IT professional/executive
Resume:
Andreas Pleschutznig
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Telephone Email
832-***-**** ****@***.***
Profile
Senior level IT professional with extensive experience in providing strategic, cost-effective IT solutions that
enable organizational change and prove to be operationally sound. Have worked in all areas of IT
including software and hardware engineering, operations and management. Extensive qualifications in all
facets of project life cycle, from initial feasibility analysis and conceptual design through documentation,
implementation, user training and enhancement. Experienced in managing international projects. Excellent
communication and leadership skills, proficient in German and English.
Technical experience includes UNIX, Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, RedHat, CentOS), Solaris 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, SUN/Oracle servers ranging from Netra T1 to E15k, and T series systems, F5 loadbalancers, Windows,
Hitachi Storage Arrays, Compellent Storage Arrays, Brocade Fabric Switches, Spectralogic and Storagetek
tape libraries, MPxIO, IPMP, NetBackup 4.X 5.X 6.X 7.1, MySQL, LDAP, NIS, Infoblox DNS
Management, ADS, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, PCI, firewalls, programming languages such as C, C++, perl, php,
Java as well as SAN, LAN and WAN design. Design and operation of large UNIX clusters.
Core competencies:
• Technology Architecture & Integration
• IT Organization/Management Reengineering
• Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• PCI security mapping and design.
• International Telecommunications/Networking/Telephony
• IT Skills Gap Analysis & Information Security
• Network Platform Design & Implementation
• Electronic Commerce Strategy/Development
• Procurement & Contract Management
• Technology/Business Linkage planning
• Storage design, architecture and lifecycle management
Experience
Sr. System and Storage Admin/Architect, Cengage April 2012 - present
Operation and management of geographically distributed data centers and servers. Storage design/
architecture, storage management, storage maintenance. Helped to facilitate datacenter and application
move from Houston to Chicago and from Chicago to Mason, OH.
Sr. System and Storage Admin/Architect, Harris County Toll Road, Houston, TX 2007 - March 2012
Architected, implemented and administered main datacenter composed of 100 virtualized Solaris and
Linux servers with 800+ CPUs. Developed redundancy and business resumption plans and procedures as
part of the datacenter design.
Redesigned and operated the Enterprise NetBackup system
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Executed 100% technology refresh in a legacy-rich environment.
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Implemented an organization-wide system monitoring system covering more than 3,000 nodes
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Storage array (SAN) fabric, Tape libraries architecture and management.
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Managed the agencies 4 Compellent arrays with a total storage capacity of more then 600TB
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Led a technical of five highly motivated and highly intelligent system administrators.
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Implemented and maintained PCI relevant infrastructure.
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Director of Information Technology, Harrison Bettis L.L.P. Houston, TX 2005 - 2007
Maintained full accountability for the overall strategy of technology acquisitions and integration for the
business. Developed, executed and supported all IT planning and operations. Managed vendor
relationships, performed risk assessments, managed capital expenditures, and coordinated external
dependencies.
Executed an IT culture change, transitioning to a business-process driven approach
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Designed and managed the move to server consolidation and virtualization (VMware ESX 3.0.1)
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Planned and implemented disaster recovery processes and systems
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Architected and managed implementation of VOIP infrastructure
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Chief Technology Officer, Magitech Studios, San Carlos, CA 1999 - 2002
Invented original technologies and managed the teams of software and hardware developers and architects
in the US and Europe responsible for bringing the products to market. Served as liaison to marketing teams
in Europe, US and Hong Kong. Managed the development of multiple network protocols. Led the process
of getting multiple projects from conception to production on time and on budget.
Supervised multiple national and international development teams through direct reports
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Architected and managed deployment of secure communications between multiple international sites.
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Developed cutting edge consumer products marketed internationally
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Sr Systems Architect, Charles Schwab, San Francisco, CA 1997 - 1999
Helped to grow Schwab’s newly formed online brokerage from an experimental customer service tool into
full production. Developed and designed system procedures for deployment and rollout of new systems.
Redesigned existing procedures for safety and regulatory conformity.
Developed and implemented bold and aggressive IS plans and policies to support reorganization goals
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set.
Revamped IS capability by replacing incompatible and outdated systems, hardware and software with
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state of the art technology, capable of meeting the organizations most demanding processes
Designed and implemented disaster recovery plans between multiple locations.
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Focal point of contact for over 400 business critical servers.
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Vice President of Engineering, SAT, Vienna - Austria, 1985 - 1997
Managed multiple groups of highly qualified teams of software and hardware developers and marketing
experts. Managed the development of real time, high volume, high speed and redundant SCADA systems
used for the wide area processes in electric power distribution and production. Acted as liaison between
C-level of corporate customers and in house development teams.
Managed the complete process of software and hardware development for real time network
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communication and visualization.
Budget responsibility and accountability for 60 engineers and support staff, including the management
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and hiring.
Instrumented and managed the redevelopment of existing software from RSX to UNIX
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Managed the development and deployment of software quality development guidelines.
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