Occupation:Information Technology Manager |
Location:Simsbury, CT |
Education Level:Bachelor |
Will Relocate:YES |
Description
CAREER SUMMARY A seasoned IT leader with 15+ years of experience developing IT strategies, improving processes, driving organizational change, managing IT budgets and infrastructure upgrade projects, and executing long-term technology roadmaps supporting variety of businesses PERSONAL STRENGTHS * Passionate about IT, IT operation/organization, process design, and business analysis * Exceptional budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning skills * Extensive experience with vendor and contract negotiation, as well as IT procurement * Highly proficient in project management, with multiple complex projects completed * Fluent in English, Spanish, and Polish * Excellent people skills, team building, and staff mentoring * Great written and oral communication skills * High level of expertise with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio) * Hands-on experience with Windows Servers (physical and virtual environment - VMWare), SAN (EMC, NetApp), Network Hardware (Cisco, HP), Network Security (Cisco, Sophos, Fortinet, Tipping Point), Active Directory, Scripting, VoIP/PBX (Cisco, i3, Nortel), MDM (Sophos, BYOD), and ERP systems (SAP, Infor) Enabled, a Rexnord LLC Company, Orange, MA * Led global enterprise standardization and infrastructure modernization projects * Oversaw IT systems' alignment, change management, and new technology adoption * Ensured business success by managing delivery of IT services, projects, and solutions on a national scale, utilizing multi-sourced teams * Managed total hardware upgrade program that included new network system, VMWare virtualization of all servers, NetApp SAN implementation, and PBX to VoIP changeover business growth/agility by developing a standardized new-site deployment/support model and implementing enterprise-wide infrastructure overhaul projects * Improved the alignment between IT and the business by jointly developing IT strategy providing the technological tools and delivering customized IT services * Assured five person IT team's success through team building and employee development Contributed to a significant cost reduction and productivity increase through technology improvements (infrastructure upgrades MES roll-out and ERP modernization) using internal/external resources Pioneered new network security solution (IBNS Solid Core) VMWare virtualization and a new EMC SAN implementation at 3 manufacturing sites home and abroad for 250 users * Led the development of an enterprise-wide Service Catalog and a Change Management process that followed ITIL principles