Profile of Erik Gerard Over 16 years working in technology including almost 8 years of management, and willing to travel up to 75%, Experienced with High Availability Cloud & Utility Computing.

Erik Gerard ( Available )

Novelty, OH - 44072 USA

Expertise :	Over 16 years working in technology including almost 8 years of management, and willing to travel up to 75%, Experienced with High Availability Cloud & Utility Computing.
Status :	Citizen
Job Type :	All -
Position :

My name is Erik Gerard and I am a results-oriented IT Director with over 16 years working in technology including almost 8 years of management and I'm willing to travel up to 75%.

I've been able to save companies millions of dollars by implementing Cloud & Utility Computing and am experienced in turning fragile, problematic IT infrastructure, into high availability environments reaching 99.99% through strategic & tactical planning.

I've successfully managed $20 million budget within 1% of forecast and was instrumental in leading a nationwide restructuring of IT operations by championing focus on technology synergies with team member skills to optimize resource utilization.

My name is Erik Gerard and I'm looking for a new opportunity that can benefit from my experience and capabilities.

Resume

About Me

Summary

Information Technology Director or Senior Manager
Highly successful IT professional with history of leading enterprise-level solutions for high availability environments.
Over 16 years working in technology, almost 8 years of management and willing to travel up to 75%.
Devised and implemented Utility Computing models for SQL, Oracle, Java Web and .NET Web infrastructure, resulting in savings totaling millions of dollars across hardware, software, licensing and power, decreasing time-to-market for internal business partners.
Example : Secured funding and drove implementation of a SQL Utility generating $8.6 million and 160 KW of savings in the first 8 months by populating with almost 700 databases. Kaiser Permanente 2008
Achieved significant improvements to system uptime, turn-around of fragile yet mission-critical Citrix environment to achieve 99.99% availability ; supported 40% growth to 73000 concurrent sessions while realizing 47% reduction in downtime. Kaiser Permanente 2007 managed $20 million budget in 4% of 2007 forecast through careful resource management and planning, with a variance of only 1% in 2008. Kaiser Permanente 2008
Instrumental in leading nationwide restructuring of IT operations ; championed focus on technology synergies with team member skills to optimize resource utilization. Kaiser Permanente 2006 motivated and seasoned professional with demonstrated success devising high-level strategies and tactical implementation plans to address a range of business needs. Keen ability to liaise with culturally diverse colleagues and clients to facilitate consensus-building and collaboration creating a shared vision. Technically sophisticated with commitment to researching and assessing new and emerging applications and tools to create long-term results. Proven ability to integrate applications with existing architectures and minimize service disruptions. Team-oriented leader, adept at mentoring staff and developing successful performance development plans leading to highly productive teams.

Employment

2008 - 2007

Citrix iForum/Synergy : and 2006

Strategic Planning
Process Development
Integrated Solutions Full Cycle Project Management
Results-oriented Leadership
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Relationship Building
Communication and Reporting

June, 2005 - June, 2009
Senior Manager

Enterprise Engineering Kaiser Permanente

August, 2004 - August, 2005
Senior Software System Programmer

Team Lead or Progressive Insurance

June, 2001 - June, 2004
Senior System Engineer

Cleveland Clinic Health Systems

June, 1994 - June, 2001
Senior System Engineer

Quality of Service Manager or PC Guru , Inc

Education

Professional Development : Situational Leadership Training II ~ Facilitative Leadership ~ Exercising Influence for Managers ~ Managing Your Workforce ~ 6 Sigma and Process Cycles ~ Critical Thinking Skills for Managing ~ Sandler Sales Training ~ Traveled to 45 countries
Kent State University ~ Business and Communications coursework .

Training

Professional Development : Situational Leadership Training II ~ Facilitative Leadership ~ Exercising Influence for Managers ~ Managing Your Workforce ~ 6 Sigma and Process Cycles ~ Critical Thinking Skills for Managing ~ Sandler Sales Training ~ Traveled to 45 countries

Microsoft Certified Professional MCP , Certified Novell Engineer CNE , Citrix Certified Administrator CCA .

Detailed resume and references available upon request .