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Robert Sekowski
Sr Project Manager, Information Security at Grainger
Elk Grove Village, IL, United States
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Experience:
2023 : Present
Grainger
Sr Project Manager, Information Security
Agile Delivery Lead/Agile Program lead April 2021 - March 2023
• Managed multiple projects to implement segmentation and security for cloud and on-premise networks.
• Worked with Senior Engineers to plan design and implementation of segmentation and security
• Performed Agile functions including Sprint planning, PI planning, led project meetings, and tracked Jira stories
• Performed Agile Program lead functions
Technical Delivery Lead Jan 2019 - March 2021
• Led network resiliency tests at Regional Hubs
• Managed migration of Message Queuing process connectivity from on-prem to Cloud
• Managed Program to migrate multiple 3rd-Party applications from on-prem to offsite mainframe
Product Owner/Team Lead - January 2018 - December 2018
Managed Firewall Engineers and Data Network Engineers
Managed team Kanban board and implemented network process efficiencies
Managed enterprise projects to migrate from Data Centers to Cloud
Managed MPLS circuit and router installation projects
Master Systems Integrator - June 2015 - December 2017
Managed network infrastructure projects
Managed changes to firewalls, routers, and load balancers
Assisted with troubleshooting network performance and connectivity issues
Managed Cloud computing changes
2015 : 2023
Capital One
Senior Manager/Agile Program Manager
Managed multiple medium and large Infrastructure projects at several U.S. Data Centers. Responsibilities and accomplishments included :
- Managed Solutions Architects, OS build engineers, Data Base Administrators, and Web engineers.
- Developed project plans/schedules, estimates, and budgets and tracked project costs.
- Ordered equipment and services.
- Conducted and documented project meetings with resources in multiple countries.
- Provided weekly project status reports and participated in weekly portfolio review meetings.
2011 : 2015
JPMorgan Chase
Infrastructure Project Manager
Participated on a $200M IT POS installation project in a Program Management environment. Responsibilities and accomplishments included :
- Developed and managed teams of Project Schedulers, Team Leads, and Customer Care Agents
- Developed project workflow and operational instructions for my teams.
- Participated in Process Architecture planning and implementation.
- Worked with Programming team to create and present customized project reports and metrics.
- Conducted daily and weekly customer conference calls to discuss project schedule and equipment quote updates.
2010 : 2011
Insight
IT Project Manager
Designed, implemented, and managed ITIL Change Management process.
Designed, implemented, and managed ITIL Service and Incident Management process.
Started project to implement ITIL Release Management and Configuration Management processes.
Managed multiple projects to upgrade and strengthen SmithBucklin Infrastructure, including :
- Install 100 MB WAN circuit between Chicago and Washington DC offices
- Implement server virtualization and retire legacy servers and applications
- Upgrade and standardize data backup technology
- Changed public IP address scheme for over 200 web servers
- Project to install WAF firewall and work with Security auditor to obtain PCI Compliance
Managed department of up to 16 people
Created Capex and Opex budgets, reviewed and approved monthly expenditures
Developed strategic plan including technology refresh, increasing capacity, and DR
Audited service contracts and worked with vendors to terminate unnecessary services and reduce costs
Consolidated Blackberry service to single vendor, resulting in 40% savings and new phones
2008 : 2010
SmithBucklin
Technical Services Senior Manager
Grainger
Sr Project Manager, Information Security
Agile Delivery Lead/Agile Program lead April 2021 - March 2023
• Managed multiple projects to implement segmentation and security for cloud and on-premise networks.
• Worked with Senior Engineers to plan design and implementation of segmentation and security
• Performed Agile functions including Sprint planning, PI planning, led project meetings, and tracked Jira stories
• Performed Agile Program lead functions
Technical Delivery Lead Jan 2019 - March 2021
• Led network resiliency tests at Regional Hubs
• Managed migration of Message Queuing process connectivity from on-prem to Cloud
• Managed Program to migrate multiple 3rd-Party applications from on-prem to offsite mainframe
Product Owner/Team Lead - January 2018 - December 2018
Managed Firewall Engineers and Data Network Engineers
Managed team Kanban board and implemented network process efficiencies
Managed enterprise projects to migrate from Data Centers to Cloud
Managed MPLS circuit and router installation projects
Master Systems Integrator - June 2015 - December 2017
Managed network infrastructure projects
Managed changes to firewalls, routers, and load balancers
Assisted with troubleshooting network performance and connectivity issues
Managed Cloud computing changes
2015 : 2023
Capital One
Senior Manager/Agile Program Manager
Managed multiple medium and large Infrastructure projects at several U.S. Data Centers. Responsibilities and accomplishments included :
- Managed Solutions Architects, OS build engineers, Data Base Administrators, and Web engineers.
- Developed project plans/schedules, estimates, and budgets and tracked project costs.
- Ordered equipment and services.
- Conducted and documented project meetings with resources in multiple countries.
- Provided weekly project status reports and participated in weekly portfolio review meetings.
2011 : 2015
JPMorgan Chase
Infrastructure Project Manager
Participated on a $200M IT POS installation project in a Program Management environment. Responsibilities and accomplishments included :
- Developed and managed teams of Project Schedulers, Team Leads, and Customer Care Agents
- Developed project workflow and operational instructions for my teams.
- Participated in Process Architecture planning and implementation.
- Worked with Programming team to create and present customized project reports and metrics.
- Conducted daily and weekly customer conference calls to discuss project schedule and equipment quote updates.
2010 : 2011
Insight
IT Project Manager
Designed, implemented, and managed ITIL Change Management process.
Designed, implemented, and managed ITIL Service and Incident Management process.
Started project to implement ITIL Release Management and Configuration Management processes.
Managed multiple projects to upgrade and strengthen SmithBucklin Infrastructure, including :
- Install 100 MB WAN circuit between Chicago and Washington DC offices
- Implement server virtualization and retire legacy servers and applications
- Upgrade and standardize data backup technology
- Changed public IP address scheme for over 200 web servers
- Project to install WAF firewall and work with Security auditor to obtain PCI Compliance
Managed department of up to 16 people
Created Capex and Opex budgets, reviewed and approved monthly expenditures
Developed strategic plan including technology refresh, increasing capacity, and DR
Audited service contracts and worked with vendors to terminate unnecessary services and reduce costs
Consolidated Blackberry service to single vendor, resulting in 40% savings and new phones
2008 : 2010
SmithBucklin
Technical Services Senior Manager
Company:
Grainger
About
PMP and Senior IT Management professional with extensive experience in IT Project management, IT Data Center and AWS Cloud management, personnel supervision, and IT strategic planning. PMP and Agile SAFe PM/PO and Scrum Master certified. Strong at collaborating with business and technical personnel to achieve on-time/on-budget project completions. Able to merge customer and user needs with business requirements, budgetary restrictions and logistical considerations to meet project deliverables.
Specialties:
PMP 4.0 certified
Agile SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certified
Agile SAFe Scrum Master certified
CSPO certified
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
IT Project Management
IT Infrastructure and staff Management
IT budgeting and cost control
IT Strategic Planning
Experienced in MS Project, JIRA, and Confluence
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