriseinitiative with over 300 servers.
Network Engineer
2000 –2001
Heidrick & Struggles
, Chicago, IllinoisMaintained network security/integrity across a global WAN. Provided support for
VBScript, WSH,and PowerShellAkamai contentdeliverynetwork
Certifications
ITIL V3Foundation inIT ServiceManagement(2010)MicrosoftCertified ITProfessional,MicrosoftCertified TechnicalSpecialist(2008)VMWare VirtualInfrastructure 3(2006)MicrosoftCertifiedSystemsAdministrator(2004)MicrosoftCertifiedSystemsEngineer(1998)Cisco CertifiedNetworkingAssociate(1998)
Add a Comment