I am an accomplished, forward-thinking IT Manager with a portfolio of success driving IT operations, innovation, development, best practices, processes, and people management functions. I have the proven ability to foster strong business partnerships across key functions at all levels of the organization, conceptualizing long-term business goals and developing best practices. I offer a strategic mindset with strong business acumen with the ability to leverage data to provide meaningful, actionable information. I am savvy in the end-to-end project management lifecycle. Inspirational “player/coach”-type leader; able to transform and guide an IT team to transition from a service organization mindset to one of a valued, strategic business partner. Over my career, I have developed a reputation as experienced member of Technology Leadership Team credited with developing technology portfolio vision, strategy, and roadmap to drive both top and bottom-line financial performance. My areas of expertise include:IT Operations, Systems Development Life Cycle Management, Technology Assessments & Solutions, Budgeting, Project Management, Enterprise Systems Deployment, Upgrade & Integration, Data Warehousing, Vendor & Partner Relations, Contract Negotiations, IT Audit, SOX Compliance, Team Leadership, Training & Mentoring, Regulatory Compliance.Technical Skills:Active Directory, VMWare, Network Firewalls, VoIP, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - 2019, Microsoft Windows, PowerShell, Help Desk, Microsoft SQL Server, Citrix, Microsoft Exchange 2010 - 2016, Azure AD, Veeam Backup and Replication.