Jack Chaput
Dartmouth
Summary
Led a large scale software conversion project, working under tight time constraints, saving company over $20 million in software costs. Developed and maintained budget for project. *Led project to consolidated three data centers into a single integrated environment. *17 years experience managing large teams in a multi-platform, global environment . *Coordinated all major implementations of the company's software for a major mutual fund company. *Acted as liaison between technical groups and senior management by writing weekly summaries of all major software and hardware projects, and presenting overviews to management. *Led several teams, including Server Infrastructure, Automation, Production Control, and application development. *Strong educational background with an MBA and degrees in Computer Science and Business Administration. *Extensive knowledge of business concepts, accounting, finance, operations, and investments, and associated technologies. *Significant experience in data center management, change management, hardware configuration, and application integration in a multi data center, 24/7 fast paced production environment.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Center Consultant, Project Manager
Harvard Partners / Citizens Bank
05.2015 - Current
- Led major data center consolidation project, including over 1,000 servers, and data networking infrastructure.
- Led project to migrate over 5,000 workstations and Citrix environments to standardized and modernized environment.
- Coordinate resources for multiple projects, working with all key stakeholders.
- Responsible for $3 million project budget.
Vice President, Technology Manager, Senior Project Manager
Wachovia Bank / Wells Fargo
01.2004 - 01.2015
- Led major project to consolidate three data centers and application operations for all of Wells Capital Management .
- Led project to move Boston data center to new site in Minneapolis, resulting in annual expense savings of $2.3 million. Project was completed without interruption to 24/7 mission-critical operations.
- Directed multi-site IT operations and automation.
- Responsible for IT operations budget and vendor relationships.
- Provided customer-focused service to business areas based on service level agreements.
- Designed and led the development and implementation of multi-site automation of financial applications, reducing costs by over 60%.
Project Manager, Assistant Vice President
Putnam Investments
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Coordinated and approved all software and hardware changes for a leading mutual fund company, including multiple data centers and over 1400 servers, in a 24/7 production environment.
- Ensured adherence to quality standards.
- Summarized all major changes in the Information Systems Division and presented to senior management.
- Led infrastructure projects, worked with all stakeholders, managed project budgets and vendor relationships.
- Chaired weekly meetings coordinating changes between infrastructure groups, including Network, Engineering, Operations, Security, Middleware, Desktop, Linux, Unix, NT, and mainframe groups.
Manager
Putnam Investments
01.1997 - 01.2001
- Production Acceptance, Production Readiness, and Change Control.
- Led large scale project to convert operations software to IBM products.
- This was completed under budget and on time, resulting in a $20 million savings in software contracts.
- Managed activities of multiple groups and consultants.
- Developed budget tracking system for CIO.
- Managed a staff of release engineers, job schedulers, intranet programmers, and report distribution analysts.
- Led project to implement Peregrine Service Center change management, problem management system.
- Planned workflow, integrated it with existing system, implemented the system, and trained over 300 users.
- Developed training program and trained over 200 programmers in the use of a new software tool for Software Configuration Management.
- Tracked the pipeline of projects across all applications and infrastructure areas, creating an integrated calendar.
- Acted as liaison between the data center operations, infrastructure and applications groups.
Capacity Planner, Computer Performance Analyst, Senior Systems Programmer
Putnam Investments
01.1995 - 01.1996
- Developed capacity planning and performance system for all mainframe and Unix systems.
Senior Systems Programmer, Disaster Recovery manager
Putnam Investments
01.1989 - 01.1994
- Optimized system performance by troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues.
- Enhanced efficiency through the implementation of automated processes and tools.
- Streamlined software development and deployment with effective project management strategies.
- Reduced downtime for critical systems, ensuring prompt resolution of problems and high availability.
Education
MBA - Finance
Suffolk University
Boston, MAB.A - Computer Science
University of Maine
Orono, MEB.A - Business Administration
PMP (Project Management Professional) - undefined
Project Management Institute
Professional Certificate - Electronic Commerce - undefined
Northeastern University
Boston, MASkills
Windows, Unix, Mainframe, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access, Job Schedulers, Microsoft Project, Visio, Help Desk software, Confluence, Sharepoint, SQL, Agile project management, Change Management
Accomplishments
- ITIL, Web Technologies, PMP, Microsoft MCSE, IBM Capacity Planning
Additional Information
- Awards : Putnam Outstanding Employee Award, Evergreen Vision Award.
Timeline
Data Center Consultant, Project Manager
Harvard Partners / Citizens Bank
05.2015 - Current
Vice President, Technology Manager, Senior Project Manager
Wachovia Bank / Wells Fargo
01.2004 - 01.2015
Project Manager, Assistant Vice President
Putnam Investments
01.2001 - 01.2003
Manager
Putnam Investments
01.1997 - 01.2001
Capacity Planner, Computer Performance Analyst, Senior Systems Programmer
Putnam Investments
01.1995 - 01.1996
Senior Systems Programmer, Disaster Recovery manager
Putnam Investments
01.1989 - 01.1994
MBA - Finance
Suffolk University
B.A - Computer Science
University of Maine
B.A - Business Administration
PMP (Project Management Professional) - undefined
Project Management Institute
Professional Certificate - Electronic Commerce - undefined
Northeastern University
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