TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Ubuntu/Fedora/CentOS/RedHat, PHP/Shell, SQL/MySql, Apache, NetApp, EMC/Isilon, Cisco/Nexus, F5 BigIP, AWS/EC2, OpenVPN, Office365, Exchange, Oracle Applications, VMware, Checkpoint, Win 7/2003/2008/2012 , Mac, Zenoss/Zabixx, Novell, OS/2, IIS, ISA, Active Directory, TCP/IP, Backup, Routers, VoIP.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential
IT Manager
Responsibilities:
- 24/7 management of data center operations
- Managing project specs and timelines directly with IT team, R&D, Support, and Customers
- Directing and hands - on management of: projects, upgrades, troubleshoots
- Regular collaboration, negotiation, and communication with suppliers, vendors, and data centers personnel, and support teams
Confidential
Global IT Manager
Responsibilities:
- Developing and implementing a hiring and training program of IT personnel
- Annual strategic plan design and implementation
- Standardizing procedures on a global level to prepare for corporate growth
- Consolidating several locations and services to a single global data center
- Transitioning critical systems and services to virtual and cloud environments.
Confidential
IT Manager
Responsibilities:
- Managed the IT division in Israel and 17 other global locations, consisting of 15 team leaders and employees in the systems, projects, applications, SOX, helpdesk, purchasing and warehouse departments.
- Annual strategic plan design and implementation
- Global IT budget: strategy, planning, and management
- Participation in board meetings on IT-related issues
- Representing the IT division’s vision and interests to customers, corporate management, and other departments
- Personnel management and negotiations with suppliers
Confidentials
IT Manager
Responsibilities:
- Setting the department strategy
- Serving as a professional technical authority for corporate decision making
- Management of a team of 3 employees and various outsourced vendors.
- Establishment and operation of a worldwide data center of 80 servers and 100 stations, including its systems, planning and assimilation of projects, ongoing support, handling of budget and procurement, and contact with external entities.
- Full responsibility for the department preparation for internal, external and SOX auditing.
- Planning and execution of projects:
- Establishing the first server farm (100 servers) and an array of 10 SQL servers.
- Upgrading server farm (80 servers) and storage units.
- Setting up and maintaining an Exchange server.
- Establishing the US branch and providing its technical supervision.
Confidential
System Administrator
Responsibilities:
- Directed the management of operating systems and networks and supported of a large number of clients as an outsourced solution, usually at the clients’ site.
