Career Summary:  I have been in information technology for 20+ years in various roles and capacities starting from the ground up as a Systems Administrator, then quickly advancing my IT career to Senior level and then Management. I have led IT Teams/Departments under various positions from Team Lead to IT Manager for over a decade. The IT Departments and Infrastructure that I have inherited, in addition to some departments that I have had the privilege to build from the ground up, have turned out to be well-oiled machines that are efficient, fail-safe / redundant, reliable, and trustworthy. My specialties are: Creating and establishing IT Dept vision and multi-year roadmap as well as short-term and long-term strategy Conducting extensive research of current technology offerings that suit the Company’s best interests and ensure objectives are met Providing detailed cost/benefit & ROI/TCO analysis to C-Suite Executive Management Contract negotiation and encouraging partner competitivity for our business to reduce IT expense/budget Ensuring the business meets all Security Standards (ISO 27000 – 27005, PCI-DSS, SOX, GDPRA) as well as all audit requirements (SAS70 / SSAE16 / SSAE18 SOC I / II) and consistent 99.999% uptime Managing and implementing projects on-schedule and within budgetary constraints Increasing IT Department productivity, resiliency, and efficiency through cross-training, documentation, removing roadblocks and inspiring positive motivation amongst the Team Automating the infrastructure through scripting, virtualization and finding solutions to complex issues Discovering and eliminating SPOF, permanent issue resolution and ensuring BC/DR goals are met Hands-on Senior level IT Engineer and Manager (User, Storage, Virtual, Security, Network, Cloud) Career Advancements and Certifications: 20+ Years in Information Technology (Microsoft Windows Server/Hyper-V/System Center, VMWare ESX, Linux, etc.) 18+ Years in Systems and Network Administration, Engineering and Management (Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, F5, etc.) 11+ Years in Information Technology Department Management and Supervision 8+ Years in Information Systems Security Team Management and Supervision IT Management Division “Employee of the Year” VMWare Cloud Expert MCSE 2003 (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) [ID#: 2931123] MCSA 2003 (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) [ID#: 2931123] MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) [ID#: B060-0408] MCDBA (Microsoft Certified Database Administrator) [ID#: 2931123] PMP (In progress) ITILv4 (In progress)