B
rian M. Ciarcia
(** Tyler Farms Rd ( Plainville, CT 06062
( *********@*******.***
Information technology Manager
Highly talented and accomplished IT professional with over nine years
experience in the legal IT field. Proven ability to direct IT staff.
Consistent history of standardizing technologies, reducing costs, improving
efficiency, and increasing productivity. Hands-on manager with the ability
to lead, motivate and coordinate staff and projects. Excel in determining
end user requirements and resolving conflicts.
Technologies Worked on
WINDOWS SERVER VMWare 3.0, 3.5.x Cisco, HP, Netgear
2000/2003/2008 Citrix XenServer, Nortel Telephony Manager
Windows XP, Vista, 7 Citrix Deskop, XenApp
Office XP, 2003, 2007 Dell Equallogic SAN Mimecast, Postini,
SQL 2000, 2005 Exagrid MessageOne
Exchange 2000,2003,2007 Dreamweaver, Flash
Photoshop, InDesign
Core Competencies
INFRASTRUCTURE Windows and Mac Platforms New & Emerging
DESIGN/PLANNING Project Management Technologies
Server & Desktop Systems Integration Disaster Recovery Planning
Virtualization Web Development
Testing & Troubleshooting Strategic and Operational
Planning
Network Connectivity Business Process
Issues Optimization
Professional Experience
PEPE AND HAZARD LLP (RECENTLY ACQUIRED BY MDMC LLP) ( 2000 TO PRESENT
HARTFORD, CT
A FORWARD-LOOKING, ENERGETIC LAW FIRM - IN TOUCH WITH THE FAST PACE OF THE
CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS WORLD AND ALERT TO CUTTING-EDGE LEGAL ISSUES.
Information Technology Manager 2000 to
present
Responsibilities for this role include directing all IT resource planning,
budgeting and operational initiatives for the firm with a focus on IT
reorganization, voice and data communications, systems integration, and
server/desktop virtualization. Manage 2 members and together support over
100 professionals in three locations with a $1million operating/capital
budget.
s Effectively redesigned, developed and deployed network infrastructure and
MPLS between remote offices.
s Consolidated remote datacenters back into corporate office with the use
of VMware and Hyper V technology and deployed a disc-to-disc backup
solution.
s Successfully identified emerging business requirements and deployed
virtual desktops throughout the firm using a mixture of VMWare and Citrix
Xen technologies.
s Maximized the return on investment for IT spending through practices such
as asset management (software and hardware), vendor contract management,
and centralized IT procurement (RFPs, RFQs, vendor reviews, etc.),
yielding increases in the internal rate of return of up to 85%.
s Instrumental in reducing strategic/operational budget by over $300,000
last year through a combination of hardware virtualization, network
refresh, and technology upgrades, increasing the overall efficiency of
the IT department, as well as the firm by 30%.
WALGREENS ( EAST Hartford, CT 1999 to 2000
Assistant Manager 1999 to
2000
As an assistant manager, my responsibilities included; performing all
opening and closing duties, assign tasks to all oncoming associates,
forecast sales and design endcaps based on those projected numbers to boost
sales.
Tool buyers network ( newington, CT 1998 to 1999
General Manager 1998 to
2000
As general manager, I was responsible for managing all facets of the
company which included; payroll, interviewing and hiring, establishing
truck routes for our sales team and negotiating pricing and terms with our
vendors. In addition to these responsibilities, I was also responsible for
setting up the Local Area Network (LAN) and installed a Contact Management
System that helped increase sales by 40%.
Education
NEW HORIZONS COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER, WINDSOR LOCKS, 1999 - 2000
CT
WEB DESIGN / E-COMMERCE ADMINISTRATOR
Cameron University, Lawton, OK 1997 - 1999
Engineering Design
Roger Williams College, Bristol, RI 1988-1990
Architectural Design