Information Technology Professional
Enterprise LAN/WAN Management and Migrations
Technical Staff Leadership
End User Equipment Implementation
Excellent C-Level Collaboration
Excellent Communicator
Project Management
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Significant Projects
Jasper Job Assessment and Strengths Profiler Test Results
Letters of Recommendation
How Others View Me...
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Erik Ch. Ohrnberger
1556 Crimson DriveResidence: 248-524-0341
Troy, Michigan 48038Cell: 248-515-4306
EMail:
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
22 Years of successful experience in the Information Technology industry with a wide variety of roles and responsibilities including, but not limited to directorship, team leadership, project management, networking, and application development. Very strong, deep and wide technical knowledge, coupled with effectively presenting technical concepts and bridge communications between IT and non-IT professionals.
Transferable Skills
- Proactive leadership and management
- Failing IT department transformation
- Effective communications bridge between IT and non-IT professionals
- Global infrastructure operations and management
- Business case justifications with cost/benefit analyses
- Initiated and completed successful cost savings opportunities
- IT governance
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Improved IT service delivery
- Collaborate with peer management
- International project leadership
- Productive vendor relationships
- C-Level support and collaboration
- Disaster-recovery action plans
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Leadership
- Transformed a failing and ineffective corporate IT department into a corporate asset, reducing IT cost exposure by $300,000 the first year while growing the network sites by 50%.
- Established and maintained a collaborative relationship with stakeholders to define infrastructure and governance requirements.
- Managed global infrastructure governance for Information Technology operations at all U.S. and global operations, including telecommunications; global data network; desktop; laptops and servers; email; web based collaboration; and corporate HQ help desk.
- Negotiated new global data network contract with annual savings of $290,000.
- Establishedglobal corporate governance oftechnical, procedural and policy standards for the IT department, including worldwide disaster-recovery action plan.
Migration, Conversion, Rollout, and Infrastructure Management
- Rolled out revised global desktop / laptop software load, reducing help-desk call volumes from one per day to one per week, resulting in good end-user / IT relationship.
- Led the project management effort to migrate 17 manufacturing sites from seven diverse windows domains, server and Microsoft Exchange implementations to newly developed single-domain implementation standards, significantly reducing administration costs and increasing reliability.
- Project-managed migration of 17 North American and 13 European manufacturing sites to a consistent infrastructure, IP addressing scheme and single world-wide WAN provider, which provided sufficient cost savings to pay for half of the European WAN.
- Planned, executedand ledcorporate project initiatives in Site IT staff facing role to refresh 25,000 IT devices in GM North American plants within three months.
- Led European headquarter data center server build-out as well as the server equipment staging efforts by the US headquarters IT staff resulting in a complete plug and play hardware / software solution.
- Led corporate headquarter datacenter outsourcing project, moving 50% of the corporate datacenter servers to off-site hosting facility.
CAREER HISTORY
Vision IT10/2008 – 12/2008
Project Manager, EDS, GM Manufacturing & Quality Team
JDM Systems Consultants Inc.3/2008 – 8/2008
Service Delivery / Project Manager: AT&T, GM /
GMAC Service Delivery & Outsourcing LCM Team
Independent Consultant / Information Technology Manager8/2007 – 2/2008
Northland Resources Inc is the 100th largest public mining company.
Munk’s Motors is a privately-owned specialty automotive repair facility.
Advanced Technology Services9/2006 – 7/2007
Initiative Project Manager, EDS, GM Manufacturing & Quality Team
D-M-E Corporation 10/2002-8/2006
Senior Software Engineer
Oxford Automotive Inc.10/1999-6/2002
Information Technologies Director
Electronic Data Systems Inc.9/1985-9/1999
Advanced Systems Engineer(1989-1999)
Systems Engineer(1985-1989)
Network Administrator (1985)
National Amusement Network
Digital Film Systems – Media Vault
EDUCATION
M.S.Business Information Technologies, WalshCollege, Troy, MI,2005
GPA 3.86
B.A.HopeCollege, Holland, MI1985
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Business
Special Skills:
Fluent in English and German.
Professional Organizations:
Project Management Institute (PMI) Member in good standing.
