IT Leader

Andrew Kedjierski

Seminole, FL ***** 727-***-**** (C) ************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkedjierski/

GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY LEADER

Innovative and strategic IT leader focused on driving the business through enhanced capabilities and efficiencies. Leads

enterprise-wide technology projects and initiatives that optimize network and telecom capabilities and reduce operating

costs. Extensive background in Information Security, Networking, Telephony, Video Conferencing, Collaboration, and

Contact Centers. Experienced in advising and briefing executives at the highest levels of government and corporate

management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2010-2014 Director, Global Network Engineering, Tech Data Corporation

Overall global responsibility for all LAN, WAN, Internet, Telecom, Video Conferencing, and Contact Center services

supporting over 9,000 employees at 55 sites. Responsible for 3 managers and 21 employees based across Europe and in

the corporate offices in Clearwater, FL. Oversaw vendor management and contract negotiations across the Americas and

Europe totaling over $11M per year. Responsible for building good relationships with key bu siness stakeholders globally

to foster a collaborative environment between IT and the business.

Led the design and implementation of large-scale projects including the deployment of Cisco Voice over IP and

UCCE in 5 European countries, WAN service migration of 38 sites, migration of the contact center from a DCS

back-end to an SAP back-end, Internet service provider migration across the US, DMZ redesign, Data Center

network optimization, Global Cisco Video Conference and WebEx implementation, and network lifecycle

projects.

Played a key role in the business alignment and project prioritization on a quarterly basis to ensure IT was

delivering solutions which provided the maximum benefit and met business requirements.

Worked with business leadership, IT leadership, and service providers to ensure proper project scoping,

requirements, alignment, prioritization, and planning. Ultimately responsible for ensuring network and telecom

requirements were identified, planned for, and addressed appropriately in all IT p rojects globally.

Responsible for vendor management and contract negotiation for all WAN, Internet, Mobile, and local telecom

contracts across the Americas and Europe totaling over $11M per year .

Recruited and built a very successful, talented, and dedicated global team of engineers and managers

supporting many Cisco product sets including LAN/WAN, Security, Video, IP Telephony (IPT) and Contact Center

(UCCE), and Collaboration.

Successfully negotiated a $3.6M global MPLS contract, migrated 38 sites across 16 countries, engineered full

redundancy, and added Riverbed WAN optimization to all sites. This resulted in a 50% increase in capacity, 10%

more sites connected, additional levels of redundancy, and a 15% overall cost reduction.

Partnered with Cisco to develop an innovative multi-year lifecycle strategy for the entire global infrastructure,

resulting in better planning and a clear direction for the team to improve forecasting, reduce capital investment

and operational costs, and simplify the architecture.

Developed a strategy to migrate over 1,200 virtual servers from an HP hardware platform to a Cisco UCS

platform.

Ensured system reliability for over 1,000 pieces of telephony, network, video conference, and security

infrastructure worth over $15 million. Consistently exceeded 99.5% system availability SLA. Also responsible for

ensuring vendor provided services met contracted SLAs.

Developed a global Cisco SmartNet strategy which provided clear guidance on the appropriate use of

maintenance support, how to architect for efficiencies, and maintenance standardization globally . This resulted

in an immediate savings of over $100k and a forecasted reduction of over $200k per year .

2007-2010 Top Secret Network Manager, White House Communications Agency, US Army

Established a manning and support plan necessary to effectively administer a highly classified Special Access Program

network in support of the White House Military Office. Managed 17 government and civilian personnel including systems,

network, and database administrators, web and application developers, and information security specialists .

Interviewed, hired, and mentored 13 contractor and 4 government IT professionals.

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Created a comprehensive six year budget plan of over $6 million per year addressing personnel and contracts,

systems lifecycle, new network and system installations, and maintenance and support services.

Supervised the design and implementation of large-scale projects including the deployment of Cisco Voice over

IP, Cisco Intrusion Detection Systems, Knowledge Management solutions, and SharePoint Services.

Led the negotiation and award of a multi-year contract responsible for re-building the Top Secret Network.

Successfully brought the network into compliance with Joint Air Force Army Navy (JAFAN) 6/3 Protection Level 3

requirements, some of the most strict security requirements in the world .

Responsible for the evaluation and selection of all Information System solutions and technologies for the Top

Secret network for the White House Military Office.

Direct responsibility for the accountability and maintenance of over 600 pieces of communications and security

equipment worth over $5 million.

2005-2007 Presidential Response Officer / Battle Captain, White House Communications Agency, US Army

Directed the White House Communications Agency Operations Center in tracking the status of all personnel, equipment,

and networks in support of the President, Vice President, the First Lady, White House Staff, and the Secret Service

worldwide.

Provided communications and information security guidance and support to multiple teams of up to 70

personnel around the world to ensure that they were safe and that secure communication was available for the

President, Vice-President, the First Lady, and their Staffs at all times.

Responsible for coordinating troubleshooting efforts across the Agency for satellite, UHF and VHF radio, Cisco

network, Cisco telephony, and video systems in support of the White House.

2004-2005 Presidential Communications Officer, White House Communications Agency, US Army

Managed a team of up to 45 personnel in establishing mobile secure communications for the President of the United

States in many foreign and domestic locations.

Responsible for the planning and implementation of secur e and non-secure satellite, radio, LAN/WAN, video, and

voice systems in support of the deployed personnel.

Advised Senior White House Staff of all communications support and issues related to the President ’s visit to the

location.

2000-2004 Battalion Network Technician, Fort Campbell, KY, US Army

Designed and managed all tactical secure and non-secure voice and data communications for the 101 st Airborne Division

using Cisco network and telephony solutions over UHF and satellite systems.

Designed and implemented a $12 million satellite communications system providing support to units on the

move regardless of their location, revolutionizing the command and control capabilities of the division.

EDUCATION

Capella University B.S. in Information Technology – 2005-2008 – Graduated 2008

o Specialization Information Assurance and Security

o Recognition Summa Cum Laude (GPA 4.0)

o Relevant Coursework Cyber Defense and Countermeasures, Organizational Security, Security

Management and Policies, Computer Forensics, System Assurance Security, Operating Systems Security,

Network and Security Architecture, Application Security

Hawaii Pacific University A.S. in Business Administration 1997-2000 – Graduated 2000

o Recognition With Honors

Warrant Officer Candidate and Basic Courses

o Relevant Coursework Networking Essentials, Security, Ethics, Personnel Management, Communications

CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional – #345547

CCNP – Cisco Certified Networking Professional – 2002 / 2005

ITIL – Information Technology Information Library – 2006

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