Director

PHILIP ROWE

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OBJECTIVE

A technology management position that fully utilizes my extensive experience and creativity.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

* Successful and accomplished Director with extensive experience in UNIX operating systems, applications, hardware, and programming knowledge.

* Proven record of innovating and executing production infrastructures, data center administration, corporate infrastructures, and global networks.

* Managed an IT budget of $4 million.

* Keen ability to manage technical operations.

* Utilized superior management skills to effectively recruit new staff members, enhance operational efficiency and optimize strategic development and implementation.

* Excel at interacting with broad populations including C-level executives, sales representatives, clients, customers and vendors.

System Automation • Cloud Computing • Process Improvement • Programming • SOX Compliance

Process Improvement • Cost Avoidance • Staff Training/Development • Design/Architecture

Infrastructure • Operations • Budgeting • Technology Roadmap • Reporting

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Servers: Dell, Sun, HP, IBM, Silicon Graphics

Operating Systems: RedHat Linux, Solaris, Mac OSX, Windows Server, IRIX, AIX, HP-UX

Programming Languages: PERL, PHP, Shell Scripting, JavaScript, HTML

Storage: Network Appliance, Acopia ARX, EMC, Hitachi, BlueArc

Networking: Cisco Routers/Switches, Foundry BigIron/Fastiron, CiscoWorks

Graphics/Web: Adobe CS3 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks), MS Office, Visio

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EDMUNDS INC., Santa Monica, CA 9/2007-9/2009

Edmunds is the premier online resource for automotive consumer information.

Director Systems Administration

Recruited to lead systems and storage teams. Managed portion of IT budget of $4M+. Responsible for conceptualizing technology roadmaps, project leadership and providing reports to senior management. Collaborated with cross-functional IT leadership in support of corporate projects and improvement initiatives.

Selected Accomplishments:

Increased the overall performance of the data warehouse environment by 300-500% by leading the implementation of a new server, storage and network infrastructure.

Initiated a project to create an innovative automated internal private cloud environment that would reduce provisioning time from 6 weeks to 2 days.

Created a 5 year storage technology roadmap which decreased costs by $1.3 million over 3 years.

Implemented innovative organizational and staffing initiatives to retain and attract talent.

WARNER MUSIC GROUP, Burbank, CA 6/2004-9/2007

Warner Music Group is a worldwide music company home to numerous major record labels.

Director Systems Services

Managed geographically disperse team located in Los Angeles and New York. Managed portion of IT budget of $2M+. Collaborated with geographically disperse IT leadership in troubleshooting and resolving incidents as well as providing functional support on a global basis. Maintained up-to-date on current technology trends in new media.

Selected Accomplishments:

Increased the throughput for processing WMG’s digital music catalog by 560% by implementing innovative digital media technologies and strategies to support the digital media business unit.

Served as integral member responsible for re-introducing initiatives to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.

Reduced annual support by 45% by actively combining 14 Sun support contracts with various dates and terms into 1 contract.

CINESITE DIGITAL STUDIOS, Hollywood, CA 6/2000-6/2004

Cinesite Digital Studios was a wholly owned subsidiary of Kodak, and served as one of the largest full service post-production studio facilities for such films as XMen2, Xmen, The Core, Solaris and Vanilla Sky.

Senior Systems Administrator

Applied superior IT and program development skills to implement DreamWorks Animation support model. Liaised between production teams to increase efficiency and streamline workflow by establishing multi-site VPN, developing an online database for tracking digital assets and enhancing existing company-wide applications.

Selected Accomplishment:

Diminished company internet connection costs by 32% while increasing bandwidth over 200% by conceptualizing and integrating WAN for satellite offices for Studios from Hollywood to London.

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION, Glendale, CA 9/1997-6/2000

Dreamworks Animation is an independent feature animation film studio which has produced numerous successful animated films including Shrek, The Prince of Egypt and The Road to El Dorado.

Production Support Lead

Built top-performing team vital to supporting enterprise-wide operations and transforming troubled production support department. Applied sharp business acumen toward designing, developing and implementing mission statement and training program; achieved 97% favorable rating on in-house support survey. Optimized productivity, efficiency and performance by developing new support ticketing application.

Additional Experience: User Services/Systems Administrator for Digital Domain, Systems Administrator for Frank O. Gehry & Associates.

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

BS, Engineering - University of California Los Angeles

Interop Enterprise Cloud Summit 2009

Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2008: Focus on Web Operations Sessions Track

Conference Training: “Creating High-Performance Teams”,“Understanding Behavioral Styles at Work: A Powerful Way to Improve Team Performance” ,“Customer Relationships, Motivation and Communication” , “Better Leaders – Not Better Managers”,“Creative Rewards and Motivators for Team Members”

Member - Toastmasters

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