Jeffrey Foster
Franklin Lakes,NJ
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Director of Information Technology
Rallye Motor Company, Inc.
04.2010 - 05.2024
- Developed and implemented technical application support and information technology policies and procedures that advanced investment needs, outcomes and performance measurements to balance continuous innovation with responsible risk-taking.
- Analyzed department and job-related functionality requirements to align technology priorities with business needs.
- Cultivated highly-regarded technology services organization that sustained culture of respect, collective pride and individual and group professional development.
- Stayed abreast of technology advancements, emerging standards, and IS regulations to meet strategic technology goals.
- Developed, tracked, and controlled information technology operating budgets and cost and benefit analyses for IT spending initiatives.
- Prioritized framework to evaluate technology and regulate communication with business stakeholders.
- Developed and maintained service level agreements for strategic applications and measured performance against objectives.
- Deployed, monitored and maintained system installation, upgrades and network integration.
- Performed regular audits and tests of infrastructure and applications.
- Documented and analyzed processes and procedures and adhered to regulatory guidance.
- Identified opportunities for application optimization, redesign and development and troubleshot and resolved user and application issues.
- Implemented, created and tested disaster recovery and business continuity plans and maintained appropriate back-up system.
- Fostered positive working environment that encouraged innovation, collaboration and accountability and managed end-user needs with functional and security responsibilities.
- Analyzed network security and current infrastructure, assessing areas in need of improvement.
- Implemented and maintained technology and software budget.
- Liaised with other departments to minimize network interruptions and possible downtimes.
- Led technical upgrade projects for clients by working and coordinating with consultants and developers for integrations.
- Identified computer hardware and network system issues, performing troubleshooting techniques for remediation.
- Wrote strategic business plans outlining need for departmental information technology resources.
- Coordinated secure system access of users to various department systems and platforms.
- Managed life cycle replacement of hardware and software.
Senior Project Manager
UBS Financial Services, Inc
02.2007 - 03.2010
- Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
- Oversaw large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress, and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to determine timely delivery and compliance of project requirements.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and implemented corrective measures to acquire success.
- Crafted and maintained project plans and schedules to meet organizational objectives.
- Developed and led multi-disciplinary team to redefine problems and reach solutions based on different perspectives.
- Provided outstanding service to clients through effective communication and prompt issue resolution to facilitate future business opportunities.
- Developed and maintained project budgets to control costs and meet organizational and project goals.
- Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.
- Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
- Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
- Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
- Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
- Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress, and technical problems.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
Chief Technology Officer
RxHope, Inc.
01.2003 - 01.2007
- Reviewed and assessed architecture design, implementation, testing, and deployment needs to identify project requirements and costs.
- Guided implementation of company-wide enterprise security strategy for network and hardware, disaster recovery and endpoint protection.
- Negotiated software support contracts to drive cost savings.
- Delivered effective integrations of warehouse management system software applications to centrally manage tasks.
- Authored service level agreements for help desk operations.
- Managed and reduced IT spending to support budgeting processes and TCO modeling procedures.
- Analyzed network security and current infrastructure, assessing areas in need of improvement.
- Installed, configured, tested and maintained operating systems, application software, and system management tools.
- Designed and led implementation of company-wide enterprise security strategy for network and hardware security, disaster recovery, data protection and information access across all major systems.
- Interviewed, hired and trained staff, leading performance reviews, and offering constructive feedback.
Timeline
Director of Information Technology
Rallye Motor Company, Inc.
04.2010 - 05.2024
Senior Project Manager
UBS Financial Services, Inc
02.2007 - 03.2010
Chief Technology Officer
RxHope, Inc.
01.2003 - 01.2007
- Myers-Briggs, Managerial Success Training
- Cisco Certified Network Associate, CSCO10127256
- Dale Carnegie, Communication for Emerging Leaders
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
Dowling College
Summary
Senior Information Technology Professional in the Automotive Industry supporting a >$500 Million dollar company. Savvy information technology and systems Manager with 15+ years of technical expertise in applying strategic direction, practical implementation and support to accomplish corporate IT and data security initiatives.
Skills
- Network administration
- Infrastructure design
- Local access network planning
- Information technology management
- Enterprise architecture
- Information security
- Product lifecycle management
- Project management
- Technical support management
- Data retention
- Disaster recovery
- Business continuity planning
- Risk mitigation planning
- Information confidentiality
- Team development
- Digital solutions
- Quality assurance
- Technical support oversight
- IT service management
- Change management
- Documentation and reporting
- IT resource use
- IT risk management
- Cybersecurity best practices
- Operating system management
- BYOD program administration
Certification
- Myers-Briggs, Managerial Success Training
- Cisco Certified Network Associate, CSCO10127256
- Dale Carnegie, Communication for Emerging Leaders
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
Dowling College
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