Derek Cullen, Cio.D, Cciso, Cissp, Issmp, Cism Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Responsible for all aspects of the Firm’s IT operations in addition to leading strategic direction for all information technology and security initiatives. As Stikeman Elliott’s CIO, my focus is on development and delivery of the multi-year technology roadmaps aimed at not only consistent and adaptive service delivery excellence, but also in support of the Firm’s core business objectives including Legal Technology Innovation and Transformation

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Responsible for all aspects of IT Infrastructure/Cloud Operations firm-wide including:-Defining the Cloud/Infrastructure Roadmap and ownership of Enterprise Achitecture-Responsible for Datacenter Technologies (Compute, Storage, Network and Telecom)-Responsible for all aspects of End User Compute -Management of the National Service Desk-Managing the primary & secondary datacenters for the firm.-Ownership of IT Procurement/Budget for Stikeman Elliott-Key Major Cloud initiatives launched in 2017 (Azure/ExpressRoute, Office 365 Migration, Skype for Business Online with Cisco Video Integration, MFA, RMS, and Intune Online)-Establishing policies and procedures to ensure that the systems and IT services conform to standards and expectations.

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Ca

-Responsible for the delivery of Services and Strategic Programs for global Densify clients. -A focused approach to building out strong Executive relationships based on a seasoned understanding of client strategy.-Act as a 'Trusted Advisor', as our clients adopt Cirba, as the premier analytics and provisioning platform for the Software Defined Infrastructure/Datacenter/Cloud.-Serve as the subject matter expert and evangelist to Executive clients as they rationalize their physical and virtual workloads and begin their transformation to Hybrid Cloud, with a focus on Software Defined Infrastructure Control.-Build focused plans that ensure account growth, penetration, and loyalty.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Executive responsible for all aspects of End User Computing Engineering for TD Bank North America-Governance and Alignment of a new North American Desktop Engineering organization of 150+ technical professionals across multiple disciplines.-Delivered several key Enterprise EUC projects including Win7 deployment across 100k desktops, Managed Print Service for ($40MM savings) and served as Prime for all EUC Projects from Design through to Operations.-Successfully delivered “Lean Principles” and predicted financial targets for Desktop Engineering organization.

Dublin 2, Ie

Executive Responsible for leading Client Workplace Transformation and Collaboration Practice -Understanding and articulating the value proposition(s) of various technologies with a strong focus on Infrastructure and Collaboration-Understanding, articulating and driving technology vision into requirements and solutions for all clients-Envisioning new and innovative technology approaches and predicting probable business outcomes -Led a 30MM Desktop Transformation and Cloud Program for a major US Retail Chain in the Bay Area Technologies: -Desktop Management/Deployment, Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC), E-Mail Technologies/Migration and Portal Deployment -Infrastructure Planning and Transformation, Mobility, Messaging, Application Packaging/Rationalization-Client Operating Systems, Thin Client Technologies/Desktop Virtualization, Directory Services, Instant Messaging, Cloud Technology, Messaging Archival and Retention

Washington, Dc, Us

Executive, responsible for all service lines and the company's P&L-Management of all HR, fiscal, and engagement issues.-Built Enterprise and Midmarket customer base-Created and built out strategic business relationship and industry partnerships-Set corporate direction and vision for the organization-Moved the organization to “Trusted Advisor” status within the industry.-Management and direction of the Business Development Team -Management of all contractual obligations-Achieved annual double digit increases in practice revenues.-Achieved 2010 Microsoft Global Desktop Deployment Partner of the year award for landmark number of client desktop image standardization and deployment projects

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Leader in multiple roles, responsible for global delivery teams including x86 Server Engineering and all services related to Outsourced End User Computing Engineering.-Assisted with deal shaping and obtained business for 2 major banking customers comprising approx. 80,000 desktop seats, world-wide-Owned the development and delivery of products/services consistent with customer strategic objectives/business plans, for the IBM Desktop Practice-Created technical plan to transition outsourced customers to IBM Datacenter facilities-Implemented enterprise tools, processes and support methodologies in relation to outsourced customers