Significant Projects
2006- 2007 – End of Service Life, NT Sunset, XPm
Benefits:
- Part of large program team that replaced approximately 25,000 IT devices in GM North American plants within a 3 month time frame upgrading GM Plant IT infrastructure
- Led technical team in the development and implementation of Windows NT domain controller to Active Directory
- Plant staff facing role in infrastructure deployment activities, resolving issues with technical team support
2001 – 2002 – Led global NT domain migration and NT server hardware refit project
Benefits:
- Hardware refit: improved server performance and availability
- NT Domain: reduced management, reduced security access failures, audit compliance
- End user computing performance upgrade for both hardware and software
2001 – 2002 – Global Disaster Recovery Action Plan project
Benefits:
- Formalized each sites disaster response
- Standards DRA document structure and layout for rapid addition of new sites.
- Controls audit compliance achieved
2001 – 2002 – Standardized software load desktop and laptop rollout
Benefits:
- User easeof use and increased user satisfaction and performance
- Reduced help desk call volume
2001 – 2002 – Led replacement of legacyglobal WAN network with AT&T global network
Benefits:
- Over $250,000 yearly savings projected
- Increased levels of service, management and capacity planning
2000 – 2001 – Led implementation of inter-building Microwave data communications project
Benefits:
- Increased network performance for server access for executive user community
- Reduced recurring inter-building frame-relay expenses
1999- 2000 – Led IT Policies, Procedures and Standards development project
Benefits:
- Set user expectations to deliverable IT service levelsenhancing the relationships
- Formalized procedures led to easierstaffing rotations
- Reduced user help desk calls
1999 – 2000 – Led global Wide Area Network IP addressing standardization and migration project
Benefits:
- Ease of maintenance, management and data routing efficiencies
- Greater availability and uptime.
- Single “at a glance” reference of entire corporate network
- Instituted bandwidth utilization monitoring
1999 – 2000 – Led global Wide Area Network vendor consolidation migration project
Benefits:
- Reduced expense, optimized bandwidth utilization, increased uptime.
- Positioned corporation for further global cost reduction contracts
1999 – 2000– Led European headquarter datacenter build out and equipment staging project
Benefits:
- Supported European Head Quarters with complete hardware and software solution, plug and play
- Server level equipment refresh for North American Head Quarters datacenter
Jasper Job Assessment and Strengths Profiler Test Results
Letters of Recommendation
TO:To Whom It May Concern
FROM:Sheryl Demankowski
Program Manager
at&t Solutions
DATE:August 5, 2008
SUBJECT:Letter of Recommendation for Mr. Erik Ch. Ohrnberger
This letter is provided at the request of Erik Ohrnberger, who has asked me to serve as a reference on his behalf. As a former contract Employee of at&t, I have no reservations in giving Erik my full support as a reference.
Erik Ohrnberger was a at&t Project Manager on the GM OnStar Acccount in Michigan. I worked with Erik on the OnStar account In observance of Erik’s duties I saw that Erik proved himself, a hard worker and worked well under very short time frames. OnStar is a very fast moving GM Account and Erik stepped up to the plate to help get the Projects done.
I viewed Erik as a very conscientious and able employee. The departure of Erik coincided with numerous reductions in headcount at at&t.
I strongly recommend Erik for any responsible management position in Information Technology operations or within the automobile industry in general.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Sheryl Demankowski
Program Manager
586-530-5354
TO:To Whom It May Concern
FROM:Thomas E. Spomer
Account Manager
Electronic Data Systems
DATE:July 31, 2007
SUBJECT:Letter of Recommendation for Erik Ohrnberger
Erik Ohrnberger was employed as a contractor to Electronic Data Systems from August 2006 to July of 2007. During this period Erik worked on a Technical Team in support of the End of Serviceable Life, a hardware refresh program. Erik’s responsibilities included, assisting with extensive site surveys for over 30 General Motors Manufacturing sites, data organization, and facilitation of site review meetings, working with vendors on Bill of Materials, order tracking and logistics, and working with on-site teams on hardware installation.
Erik’s was instrumental in working with the End of Serviceable Life Team to successfully assist the GM Client with the procurement of over $25 Million of IT hardware, creating site installation documentation and trouble-shooting site installation challenges. Erik worked very well with the team and always volunteered to take on extra assignments.
