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Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

Provides leadership to a team of four in North America to plan, develop, and implement enterprise-widesolutions for data security and storage management. Manages $500K–$850K budget, supporting the business needs of various internal partners to ensure continued growth and success.Accomplishments:• Negotiated contracts with vendors, achieving $120K+ in annual savings for the company through renegotiation of terms and deliverables including, long-term support, product, and maintenance contracts.• Led the migration of enterprise IT resources from a physical infrastructure to a remote data center, minimizing server downtime and ensuring smooth operation of enterprise-wide applications.• Managed the IT integration process with the merged company, working through the cross-country merger to assimilate new users and establish a centralized support system.

Tempe, Az, Us

Developed an internal IT department from the ground up, onboarding an internal team of 25 to establish a working infrastructure for business operations. Handled a $5M+ budget suitably to support the deployment of retail locations, including hardware and software deployment, security protocols, and core systems integration methodologies.Accomplishments:• Directed the full-scale implementation of an internal IT department, including all relevant policies and procedures, developing a cloud-based technology program, allowing for the timely deployment of technology to retail locations.

FIG CapitalDirector of Information Technology : May 2017 – Jan 2019Systems Administrator : January 2015 – May 2017• Played a key role in the overall growth of the company, expanding from 5 employees to 500 employees, building out the department completely to achieve business goals. Transitioned to Director of Information Technology, managing a team of developers and engineers responsible for development and maintenance of corporate-wide IT infrastructure.Accomplishments:Managed the construction of a new corporate headquarters in Manhattan, developing fully functional ITinfrastructure and technology to support business partners, employees, and executives.