Information Technology Mgr
Blount International, Inc.
Portland, Oregon Area
Leadership and Management responsibility for:• Local, wide-area and wireless networks for Blount’s worldwide international footprint.• Telecom and service provider vendor management, cost analysis and contract negotiation.• IT Infrastructure: Data centers across geographically diverse co-location sites, enterprise storage, servers and virtualization, data backup and replication, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery across data centers.• SAP/ERP technical applications and underlying supporting infrastructure.• OPEX budgeting & expense control, CAPX project definition and approval, vendor selection and negotiation.• Development and implementation of Global IT standards.Management of Network Operations Center and Service Desk:• NOC monitoring and escalation support for network, infrastructure, and applications. • IT Service Desk, supporting 1,400+ internal customers. • 24x7x365 system monitoring and global technical support for all SAP ERP and related business systems.Project and Portfolio Management:• Project management, project sponsorship and portfolio management to drive projects to successful completion.