Christopher Morse Email & Phone Number

Connecticut, United States

Principal consultant working with small and medium sized businesses. Bringing 31 years of industry perspective to organizations preparing to take their business to the next level. Providing information technology auditing as well as systems and departmental structure analysis and recommendations to increase efficiency and effectiveness in support of business objectives.Having spent the last nine (11) years in the private equity space, I have a deep understanding of how to leverage efficiencies to increase profitability across the enterprise.

Wallingford, Ct

Post-acquisition: Managed migration of all Z-MEDICA technology assets and enterprise systems and infrastructure to Teleflex’s environment within 12 months.Pre-acquisition: Singularly responsible for all technology and information security assessment, planning and execution for multi-site on-prem associates, work-from-home associates and remote sales associates based on zero-trust model. Features include:• Passwordless Multi-factor Authentication• Lateral Threat Detection• Next-generation Endpoint Security and Management• Continuous End-user Education and Testing against emerging cyberthreats• Continuous I.T. Team Development and Training• Extensive documentationMaintained continual delivery of a highly reliable, exceptionally high performing and secure hybrid infrastructure with minimal investment and minimal headcount.Decision maker for all technology within the organization comprising server, network and digital security infrastructure as well as backend and frontend operating systems, enterprise mobile and office telephony, ERP, CRM, EDI and Business Intelligence. Developed and executed 1, 3 and 5 year strategic technology plans on a rolling basis subject to evolving business requirements, threat landscape and technology maturity. Leveraged hybrid on-prem and cloud technologies to provide a highly secure and efficient digital environment.Managed all technology-related budgets and expenses for the enterprise with a focus on both cost reductions and efficiencies as well as increased functionality and collaborative features for end-users. Managed a hand-picked team of full time and contracted associates, keeping overhead costs minimal while ensuring competent execution of projects and initiatives as well as superlative support to the end-user community.

Enterprise-wide technology director and decision maker for six facilities and corporate headquarters managing capital and operational technology budgets.Developed and implemented corporate-wide integration and operations management. Led technology direction for the enterprise from a corporate level, culminating in the consolidation of voice and data communications across the enterprise and significantly reducing the overall operational and support costs.

Provided desktop, server, networking, security and varied technology services to 60+ small and medium-sized companies primarily in the Charlotte NC metro region. Clients ranged from medical offices, manufacturing facilities and marketing organizations to corporate and head office facilities as well as a high-end retail automotive establishment.Supplied strategic planning and analysis services for technology decisions and provided input and management of capital IT budgets for most clients.Managed FTEs, PTEs and many of our clients' telecom and application vendors.

Enterprise-wide technology decision maker for six facilities and corporate headquarters managing capital and operational technology budgets in excess of $500,000.Determined and implemented strategic technological solutions and led technology direction for the enterprise from a corporate level, culminating in the consolidation of voice and data communications across the enterprise and reducing the overal operational costs in excess of 8%.Managed technology teams comprised of FTEs, PTEs and contractors at multiple locations.Developed a standardized integration plan for newly acquired entities to leverage economies of scale and provide predictable financial modeling for senior executive staff when considering acquisitions.

Enterprise-wide decision maker for back-end and end-user computing environments as well as networking, telephony and web technologies.Developed, managed, coordinated and directed teams of full-time and contracted Systems Administrators, Network Engineers and Telephony Engineers.Designed and deployed direct client access solutions both via the Internet and DMZs - received a Service Recognition certificate from Bank of America (a client).The business was acquired by Hawkeye Communications in 2001 at which time I transitioned to a similar role in the new enterprise.

Primary support for 75+ PC, Macintosh and UNIX clients as well as local and remote NT and UNIX servers.Appointed to the MS Exchange Steering Committee to determine rollout requirements and planning across the parent company's NT domain supporting in excess of 1000 users (Cadmus Communications).

Developed COBOL, CICS, QMF and Visual Basic applications and systems used by the Chicago Tribune, Charles Schwab and Walt Disney Collector's Society.Solely responsible for producing and maintaining end-user documentation for all software products.Support Team leader for clients and in-house end-users until 1995 when the organization was acquired by Cadmus Direct Marketing, Inc.

I T I L 4.0 Foundation

I T I L 4.0 Foundation curriculum

Vmware Certified Professional, Data Center Virtualization, Certified

VMware Certified professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization

Completion Certificate, Windows 2000 Server Management And Administration

Completion Certificate(S), Ms Sql Server 7.0, Ms Exchange 5.5 And Microsoft Windows Nt Administration

Sun Microsystems Administration Certificate, Sun Solaris

Programming Certificate, Cobol, Rpg, C+, Cics, Ibm As/400, Ibm 3490, Intel-Based Pcs

Activities and Societies: Hired as part of the tutoring staff at the school. Hired as a database programmer for the school's recruiting.

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