Experience

Cadesky Tax

• Canada
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Manager

  • 2021 - Present



Element Materials Technology

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Services Manager

  • Jan 2010 - 2021

  • Documented, managed and supported over $2.5mln IT budget supervising technology team through entire region of North America. Significantly improved Incident management by service desk team.• Developed and executed multiple projects to transform logically, and physically separated testing entities into “state-of-the-art” single domain enterprise with 2012 Domain Functional Level.• Designed and implemented multisite (over 25 remote locations) WAN connectivity infrastructure with failover solutions. Optimized highly robust site-to-site topology with annual savings over $59K.• Delivered centralized antivirus and Threat Defense solutions based on McAfee ePO application across entire region by negotiating effective price and saving $34K annually. • Executed Disaster Prevention and Recovery plan with extensive backup SOP for local and centralized backups to diversified media and using failover links to decrease a load on production infrastructure.• Participated in developing of global VoIP structure utilizing different Cisco, Avaya and Asterisk technologies. Managed CUCM, CIM and Unity Connection clusters with AD integration avoiding over $150K consulting cost. • Implemented user-friendly password notification system and saved support cost over $7K per year.• Maintained and supported corporate financial applications Dynamics SL, Forecaster and Navision 2016 cluster.• Optimized and monitored departmental communication expenses, eliminated excessive and unused Telco services with annual savings more than $65K.• Completed proprietary AD integrated Asset management system to collect information about active network devices. Savings of acquiring and managing costs exceeded $30K.• Utilized financially optimal solution for managing and backing-up VMWare virtual infrastructure in main and DR Data Centers with cost avoidance of $80K.• Developed the strategy and procedures for BYOD technologies with MDM AirWatch and Apple Configurator solutions for NA regions. Show less

• Technical Services Manager

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2010



Exova Group Limited

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Information Technology Manager

  • Jan 2010 - 2021



Provider of Enterprise-wide Software Solutions for Municipalities

• Director, IT Operations (contract)

  • Apr 2008 - Jan 2010

  •Extended and implemented .NET reporting features for company's asset management solutions. •Directed AD Domain migration and servers consolidation for enterprise Data Centre environment. •Extended and implemented .NET reporting features for company's asset management solutions. •Directed AD Domain migration and servers consolidation for enterprise Data Centre environment.



Longview Solutions - insightsoftware

• Canada
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Director

  • Apr 2000 - Apr 2008

  •Managed all aspects of technology, including support of hardware, software, connectivity, security and disaster recovery, as well as inventory tracking and control. •Participated in project development and complete execution of domain migration and consolidation required by business acquisition. •Enabled revenue growth by 260% and decrease of IT headcount up to 43% by building global infrastructure for the corporation with wide range of Fortune 500 customers. •Directed planning, development, contract negotiations (saved 45% of budget) and implementation of HP-blade based Data Center solution •Developed and implemented live Asset and License Tracking systems with time savings up to 80%. •Supervised new personnel recruitment and managed performance and career development of IT staff. • Accomplished annual savings over $187K by coordinating the acquirement and maintenance of MS Gold Partner license. Show less



Firm VM

• VP, CIO

  • Apr 1994 - Apr 2000

  •Ensured Information Technology is a strategic advantage and aligned with the business line of attack. •Directed and created global and tactical growth of Computer Systems in enterprise and bank. •Defined and developed hardware and software standards and documentation for bookkeeping in dozens of both state and non-state companies. Promoted introduction of computer technologies in the variety of business organizations. •Decreased user training and equipment acquisition costs by modernizing the IS department . Managed and supervised accelerated growth of ICS in fast growing business environment. •Accomplished hundreds software installations and supported multiple businesses and accounting applications. •Built, trained and motivated team of over 20 highly skilled technology professionals to develop and implement ERP applications. •Decreased overhead and increased growth of firm's and bank’s income around hundred times by developing a time-phasing approach. Show less



Scientific Computer Center

• IT Director

  • Sep 1979 - Apr 1994

  •Arranged a high level of service and availability for systems and streamlined operation of the Data Centre in alignment with the business objectives of the scientific organizations. •Participated in the design, development and implementation of IT strategies, solutions, policies, procedures and processes which ensured the effective and efficient operation of Data Centre.. •Inspired effective employees’ management for the team of over 100 Scientific Centre staff. Directed employee engagements in appropriate career development programs. Collaborated with direct reporting staff of 30+ regarding individual performance objectives and utilized performance evaluation tools. •Organized, motivated and preserved supporting teams that have the knowledge and skills to maintain high level of services. •Developed, tracked, and controlled the Data Center technical services annual operating and capital budgets in excess of 10 mln for purchasing, staffing and operations. Show less