Managed IT department that providing scientific coordination to pharmaceutical companies world-wide including security, budget, support and strategic goals.Managed both internal policy audits and required external security audits for clients.Updated and created required policies and procedures.Provided technical support at all levels and assisted in automating IT functions.Setup and support for remote access.Office 365 setup and configuration.

Renegotiated the existing managed service provider contract to save an estimated $2M a year.Built a long-term strategy and budget to create a best-in-class department to meet company needs.In-depth analysis and design of multiple contracts for the future run of the organization including WAN, monitoring, migration, and day-to-day operations.

IT Infrastructure DirectorReport directly to the CIO of a multinational Healthcare Company. Lead team of 22 employees in the IT Department including Infrastructure, Support, and Operations. Align with business leadership on strategic planning and technology roadmap providing succinct solutions with a budget responsibility of $8-10M.Accomplishments• Created a net value of $740M with an EBIDTA contribution of over $70M annually.• Numerous automation projects resulting in helping the organization reduce overall costs to deliver services• Savings - EMR Nationally $11M, Centralized Referral Processing $3.2M, Automated Cash Posting $1.1M, Online Coding and Scanning $1.5M, Automated Charge Entry $.5M, Telecom Savings $1.2MResponsibilities• Assembled and managed a team from 5 to 22 IT professionals to support company with more than 250 clinics and over 4500 employees. • Supervised the planning and purchase of all IT hardware for the company; PC’s, Printers, Servers, Network.• Seamless data center migration and consolidation between local and hosted facilities representing a substantial financial savings, improving availability, audit posture disaster recovery and scalability.• Successfully integrated over 50 acquisitions/de novo’s with over 100 facilities from due-diligence through planning, design, purchasing, implementation and support doubling the size of the company.• Oversaw the implementation of VMWare Virtual Desktop Infrastructure using thin/zero client technology.• Developed, prepared, recommend and managed IT budgets.• Directed IT security for HIPAA and PCI compliance.• Designed and implemented multiple companywide LAN/WAN network upgrades.• Managed multiple enterprise wide initiatives (EMR rollout, VDI implementation, etc.).• Led the migration from on premise Active Directory and Exchange to Microsoft Azure and Office 365.

• Lead the IT infrastructure staff responsible for engineering and administration of data centers, networks, databases, storage, and system administration.• Managed and set priorities for the design, maintenance development and evaluation of all infrastructure systems and areas, including; network, data, hardware, services, security, etc.• Provided infrastructure project management oversight whether project is internally staffed or managed via SOW or third party, and ensuring the projects are delivered to scope, timeline, and budget.• Oversaw the development, design/architecture, installation, analysis, and on-going improvement of the information technology infrastructure.• Oversee the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade, and support of security systems, servers, IT Operations applications, and networks.

Recruited to establish and manage enterprise-wide network replacement. Oversee companywide efforts to identify network infrastructure and recommend replacement. Design and implement network/security processes and procedures and perform cost benefit analysis on all recommended strategies. Design a secure, easy to deploy solution to allow connectivity with vendors and sister companies.Key Contributions:Instrumental in developing and implementing plans to replace slow and outdated infrastructure with a flexible network capable of speed and adaptability to change.Established standards and implementation of network monitoring and Security tools for quick identification of issues.Played a key roll in saving the company between $85,000-100,000 a month through innovation and application of technology.Well versed in managing projects on time and budget.

Design and installation of new local area networks for upgrades and acquisitions. WAN support, coordinated installation of new circuits to establish network connectivity to new business sites.Upgrade and configuration of Visual Uptime CSU’s and Cisco routers for remote locations. Perform network impact studies for application pilot programs using Network Associates Sniffer Pro and switch traffic analysis. Single point of contact for all Data Center issues.