Murray Bognovitz
Director of Information Technology (CIO Role) at San Francisco Ballet- Claim this Profile
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Vinay Prabhu
I have done business with Murray and his organization in two of my jobs. To say that Murray has been one of the best persons I have ever come across would be an understatement. Murray is a leader and a visionary. He does not look at the short term only. He has a vision for his organization. He views technology as a business enabler and hence looks at any initiative from both, technological and business angles. He shares his vision so that it would help partners such as me, to better understand the long term objectives which in the end lead to the fulfillment of the ultimate goals. He gave us his plan of how he wanted to revamp the technical infrastructure and under his leadership we were able to achieve the objectives quickly and successfully. He instituted technical enhancements which led to a multi-fold improvement in productivity. He effectively used technology to improve the bottom line by increasing efficiency. Murray is an extremely effective leader who is committed to the overall objectives of his organization. He has a remarkable acumen in business and technical matters. I sincerely hope I keep getting the opportunity to work with Murray.
Mikael Elley
Murray is a true leader. He is respected in the organization by his peers for his strategic thinking and ability to get things done, and respected by his employees for being a great, although demanding, manager. It was an absolute pleasure working with Murray. Due to his leadership we managed to get a lot accomplished in short periods of time. His team truly contributed greatly to the overall success of the company. I’d work with Murray again in a heartbeat - although I’d make sure to take my vitamins ahead of time – we’d be busy!
Vinay Prabhu
I have done business with Murray and his organization in two of my jobs. To say that Murray has been one of the best persons I have ever come across would be an understatement. Murray is a leader and a visionary. He does not look at the short term only. He has a vision for his organization. He views technology as a business enabler and hence looks at any initiative from both, technological and business angles. He shares his vision so that it would help partners such as me, to better understand the long term objectives which in the end lead to the fulfillment of the ultimate goals. He gave us his plan of how he wanted to revamp the technical infrastructure and under his leadership we were able to achieve the objectives quickly and successfully. He instituted technical enhancements which led to a multi-fold improvement in productivity. He effectively used technology to improve the bottom line by increasing efficiency. Murray is an extremely effective leader who is committed to the overall objectives of his organization. He has a remarkable acumen in business and technical matters. I sincerely hope I keep getting the opportunity to work with Murray.
Mikael Elley
Murray is a true leader. He is respected in the organization by his peers for his strategic thinking and ability to get things done, and respected by his employees for being a great, although demanding, manager. It was an absolute pleasure working with Murray. Due to his leadership we managed to get a lot accomplished in short periods of time. His team truly contributed greatly to the overall success of the company. I’d work with Murray again in a heartbeat - although I’d make sure to take my vitamins ahead of time – we’d be busy!
Vinay Prabhu
I have done business with Murray and his organization in two of my jobs. To say that Murray has been one of the best persons I have ever come across would be an understatement. Murray is a leader and a visionary. He does not look at the short term only. He has a vision for his organization. He views technology as a business enabler and hence looks at any initiative from both, technological and business angles. He shares his vision so that it would help partners such as me, to better understand the long term objectives which in the end lead to the fulfillment of the ultimate goals. He gave us his plan of how he wanted to revamp the technical infrastructure and under his leadership we were able to achieve the objectives quickly and successfully. He instituted technical enhancements which led to a multi-fold improvement in productivity. He effectively used technology to improve the bottom line by increasing efficiency. Murray is an extremely effective leader who is committed to the overall objectives of his organization. He has a remarkable acumen in business and technical matters. I sincerely hope I keep getting the opportunity to work with Murray.
Mikael Elley
Murray is a true leader. He is respected in the organization by his peers for his strategic thinking and ability to get things done, and respected by his employees for being a great, although demanding, manager. It was an absolute pleasure working with Murray. Due to his leadership we managed to get a lot accomplished in short periods of time. His team truly contributed greatly to the overall success of the company. I’d work with Murray again in a heartbeat - although I’d make sure to take my vitamins ahead of time – we’d be busy!
Vinay Prabhu
I have done business with Murray and his organization in two of my jobs. To say that Murray has been one of the best persons I have ever come across would be an understatement. Murray is a leader and a visionary. He does not look at the short term only. He has a vision for his organization. He views technology as a business enabler and hence looks at any initiative from both, technological and business angles. He shares his vision so that it would help partners such as me, to better understand the long term objectives which in the end lead to the fulfillment of the ultimate goals. He gave us his plan of how he wanted to revamp the technical infrastructure and under his leadership we were able to achieve the objectives quickly and successfully. He instituted technical enhancements which led to a multi-fold improvement in productivity. He effectively used technology to improve the bottom line by increasing efficiency. Murray is an extremely effective leader who is committed to the overall objectives of his organization. He has a remarkable acumen in business and technical matters. I sincerely hope I keep getting the opportunity to work with Murray.
Mikael Elley
Murray is a true leader. He is respected in the organization by his peers for his strategic thinking and ability to get things done, and respected by his employees for being a great, although demanding, manager. It was an absolute pleasure working with Murray. Due to his leadership we managed to get a lot accomplished in short periods of time. His team truly contributed greatly to the overall success of the company. I’d work with Murray again in a heartbeat - although I’d make sure to take my vitamins ahead of time – we’d be busy!
Experience
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San Francisco Ballet
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Performing Arts
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director of Information Technology (CIO Role)
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Jun 2008 - Present
Reporting to CFO & Board of Trustees, function as CIO for 1 of 3 largest US ballet companies. Manage $2M budget, team of 4, cloud-based & outsourced managed services.Transformed IT group into high-functioning IT organization aligned with business plan, goals and LeanOps initiatives. Drove top- and bottom-line value; instituted enterprise-wide efficiencies via Agile project management. Restructured Association’s operations enabling organization to continue to function during the pandemic. Converted in-person performances to digital and streaming performances.VIDEO PRODUCTION & STREAMING● Led MAM initiatives.❋Technologies: MediaSilo, Adobe Creative Cloud, Apple FCPX, StorNext, FotoWebOPERATIONAL | ADMINISTRATIVE ● Slashed help desk tickets 266-4 days; increased uptime to 5 nines. ● Lowered capital & operating costs 22%; increased application performance. ● Led virtualization of datacenter infrastructure.● Lowered licensing admin costs, improved online document collaboration and overall efficiency; reduced overhead on legacy processes.● Established centralized audio/video delivery technology system; enabled real-time video editing & high-volume digital storage.❋Technologies: Education Edge, Office 365, PaperSave, Milestone-infra, Adaptive Planning, Dell FX2 blade server, VMware’s vSphereCLOUD BASED SYSTEMS● Led implementation of time/attendance SaaS interfacing with ADP.● Improved payroll accuracy, workforce productivity planning, labor law compliance● Improved disaster recovery; established backup/recovery for VMware platform. ● Implemented malware/antivirus protection.❋Technologies: Replicon, Azure, vCloud Air, AWS, Veeam, Carbon BackMARKETING | SALES | COMMUNICATIONS | FUNDING ● Increased revenue 22%; enabled online member pledges. ● Slashed timeframe required for marketing decisions. ❋Technologies: Tessitura, SharePoint, FotoWare
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