Chuck Antonowicz

Background

About Chuck Antonowicz

Seasoned IT manager with an interest far beyond bits/bytes and technology for its own sake. I have a passion for developing a deep understanding of business challenges and opportunities, and implementing IT services and processes that are directly linked to proven positive business value.• 20 years of experience in IT, in roles from software development and sustianment to executive. Led strategic capital initiatives ranging in size from $3 million to $10 million. Led IT teams of from 2 to 64 people, both domestic and global.• Proven effective communicator to all organizational levels in a professional, diplomatic, and tactful manner, from technical and analytical staff to C-level executives. • Demonstrated ability to manage large (thousands of devices, terabytes of storage), multiplatform environments (multiple vendors, hardware types, OSes, packaged and custom application software serving numerous lines of business) with regularly scheduled production releases.• Staff selection, appraisal, and development skills as well as successful management of multiple consultants and contractors. In one particular role, led conversion from outsourced to insourced IT department by hiring 35 technical staff members in three months, at 20% below allocated staffing budget.• Equal comfort and ability in both effective leadership and followership. Fully able to reach independent decisions using best available information, as well as provide summary and recommendations to appropriate leadership for their direction. Able to fully support and execute against direction provided by other areas of the organization.Specialties: • IT development and sustainment services that deliver measurable value in large organizations spanning travel/leisure, entertainment, media, business intelligence/analytics, pharmacy, telecom, and retail• Strategic planning• Technical staff acquisition and development• IT organization outsourcing and insourcing• Mergers and acquisitions• Vendor negotiations and management.• Systems and server architecture