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Robert George
Senior IT Executive
Bordentown,NJ
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Strategic and driven IT executive with significant global experience in IT. A proven track record of success in functional and commercial strategy, business integrations, and leading project development that contributes to the growth of the organization. Demonstrated expertise in balancing operational efficiencies, business growth, and client satisfaction. Results-oriented leader, recognized for the ability to effectively combine corporate objectives and values with personal and professional goals. Consistently introduce key technology solutions to meet the changing needs of a dynamic business environment. Strong communication skills and the ability to convey complex technical concepts and solutions to technical and non-technical audiences. Currently, I am working toward CISSP certification.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Director of IT
Checkpoint Systems
Thorofare, NJ
06.2017 - 09.2025
- A strategic hands-on executive responsible for creating and executing a global corporate roadmap for IT.
- Responsible for regional budgets for IT, Telecommunications, and Facilities.
- Manages a team that is responsible for all facets of IT, including infrastructure, cybersecurity, applications, customer integration and application development in North America to support all lines of business.
- Responsible for leading and supporting Checkpoint’s global security team and managing IT projects for all locations at Checkpoint including business continuity and disaster recovery initiatives.
- Partner with senior executives to build a global IT roadmap to enhance infrastructure, cybersecurity, and application development to meet business needs.
- Includes M&A integration experience.
- Implementation of MS Intune, Defender, and Entra to enable Zero-Trust for endpoints utilizing ME5 Office licenses.
- Built and led high-performing IT teams across architecture, infrastructure, and cybersecurity, fostering a culture of innovation and accountability while mentoring staff across multiple regions.
- Managed regional IT budgets, supporting telecommunications and facilities operations.
- Build IT strategy via Checkpoint global security council with senior IT leaders for investment alignment.
- Managed Office 365, CyberArk MFA, and Proofpoint globally, supporting 12,000+ corporate employees.
- Created a global development team to utilize and grow Microsoft Power Platform across all divisions.
- Implemented Rapid7 IVM/IDR for comprehensive global security monitoring and reporting.
- Negotiated contracts saving over $600k, optimizing budget over agreement lifespan.
- Architect and manage voice servers and call center applications for North America.
Director IT Architecture
Checkpoint Systems
Thorofare, NJ
03.1999 - 06.2017
- Manage a global Network Architecture team which is responsible for making the final decision on investments and security for the global infrastructure.
- Reporting directly to the CIO and working directly with Program Managers for each LOB to coordinate and accommodate their needs to include in the infrastructure design.
- Manage corporate compliance regarding global infrastructure and security.
- Responsible for the architectural design of global critical business application systems to ensure SLA's and corporate security goals are met.
- Responsible for all corporate infrastructure investments included in a $15 million budget and for regional telecommunications and facilities budgets totaling over $4 million.
- Responsible for selecting and managing outsourcing vendors for hosting customer-facing applications such as e-commerce, Oracle, and SAP.
- Manage, monitor, and maintain all email systems and their security.
- Created RFP’s and negotiated with vendors to project manage and replace aging equipment for global infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience managing and maintaining the corporate network infrastructure globally.
- Worked in our German office as Operations Manager for 1 year to organize and build SLA’s to better meet business needs.
Network Administrator
Carrier Foundation
Belle Mead, NJ
01.1997 - 03.1999
- Worked as the administrator for all on campus and off campus network equipment and provided 3rd level support for all desktops.
- Provided 1st level support for upgrading phone system.
- Experience with manage HIPAA compliance within the organization.
- Managed and maintained a 500 node Novell and Windows network.
- Responsible for backups, DNS, DHCP, and account security.
- Key member of Y2K project that started in 1998.
- Managed all network upgrades to compliant levels.
- Implemented MS SQL Reporting server for HIS end user reports.
- Managed Microsoft Mail account creation and email routing.
- Key decision maker on migrating from MSMail to Novell Groupwise.
- The decision was based on price per user and functionality.
- Managed Dial-in Shiva LanRover for remote users and Dial-out for banking applications.
- Implemented WAN/LAN to 5 satellite offices throughout New Jersey.
- Includes router configuration, CSU/DSU configuration, network cabling and termination, remote printing, and dial backup.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Skills
- Global IT Management
- Process Improvement
- Strategic Planning
- Collaboration
- Corporate Compliance
- Project Management
- Cybersecurity
- Operations and Infrastructure
- Budgeting and Planning
- Vendor Management
- M&A Leadership
- Mentorship
Interests
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Timeline
Sr. Director of IT - Checkpoint Systems
06.2017 - 09.2025
Director IT Architecture - Checkpoint Systems
03.1999 - 06.2017
Network Administrator - Carrier Foundation
01.1997 - 03.1999
The College of New Jersey - Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering