Daniel Risher

Background

About Daniel Risher

Accomplished, performance-driven professional with 15+ years of experience in leading complex, high-stakes IT projects from conception through to completion. Track record of steering development and implementation of cutting-edge technology solutions, managing cross-functional teams, and driving operational excellence across diverse industries. Demonstrated success in orchestrating seamless integration of technology platforms and ensuring regulatory compliance to deliver projects on time and within budget. Skilled communicator, adept at negotiating with stakeholders, mitigating risks, and fostering collaborative environments. Committed to continuous improvement and innovation, with keen ability to translate business requirements into technological strategies that propel organizational growth and efficiency. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS * Technical Implementation Team Lead for high-profile, critical Government Regulatory Compliance project at George Mason University. Directed a team of university engineers and corporate resources to design and implement new environment, integrated with existing university technology systems.* Director of Information Technology Operations for privately held $200+ million business to business information provider. Managed and support team responsible for entire operation of network and datacenter operations for headquarters and multiple satellite offices ranging in size from five to over one hundred employees.* Analyzed several high-profile consumer-facing business acquisitions. Identified poorly designed and engineered back-end systems. Designed, built, and implemented fully redundant network, server, and storage environment with security features for app migration. Achieved 0% unplanned downtime.* Relocated company data center from Rockville to Gaithersburg, MD over one weekend. Planned optimal layout of new modernized data center. Moved and setup all equipment for fully operational delivery of customer data by 6:00 AM on Monday.* Created disaster recovery location for MD data center at AT & T facility in Dallas, TX. Planned, designed, and built fully functional and operational secondary data center with real-time replication of data and servers. Specialties: Leadership & Team Building • IT Strategy Development & Implementation • IT Infrastructure Services • Policies & Procedures • Emerging Technologies & Resources • Operational Efficiency & Integrity • Information Security • System Networking & Programming • Technology Applications & Tools • Strategic Planning & Execution