James F.

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About James F.

Over 25 years of IT leadership experience with a consistent record of accomplishment in the design and implementation of high performing yet cost effective IT solutions. Continually focused on driving increased levels of productivity, customer satisfaction, and recognized as a Technology Champion and Change Agent by designing and implementing technical solutions that reduce the Total Cost of Ownership and a solid ROI.A few accomplishments I'm proud of include: Saved $1.5M annually by reducing data center footprint from 12 to 4 at Amtrust Financial. Slashed Enterprise Core count by 450, thus delivering a $675K annual savings resulting from addressing the SQL Server footprint at Amtrust Financial. Delivered on time and $1.2M under budget an IT setup for 5k+ users, 14 data closets, a 7th floor Square Foot Data Center with 30 racks, 4 CRAC units configured in a cold isle containment configuration at Cleveland Clinic. Cut costs 41% and improved uptime from 92% to 99% with virtualization integration at Cleveland Clinic. Increased overall response score from 87% to 99%; bringing overall customer satisfaction from 82% to 94.44% by implementing ITIL based service management processes.Specialties: IT Strategic Planning • Business Solutions • Team Leadership • Budgeting • Project Management • Capital Expenditure Planning • Contract Negotiations • Vendor Relations • Application Systems • Virtualization • Altiris • Storage • Compliance • Integrated Architecture • Custom Application Interfacing • ERP Integration • CDIA+ Certified • ITIL v3.0 • OnBase Certified • Windows Server • Windows Desktop • Cisco • EMC • Microsoft • NetApp • Data Center Infrastructure Expert •