Wednesday, February 17, 2010

[itroundtable] FW: [TheBreakfastClubNJ] 2 VP IT roles Job: #2753 | VP IT Infrastructure

 

 

 

Chuck Burg

(732) 303-1044 Home

(732) 547-0077 Cell

chuckburg1111@gmail.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckburg

http://twitter.com/chuckburg

 

From: Tom Mililli [mailto:milillitom@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 5:35 PM
To: 'Chuck Burg'
Subject: RE: [TheBreakfastClubNJ] 2 VP IT roles Job: #2753 | VP IT Infrastructure [1 Attachment]

 

Thanks

 

Btw, I saw Ron last night at the PMI meeting and he mentioned that you landed a gig with Pfizer? Was this the opportunity I had forwarded over to you? Also, are you working out of Morristown location (tabor road). If so, not sure if you recall that I worked at Pfizer last month for 3 days.

 

Let's catch up real soon.

 

 

Best Regards,

 

Tom Mililli?

Data Center / Project Management

732-354-6969 m

http://www.linkedin.com/in/tommililli

P think environment before you print

 

From: Chuck Burg [mailto:chuckburg1111@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 3:58 PM
To: 'Tom Mililli'
Subject: RE: [TheBreakfastClubNJ] 2 VP IT roles Job: #2753 | VP IT Infrastructure [1 Attachment]

 

Looks good.

 

Chuck Burg

(732) 303-1044 Home

(732) 547-0077 Cell

chuckburg1111@gmail.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckburg

http://twitter.com/chuckburg

 

From: TheBreakfastClubNJ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TheBreakfastClubNJ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Mililli
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 1:48 PM
To: 'Terrence Seamon'; 'St. Matthias Career Networking Group'; 'BreakfastClub'
Subject: RE: [TheBreakfastClubNJ] 2 VP IT roles Job: #2753 | VP IT Infrastructure [1 Attachment]

 

 

[Attachment(s) from Tom Mililli included below]

Dear, Terrence Seamon

I am responding to the VP IT Job: #2753 | VP IT Infrastructure opportunity. Please find my resume attached and cover letter below.

A solutions oriented data center and project management professional with over ten years of direct hands-on success  in critical technical support, virtual server consolidation, asset equipment inventory, cable plant design and management including capacity planning with budgetary responsibilities and change management on various data migrations projects. In addition, I incorporated IT policies and procedural standards, process improvements with documentation and training. Experienced leading numerous datacenter readiness projects for the financial and legal industries both domestically and abroad; accountabilities included: site selection, consolidation, to relocation and implementation, thru to disaster recovery and risk management. My vast array of experience in renewable "green" energy which assisted both residential and organizations yield significant costs saving and environmentally sound practices.  

 

My extensive technical experience and vast background in Facilities (former building project architect / CAD), Operations (MCSE) and Project Management (ITIL certified) contributes to my overall IT management and operability success.

 

Key strengths include:

·         Proven visionary leader and team player; excellent communicator and collaborator with technical teams and clients to determine best solutions

·         Solid creation, development, design and refinement skills to successfully manage multiple and complex IT projects.

·         Technical expertise in IT management; collaborating with executive management teams to translate overall business strategies in to actionable IT objectives

·          Substantially reduced organizations operating electrical cost savings using various renewable energy methods including solar electric installation, which also provided environmentally "green" recognition

·         Strong project management and diagnostic skills that contribute to correcting inefficiencies and improving procedures

 

I would appreciate the opportunity to speak with you personally, to discuss how my professional experience, technical knowledge and management abilities would add value to any organization.

 

Thanking you in advance for your time and consideration.

 

 

Sincerely,

 


Tom Mililli


http://www.linkedin.com/in/tommililli

 

 

 

 

 

Best Regards,

 

Tom Mililli?

