Summary
Overview
Work History
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Early Career
Executive Core Strengths
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Christopher Crane

Rockville,CT

Summary

Dynamic IT Infrastructure Managing Director with a proven track record at NLC Insurance Companies, excelling in cybersecurity strategy and disaster recovery planning. Spearheaded enterprise-wide initiatives, including a successful Guidewire rollout and Zero Trust SASE implementation, while fostering cross-functional team leadership and innovation management to drive operational excellence.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

IT Infrastructure Managing Director

NLC Insurance Companies
01.2015 - Current
  • Executive owner of enterprise IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, Citrix VDI, telephony, and operations.
  • Authored and implemented WISP aligned with NIST CSF and FFIEC.
  • Directed Guidewire enterprise rollout across four centers.
  • Redesigned Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity programs.

IT Infrastructure Manager

Pratt & Whitney / EcoServices
01.2012 - 01.2015
  • Led infrastructure divestiture and Zero Trust SASE implementation.
  • Delivered Citrix, Juniper Mist AI, and virtualization platforms.

IT Infrastructure Project Manager

STR / UL-STR
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Managed global infrastructure programs and SOX compliance.

Project Manager / Network Lead

Philips – Raytel / LifeLine
01.2008 - 01.2010
  • Designed enterprise data centers and MPLS networks.

Senior Project Manager / Engineer

Rexel / Capitol Light & Supply
01.2005 - 01.2008
  • Managed $3.5M infrastructure and VoIP programs.

Skills

  • IT infrastructure management
  • Cybersecurity strategy
  • Disaster recovery planning
  • Business continuity planning
  • VDI implementation
  • Project management
  • team leadership
  • risk assessment
  • change management
  • Innovation management
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Mentoring and training
  • Budget development
  • Operations management

Early Career

  • Open Solutions, Inc.
  • IKON Office Solutions
  • Prudential / Aetna
  • IBM Global Services

Executive Core Strengths

  • Enterprise IT Infrastructure & Operations Leadership
  • Cybersecurity Strategy & Regulatory Compliance (NIST, FFIEC, WISP)
  • Data Center, DR & Business Continuity
  • Network Architecture (LAN/WAN/MPLS/SASE)
  • Cloud, Virtualization & VDI (Citrix, VMware, Hyper-V)
  • Program & Portfolio Management (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall)
  • M&A / Divestiture IT Integration
  • Vendor, Contract & Multi-Million-Dollar Budget Management

Timeline

IT Infrastructure Managing Director

NLC Insurance Companies
01.2015 - Current

IT Infrastructure Manager

Pratt & Whitney / EcoServices
01.2012 - 01.2015

IT Infrastructure Project Manager

STR / UL-STR
01.2010 - 01.2012

Project Manager / Network Lead

Philips – Raytel / LifeLine
01.2008 - 01.2010

Senior Project Manager / Engineer

Rexel / Capitol Light & Supply
01.2005 - 01.2008
Christopher Crane