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Montvale, NJ

• Directed daily operations of global network services for a $25BN “Big Four” firm, supporting WAN/LAN amenities for 90+ sites with a user population of 22K US-based employees and 150K worldwide users.
• Managed $5M annual operational budget, developing project resource estimates through extensive analysis of enterprise-wide technology architecture and business requirements
• Bridged strategic development plans with operational policies to ensure 24x7x365 business continuity in coordination with executive leadership and engineering/network security teams
• Negotiated contracts and managed relationships with key vendors to ensure maximum product enhancements and overall cost efficiencies, including Cisco, Verizon, Sprint, Riverbed, and IBM
• Coordinated strategic options with Canadian IT leadership to leverage firm-wide applications as part of North American consolidation, resulting in $50K in annual savingsManager of Network Services 2001 – 2011
• Supervised, coached and mentored a team of eight networking technology team members

Montvale, New Jersey

• KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, Montvale, New Jersey Associate Director of Strategic Sourcing and Firm Wide Procurement 2015 – 2018Developed and executed category management strategies in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Lead, manage and support cross functional teams throughout the sourcing, negotiations, contracting and vendor management processes
• Collaborate and partner across various legal, compliance and risk mitigation departments to ensure adherence with respective policies and achievement of relevant contractual terms
• Identify and act on opportunities for process re-engineering and continuous improvement
• Work directly with vendors to develop Master Agreement for Services to govern Statements of Work for services to be performed
• Focused 60% of contractual agreements on IT and telecom suppliers negotiating costs, SLA’s, and various service delivery requirements

Park Ridge, NJ