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Responsible for Program Management of transitioning Manulife Server environment to IBM raised floor.-Transitioned approx 500 servers (Intel and UNIX)-Managed resource plans for entire move.-Provided direct move supervision for all onsite moves-Acted as subject matter expert for Manulife infrastructure from a server perspective.-Coordinated facilities arrangements for server relocations. -Directly responsible for escalation to executives on an weekend hourly basis-Provisioned backout, contingency and risk mitigation plans for all servers and applications-Worked with IBM to ensure operations and steady state procedures were adopted in new raised floor environment.-In addition, maintained all responsibilities held as Manager, Manulife Midrange Systems 

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Management of Manulife’s server environment -Responsible for directing teams of senior analysts trained in (Intel)NT/(RS6000)Unix (SUN/HP/AIX) 24/7 support and implementation-Implemented level one support department responsible for end to end support implementation of the entire e-commerce infrastructure, from firewalls to webservers-Direct management of 6 M. annual budget, and joint management of 12M-Provided guidance and specialized knowledge to work area staff, clients and other Manulife departments-Oversee: change control, problem management, day-to-day break fix activities, root cause analysis, trending, project delivery and people management.-Direct/co-ordinate the development and delivery of products/services consistent with strategic objectives/business plans, Service Level Agreements and budgetary restraints. -Responsible for all Server and supporting infrastructure planning for Outsourced server move to IBM facilities

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Matrix management role responsible for the end-to-end solution implementation of newly developed e-comm solutions into production. -Project managed and coordinated activities and resources to ensure quality solutions were effectively delivered within the rapid delivery model and successfully transferred to Production Services and Software Asset Management for ongoing support. -Responsible for the construction of appropriate plans and tasks to support all deployment efforts. -Organized, developed and chaired overall solution design walkthrough meetings with Production Services and Asset Management-Managed resources assigned to support deployment efforts including system integration, system quality assurance testing, and implementation.-Managed solution deployment costs. Monitored and managed overall progress of deployment in support of each overall solution delivery plan. Prepared progress status reports in support of the overall solution delivery project. -Contributed to and integrated all activities into an overall delivery plan for the shared production environments. -Identified deployment concerns during initial engagement as well as estimated deployment and run costs during initial engagement.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Managed three consecutive successful I.T. teams in the areas of integration, support, and development of the LAN, server, and host communications infrastructure-Played a key role in defining policy, procedure and standards for NT, and other operating systems, with a world wide client base of 40,000+ -Prepared key RFP’s and business cases for all LAN and server based solutions-Project managed development and implementation of software distribution for the enterprise server environment-Developed support structure and SLA’s for all production servers and gateways for both the raised floor and branch environment-Project managed migration of key financial applications from OS/2 to NT Server-Provided support for all server based operating systems including OS/2, NT and Novell-Tasked with build and maintenance of a common server image and applications-Supported remote LAN access solutions for the entire environment (RAS, and RLN) -Played a key role in developing and implementing Systems Management initiatives including implementation of the Tivoli product suite for servers. 

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Responsible for managing the IT department for the Chief Justice of Ontario, This included 8 general division court houses throughout ontario. Responsibilities included: budgeting, staffing, strategic planning, and support.-Responsible for building a successful IT support and development team-Managed the development and support of various IT based solutions geared at reducing trial backlog-Developed and supported various IT based solutions and applications aimed at reducing cost of ownership-Project Managed the conversion of existing OS/2/UNIX LAN to Novell and Windows environment -Implemented WAN environment for 8 regional courthouses and approx. 500+ clients-Provided LAN admin for new WAN environment-Managed IT budget for 8 regional courthouses-Provided training, and technology symposiums for judiciary

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Provided support and development for Family Support Plan, a division of the Ministry of the Attorney General. Responsible for every day systems duties including 3270 PC terminal setup, Desktop PC hardware and software support, Clipper application coding, and Novell infrastructure build out.-Installed and supported various Novell server solutions-Provided 1st level support of LAN infrastructure-Provided staff training and education for 500+ clients-Provided desktop support for critical applications-Integrated LAN gateway solutions, elimination of terminal access.-Documented and tested various admin and disaster recovery initiatives.

Ottawa, On, Ca

Designed and supported various database applicationsDesigned and supported communications code and drivers

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B.Sc, Computer Science

Masters, Project Management

Cissp, Cyber Security