Relocation Project

A Fortune 500 property and casualty insurance company based in Seattle. The company sells insurance to drivers, home owners and owners of small- and mid-sized businesses principally through a national network of independent agents and brokers.

The HQ Relocation project consisted of the relocation of over 2,500 employees from an existing Redmond, WA campus to two high rise facilities within downtown Seattle and one low rise facility located within the University District.

  • Site 1 - 190,000 SF (9 floors) High Rise Bldg
  • Site 2 - 287,000 SF (16 floors) High Rise Bldg
  • Site 3 - 128,000 SF (5 floors) Low Rise Bldg

Scope:

  • Requirements definition, budgeting, and design criteria
  • Program management assistance over IT infrastructure implementation
  • Equipment planning and cabling design
  • Vendor management
  • RFP development
  • Proposal/bid evaluation
  • Contract Development & Negotiation
  • Contract Administration/Implementation Oversight

Data Center Project

  • 35,000 SF Data Center (15,000 SF Raised Floor)
  • Disaster Recovery Site (eventually full production)
  • NOC and War Room

Scope:

  • Requirements definition, budgeting, design criteria
  • Site selection
  • Program management over migration and testing
  • Long term site strategy
  • Equipment planning and cabling design
  • NOC and WAR Room Design
  • Vendor management
  • Development of change management processes
  • RFP development
  • Proposal/bid evaluation
  • Contract Development & Negotiation
  • Contract Administration/Implementation Oversight

Strategic Planning Project

An international technology services and solutions provider, with core competencies in IT Outsourcing Services and Professional Services. Some of the Company's services include consulting, project management, application development, integration, staffing and technology sourcing. Thinkbox Technology Group supported executive initiatives by assisting, advising and helping execute IT cost cutting, technology and strategy projects.

Scope:

  • Telecom services RFP and Migration support to new provider
  • Call center availability and recovery planning
  • IT Disaster Recovery planning, rollout and testing
  • Systems & Applications high availability designs planning
  • Data center evaluation and remediation
  • Network optimization/redesign LAN & WAN
  • NOC design and Server Monitoring
  • Enterprise security design and planning
  • Outsourced Network RFP and Implementation Management
  • SAN Solution Design Review

Security Project

One of the largest post-secondary education companies in North America, operating 97 schools in 25 states in the U.S. and 34 schools in seven provinces in Canada.

Thinkbox Technology Group assisted the client with the development and execution of plans around the rollout of the new systems as well as put together an account management plan/process that conforms to regulatory compliance.

Scope:

  • Provided IT Security Subject Matter Expertise to the design team
  • Gathered security requirements as they relate to regulatory compliance
  • Built an Account Management Plan for administering access
  • Provided an assessment of requirements to application development team
  • Reviewed network security in place and provided recommendation
  • Reviewed security of hosted network and systems at the outsourcers locations
  • Provided feedback on cost-saving opportunities
  • Assisted with budget management