Manager Management
Resume:
John Lovrinic
Chicago, IL *0601, United States
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SUMMARY
Business and technology professional, expert in driving strategic directions,
negotiations, and projects through the complexities of differing agendas, personalities,
and cultures. A tenacious problem-solver and motivational lead from the front manager
accustomed to adapting to cultural and business protocols. Career successes have
been underscored by an inherent capacity to quickly identify solutions, plot a course of
action and deliver results within agreed upon operating parameters. Acknowledged by
management, staff, clients, and providers as a rational voice that creates synergetic,
pragmatic, cost effective solutions.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• New World Van Lines: Re-engineered IT infrastructure, practices and processes to
permit them to meet government IT and security compliance and acquire
government contracts to grow their international business from less than 10% of
revenues to 50%.
• Museum of Science and Industry: Designed and guided implementation of new IT
infrastructure and systems, permitting them to increase integration across all
operations, reducing operational downtime by 99%, allowing them to partner with
other organizations (St Joseph’s hospital) and implement new exhibits to
dramatically increase revenue streams and revitalize the museum via technologically
based exhibits.
• Rand-McNally: Recovered a failing $20M project e-commerce project. Integrated
systems, across all platforms, resolving network and operational issues in a 6 month
period (2000).
• FTD: Provided consulting to FTD to permit them to save millions on call center
consolidation (1994) a story which made the front page of WSJ.
• J. Glaser & Co.: Took floundering startup to being the leader in their tech sector. Led
business through 4 generations of technological evolution. Designed and
implemented products that were the core business of the company for a decade.
Designed the plan that led to company’s employee buyout and eventual acquisition
by another consulting firm.
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
• Enterprise Architecture
• Project Management
• Compliance
• Data and Network Security
• Systems Integration
• Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
• VOIP
• WAN/LAN Design
• E-Commerce
• Web Applications
• Business Analysis
• Routers/Firewalls
• SAN Management
• EDI
• Unix (IBM AIX, HP/UX, DG/UX)
• RedHat Linux (Fedora)
• Microsoft Server Platforms (NT,2003, 2007,2012)
• Microsoft Client Platforms (98, XP, 7,8)
• Sharepoint (2007, 2010, 2012)
• Exchange (2007, 2012)
• Microsoft SQL (7, 2005, 2007, 2012)
• BizTalk (2007, 2010, 2013)
• C#
• VB
• Java
• C
• Pick (D3)
• Universe DB
EXPERIENCE
LOV IT, Chicago, IL
Owner, 2009 - 2013
For UIS Company (VC Startup)
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Interim CIO for the company.
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Address compliance and data security (FINRA, HIPAA, EU, SOX).
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Worked with operating team to establish business workflow
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automation.
Select platform, design datacenter requirements, WAN, VOIP phone
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system.
Identify vendors and providers for partnership.
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For New World Van Lines – Business Continuity Plan Design and
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Implementation, Enterprise/Infrastructure guidance (2009-2013)
Improved uptime from 90 to 99+%.
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Reduced maximum server downtime due to loss of corporate
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datacenter to 2 hour.
Reduced maximum virtual server downtime to 1 minute.
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Implemented at cost under $150,000 initial cost plus $3000 MRC
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with no additional staff requirements.
Reduced virtual server response time by 95%.
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Increased virtual server hosting capacity by 900%.
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For Museum of Science and Industry
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Provided guidance on IT Architecture and Infrastructure
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New World Van Lines, Chicago, IL
IT Director, 2005 - 2009
Redesigned Corporate IT Infrastructure
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Designed new Infrastructure in 30 days
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Implemented new core infrastructure in 6 months.
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Reduced outages by 95%
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Reduced server maintenance cost by $75,000/year.
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Reduced core applications response time by 90%.
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Company received letter of commendation from Dept. of Homeland Security
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for security practices.
Application/Service Improvements
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Document Management
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Implemented Sharepoint across the corporation
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Implemented paperless record keeping.
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Reduced paper storage requirements by 50%
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Implemented custom web applications
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Implemented VOIP with Data/Voice convergence
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Reduced network/phone incidents by 99%.
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Reduced Communications MRC by 25% for same services.
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Implemented work from anywhere solution (automated call
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forwarding/following, VPN, remote desktop access).
Drove vendor selection, contract negotiation process.
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Implemented new ERP solution
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Reduced development time by 90%.
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Reduced development cost by 95%
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Alacrity Computer Consulting Services, LLC, Whiting, IN
Owner, 2001 - 2005
Provide design, support, training, troubleshooting and consulting services.
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Infrastructure and Application design and implementation
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Vendor selection, negotiation, management
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Led infrastructure replacement project at the Museum of Science and Industry
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J. Glaser &., Co., Chicago, IL
Manager of Technical Support, 1978 - 2001
Mentored, groomed staff and client technical personnel.
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Served as a client consultant.
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Provided client and in-house RFP review and assisted with vendor
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negotiations.
Served as point man on technical sales efforts.
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Designed and led in-house technical training program.
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Evaluated new technology.
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Led technology projects.
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EDUCATION
• University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• B.A., Mathematics (concentration in Computer/Informational Sciences), 1978
CERTIFICATIONS
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer - Microsoft.
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - Microsoft.
• Microsoft Certified Database Administrator - Microsoft.
• IBM Certified Specialist AIX - IBM.
• Sun Java Certified Programmer - Sun.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate - Cisco.
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