Information Technology Security
Resume:
Mark Olschanski
Plymouth, MI ***70
Cell: 734-***-**** *******@*****.***
June, 2016
Dear Hiring Professional,
The attached resume details my extensive 28 years of experience and training in the Information Technology field. If you choose to interview and hire me, you will not be disappointed.
I have a strong working knowledge of the Infrastructure Technology and Security industry. Most recently I
worked as VP of Infrastructure Technology and Security for SourceHOV. In this role, I was responsible for all Infrastructure Technology in North America and Information Security globally. Here I refined my Technology Leadership and Information Security skills. With these skills and qualifications, I believe I would be a great addition to your organization.
I can be reached for an interview at your convenience.
Sincerely,
Mark Olschanski
*******@*****.***
MARK OLSCHANSKI
5168 Gotfredson Plymouth, Michigan 48170
734-***-**** or 734-***-**** *******@*****.***
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP: Vice President / Director
Influential, insightful IT visionary offering demonstrated leadership in collaborating with both technical and non-technical people to develop on-target solutions that are in line with business objectives.
Forward-thinking problem solver accomplished in working on innovative infrastructure technology in global data center environments.
Decisive, effective team leader with proven success in spearheading major technical projects to deliver key cost savings, streamline processes and ignite profitability.
Wide-ranging experiences include working with offshore staff, stewarding multi-million-dollar IT budgets and driving security and business continuity initiatives.
Strong communicator with solid interpersonal skills to interact with individuals at all levels, including C-Level decision-makers.
Additional areas of expertise include:
Team Leadership Resource Management Cost Savings Initiatives Process Enhancements
IT Vendor Management HIPPA, GLBA, NIST and PCI Security Requirements Global Operations Organizational Structuring Best in Class Processes Design & Development Project Management Procedures & Standards Development Cross-Functional Collaboration
Cutting Edge Infrastructure Technology Data Centers Security Customer Solutions IT Procurement Facilities Management Global Networks
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LASON SYSTEMS, INC/HOV SERVICES/SOURCEHOV, Troy & Livonia, Michigan 1988 – Present
$1 Billion BPO solutions provider with international presence
VP Information Technology and Security (2007 – Present)
Provide technical leadership at the corporate level to a group of 8 direct reports, on-site staff of 50 professionals and over 66 technology staff in India and Philippines. Spearhead strategies to cut costs, bolster profitability and boost productivity via the adoption and utilization of technology. Plan and manage a $35 million+ annual budget. Ensure that the company’s IT infrastructure is performing at optimal levels. Define and lead disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
Drive security initiatives as leader of the corporate information technology security group, including instituting corporate technology security standards and procedures in support of health care and financial customers. Direct efforts for customer security audits to meet regulatory compliance such as PCI, NIST, HIPPA, GLBA and SSAE 16. Review and coordinate with legal department to ensure security compliancy of customer contracts. Manage facilities infrastructure including building power, HVAC, large scale UPS, 1.5 megawatt generator and physical security. Encryption at rest enterprise solution.Oversee primary and offsite backup data centers. Design and implementation of a TEIR III data center.
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Selected Contributions:
Slashed the number of servers for a customer private cloud solution by directing the implementation of VMware, Oracle 11g, Cisco Nexus, Cisco UCS and EMC SAN / NAS resulting in immediate savings of $300,000.
Designed and managed the building of a new TEIR III data center.
Successfully planned and consolidated 4 data centers to a new data center within 48 hours resulting in no customer downtime.
Generated annual savings of over $250,000 by conceiving and establishing a unique program to facilitate the procurement of refurbished servers and desktops.
Lead initiative to identify annual telecommunications savings in excess of $500,000 annually.
Managed the design and implementation of new backup data center from an empty shell to full functionality in 4 months.
Managed a team of technology professionals in over 25 operational facility moves and site consolidations.
Reduced data center footprint, power and heat consumption by implementing server virtualization.
Expanded VIOP technology beyond corporate office to global satellite operation facilities.
Managed and implemented the technology infrastructure of a secure NIST compliant white room within an operation facility and corporate data center for large government customers.
Implementation of standard global LAN / WAN network using Cisco switches, routers, F5 and Checkpoint firewalls.
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Director Information Technology (2004 – 2007)
Managed 5 direct reports with oversight of 32 US-based staff members and 55 offshore Indian-based IT professionals. Optimized the performance of enterprise technology solutions (hardware & software). Traveled extensively and delivered optimal support to globally dispersed operations, which included activities such as reviewing infrastructure and contributing to technology design. Developed disaster recovery plans.
Selected Contributions:
Produced over $200,000 in overall contract cost reductions by leading productive negotiations with top vendors such as EMC, Symantec, Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, and AT&T/SBC, among others; managed in excess of $2 million annually in contracts.
Trimmed the number of stand-alone storage from 25 to 4 by centralizing all storage into a robust EMC SAN/NAS storage solution.
Steered a large-scale team-based enterprise project, including leading requirements development and network infrastructure design for 50 production facilities (US, Canada, Mexico, India and China).
Played a central role in the IT planning and startup for a new Indian-based office.
Orchestrated all aspects of onsite information security audits for top customers including UHC, Ford, Wellpoint, Chase, VA and State Farm, among others.
Leveraged EMC SAN and NAS technology to establish a centralized storage solution.
Manager Production Operations (1999 – 2004)
Supervised a 10-member production operations team and 3 help desk staff. Maximized the performance of day-to-day operations in support of 30 customers, specifically in relation to online document storage and retrieval systems for more than 300 applications. Implemented system builds. Developed production systems data.
Selected Contributions:
Led the design, planning, building and implementation of a new data center.
Enabled the company to process over 100,000 documents daily by leveraging state-of-the-art technology and building a world-class production systems data center from the ground.
Instituted a comprehensive disaster recovery process.
Drove cost savings initiates for Datacom and Telecomm resulting in a million dollars of annual savings.
Additional roles at Lason Systems included System Administrator (1993 – 1999). Honored with the Employee of the Year Award in 1993. Details on request.
TRAINING
CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Army Reserve Veteran
MEMBERSHIPS
AFCOM ISACA
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