St Louis, Missouri, United States
A senior sourcing professional, with years of negotiation and vendor management experience with a large fortune 500 firm. A deep technical background in network architecture and client/server systems allows me to fully understand the requirements and risks of large IT procurements and enables me to design and execute solid contracts which maximize savings and minimize risk while managing large, complex vendor relationships at all levels of the organization.
Responsible for defining and maintaining strategic IS Network and Security partnerships: - Coordination of cross-functional teams to develop requirements, evaluate potential solutions, assess legal and business risk and conduct detailed cost analyses. -Negotiation of business and legal contract terms for all engagements. Creation and finalization of contract documents that are tailored to the specific needs of each engagement. -Interfacing with C-level executives and legal resources from both sides to obtain buy-in and agreement and ensure that contracts fully meet the needs of our firm. -Management of relationships with current technology partners to ensure maximum performance and adherence to negotiated terms over time. Responsible for managing contracts in excess of $100M annually.
Responsible for researching and implementing next generation networking solutions and designing the deployment strategies for these technologies over a multi-year timeframe.
Provided level 3 technical support and supervision of real-time problem resolution for a large, national, next generation fiber optic network.
Provided IS consulting services to large US companies, designing network and Microsoft systems solutions, assessment of existing environments and recommendations for optimization.
Developed and deployed a custom built software distribution system to help deploy a standard PC workstation build to a high volume of workstations. Helped research and implement the Tivoli network management platform, integrating support for Windows, Unix and mainframe platforms.