Erik is a conscientious and able employee. He did an outstanding job and would be an asset to an IT Organization.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Thomas E. Spomer
Tel: (810) 835-2120
Email:
A Milacron Company
Phone: (248)-544-5027 Fax: (248)-544-5707
TO: Whom it may concernFILE: Erik_1.doc
DATE:8/22/2006
FROM: Thom LinehanPAGE:1 of 1
SUBJECT: Recommendation letter for Erik Ohrnberger.
Please feel free to contact me if you have additional questions beyond what is stated here.
Erik Ohrnberger was employed at D-M-E Company from August of 2002 through July of 2006. Unfortunately, due to a need to rightsize D-M-E to its profitability and cash flow, Erik was let go in July of 2006 along with twelve other people.
During his employment at D-M-E, Erik worked on a graphic user interface that was to be used with a high end hot runner temperature control system for the plastics industry. Linux was the chosen operating system and Erik employed the necessary tools and skill set to put the program together.
This program included every known feature available to hot runner control systems, including several patented features exclusive to D-M-E Company.
Erik also developed a thermal profiling program that was used to test the heat profiles of hot runner nozzles. This program was written in Visual Basic and controlled a stepper motor that moved a temperature measuring apparatus along the length of the nozzle, waited for the temperature to stabilize and then recorded to measurement.
Erik controlled the development environment all on his own. He created test environments as well for connection to the actual temperature control equipment. He also created a stable back up environment to make sure that the code under development was adequately protected from loss.
Again, should you have additional questions regarding Mr. Ohrnberger, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Best Regards,
Thomas Linehan, P.E.
Manager, Electrical Engineering
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TO:To Whom It May Concern
FROM:Dave Vanderford
Vice-President Purchasing N.A.
Oxford Automotive Inc.
DATE:June 14, 2002
SUBJECT:Letter of Recommendation for Mr. Erik Ch. Ohrnberger
This letter is provided at the request of Erik Ch. Ohrnberger, who has asked me to serve as a reference on his behalf. As a former employee of Oxford Automotive, I have no reservations in giving Erik my full support as a reference. I left Oxford on June 14th, 2002 to seek employment elsewhere. My leaving was a direct of result of pressures and stress related to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Oxford.
Erik Ohrnberger led Oxford Automotives’ GlobalSupportCenter in Troy, Michigan. I worked with Erik in Oxfords day to day operations. In observance of Erik’s duties I saw that Erik proved himself to be an able employee, a hard worker, and a good supervisor of employees under the harshest of conditions. During Erik’s tenure at Oxford, the Information Technologies department experienced numerous head count reductions with an increase of workload.
In spite of the harsh conditions, Erik met and exceeded Oxfords daily needs and managed to continue scheduled upgrades and replacement of leased equipment.
I viewed Erik as a very conscientious and able employee. The departure of Erik coincided with numerous reductions in headcount at Oxford as a direct result of Oxford Automotives insolvency and subsequent Chapter 11 reorganization, all of which occurred within a depressed economy.
I strongly recommend Erik for any responsible management position in Information Technology operations or within the automobile industry in general.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Dave Vanderford
Tel: 248-449-9220
Email:
Dest/An/To :To Whom It May Concern
Exp/Von/From :B. E. Williams
Director Information Systems Worldwide
Chief Information Officer
Oxford Automotive Inc.
Date/Datum/Date :September 16th, 2002
Objet/Betrifft/Subj :Letter of Recommendation for Mr. Erik Ch. Ohrnberger
This letter is provided at the request of Erik Ch. Ohrnberger, who has asked me to serve as a reference on his behalf. This is a task which I undertake with no reservations whatsoever. The information contained in this letter is confidential and should not be disclosed to anyone in your organization who would not be involved in the hiring decision. Additionally, the information should not be disclosed to anyone outside of your organization without the consent of Mr. Ohrnberger.
Erik Ohrnberger led Oxford Automotives’ GlobalSupportCenter in Troy, Michigan under my direct supervision from November 1st, 1999, until May 31st, 2002. His responsibilities included but were not limited to:
Participation in the design, implementation, configuration, and management of Oxford’s network infrastructure including Inter- and Intranet utilization. These items included but were not limited to: Wide Area Networking(WAN), Value Added Networks (VAN), the Automotive Network eXchange (ANX), and Virtual Private Networks (VPN).
