Kenneth Bryant

Experience

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  FAA contractor

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

  Network Engineer

  Contracted to provide support to FAA user population in the areas of network infrastructure support, Windows and Novell file server support and desktop support.

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  Towers Watson

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Network Engineer

  Joined organization to help support large international WAN infrastructure running Windows, Novell and using Cisco equipment servicing over 10,000 users globally.

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  FAA contractor

  Jan 2002 - Mar 2007

  Network Engineer

  Recruited to help maintain and build new network infrastructure for government organization. Establishing and maintaining strict security of networked systems crucial for employer and security of various government agencies.

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  Cisco Systems Inc.

  Mar 2007 - Oct 2016

  Program and project management utilizing technical knowledge to continually drive teams towards organizational goals. Adept at risk management, insuring proper change processes are followed and leading domestic and international teams to drive completion of projects. Excellent communicator; with the ability to leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams. Mitigate risk factors through careful analysis of financial and statistical data. Anticipate and managed change effectively in rapidly evolving global business environments. Well versed at utilizing techniques to have teams perform tasks efficiently and created an infrastructure for team members to deliver proven results on multiple projects simultaneously. • Services Subscription MSA: Led teams of 20+ people to deliver against two separate three year projects with multiple deliverables valued in excess of $2.5 million dollars each for Verizon Wireless nationally. Maintained excellent communication with customer to determine individual project scope and timelines. Projects out of scope from services agreement were turned into separate transactional projects which were also managed successfully.• Transactional projects: Managed delivery and maintained budget for multiple IT related projects for customers such as Verizon, Verizon Wireless and MLB. The projects within these companies ranged from short term (less than 3 months) to longer term (6 months +) with budgets up to $800,000 each. Show less

  • Program/Project Manager

    Mar 2007 - Oct 2016

  • Network Engineer/Project Manager

    Mar 2007 - May 2011
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  Duke University

  Nov 2016 - Oct 2018

  IT Project Manager

  Project management utilizing technical knowledge to accomplish various projects within IT infrastructure. Utilize techniques to mitigate risk factors, stay within budget and deliver on time products with multiple projects simultaneously. • Independently manages all phases of systems development, including development planning, requirements analysis, input to database design, coding, testing, implementation and documentation of applications• Communicates regularly with internal and external customers, in order to ensure the delivery of high quality systems and application documentation• Proactively identifies and facilitates opportunities to enhance the quality and cost-effectiveness of IT services across the organization• Understands the role of DCRI IT in the overall corporate strategy and planning, and set objectives that are aligned with this role• Achieves a balance between individual, departmental and organization needs• Identifies gaps in core competencies and effectively use development strategies to build needed knowledge, skills, and abilities within the group Show less

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  Labcorp

  Oct 2018 - now

  IT Project Manager

  IT Project management focused on managing and implementing IT infrastructure projects in a CRO/pharmaceutical environment.• Consistently deliver high quality projects, on time, on budget, with agreed upon functionality.• Manage multiple security and infrastructure projects while navigating multiple constraints.