Andrew Rukovena Email Address

Director of Information Technology

Case Western Reserve University: the top-ranked private research university in Ohio and one of the best in the U.S. Located in Cleveland, Ohio.

Supportive and collaborative IT leader with 10+ years of experience in a diverse array of environments who always considers security, is a top notch problem solver at all levels of the enterprise and is an independent thinker. Highlights include: *Information Security Officer for the School of Dental Medicine *Elected Council of Technology Officers Chair (2012-2013, 2013-1014) *Elected Council of Technology Officers Deputy Chair (2010-2011, 2011-2012) *Council of Technology Officers Member (2009-Current) *Defined requirements for, oversaw the procurement and deployment of Citrix virtual desktop infrastructure for patient care facilities (clinics) saving >$14K over a traditional desktop deployment *Designed and deployed VMware virtual server infrastructure increasing reliability and flexibility *Implemented desktop and laptop standards which reduced costs and time of both procurement and support *Participated in the design and deployment of Infinitt Picture Archive and Capture System (PACS) and accompanying digital X-ray systems *Participated in the selection process for IT hardware preferred vendor (desktops/laptops/servers) for the University *Contributed to the successful Dental School accreditation process (2008-2009) *Participated in the design, configuration and deployment of the computer systems for the main clinical software used by the School of Dental Medicine *Managed the redesign of the School’s website which involved the coordinated engagement of all of the departments within the School as well as University Marketing and Communications