Assistant Vice President
Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Us
Oversaw all technology projects for an insurance claims internet application recognized by the insurance industry as a technology leader. The EYEAdvisor application was regarded as the most sought after software by the insurance industry as stated yearly at the RIMS convention. This involved hands on work with the Oracle 10g Web Server that uses Apache with embedded Oracle extensions, |Perl and Shell scripting, IIS for web hosting, HPUX for DSN resolution and Sendmail for SMTP, HPUX/SAM for server administration, HPUX/NFS for cross platform storage management on an EMC Array, and we used a Windows/Radius server solution for LDAP authentication.Successfully managed a Quality Assurance department resulting in little or no system related downtime due to production promotions, also passed all SAS70 audits without exceptions.Successfully manage and motivate sixteen FTC's, DBA's, & Unix System Administrators in a 24x7 operationResponsible for Unix, Oracle, LAN, WAN, Voice communications, Helpdesk, Desktop and Mainframe environments, including maintenance, enhancements, and securityManage a multi Million Dollar budget that includes hardware depreciation, leasing schedules, leasing buyouts, Microsoft licenses, personnel costs, building leasehold improvements, and responsible for writing all of the technical guidelines for the company for budgeting purposes.Establish successful technical and business relationships with Vendors including IBM, EMC, Virtela, IIS, HP, OracleCoordinate the desktop and laptop imaging process which includes quick image downloads and coordination with the vendor for desktop mass production and deployment for over 2,000 usersDesign and develop policies and procedures for promotions, Intel software upgrade path, backup and restores, and securityCreated and manage a desktop project involving migrating to Active Directory Services