Jose De La Uz, PMP

Experience

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  Burrtech Corporation

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Consultant

  Provided Server, Active Directory, Exchange, Security and other services for Burrtech.

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  Catholic Health Initiatives

  Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

  Contractor

  Assisted in the day-to-day Server administration at their Inverness location

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  Environmental Stoneworks

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2019

  IT Manager / Project Manager

  IT Manager/Project Manager• Built the IT budget for the organization with projected costs, forecasted the organization’s IT needs for the upcoming year(s) and looked at organizational process assets which were used to simplify the process• Managed a team of three people to support the organization’s internal and external customers from help desk to application development to network/email security and disaster recovery/business continuity• Tasked to create the scope, prioritized, planned, engaged, monitored, controlled, delivered and closed the projects allocated for the year• Worked closely with sponsors of the projects including the board of directors, stakeholder/CFO, and President/CEO which would be the stakeholder during acquisitions• Presented risk assesment, together with unexpected costs, to the CFO to assure any of the board’s concerns and the CFO presented this information to the board• Communicated with stakeholder was paramount for maintaining the proper flow of funds to control the budget and keep the stakeholder informed of progess to be passed on the board of directors• Attended bi-weekly meetings to discuss work breakdown schedules that were created for each project with milestones and deadlines• Dealt with vendors, negotiated contracts, worked with accounting to release funds and monitored spending/approving payments for deliverables daily• Closed the projects and obtained final customer approval, delivery and updated organizational process assets• Completed all projects on time and under budget• Year-over-year savings to the Organization from completed Projects totaled over $82K Show less

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  Keystone Solution Specialists

  Apr 2019 - Apr 2022

  IT Consultant

  Providing specialized solutions for Small Businesses in the area of Information / Communication Systems

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  Nestlé

  Apr 2022 - Dec 2024

  Infrastructure Project Manager

  • North America Migration of Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams: Led the migration of over 80 sites across North America, ensuring seamless collaboration and minimal disruption to business operations.• PBX to Teams Migration: Directed the migration of legacy PBX systems for the Americas (Alcatel, Lucent, Avaya, etc.) to Microsoft Teams, including on-premises and cloud-based solutions for over 100 sites. Oversaw the transition to new PSTN carriers and replaced legacy SBC systems with Sonus SBC 2000 as required to support POTS/PSTN lines. Removal of legacy SBC systems and replaced with new Sonus SBC 2000 where necessary to accommodate for POTS/PSTN lines. Managed third-party integration to reconfigure LAN cabling, patch panels, Amphenol cables, punch-down blocks and network equipment rack and connect.• Cisco CUCM to Teams Migration (North America): Managed the migration of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) systems to Microsoft Teams cloud solutions across 50+ sites, including facilitating carrier transitions and the installation of Sonus SBC 2000 devices to accommodate POTS/PSTN lines where necessary. Led third-party integration efforts for LAN cabling, patch panels, Amphenol cables, and punch-down block reconfigurations.• US Nespresso Boutiques Network Equipment Normalization, Data Network Migration and SD WAN installation: Standardized network infrastructure, migrated from Meraki network to Nestle’s Enterprise Data Network and replaced 4G/5G with SDWAN solution for over 40 sites. Additionally, managed third-party integration of LAN cabling, DMARK extensions and network equipment rack and connect.• US 988 Deployment: Implemented the FCC-mandated 988 national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline across telephony systems nationwide, covering over 50 sites.• US E911 Deployment: Ensured compliance with Kari’s Law and Ray Baum’s Act by upgrading telephony systems nationwide to enhance emergency response capabilities for over 50 sites. Show less

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  Wipro

  Apr 2022 - Jan 2025

  Project Manager

  Hired as a full-time employee to fulfill Project Manager position within Nestle. Started with a six-month contract and got extended for two consecutive two-year contracts. Nestle North America moved all of their support to Mexico thus ending the relationship.