Data Center / Project Management

732-354-6969 m

http://www.linkedin.com/in/tommililli

P think environment before you print

 

From: TheBreakfastClubNJ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TheBreakfastClubNJ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Terrence Seamon
Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 12:32 PM
To: St. Matthias Career Networking Group; BreakfastClub
Subject: [TheBreakfastClubNJ] 2 VP IT roles

 

 

 

 

Terrence Seamon
(732) 246-3014 home/office

 

 

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Frank Diana <fdiana@verizon.net>
To: Terrence Seamon <thseamon@yahoo.com>; John Radvanski <jradvanski@smpo.us>
Sent: Sat, January 30, 2010 12:25:43 PM
Subject: 2 VP roles with additional notes below

Terry, John,

 

Not sure if these would be relevant to our community, but I'm forwarding them just in case…

 

From: Jackie Connors [mailto:jackie@theconnorsgroup.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 12:24 AM
To: fdiana@verizon.net
Subject: 2 VP roles with additional notes below

 

Hi Frank,

I hope you are having a good evening. I am reaching out for 2 roles that I am working on- and I am confident I will find the right person via networking!! Below are the job descriptions as well as some key notes- I welcome any assistance!!

Warmest Regards,

Jackie

 

 

 

Job: #2754 | VP IT Support Services

 

 

Overall Responsibility  Describe the overall function of the position

 

Responsible for implementation, management and support of those functional areas, systems and facilities which apply to all areas of organization.  These include the following:

  • Information and data security policy, oversight for compliance, and reporting
  • Business continuation and disaster recovery planning and testing
  • Enterprise and system monitoring
  • Capacity planning, management and reporting
  • Quality assurance and testing
  • Change and release management
  • Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) compliance and reporting

 

 

Key Accountabilities Describe the specific objectives of the position (also outline % of travel required)

  • Systems and Technology Strategy
    • Review/revise/approve system and technology strategic plans
    • Review/revise/approve system and technology strategic architecture
  • Infrastructure and Application Systems
    • Lead effort to create and/or review/revise/approve infrastructure and application system designs
    • Management oversight for infrastructure and application system implementations
  • Program and Project Management
    • Lead effort to create and/or review/revise/approve program and project business cases
    • Lead effort to create and/or review/revise/approve program and project plans
    • Management oversight for programs and projects
  • Procurement
    • Lead and/or participate in and support procurement teams
    • Lead and/or participate in and support vendor and supplier negotiations
    • Management oversight for purchasing activities
  • Teambuilding
    • Lead and/or participate in teambuilding activities
  • Organization and Staffing
    • Create and/or review/revise organizational designs
    • Create and/or review/revise succession plans
    • Lead, provide input and/or review/revise/approve staff selections
    • Participate in and approve recruiting activities, especially including candidate screening and interviews
  • Personnel Management
    • Manage and/or review/revise/approve career development plans
    • Manage and/or review/revise/approve performance management actions
    • Manage and/or review/revise/approve compensation management actions and awards
  • Regulatory
    • Management oversight for regulatory compliance
    • Management oversight for regulatory reporting
  • Security
    • Lead effort to create and/or review/revise information and data security policies
    • Management oversight for information and data security administration
    • Management oversight for information and data security compliance
  • Business Continuation and Disaster Recovery
    • Lead effort to create and/or review/revise business continuation strategies and plans
    • Lead effort to create and/or review/revise disaster recovery strategies and plans
    • Management oversight and/or review/revise/approve disaster recovery tests
    • Participate in and support crisis management and recoveries
  • Service Levels
    • Provide input to and review/revise service level agreements
    • Management oversight to achieve service level requirements
    • Review/revise service level measurements and reports
  • Financial Management
    • Create/review/revise budgets
    • Management oversight for expense management and cost accounting
    • Management oversight for financial reporting
    • Provide input to and/or review/revise cost constraints and reductions
  • Asset Management
    • Participate in creating and review/revise/approve IT asset management strategies and plans
    • Management oversight for IT asset administration and management
  • Capacity Management
    • Participate in creating and review/revise capacity management strategies and plans
    • Management oversight for capacity administration and management
    • Management oversight for capacity measurements and reports

Travel required: estimated to be 20% - 40% on an annualized basis (travel will be a factor of where the employee is based relative to corporate and operating companies facility locations).

