Ronald Rodriguez has more than 20 years of IT professional experience overseeing enterprise IT infrastructure and application development. He has designed and built high-availability (24/7) and high-performance technology infrastructures using industry best practices.Ronald's professional goal is to transform IT from a service entity into a strategic business partner.In 2011, Ronald joined the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) as the CIO. Ronald's main responsibilities: modernization of the network infrastructure/security, application development, helpdesk/end-user support.To improve student achievement, Ronald's priority is the implementation of the 21st Century learning environment.---------Ronald was Marketwire's CTO (2000-2008) and during his tenure, he was responsible for the technology infrastructure and operations for 17 company offices (in Canada, the United States, England and China). Ronald led Marketwire's IT, application development and helpdesk teams and deployed scalable solutions to support double digit year-over-year business growth. He also performed several IT due diligence assignments of acquisition targets and oversaw the resulting integration of those systems. Through his role in the disclosure industry, Ronald has gained a deep knowledge of the capital market regulators such as the CSA, SEC, and FSA.He founded Xtreme Technology Solutions in 2008 and has been focused on providing technology solutions to help his clients meet their business objectives.Ronald, as a consultant in 2010, was responsible for the strategic management of infrastructure, technology integration and service delivery at BoardSuite Corp. Also, developed the following websites: www.xbrl.ca, www.antigonishreview.com, www.contactocomm.net, www.solutio.ca and www.canadiancancermemorial.com.Ronald joined GryphTech as CTO in 2011. GryphTech is a leading provider of enterprise SaaS applications, mobile applications, web and email hosting solutions.Specialties: - Information Technology- Web Development- Social Media- Network Infrastructure- Strategic Planning- Cost Effective SolutionsMy mission is to deliver quality products and provide great customer service to achieve established business objectives.My vision is develop customer focused applications and network support team to meet and exceed both internal and external client expectations.My goal is transforming IT from a service organization into a strategic business partner.