KENNETH J.

WOOD
602 Stanwich Terrace * Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20774
(516) 589-4199 * (301) 430-0116

Dear Sir/Dear Madam:

Having contributed to the profitability and success of my current organization b
y providing strong IT leadership in a global environment, I am seeking the oppor
tunity to join your company in an IT Management position. With an exemplary work
history of networking achievement, effective client service even in high-pressu
re environments, and proven team leadership, I feel confident in my abilities to
generate positive results.
I've spent the majority of my career at Credit Suisse, where I most recently ser
ved as Assistant Vice President, Data Center Cable Management Hardware & Facilit
ies. A sample of career highlights includes:
* Drove development and implementation of business continuity and disaster recov
ery plans for all corporate data center sites and branch offices.
* Directed design, development and launch of 2 internationally-based data center
s.
* Provided IT leadership to successfully meet day-to-day operating system requir
ements mandated by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor.
Please accept this letter and enclosed resume as an introduction to my skills an
d background. For a more detailed presentation of my offerings, feel free to con
tact me at your earliest convenience to schedule a conference. Thank you in adva
nce for your consideration and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Kenneth J. Wood

IT SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Accomplished IT professional with 20+ years experience driving supporting infras
tructure and coordinating network planning installations to align with corporate
objectives. Proven track record of effective communication and team leadership
to manage global projects; ensures policies remain consistent with goals, provid
es engineering specifications and assigns resources to meet workflow needs. Exce
ls in identifying creative, high-impact solutions to resolve complex hardware an
d infrastructure challenges. Performs well in high-pressure environments. Areas
of expertise:

IT Problem-Solving * IT Networking * Data Center Management and Establishment

Facilities Planning * Disaster Recovery and Planning * Global Network Planning a
nd Installations
Complex Hardware Implementation * Infrastructure * Policy Development * Network
Security
Floor Plan Design * IT Support * Multi-Site Coordination * Low Voltage Cabling
Team Leadership * Project Management * Strategic Relationship Building * Client
Relations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NOTE: Recently relocated to Maryland.
CREDIT SUISSE, New York, New York * 1986-2008
International banking product and services provider with ~48,000 global employee
s.
Assistant Vice President, Data Center Cable Management Hardware & Facilities
Spearheaded new infrastructure for Cisco routers, servers and network cabinet in
stallations, including utilizing CAD Systems to develop floor plans; equipped en
gineers with hardware and system specifications and scheduled teams to expeditio
usly achieve objectives. Enhanced data center operations and delivered regulator
y compliance by authoring procedures and security policies. Ensured resolution o
f client hardware problems by coordinating support services nationwide. Orchestr
ated branch office network planning installations at home and abroad. Supervised
low voltage cabling installations for all data storage units. Maintained securi
ty access to domestic data centers and branch offices. Managed data center disas
ter recovery support.
Key Contributions:
* Drove development and implementation of business continuity and disaster recov
ery plans for all corporate data center sites and branch offices.
* Directed design, development and launch of 2 internationally-based data center
s.
* Provided IT leadership to successfully meet day-to-day operating system requir
ements mandated by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor.
ADDITIONAL POSITIONS include serving as Data Center Hardware Technician Speciali
st for Smith Barney. Oversaw data center hardware installations, documented netw
ork installations and coordinated maintenance of hardware and network backups. F
urther details upon request.

KENNETH J. WOOD

CERTIFICATIONS

SNS Data Flow and Design

IBM Training Center, New York City
CICS, CICS/CL, VTAM COBOL II, TSO/ISPF, VSAM, VISIO 2000
Programming Systems Institute, New York City
Telecommunications Networking
AT&T Training Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Data Storage Units
Codex Storage Training Center

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
UNIX (Solaris, HP-UX), Sun SPARC, HP 9000, 3000, NT Servers, Windows
NT2000/XP/VISTA, Linux, LAN/WAN, DB2, TCP/IP, Novell, Banyan, ISO/OSI,
IPX/SPX, SNA, SMS/SOL Ethernet, Token Ring, VPN, Secure ID, LAN Manager,
MS Office Suite, MS Access, Project FrontPage, Norton Firewall