Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Timeline
Generic

Linda Prinz

Summary

Seasoned Enterprise, Infrastructure technology Leader with 27+ years’ experience. Strong experience in implementing Strategic business by technology modernization initiatives. Trusted technical advisor, thought leadership to translate technology solutions into business value. Proven leadership to lead cross functional technical architects interfacing with global teams. Mentor technical SMEs to deliver business value. Talented Solutions Architect to drive successful development efforts and meet mission-critical business needs. Skilled project manager and team leader with an organized and decisive approach. Asset management leader in Software End of Support lifecycle governance.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Director, Solutions Architect

Broadridge Financial Services
01.2018 - 06.2023
  • Extensive experience in providing detailed specifications and designs for proposed solutions across multiple business units and work with cross functional teams to assist in execution. Work across the enterprise to solve complex business problems, help adapt to newer technologies and products. This involves partnering with 3rd party vendors, budget projections, planning, design, and documentation for implementation.
  • Recommended technology upgrades to improve client security.

Director, Server Engineering

Broadridge Financial Solutions
10.2015 - 01.2018

    Proficiency in the design and delivery of cost-effective, high availability information technology infrastructures for production systems to address complex business problems. Extensive qualifications in all facets of project life cycle, from initial feasibility analysis and design through documentation, deployment, staff training and support. Networking, telecommunications and systems backgrounds with proven ability to build and manage creative, highly energized, focus teams.

    Authored best practices documentation for use in new personnel onboarding processes.

    Assessed personnel performance and implemented incentives and team-building events to boost morale.

Sr. Technical Consultant, Server Support Manager

Broadridge Financial Services
02.2011 - 10.2015
    • Perform troubleshooting, performance and capacity tuning Installation, maintenance, and tuning of Windows systems.
    • Install and implement Windows operating software and associated components Support of IIS, .Net, Coldfusion and middleware applications in a Windows environment 24x7 support of environment with high client impact hosting sites.
    • Coached employees through day-to-day work and complex problems.
    • Set priorities and problem-solved workflow issues to maintain rapport with customers and managers.
    • Collaborated with other teams to identify and resolve server issues quickly and professionally.
    • Developed technical requirement documentation for new software products.
    • Assessed personnel performance and implemented incentives and team-building events to boost morale.

Tech Lead- Technical Network Consultant

Broadridge Financial Solutions
08.2009 - 03.2011
  • Investigated system issues and implemented resolutions to reduce downtime.
  • Assessed business requirements to create focused solutions.
  • Maintained authoritative knowledge through continued education and ongoing training.
  • Improved systems with addition of new features and infrastructure.

Sr. Network Analyst

Broadridge Financial Services
08.2004 - 03.2011

Network Analyst

Automatic Data Processing - Brokerage Services
02.1996 - 08.2004

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Data Processing Technology

SUNY Farmingdale
Farmingdale, NY

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

Briarcliffe College
Bethpage, NY

Business Management - BA Program

Dowling College
Oakdale, NY

Configuring And Managing Windows Servers

Global Knowledge

Skills

  • Infrastructure Architecture and Design
  • Windows & Linux Servers
  • Project Requirements Analysis
  • Mentoring, Coaching and Training
  • Infrastructure Solutions
  • Security Design
  • Risk Assessment
  • Standards Management
  • Documentation
  • Capacity and Scalability Planning

Accomplishments


  • Reduced the number of assets with software that was already end of support by 50%. Created Software Governance Dashboards - These dashboards showed the assets that had software that were already end of support and those that would be end of support in the next 18 months.
  • Created standardization policies to standardize software and versions
  • Created design blueprints for SQL and Oracle servers
  • Designed Virtual infrastructure to reduce the footprint of physical servers. All server refreshes would become virtualized.
  • Managed staff team of 5 - 6 associates as well as consultants.
  • Reduced Costs and increased performance for virtual guests by performing capacity analysis by server ecosystem. Some servers were over provisioned and poorly configured.






Timeline

Director, Solutions Architect

Broadridge Financial Services
01.2018 - 06.2023

Director, Server Engineering

Broadridge Financial Solutions
10.2015 - 01.2018

Sr. Technical Consultant, Server Support Manager

Broadridge Financial Services
02.2011 - 10.2015

Tech Lead- Technical Network Consultant

Broadridge Financial Solutions
08.2009 - 03.2011

Sr. Network Analyst

Broadridge Financial Services
08.2004 - 03.2011

Network Analyst

Automatic Data Processing - Brokerage Services
02.1996 - 08.2004

Associate of Applied Science - Data Processing Technology

SUNY Farmingdale

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

Briarcliffe College

Business Management - BA Program

Dowling College

Configuring And Managing Windows Servers

Global Knowledge

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Linda Prinz