Acted as the point person for coordination of WAN and LAN migrations and integrated emerging technologies where appropriate into the existing corporate networking infrastructure including ISDN / Videoconferencing.
- Assumed the overall management of routers, firewalls and other networking equipment and ancillary computing machinery required for network operations and to implement systems to support the centralized monitoring of these functions.
- Directly managed up to nine network support engineers, including contracted externals.
In addition to this Erik had clerical duties associated with equipment leases, reutilization of equipment, custody control, supplier price negotiations, and vendor invoicing. Over the course of his employment, Erik proved himself to be an able employee, a hard worker, and to be both talented and innovative in the execution of his duties.
During Erik’s tenure at Oxford, the Information Technologies department experienced a personnel head count reduction from seventy-one employees to only twenty-eight persons in the face of sustained rapid growth from $536m/yr in 1998 – all domestic revenue - to over $1bn/yr Worldwide and a fundamental shift to 53% of the business occurring outside of the United States and Canada.
Despite the foregoing, service and reliability for those areas under Mr. Ohrnbergers’ cognizance continually improved. Simply put, his job was to connect all the pieces and insure they worked properly. This he accomplished. I was quite impressed by Eriks’ ability to satisfactorily complete in a timely fashion the considerable amount of work which was tasked him. His organizational talent and ability to function effectively within an extremely stressful environment prompted us to rapidly promote him from a regional North American position to one encompassing global responsibilities. There was never before, nor has there been since, a more responsive or sincere individual filling the position.
Overall, Erik is a very conscientious and able employee. I certainly believe he has what it takes, and I would gladly “do it all over again” with him. The departure of Mr. Ohrnberger from our employ is a direct result of Oxford Automotives insolvency and subsequent Chapter 11 reorganization, all of which occurred within a depressed economy... and were well beyond Erik’s ability to influence. Nothing further can be inferred or should be implied from this, and I was sad to see him leave.
I strongly recommend Erik for any responsible management position in Information Technology operations or within the automobile industry in general.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
B. E. Williams
Tel: 011 +49 (172) 680-4309
Fax: 011 +49 (617) 399-4740
Email:
How Others View Me...
By Mark C. Fisher, Senior Nodal Voice Project Manager, AT&T, P: (248) 395-0734, C: (586) 530-8705
Erik was a quick study at AT&T; he hit the ground running and took on a large OnStar project right out of the gate. Erik is a conscientious worker and knows how to be part of a team so – if any one of your groups has a need Erik would do well.
By Michael M. Bowyer, Senior Network Engineer, CCNA, MCSE(248) 371-3578, 2002
- Ability to organize and prioritize tasks at the department’s gain
- Improved the flow of communication among the I.T. staff
- Positive impact that Erik made to the Information Technology department and throughout the company, was extensive and unmistakable.
- Due in large part to his leadership, Oxford Automotive I.T. department consistently passed audits conducted by independent auditors
- Just the right amount of management from Mr. Ohrnberger, he did not attempt to “micro-manage” his team members, nor did he “leave you hanging”, with little or no direction.
By Aaron Porzondek, Network Consultant, MCSE+Internet, MCSA, CCNA (248)-371-3406, 2002
- Established a very efficient and organized IT department
- Due to the leadership of Mr. Ohrnberger. The corporate IT team at Oxford Automotive was a very productive team and I was proud to a part of it.
- I was impressed by Mr. Ohrnberger’s involvement in standards and procedures documentation project. Instead of just assigning areas to be documented, he documented several standards and procedures himself and set the tone for the remainder of the project.
What do you think of Erik's management and leadership skills?
- Erik effectively led his team to accomplish the tasks needed in a timely and proficient manner. David Vanderford, Oxford Director of Purchasing, 2002.
- The Oxford Automotive IT department responded admirably under Mr. Ohrnberger's direction. Policy and Procedure were key components in developing a strong IT department within the organization, something Mr. Ohrnberger stressed regularly. In response, the team excelled at the projects and duties put forth under his direction, Eric Kaplan, Oxford Help Desk supervisor, 2002
- Mr. Ohrnberger was a very dynamic leader. His emphasis on documentation made transition for new employees easy and painless and a goodknowledge base for the IT team, Jenkins Ebiware, Oxford Network Administrator, 2002.
What’s your opinion of Erik’s technical skills?