As the Category Manager for IT Infrastructure, Insight, and IT Security, I spearhead strategic sourcing initiatives aimed at capturing tangible savings and making informed supply base decisions. My role encompasses overseeing strategic sourcing activities across various Information Technology spend categories, including Infrastructure, Security, Business Intelligence, Big Data, Financial Systems, Networking Operation & Maintenance, and Software Licensing.Key Responsibilities•Strategic Sourcing Leadership: Lead strategic sourcing efforts to achieve significant cost reductions while enhancing product quality and supplier service levels. Collaborate closely with key stakeholders to develop and execute cost reduction strategies, implementation plans, and budgeting processes.•Vendor Negotiation: Successfully negotiate license and software agreements with industry-leading vendors such as VMWARE, Broadcom, Oracle, Microsoft, Red Hat, and others. Additionally, adeptly manage negotiations for IT/Telco hardware with major suppliers like Dell, EMC, Hitachi, and Cisco, among others.•Professional Services Negotiation: Drive negotiations for professional services, including software development, application management, DevOps, Security Operation Centers/Security Managed Services, IT Managed Services, and IT Office services.•Financial Oversight: Directly manage a spending portfolio exceeding $80 million annually, ensuring optimal allocation and utilization of resources.My role requires a blend of strategic thinking, negotiation prowess, and a deep understanding of IT infrastructure and security solutions. By implementing effective cost reduction strategies and fostering collaborative vendor relationships, I contribute to the overall success and efficiency of the organization's IT operations.

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- Responded for IT Infrastructure Engineering and Operations. - Designed, negotiated, purchased and deployed the operations of projects that that included processing, storage and backup, operating systems, database, applications, IT operation and IT Office for UNE- Led a team of 90 direct employees and 160 contractors for the engineering and operation of the Data Center Infrastructure; and Applications including SAP, Siebel, Oracle OSM & MSS, Oracle DB, MS-SQL & MySQL, IIS, JBoss &WebLogic Application Servers, Mailing Systems, Internet Service Provider platforms (LDAP, RADIUS, CNR, IPTV) and Operating Systems (*nix, windows)- Managed the licensing for servers, storage, applications and operating systems; IT negotiations and budget management of +25M

• Responded for the IT Operation, including Data Centers, servers, storage & backup, operating systems, databases, applications, IT NOC, service desk and micro infrastructure.• Led the operational team coordination and leadership composed by 60 directs employee and 120 contractors for IT operation 7x24.-Responded for the operation and maintenance of +1500 servers, 1 PB Storage, 5 data centers, +150 business applications, ISP for +1M clients, IPTV (300K clients)._ Led ITO negotiations +15M USDHighlights:- Innovation Award from RedHat on 2012:o LDAP (Java Directory Server) to Redhat Directory Server Migration. LDAP migration with no downtime of master LDAP, which supports all the Internet customer authentication and authorization; resulting in +500k USD in benefits for the Company. o Led the technical team responsible for supporting the Presidential Elections 2010.o Managed the deployment of high-performance website to support the traffic volume generated by the voting system