Paul Barlow
About Paul Barlow
Experienced Program and Project Manager with a track record of successfully delivering multi-million dollar projects, including: - Company-wide SAP R/3 implementations - Major IT infrastructure projects (Cloud, SAP, PeopleSoft, SunGard Banner, Oracle RAC, HPC grids, SAN/Storage, Backup systems, Virtualization) - Oracle Engineered Systems implementations (Exadata, Exalogic, SuperCluster, Big Data Appliance) - Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance, Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance (ZDLRA), StorageTek Tape Libraries - Large (40TB) Oracle Database migrations - Data center builds, moves and consolidations - COTS Application implementations - Software development projects (Java) I follow a "Get-it-done" approach based on project management best practices, great people skills, and strong business knowledge. I'm PMP and Prince2 Project Management Methodology Practitioner certified. My experience also includes: - Data center management (Data Center Manager for the CSIR in South Africa) - IT Service Management - ITIL Version 3 Expert certified, ITSM consulting and ITSM process implementation - "Big consulting company" experience - Director at Deloitte & Touché - IT Auditing & Risk Management - IT Audit Manager for Anglo American Corp Education: BSc(Hons), MSc in Transportation Engineering, MBA, and MComm in IT Auditing (completed course work)