Company/Time frame: MWV(WestRock), Richmond, VA June 2014 – May 2015
Position: Project Manager
Project description: MWV’s VPN network was old, slow and did not support new devices that were becoming popular by executives such as Apple Macs, Iphones, and iPADS.
Challenge: The VPN network had to updated around the world with entry points in US, England, China, and Brazil. We had supporting infrastructure issues in China and Brazil that had to be over come along with government regulation challenges particularly in China. We also had several technical challenges in interfacing with Active Directory that had to be addressed.
Action: We signed a contract with Sycom, a Cisco contractor, to help us with our efforts along with infrastructure support for Xerox (ATOS). The VPN network had to be redesigned to meet the new requirements and thoroughly tested including performance and disaster recovery.
Result: The project was completed on budget, but not on time due to delays of hardware in Brazil. Once completed and implemented, executes and others could use their favorite devices, anywhere in the world to securely access corporate data for decision making.