Sam Nagpal

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About Sam Nagpal

Highly accomplished technology executive with a record of achievement and leadership in IT Services, Solution Delivery, Architecture, Strategy, Core Operations, Labor Restructure, Vendor/License Management, and Rationalization. Ideally suited for IT Transformation leadership roles to help organizations deliver more, with emphasis on budget consciousness. Adept at defining tech strategy that aligns with ROI. More than two decades of IT leadership experience with proven skills in core consulting, database and ERP systems architecture, build/operate/mentor centers of competency, serve global systems and clients, and manage transaction/intelligence/archive data. Motivated to help organizations realign cost while continuing to improve IT services delivery, Core Operations, and Security Posture.Develop Lean, High-Performance Competency Centers and Organizations: Built global IT practices, deliver 24x7X365 services, with specific focus on Database and ERP Systems Management, Data Protection Services, Core Infrastructure and Platform Operations, Network Monitoring and Maintenance, Systems Administration, Service Desk Management, and PMO support. Advisory and Best practices: A skilled presenter and communicator expert in engaging with business and IT leaderships, technologists, software and service vendors, project management, procurement and third parties to help identify opportunities for process and services streamlining, technology selection and implementation, IT systems redundancy and risk mitigation, and ongoing management of all/any core IT operations.Profitably Facilitating Strategic Acquisitions & Divestitures: Served in senior IT leadership roles to provide sustainable, highly redundant Applications, Database, Middleware, Backup, Monitoring, and Hosting Platforms that build sustainable value and enable success.Building a 21st Century IT Function: Understand challenges of how to balance financial constraints without compromising on IT Services, Innovation, Quality, or Response Times. Proven success at building and mentoring teams, Favorable Contracts and Vendor relationships, and creating work environments that are cohesive, collaborative, SLA and KPI driven, and always customer focused.Transformation Focused Leadership: Willing to always challenge the norm; improvise and innovate; create and deliver for long term, value-add sustainable change; accept feedback; assess criticism; seek help and guidance; learn; continue to improve.