Project Manager Management

alexander macur

Email: *********@********.***

Address: ** ******* ***

City: marlboro

State: NY

Zip: 12542

Country: USA

Phone: 845-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $120,000

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ALEXANDER MACUR

*********@********.*** Mobile: 845-***-****

65 Western Avenue Marlboro, NY 12542

SENIOR IT DIRECTOR

Professional Summary

Highly Accomplished IT Executive with career history of aligning innovative technical strategy with business needs to modernize systems, elevate productivity, and capture multimillion-dollar cost savings. Leverages business analysis acumen and project management abilities to implement powerful solutions while streamlining core processes. Hands-on team leader who develops top-performing technology professionals and inspires trust and confidence at all organizational levels. Confident communicator, client-focused relationship-builder, and diligent business manager.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

IT Infrastructure/Design - Outsourcing, In-Housing, Off-Shoring, Business & Technology Strategy - Information Systems Security - Network Administration Project Management - Process Improvement - Needs Assessment - Cost Reduction - Client Relations - Negotiations Systems Engineering - Strategy & Planning - Disaster Recover, Business Continuity - Technical Support

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SYNCORA GUARANTEE - New York, NY 2005 to 2012

Leading financial services firm providing bond insurance worldwide.

VICE PRESIDENT OF OUTSOURCING OPERATIONS (2005 to 2012)

Promoted through a series of increasingly responsible positions while the company was private as Xl Capial Assurance to direct international IT projects as VP of Outsourcing Operations for the publicly held company. Led cross-functional, geographically distributed teams in supporting IT infrastructure, security, procurement, governance, and regulatory compliance for hundreds of users in numerous international locations. Negotiated large-scale contracts with IBM and Blackberry. Renegotiated Microsoft Enterprise License Agreement to attain major cost savings. Captained design and launch of new offices in London and Bermuda. Migrated data infrastructure to newly established offices and three domestic offices. Responsible for on-shore and off-shore support personnel including staff and services in India, Argentina and the United Kingdom.

* Negotiated multiple Outsourcing Master Service Agreements for the following towers: Data Center, End User Computing, Database Operations, Network, and Messaging in the United States.

* Negotiated Master Services Agreements with IBM and other vendors in the United States, Bermuda, United Kingdom and Spain.

* Managed $20M IBM vendor outsourcing contract, including 2nd Level Management of support staff in India (Database and Backup/Restore), Argentina (Messaging).

* Managed Vendor Relations for IT Procurement, and IT Services (Video Conferencing, Data Network, Voice Network, Print Services. Laptop, Desktop, and Smartphones ) in the following locations United States, Bermuda, United Kingdom, Spain, and Singapore.

* Did intensive study on In-Housing vs Outsourcing vs Outsourced Cloud scenarios before beginning renegotiation of existing Master Service Agreements..

* Secured $7M in savings by renegotiating multiple IBM contracts, realigning services to meet needs of evolving company.

* Saved $6M+ by accomplishing unprecedented agreement with IBM to lease Syncora`s Bermuda IT Operations.

* Managed the world wide IT deployment of all peripherals, software and services.

* Created and tested Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans utilizing multiple data centers and end-user locations.

* Project Management of Real Estate Transactions and execution of 4 office moves in NYC, 3 in London, 2 in San Francisco.CA and 2 in Norwalk CT.

XL CAPITAL ASSURANCE/SECURITY CAPITAL ASSURANCE - New York, NY 2000 to 2005

Leading financial services firm providing bond insurance worldwide.

DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR (2002 to 2005)

OPERATIONS MANAGER (2002 to 2005)

SENIOR NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR (2000 to 2002)

IT SPECIALIST (2000)

Promoted through a series of increasingly responsible positions; from the only IT person to management of 10 Help Desk/Deskside Support staff and QA Business Automation staff, before company re-branding into Syncora Guarantee and my move into Senior IT Management. Responsible for all IT Procurement for XLCA`s offices in NYC, and Bermuda. Project Manager and team lead for major office consolidation in mid town Manhatten taking 3 offices into one. When called upon expanded my Operations Management to include SQL Database Administration.

* Elevated company to $550M firm by spearheading consolidation of three offices into one centralized space.

* Built state of the art office Data Center including centralized UPS, Pre-Action Fire Suppressant System, Multiple Climate Control Units.

* Server Management of up to 70 Windows 2003 Servers.

* Re-Developed Build and Deployment Strategies for the Application Development team saving 10 working hours a week for the Development team.

* Managed a support staff with 100% on-SLA times for break/fix, and new builds for 4 straight years.

BURN-ONE.COM - Purchase, NY 2000

Startup internet company specializing in audio/visual design for music broadcasting and live recording.

SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER

Managed and maintained network environments to ensure smooth operations, maximize system performance, and enhance availability for users. Administered numerous servers, workstations, and video-conferencing units. Architected Liquid Audio and Microsoft Media Server. Trained 20 personnel on Windows OS, Microsoft Office, and Windows Media Server. Authored technical documents in HTML, Microsoft Word, and Adobe Acrobat for intranet publication. Revitalized internal network to streamline interfaces. Responsible for the procurement of all IT related devices, (servers, workstations, laptops, network equipment)

* Realized $100K+ in savings by implementing and configuring Netscape emails servers for two websites and establishing email-driven technical support system.

* Cut costs by $50K and reduced asset deployment time 70% by negotiating purchase agreement and credits terms with external vendor.

Additional experience as Network Administrator Team Lead for Keane, Inc. and Director of Technology for Millbrook School.

TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO

Software: Microsoft Project, Visio, Office, Crystal Reports, Intex, AS2000, Lotus Notes, SMS, SQL Server 2008, SharePoint

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 & 2008, SQL Server 2005

Hardware: IBM/HP Intel Servers, All Desktop/Laptop Workstations, Blackberry, Android, IOS

Networks: LAN, VPN, VOIP, WAAS

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Marist College - Poughkeepsie, NY

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTER SCIENCE

Saint John`s University - Jamaica, NY

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Certificate of Management Excellence, American Management Association

Time Management, American Management Association

Resolving Conflict in the Workplace, American Management Association

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