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Senior Manager, Technology and Services

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Senior Information Technology Manager with extensive experience in Infrastructure and Development group management, excellent team leadership and process improvement skills. Excels at creative problem solving and ability to calmly work through critical issues. Consistent success implementing new technologies on time and within budget. Excellent communicator, skilled negotiator, strong team leader and ethical mentor. PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: •Recruited to bring continuity to IT Infrastructure and Development Groups •Created enterprise level infrastructure environment •Led IT Services function for multiple business units •Selected to lead cross functional international network team for corporate parent in Germany •Lead IT negotiator for software, hardware, and telecom services contracts totaling more than $5 million •Coordinate international infrastructure integration projects to support SAP go-live •IT lead on PC Standardization Team, Outlook Conversion Team and Help Desk Integration Teams •US lead on IT infrastructure outsourcing analysis •Logically trimmed budgets by more than 8% while still improving team productivity