Sean Skorupa
Wyckoff,USA
Summary
Dynamic IT Leader with over 10 years of experience in managing technical teams to support corporate, manufacturing, distribution, government and retail operations. Demonstrates exceptional communication skills and a professional demeanor, effectively engaging stakeholders at all levels. Expertise in team development, business process improvement, and productivity enhancement, with a proven history of successfully overseeing complex business initiatives from inception to completion. Committed to driving strategic objectives and fostering innovation within the organization.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Network Operations Manager
Port Authority of NY and NJ
Jersey City, NJ
07.2024 - Current
- Managing a team of three network engineers and two low voltage technicians to maintain over 35 public and government facilities.
- Overseeing support operations for six shipping ports, four airports, four bridges, two tunnels, railways and the World Trade Center.
- Administering management tasks for an extensive network of 3000+ devices.
- Implementing Cisco Catalyst Center and SolarWinds network monitoring suite for enhanced oversight.
- Conducting comprehensive analysis of operating procedures and developed strategies to streamline operations.
- Strengthening relationships, reviewed contracts and clarified expectations with technical partners.
- Collaborating with network architecture and project management teams on more than 100 IT initiatives.
- Researching emerging technologies to help identify adoptable solutions for improvement.
Project Manager / L3 Network Engineer
Kering America
Wayne, NJ
01.2023 - 07.2024
- Facilitated seamless technology transformation across the United States, Latin America, and Canada by managing high-impact networking projects, including Fortigate SD-WAN and Meraki solutions.
- Managed vendor and technical partner relationships, ensuring satisfactory delivery of contracted services
- Developed innovative approaches and mechanisms to achieve parallel project milestones
- Architected project roadmaps to provide accurate forecasting, gauge progress and set realistic expectations
- Strategized with PMO teams and account managers on improving operational procedures and processes
- Refining internal SoP’s to increase service delivery and client satisfaction
Sr. Manager / Manager Network Operations
GAF Materials Corp
Parsippany, NJ
06.2012 - 09.2021
- Company Overview: (21 years)
- Led a team of six direct reports and five indirect reports providing round-the-clock network support for over 5,000 users across more than 50 locations.
- Tracked the status of more than 2000 networking components.
- Managed the oversight of yearly budgets for capital projects totaling between $4M and $6M.
- Cultivated and nurtured strong working relationships with technical partners, service providers, and equipment vendors.
- Reviewed Statements of Work, developed Requests for Proposal and finalized service agreements.
- Enforced compliance with both internal and external service level agreements while monitoring key performance indicators.
- Ensured ongoing business continuity through the implementation of high availability hardware setups, effective use of FHRP protocols such as VRRP and HSRP, varied circuits, IP service level agreements, and comprehensive disaster recovery strategies.
- Strategized regularly with executive teams on pinpointing and addressing technical inefficiencies.
- Kept current with emerging technologies like NAC, SDN, SASE/SD-WAN.
Sr. Network Engineer
GAF Materials Corp
01.2007 - 01.2012
- Configured Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, Wireless LAN Controllers, Wireless Access Points, Access Control Systems, cellular gateways and WAN Optimization appliances, such as Riverbeds, Bluecoats
- Monitored and maintained the network using tools such as SolarWinds, Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco WCS
- Performed wireless active and passive site surveys including spectrum analysis (802.11 and Cellular), using tools such as AirMagnet, Ekahau and Cisco Spectrum Expert (Clean Air)
- Developed DC, MDF and IDF spaces, including generating elevation drawings, identifying power and cooling needs, racking and stacking equipment, installing ladder racks, running fiber and copper cables
Education
BA - Leadership and Professional Studies
William Paterson University
Wayne, NJ08.2025
Certificate Program - Management Essentials
Harvard Business School
01.2024
Certificate Program - Project Management
Cornell University
01.2024
AAS - Network Administration
Passaic College
Passaic, NJ01.2007
Diploma - Computer Technical Support
Chubb Technical Institute
Parsippany, NJ01.2000
Skills
- Project Management
- Leadership
- Communication
- Network Management
- Vendor Management
- Strategic Planning
- Continuous Improvement
Professional Accomplishments
- Managed switching and cabling refresh projects involving 70+ business locations, resulting in better system performance, improved reliability and increased production.
- Led an initiative to implement a Unified Cisco wireless networking infrastructure across the organization to facilitate the adoption of a wireless warehouse management system (WMS), dramatically increasing inventory accuracy and order fulfillment.
- Governed the implementation of a Fortigate SD-WAN solution, increasing network security, performance and reliability.
- Generated an estimated $100k- $200k in annual cost savings each year through the absorption of previously outsourced project work and contract renegotiations.
- Directed the technical development of two new offsite datacenters, eight Greenfield manufacturing plants, nine distribution facilities and a new corporate global headquarters.
- Facilitated the migration of core business applications to the cloud (Azure, GCP) for increased flexibility and fault tolerance.
- Architected the seamless technical transitions of multiple business acquisitions.
- Operated as a member of a Disaster Recovery (DR) and Change Management board.
Additional Work History
- Career Break - planned time off to take care of two young children - (Sep 2021 - Dec 2022)
- Windows Server Administrator - GAF Materials Corp - (Apr 2005 – Feb 2007)
- Desktop Support Supervisor - GAF Materials Corp. - (Jan 2003 – Apr 2005)
- Desktop Support Technician - GAF Materials Corp - (Oct 2000 – Jan 2003)
- United States Navy - Aviation Electronics Technician – Petty Officer Second Class -(Dec 1995 - Dec 1999)
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- ITIL (V3-Foundations)
- CCNA
- Ekahau ECSE Wireless Troubleshooting
- CWNA
- CWSP
- Offensive Security Wireless Professional (OSWP)
- AirMagnet Certified Wireless Design Expert
- MCP (x3)
- CompTia A+
- CompTia Network+
Timeline
Network Operations Manager
Port Authority of NY and NJ
07.2024 - Current
Project Manager / L3 Network Engineer
Kering America
01.2023 - 07.2024
Sr. Manager / Manager Network Operations
GAF Materials Corp
06.2012 - 09.2021
Sr. Network Engineer
GAF Materials Corp
01.2007 - 01.2012
BA - Leadership and Professional Studies
William Paterson University
Certificate Program - Management Essentials
Harvard Business School
Certificate Program - Project Management
Cornell University
AAS - Network Administration
Passaic College
Diploma - Computer Technical Support
Chubb Technical Institute
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