Director - Database Services
CurrentAs the Director of IT and Infrastructure services for Live Nation Entertainment, I lead all financial infrastructure, Security, End user Productivity and enterprise application integration as well as the on-prem and cloud, ensuring continuous improvements and constant alignment with company strategy and business needs. I restructured the entire operational framework using agile and automation methods to start consistently meeting SLAs and KPIs and, by designing and spearheading cloud adoption, we saved millions from the IT budget while having almost no impact on business because of close collaboration across all business functions.Key Highlights:-- Built a lean organization through restructuring and establishing the operational framework via agile and automation methods to consistently meet SLAs and KPIs.-- Saved more than 30% of the IT operational budget by spearheading the migration of IT environments to cloud.-- Built the operational framework for the on-prem and cloud service providers.-- Identified long term strategies and build scalable, efficient, and privacy-focused data and analytic platforms.-- Saved millions of dollars by vendor selection, contract negotiations and ongoing cost management.