Candidate Profile #105187

Illinois – Chicago Area – Bank IT Director

• Years of Related Experience: 30
• Minimum Salary: $165K
• Work Area:  Chicago, Illinois
• Experience:
  • Developed and adhered to a $2M+ IT budget and communicated the long-term strategic direction of IT assets to senior management.
  • Collaborated with credit union CEO and SVP Operations to determine the impact of significant purchases on the bottom line.
  • Coordinated internal/external systems vulnerability assessment and analysis, reviewed results, implemented changes, and presented findings to CEO and SVP Operations.
  • Developed and maintained security and disaster recovery programs.
  • Supported internal customers with requirements definition and solution planning to accomplish yearly departmental and organization-wide goals.
  • Instituted an automated tracking program to serve internal and external customers better.
  • Acted as Project Manager for new branch openings in multiple years.
  • Negotiated all vendor proposals for equipment and security systems.
  • Ordered MPLS service, all required POTS lines, and necessary computer equipment, coordinated and oversaw the installation of all equipment, and supervised the construction firm in installing electrical and data communication needs.
  • Responsible for conversion of imaging system from tape to SAN (storage area network) system.
  • Determined project requirements with vendor and analyzed solutions for storage space requirements, negotiated hardware pricing, oversaw hardware installation and data migration to a new platform checked newly migrated data for accuracy.
  • Maintained and tested the Company’s Disaster Recovery System.
  • Initiated the EMV technology (Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) transition project, resulting in enhanced card security.
  • Extensive multiple hardware and software experience, including Jack Henry.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems
• Reference #:  105187
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