             

 

Required Experience Include years of experience, necessary skills, etc

 

  • Proven track record of leadership in technology management, including excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication, and analytical skills.
  • Advanced time management, planning, and multi-tasking aptitudes
  • 10+ years successful career experience in progressively more responsible information systems and technology management positions
  • Experience successfully managing geographically dispersed enterprise IT organizations supporting multiple business units
  • Experience successfully managing enterprise IT applications organizations with at least 25 personnel
  • Experience successfully managing at least $5 million annual IT budgets
  • Advanced issue / problem management and resolution skills
  • Advanced risk mitigation skills
  • Proven organizational, matrix management and team building competencies
  • Ability to effectively navigate through a variety of peer levels and negotiate strategic, tactical and operational issues at those varying levels of responsibility

 

 

Education/Skills  Include required degrees, PC skills, graphic skills, etc

 

  • Bachelors degree and/or equivalent applicable business experience

 

 

Job: #2753 | VP IT Infrastructure

 

 

Overall Responsibility  Describe the overall function of the position

 

Responsible for all aspects of the worldwide IT infrastructure. These responsibilities include planning, architecture, design, procurement, implementation, testing, administration, operation, maintenance, upgrades, repairs and support.  Works with Account Management, CTO, VP IT Applications, Director Project Management, and VP Support Services to establish, satisfy and report on service levels required by the enterprise and its operating companies.

 

 

Key Accountabilities  Describe the specific objectives of the position (also outline % of travel required)

  • Systems and Technology Strategy
    • Review/revise/approve system and technology strategic plans
    • Review/revise/approve system and technology strategic architecture
  • Infrastructure and Application Systems
    • Lead efforts to create and/or review/revise/approve infrastructure and application system designs
    • Management oversight for infrastructure and application system implementations
  • Program and Project Management
    • Lead effort to create and/or review/revise/approve program and project business cases
    • Lead efforts to create and/or review/revise/approve program and project plans
    • Management oversight for programs and projects
  • Procurement
    • Lead and/or participate in and support procurement teams
    • Lead and/or participate in and support vendor and supplier negotiations
    • Management oversight for purchasing activities
  • Teambuilding
    • Lead/participate in and/or management oversight for teambuilding activities
  • Organization and Staffing
    • Create and/or review/revise organizational designs
    • Create and/or review/revise succession plans
    • Lead, provide input to and/or review/revise/approve staff selections
    • Participate in and approve recruiting activities, especially including candidate screening and interviews
  • Personnel Management
    • Manage and/or review/revise/approve career development plans
    • Manage and/or review/revise/approve performance management actions
    • Manage and/or review/revise/approve compensation management actions and awards
  • Regulatory
    • Management oversight for regulatory compliance
  • Security
    • Lead effort to create and/or review/revise information and data security policies
    • Management oversight for information and data security administration
    • Management oversight for information and data security compliance
  • Business Continuation and Disaster Recovery
    • Lead effort to create and/or review/revise business continuation strategies and plans
    • Lead effort to create and/or review/revise disaster recovery strategies and plans
    • Management oversight and/or review/revise/approve disaster recovery tests
    • Participate in and support crisis management and recoveries
  • Service Levels
    • Provide input to and review/revise service level agreements
    • Management oversight to achieve service level requirements
    • Review/revise service level measurements and reports
  • Financial Management
    • Create/review/revise budgets
    • Management oversight for expense management and cost accounting
    • Management oversight for financial reporting
    • Provide input to and/or review/revise cost constraints and reductions
  • Asset Management
    • Provide input to and review/revise IT asset management strategies and plans
    • Management oversight for IT asset administration and management
  • Capacity Management
    • Provide input to and review/revise capacity management strategies and plans
    • Management oversight for capacity administration and management
    • Review/revise capacity measurements and reports

Travel required: estimated to be 20% - 40% on an annualized basis (travel will be a factor of where the employee is based relative to Corporation and operating companies facility locations).

