Managing Director Information Technology
Resume:
JOSEPH D. BURKE
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Leader in Global Sourcing and Strategic Partner with a proven record of superior business and financial results on a regional, national and global scale. Accomplishments achieved by aligning with business units to understand near and long-term strategies; utilizing dynamic sourcing processes; leveraging effective communications and delivery of multimillion-dollar results; and proactive management of strategic global vendors.
CORE COMPETANCIES Complex Supplier Negotiations, Standards and Policies, Executive Collaboration
& Relationships, Performance Management, Agent of Change, Merger and Acquisitions, Organizational Restructuring, Vendor Management.
Sourcing Insights New York, NY May 2020 - present
Managing Director Sourcing Insights is an expense management firm specializing in media, entertainment and technology. Sourcing Insights provides an array of successful tactics to reduce expenses, increase revenue and leverage strategic vendor skills. SI utilizes all the tools available to expense control: demand management, market and competitive dynamics, technology, pragmatic standards and policies, data analytics and focused vendor negotiations. Success is a reduction of expenses, lower costs per unit, robust and measurable service level agreements, stakeholder satisfaction and increased contribution to the bottom line.
● Established partner agreements with cost expense firms to expand the reach and range of services available to clients.
● Successfully targeted and acquired new clients in multiple industries (Consulting, Media, Hospitality, Technology, AI, and Financial Service) across all geographies.
● Created new business relationships to increase Sourcing Insight resources available to clients in networking, professional services and consumer generated content. 21st Century Fox New York, NY Mar 2000–May 2019
SVP Global Sourcing and Purchasing Leader of Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Management, Compliance, and Standards and Policy for Multinational Mass Media Corporation. Align cross functional team with business goals resulting in an increase in cost savings, pro-active strategic vendor relationships and radical improvements for business unit benefits in administrative services, physical and digital distribution, information technology, network services, travel and financial services.
● Integrated a single financial platform incorporating multiple unique financial systems into one integrated system.
● Empowered 21st Century Fox to deploy a universal talent management tool addressing evaluations, talent identification, succession planning and compensation.
● Reduced costs in excess of $12 million, and increased network services to all business units through a global integrated network connecting 144 locations on 5 continents.
● Established strategic vendor digital streaming and security standards to decrease costs per unit for CDN while establishing global security standards.
● Implemented a global program in 180 days to insure the well-being of employees during their international travel. Provided security, communications and information to all employees traveling outside of the United States.
● Executed standards and policies for contractual terms and conditions, travel guidelines, security language, distributed hardware and network guidelines.
● Directed strategic vendor program in financial, information technology, distribution, network, travel and administrative service categories that decreased expenses, increased revenue and developed mutually beneficial programs for 150 strategic vendors.
● Sustained vendor performance standards of 10% reduction in operating expense per unit; 12 months return on investment for capital projects; and contributed incremental revenue from strategic vendors via performance incentives, advertising and sponsorship. JOSEPH D. BURKE
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News Corp New York, NY Mar 1999 – Mar 2000
VP Telecommunications Goals were to create an integrated global network leveraging News Corp’s worldwide presence to negotiate the best communication service contracts and deployment of those services to all News Corp companies via the following:
• reviewed information technology and telecom networks for optimization opportunities
• identified areas to consolidate existing infrastructures
• shared resources and leveraged relationships to build robust cost-efficient networks
• negotiated worldwide communication agreements
MCI Communications New York, NY Jan 1986 – Feb 1999 Director II Initiated partnerships with leading global media firms. Developed forecasting and planning models to identify performance trends. Managed team of analysts to identify financial indicators of current market trends. Revised installation procedures for network operations, which increased on time installs by 50%. Assembled sales team training programs and designed organizational structures for sales and service teams. EDUCATION
Fordham University 1994 New York, NY
MBA, Information Technology
Boston University 1983 Boston, MA
BS, Business Administration
Mentor Wounded Warrior Program, Fox Mentoring program, Boston University’s Bloom Leadership Program, Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business Supporter Grace Community Center White Plains, NY
Member Boston University Alumni Association and Football Alumni Advisor Boston University Athletic Council
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