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Steven Petrillo

Suffern,USA

Summary

Seasoned technology professional with over 30 years of experience in infrastructure design, management, and strategic planning. Specializes in cloud transformation, datacenter design and migration, infrastructure analysis and transformation, and security solutions with a strong background in leading multi-regional teams. Proven ability to deliver strategic insights and solutions for financial institutions.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Migration Architect

8th Avenue Grocer
Minneapolis, MN
12.2023 - Current
  • Work with the client to analyze their current infrastructure and develop a set of high-level strategies to move to a flexible multi-cloud solution set
  • Use the high-level migration strategies to drill down on how to achieve this within an ambitious 12-month timeframe
  • Manage a team of systems engineers, with the goal of migrating physical servers from one datacenter provider to virtual servers with another datacenter provider
  • Inventory 300 physical servers, with the aim to develop a migration plan from legacy RHEL systems to Ubuntu within a 12-month period
  • Determine the number of virtual machines that will be deployed into a new private cloud environment and those that will be deployed into the new datacenter provider’s multi-tenant cloud environment
  • Develop and execute on an OS migration timeline, that allows the seamless move of RHEL systems to Ubuntu
  • Develop and execute a server migration timeline, that moves systems from physical to virtual machines
  • Partner with other engineering groups to achieve a cohesive migration schedule
  • Partner with applications development teams to inventory applications to migrate and when they can be scheduled for migration
  • Implement a single CMDB structure to capture all related migration information, so as to do away with multiple sources of infrastructure and application information
  • Spin up an architecture team aimed at looking at public cloud providers and how they can be used after the initial datacenter migrations
  • Review and update DR operational plans, as new infrastructure solutions are brought online

Founder and Chief Consultant

Petrillo Consulting
Suffern, NY
02.2016 - Current
  • Founder of a consulting practice aimed at de-mystifying the “Cloud” and helping clients get the most out of their technology dollar
  • Act as a strategic advisor to support client initiatives from the pre-sales through implementation phases
  • Help clients move or transform their monolithic infrastructure into solutions that are flexible and able to change as their business changes
  • CTO on demand capabilities for firms that do not have a CTO on staff full time but need technology direction
  • Assist clients in developing plans around datacenter build outs and moves/relocations
  • This includes power, cooling, networking, server, storage, and any other options
  • Provide consulting expertise in helping clients analyze and develop hybrid cloud strategies
  • Analyze client DR/BCP strategies and help achieve a flexible set of solutions that address all aspects of a client’s business
  • Partnering with technology implementation firms, to develop solutions from conception through implementation

Datacenter Migration Architect

Large Healthcare Firm
, MD
09.2022 - 07.2023
  • Company Overview: in MD
  • Charged with the migration of a physical datacenter into 3 discrete work efforts: a managed mainframe service, a physical colocation facility, and an AWS cloud service
  • Charged with the design of technical architectures and solutions in the areas of public/private/hybrid cloud, pure hosting, security services, colocation services, managed DR/resiliency, business continuity, and IP connectivity
  • Partner with business clients to complete business impact analysis, IT transformation, and develop cloud migration strategies based on results of cloud assessments
  • Develop a migration strategy that looks at the 3 discrete work efforts and how/when they can move
  • Responsible for the design and implementation of a firm wide data management strategy that reduces the dependence on tape backup in favor of disk-based solutions
  • Partner with LoB applications development and infrastructure engineering teams to ensure technical architectures are put in place in the most effective manner
  • Defined a strategy to update BCP and DR plans to meet the challenges of the new solutions being developed
  • Interviewed key business leaders to see what their priorities are on a day-to-day basis
  • This gets fed into updating BCP plans for the entire organization
  • In MD