             

 

Required Experience  Include years of experience, necessary skills, etc

 

  • Proven track record of leadership in technology management, including excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication and analytical skills
  • Advanced time management, planning, and multi-tasking aptitudes
  • 10+ years successful career experience in progressively more responsible information systems and technology management positions
  • Experience successfully managing geographically dispersed enterprise IT organizations supporting multiple business units
  • Experience successfully managing enterprise IT applications organizations with at least 50 personnel
  • Experience successfully managing at least $10 million annual IT Infrastructure and Operations budgets
  • Advanced issue / problem management and resolution skills
  • Advanced risk mitigation skills
  • Proven organizational, matrix management and team building competencies
  • Ability to effectively navigate through a variety of peer levels and negotiate strategic, tactical and operational issues at those varying levels of responsibility

 

 

Education/Skills  Include required degrees, PC skills, graphic skills, etc

 

  • Bachelors degree and/or equivalent applicable business experience

 

 

these are 2 newly created roles. the company has gone through growth over the last 5 years and the SVP has determined they need these 2 key hires.

They can be based in either DesMoines, Iowa or
Wilmington, DE

the Delaware location is commutable from several different areas including PA, southern NJ, and Maryland. Cost of living difference between NY are and DE is approx 41%. In addition there is no state tax if you live in DE. They are open to relocating the right person to either location.

This is a shared services division. They have 42 subsidiaries and most have some of their own IT including desktop services. They serve as the internal consulting arm to handle all claims, billing, underwriting, centralized services, etc.....systems that support analyzing data. There is 330 employees in this division and 5 to 6000 overall in the 42 companies. The divisions are small to mid size organizations and based primarily in the US and a few globally including Canada and London. They also have approx 75 to 90 consultants spread at different locations.

Des Moines has approx 180 to 200 folks and approx 60 in Delaware.

Their model is not to take the place of all IT functions. This division has 2 locations including Iowa and Delaware. Most in Des Moines are Applications side folks- development, PM, QA, Testing, Release Management. Very little Infrastructure in Des Moines.
The DataCenter is in Wilmington, DE.- majority of servers housed there. Some DB folks in each location as well as a smaller 3rd location in Minnesota.

This is a cost center division and the IT budget last year was 65 million.

Both VPs should have strategic background, budgetary responsibility, and some structure. The culture is very project oriented. Subsidiaries receive allocation based upon cost which is shared amongst the 42 companies.

The VP IT Infrastructure has 2 direct reports who are also VPs - one is over DC/Operations/Wintel/Unix/SANS/Helpdesk and the other is over Networks/Databases/Telecomm.
Below them are Team leaders- it is a pretty flat organization.

For the VP Support Services- has a Director report to that is responsible for Infrastructure Security, Disaster Recovery, Enterprise Monitoring Systems. The other area is QA, Testing, Change Release Management, Compliance, Reporting.
The more important skill for this role is the QA side and Release Management since one of the Directors is strong in the Security side. The person who leads that is in DE.

Both positions can be located in either location. 

The culture is very entrepenurial in nature-alot of personal accountability. Subsidiaries are primarily small to mid size company feel.
Strategic in thinking- not hands on digging into technology today, but has come from that background.

They are a business casual environment, but Iowa is a bit more business and DE is more casual and informal.

Some of their other locations include Arizona, Florida, Dallas, and Minneapolis. the Minnesota office is where the VP is over Networks, Database, and Telco which will report to the VP Infrastructure.

Industry experience is not key for these roles. They are more interested in folks who have worked in shared service environments or managed multiple locations.

From an IT perspective- most of the products they use are buy and customize- alot of their solutions are partnering with the business to customize. Commonality and scalability- economies of scale is key......where do commonalities make sense? They use base code tools that can be configured in multiple ways.
The culture is very much innovative and creative. It is a very flat organization with substantial growth over the past 5 years. traditionally they dont have people managing people.

The culture is NOT process for process sake so someone who has worked in highly process oriented cultures may not fair well. These roles will need to look at where do controals and processes need to be put in place and than partner with the other key peer roles and some remote business users to put in process and controls. Right now they are somewhat unstructured and not highly process driven.

 

 

 

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