Open to new roles · Metro Detroit · Remote or relocation

James
FerrantiPMP

IT program manager. I lead cloud migrations across 175 locations in 24 countries.

$450K+

yearly savings from cloud and security programs

8,500+

devices upgraded to Windows 11

2,000+

projects under PMO governance

200+

data center cutovers, zero missed windows

Nine years of keeping many sites, many vendors and hard change windows moving in one direction.

I'm the IT PMO Lead at Dauch (formerly American Axle), where I run five international programs at once with 30+ people across infrastructure, cloud, security, applications and the service desk.

Before that I spent five years inside Comcast data centers running hardware cutovers, then managed retail site rollouts for national clients. I do my best work where projects are physical and distributed, and where leadership needs a clear answer on schedule, risk and cost.

Program board

Selected work at Dauch, with real numbers. Status as of October 2026.

CloudDelivered

Oracle Cloud migration

Moved 25+ applications to Oracle Cloud in 8 months, on schedule, as part of a $13M five-year cloud plan.

  • 25+ apps
  • 8 months
  • ~$250K/yr saved
End userDelivered

Global Windows 11 rollout

Upgraded 8,500+ devices worldwide with Intune and SCCM, with no disruption to plant operations.

  • 8,500+ devices
  • 0 plant disruptions
InfrastructureIn progress

34-site HPE Alletra refresh

Replacing storage hardware at 34 sites worldwide. Sites already live see about 10x site-to-site throughput and 25% fewer hardware outages.

  • 6 of 34 live
  • ~25% fewer outages
Data centerDelivered

Brazil data center consolidation

Merged two Brazil data centers into one with a two-phase cutover and no production downtime, ending a facility lease.

  • 2 → 1 sites
  • 0 downtime
SecurityDelivered

Email security migration

Moved from Proofpoint to Check Point Harmony Email, one of three security projects delivered on schedule.

  • ~$200K/yr saved
  • ~50% more phishing blocked
M&ADelivered

Divestiture and acquisition IT

Led IT for the BFL divestiture and three workstreams of the Tekfor acquisition: network, cloud and infrastructure, and end-user compute.

  • 300+ users separated
  • ~15 sites integrated

Career, as a Gantt chart

Because that's how a project manager would draw it.

May 2023 – present

IT PMO Lead

Dauch (formerly American Axle) · Detroit
  • Runs five international programs with 30+ people
  • Built phase-gate governance for 2,000+ projects in WorkOtter
  • Power BI dashboards giving the CIO and CISO a monthly view of schedule and risk
Jul 2022 – May 2023

IT Project Manager

Genesis Networks · Michigan
  • 20+ commercial site rollouts for national retail clients
  • Three-quote vendor rule cut site costs 10–30%
Jun 2017 – Jul 2022

IT Project Manager

Spectrum Networks · Comcast data centers
  • 200+ hardware cutovers across 30+ sites in MI, IN and KY
  • Zero missed cutover windows, no interruption to 24x7 service

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BA, Business Administration · University of Arizona Global Campus
2025
cloudOracle Cloud (OCI)cloudAWSinfraVMwareinfraHPE AlletraendpointIntuneendpointSCCMnetworkMerakinetworkFortineterpOracle EBSsecurityCheck Point
methodAgile / ScrummethodWaterfallmethodHybridmethodPhase-gate governancemethodCAB change managementtoolWorkOttertoolPower BItoolMS ProjecttoolJiratoolAzure DevOpstoolSmartsheet