Solutions Consultant

Amulet Hotkey
New York, NY
02.2020 - 12.2021
  • Trusted technical advisor to a large portfolio of clients within the NY/NJ territory, across the financial, medical, healthcare, and media and entertainment verticals
  • Provide SME expertise in the use of next generation Amulet Hotkey remote workstation solutions
  • Pre-sales investigation of client solutions and objectives, aimed at providing a detailed technical solution utilizing Amulet Hotkey remote control and computing solutions
  • Provide 1st and 2nd level support of client solutions, including new solution implementation and configuration and ongoing support when needed
  • Develop partnerships with technology providers, to enhance overall Amulet Hotkey solutions
  • Charged with helping clients develop DR resiliency strategies, that incorporate BIAs from the business side
  • Look at DR architectural landscape and define end to end DR solutions that can be utilized, both on-premises and in the cloud

Senior Solutions Engineer

TierPoint
Hawthorne, NY
02.2017 - 03.2020
  • Trusted technical advisor to a large portfolio of clients within the NY/NJ/CT/PA territory, across many different business verticals
  • Charged with the design of technical architectures and solutions in the areas of public/private/hybrid cloud, pure hosting, security services, colocation services, managed DR/resiliency, and IP connectivity
  • Partners with clients to complete IT transformations and develop cloud migration strategies based on results of cloud assessments
  • Partner with clients to define technical architectures that support their various businesses
  • Provide SME expertise in the design and deployment of services within the AWS cloud
  • Partner with product development and architecture teams to develop latest generation of private cloud solutions
  • Teamed with product managers to “productize” several key offerings designed to move clients from colocation solutions and managed hosting solutions to virtualized (cloud) solutions

Solutions Engineer

Internap
New York, NY
01.2013 - 01.2016
  • Trusted technical advisor to a large portfolio of clients within the NY territory, across many different business verticals
  • Partnered with clients to handle datacenter build outs and relocations, from NYC to NJ facilities
  • Partnered with clients to provide disaster recovery and managed resiliency options
  • Partnered with clients to define and deliver high quality DevOps/SysOps functionality within the Internap public cloud
  • Partnered with many high-profile Ad Tech firms to define online and mobile strategies, aimed at increasing product awareness for many different buyers
  • Teamed with product management team to “productize” several key offerings designed to provide clients intra-datacenter and inter-datacenter connectivity to the whole suite of Internap service offerings
  • 2nd ranked SE globally in terms of gross sales in 2014 and 2015
  • 4th ranked SE globally in terms of gross sales, after only 8 months of working for Internap in 2013
  • Supported 3rd ranked account executive globally, in addition to other account executives

Data Center Architect

Bank Leumi
New York, NY
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Responsible for the design of two new datacenters that provides Bank Leumi with increased capacity and resiliency than current solutions
  • Managed the overall datacenter implementation project timeline and deliverables
  • Managed a total of 12 engineers tasked with the build out of the datacenter infrastructure
  • Managed the outside contractors tasked with facilities build out, including power and cooling
  • Responsible for the design of a new Active Directory environment, designed to support not only North American branch locations but also to incorporate expansion opportunities in South America
  • Responsible for the design and implementation of a firm wide data management strategy that reduces the dependence on tape backup in favor of disk-based solutions
  • Developed a strategy to move BL from a locked down Internet access solution to one that is accessible from every user’s desktop in a secure and managed fashion

Solutions Architect/Data Center Architect

JP Morgan Chase
Jersey City, NJ
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Responsible for virtualization strategies within the Asset Management LoB for JPMC
  • Responsible for Windows strategies within the Asset Management LoB for JPMC
  • Partner with LoB applications development and infrastructure engineering teams to ensure corporate wide strategies are put in place in the most effective manner
  • Partner with firm’s overall technology group to define and deliver a full-scale virtualized solutions model that allows JPMC to offer grid computing as an IaaS solution
  • Team with business owners to determine the most effective use of project funding on a case by case basis
  • Manage the build out of two independent datacenters, in NJ and VA

