FRANK ROVITO
IT DIRECTOR
Strategic Business Management - Infrastructure Architecture & Planning -
Value Stream Management
Goal-focused and accomplished with 15+ years of proven success delivering
IT results that improve profits, revenue and efficiency for established,
turnaround and acquisitioned operations. Foster strong vendor and customer
relationships and train staff to high productivity to ensure continued
organizational growth and success. Well-honed presentation, negotiation and
rapport building skills.
Areas of Expertise:
. Strategic Business Planning
. Budget Development
. Workflow Optimization
. Employee Relationships
. Contract Negotiations / Closing
. Business Intelligence Systems
. Process Improvement
. Customer Relationships
. Cost Controls / Reduction
. Purchasing / Inventory
. Contract Administration
. IT Systems Management
. Vendor Relationships
. Risk Management
. Inventory Control
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
. Leverage leadership, new business development, contract administration
and deep IT expertise to attain strong market positioning and exceed
revenue and profit margin goals.
. Improve efficiency across departments by restructuring business systems
and procedures.
. Oversee quality, risk, change management and performance management.
. Cut costs through expert negotiation and productive vendor relationship
management.
. Communicate technical terms in user-friendly language to all
stakeholders.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BROOKFIELD TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, Toronto, ON
- Global alternative asset manager with $175B in assets under management -
DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES 2006 - Present
. Develop strategic business planning and aligned with annual operational
goals for key North American site.
. Spearhead full-cycle IT infrastructure architecture and implementation
projects that generate cost savings and process improvements. Manage
project teams, standards, budgets and deliverable schedules.
. Develop, implement and test disaster recovery plans, policies, procedures
and Best Practices.
. Supervise 34 IT professionals and seven direct reports while promoting
dynamic work culture.
. Build and maintain productive relationships with business partners and
customers.
. Collaborate across departments to meet daily objectives and business
goals.
. Resolve escalated issues and serve as primary contact for IT process
issues to reduce risk and ensure high customer satisfaction rates.
. Manage stakeholder relationships, including third-party vendor
relationships.
. Continually monitor system performance metrics and develop strategies for
enhancement.
. Maintain software licenses, vendor licenses and system documentation.
. Oversee career development paths and provide training opportunities.
MANAGER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2001 - 2006
. Developed strategic business planning and aligned with annual operational
goals for key North American site.
. Delivered senior-level technical and escalated support for North American
operations. Promptly resolved issues and communicated downtime
requirements to end-users.
. Teamed with Director of IT for executive decisions regarding strategic
goals and objectives.
. Oversaw full-cycle complex, simultaneous and multiple IT projects.
. Tracked status of all current IS / IT projects and documented system
configuration, resolutions and use.
. Managed back-office projects, including Novell Netware, Novell Directory
Services, Windows Server, Active Directory Services, GroupWise Services,
ARCServe Backup, Citrix Presentation Server 4.0, Citrix MetaFrame, Veritas
Backup Exec, Symantec Antivirus, Blackberry Enterprise Server, CreateForm
Server, WINS, DNS and DHCP, Blackberry, cell phones and Palms.
. Administered IBM Blade servers (HS21/HS20) and IBM eServers and xSeries
servers (335 / 336 / 346 / 3550).
BROOKFIELD OFFICE PROPERTIES, Toronto, ON
- Commercial real estate corporation owning, managing and developing assets
in high-growth market -
SYSTEM SUPPORT ENGINEER / SPECIALIST 1996 - 2001
. Promoted from Operational Analyst (1994-1996) to deliver support to
Microsoft Premier and Alliance clients.
. Provided hands-on onsite support for enterprise system / 2000/2003 Active
Director for Directory Services Specialty Group at Microsoft Corporation.
. Ensured seamless functionality for security infrastructure in both
Netware and Microsoft NT / 2000 / 2003 / 2008 environments.
. Migrated Windows 2000 to 2003 AD, Novell 3.12 to Windows NT 4 and Novell
3.11 to 4.11.
. Supported Cisco and functional support for Exchange 2000 / 2003.
. Used Altiris Software to push out OS to HP Blades.
. Installed and configured Microsoft 2000 / 2003 DNS, DHCP and WINS.
. Setup and installed Veritas Backup software on Microsoft 2000 / 2003
servers.
. Installed small business Cisco and Linksys routers for remote offices.
. Supported IBM, CPQ / HP servers and upgraded BIOS, OS service packs and
security hotfixes.
. Supported DELL, IBM, HP, Compaq, Toshiba and IBM laptops and desktops
. Assembled complete Compaq 7200 rack mount system and setup RAID 0+1, RAID
5, RAID 10 SAN and RAID 50 SAN configuration for all servers.
. Used VMware for customer reproductions during switchovers to Virtual
Server 2005 as standard.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Business Management Certificate
Toronto School of Business, Toronto, ON
Citrix Certification . Lotus Domino Training
Networking Coursework . Project Management Course
ITIL Certified
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