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United States

United States

• Present IT initiatives at the executive quarterly strategy meetings• Define long-term vision and develop a Global IT strategy, Global infrastructure operating model (organization, technology, architecture, processes, talent, employees, vendors) to achieve top business objectives• Engage executives and senior management to understand and establish business strategies and formulate recommendations, priorities and solutions• Manage performance of key vendors and third parties, proactively improve value over cost ratio• Lead and Coach multiple Kaizen events to improve company’s IT and non-IT related processes• Work with BDO to successfully pass IT SOX Audits globally• In charge of all company’s IT systems, DBA, and Application Development/Support• Responsible for all outside vendor management/negotiations

Chatsworth, Ca

• Managed multiple global scale IT Projects with budgets over $500K• Developed Global IT strategy and budgets• Managed offshore 3rd party IT service providers• Managed Global implementation of Salesforce to replace homegrown CRM• Led and Coached multiple Kaizen events to improve company’s processes• Migrated company’s global communication platform from on premise Exchange to Google Apps to Office 365• Saved company over $250K annually by re-negotiating existing vendor contracts• Re-designed hardware solution for company’s manufacturing database, to support 24/7 production schedule and maximize uptime• Worked with BDO and E&Y to successfully pass IT SOX Audits globally• In charge of all company’s IT systems as well as 15 personnel at Chatsworth, 2 locations in China, and Taiwan• Implemented global video conferencing solution: LifeSize endpoints as well as Cloud Solution for multi-site conferencing• Implemented Cisco IP phone system world-wide• In charge of global SQL DBA function • Redesigned networks at US headquarters as well as China and Taiwan locations• Virtualized all world-wide datacenters utilizing EMC storage and Cisco UCS• Management of global VPN solution• Responsible for backup and recovery of all corporate systems• Took part in creating company-wide disaster recovery plan• Responsible for all outside vendor management/negotiations• Implemented and perform an ongoing support of Agile - Oracle PLM system

• Managed all company’s IT operations as well as two personnel• Led the development of a custom application running on MS SQL Server• Directed the development of new processes to accommodate business expansion and data interchange needs with corporate partners and affiliates• Created a 100% paperless environment utilizing Adobe Acrobat and MS Fax Services• Directed implementation of Discover Application Submission via TCP/IP• Created Data Reports for Upper Management utilizing T-SQL, MS Visual Studio, and SQL Reporting Services• Responsible for administration of 60 local/remote users and 5 HP servers, utilizing Windows 2003, MS Exchange Server 2003, and MS SQL Server• Designed perpetual inventory application and process

Master Of Science - Ms, Cybersecurity

Bs, Business Management