Executive with expertise in engineering management, strategic planning and operations. Comprehensive experience in design/support of critical systems/facilities including data centers; networks; and telecom, security and HVAC systems.
Led critical systems integration of $9 billion acquisition with no staff increase; sites grew from 5 to 22 in North America.
Saved $600K in operational and capital costs through competitive bidding and vendor negotiations.
Proactive problem solver who creates and implements strategies to consistently mitigate risk and meet business objectives.
Provided due diligence for $48 million acquired operation; now managing project to protect $3 billion annual volume.
Directing $22 million renovation of facility infrastructure; on track, on budget.
Spearheaded US critical systems integration of recent $2.5 billion acquisition.
Broad experience in maximizing productivity, efficiency and quality.
Averted unscheduled trading floor shutdowns; cut uninterruptible power systems overload 27% vs. 20% reduction goal.
Maintained 100% critical systems uptime for 3 consecutive years.
Supported Ethernet, routers, fiber optics, matrix switching, client-server equipment and 3,000-node network.
Managed over $50 million in capital equipment assets.
Change agent whose big-picture focus positively impacts operations.
Saved $750K in maintenance costs and increased system availability by reducing required shutdowns 50%.
Recruited to resolve key staff retention problem; slashed employee turnover from 10% to zero over 3 years.
Eliminated labor budget overruns by initiating department's 1st expense tracking process; deployed divisionwide.
Gained difficult buy-in to implement maintenance management system for tracking/analysis of key equipment maintenance.
Education & Professional Development
MS, Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University, New York, NY, 1997. Earned while working full time.
BE, Electrical Engineering, City College of New York, 1987. Earned 100% of educational expenses.
Center for Creative Leadership: Leadership Development Program, 1997.
New York University: Certificate, Mechanical Systems, 1996.
Pusa Polytechnic of New Delhi: Diploma, Electrical Power Engineering, 1981.
Experience
INTERNATIONAL BANKING INSTITUTION a world leader in financial services
Vice President
Regional Engineering Manager - Americas, 1999-Present
Direct engineering design/operation/maintenance of systems supporting critical business areas: data centers (175,000+ sq.ft.), trading, telecom and security. Systems include power generators, UPS and fire protection systems, and HVAC.
Manage $30 million budget and 40 vendors, contractors and 3rd-party engineers/CADD designers/technicians.
Conduct site evaluations to ensure correlation with strategic business requirements.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY a subsidiary of Regional Stock Exchanges
Director, Trading Floor Support, 1997-1999
Managed support of mission-critical business processes on area's major stock exchange’s trading floor (redundant network control centers, electrical/mechanical equipment maintenance and repair, shipping/receiving/storage). Negotiated vendor contracts.
Directed $2 million budget and 9 technical staff providing 24/7 response. Daily trading floor volume: over 1 billion shares.
Senior Manager, Facilities Engineering, 1993-1997 / Project Engineer, Facilities Engineering, 1992-1993
Managed CADD and Environmental Divisions supporting data centers for regional stock exchange trading floors.
Ensured continuous systems uptime/optimal utilization. Coordinated maintenance/testing with no impact on operations.
Engineer / Junior Engineer / Associate Engineer, Facilities Engineering, 1988-1992
Consistently promoted through organization for exemplary performance. |