Solutions Design Engineer

Savvis Communications
Weehawken, NJ
01.2010 - 01.2011
  • Responsible for the design of managed and cloud computing solutions for tier 1 financial institutions
  • Partner with clients to define technical architectures that support their various businesses
  • Work in a pre-sales capacity in supporting the financial vertical of Savvis
  • Provide SME expertise in storage solutions, data management and security, managed resiliency, and enterprise replication strategies
  • Defined and delivered a full-scale business model that allows Savvis to sell high performance grid computing as an IaaS solution
  • Teamed with product managers to “productize” several key offerings designed to move clients from colocation solutions and managed hosting solutions to virtualized (cloud) solutions
  • Developed an application virtualization offering that allows clients to utilize Citrix solutions without the costly need for infrastructure and licensing
  • Teamed with storage product management to define and develop the next generation of storage and data management solutions
  • Architected and designed a complete online banking replacement for a tier 1 financial firm, that spanned 2 independent datacenters, along with WAN and storage requirements
  • Architected and designed an infrastructure recovery solution for a tier 1 financial firm, utilizing a combination of the firm’s own recovery strategies with Savvis solutions layered on top

Director, Systems Engineering

HedgeServ
New York, NY
01.2008 - 01.2010
  • Responsible for the management of a diverse group of engineers who are experienced with all facets of technology engineering
  • This includes enterprise systems (Windows, Linux, Solaris), enterprise storage (EMC), and enterprise networking (Cisco)
  • Designed a strategy to allow HedgeServ offerings to be used in a SaaS architecture
  • Designed and engineered the second generation of HedgeServ’s “Hosted” architecture, comprised of blade technology, FC based SAN storage, advanced 10 gig networking, and other robust infrastructure components
  • Defined an infrastructure virtualization effort around the use of VMware ESX 3.x to become the foundation of the firm’s application solution
  • Engineered the implementation of next generation OS virtualization solutions based on VMware vSphere 4, and all high-availability components within the vSphere umbrella
  • Designed and engineered an application virtualization effort revolving around the ability to provision HedgeServ applications quickly
  • This involved the use of Citrix Xen App/Xen Desktop and Microsoft App-V application virtualization technologies
  • Engineered and implemented a firm wide SAN, utilizing EMC Clarion 120 FC based array
  • Engineered and built all SAN luns and assigned them to servers needing SAN storage
  • Moved all internal users from dedicated PCs to utilize thin client and virtualized desktop services
  • This resulted in short-term savings of approximately 100K, but more importantly put off costly upgrades on a 2 or 3-year cycle
  • Designed and implemented the firm’s first Internet gateway solution for client application access
  • This comprised of redundant Citrix NetScaler 7000s running Citrix Access Gateway Enterprise software
  • This was only the third NetScaler 7000 implementation in the tri-state area at the time
  • Designed and implemented the move of the organization’s systems infrastructure from dedicated server technology to blades and virtualized OS support
  • Organized and implemented a strategy to move all client-based systems from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008
  • Developed a strategy to move all client systems from the firm’s main datacenter to a service provider
  • This yielded better uptime for client systems and saved the organization a costly upgrade to the current datacenter to support 24x7 uptime
  • Implemented firm wide enterprise agreements with key vendors to gain economies of scale
  • This will save the organization over 200K in VMware and Microsoft licensing costs over a 3-year period

Vice President, Head, Global Systems Infrastructure and Operations

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
New York, NY
01.2005 - 01.2008
  • Responsible for the management of the distributed systems group (Wintel), enterprise systems group (UNIX, Solaris), enterprise storage group, and network operations group (Networks) across N.A
  • And E.U
  • Regions
  • This was a total of 50 staff, with 5 direct reports
  • Responsible for the management of a 30-million-dollar budget, which included extensive use of regional and global vendor procurement strategies
  • Managed the delivery of 2 new datacenters in the London, UK area to support European business operations
  • Managed the delivery of a new DR/BCP facility north of NYC
  • This move positioned the bank better to continue operations in the face of regional NYC threats
  • Responsible for the testing and implementation of next generation virtualization solutions based on VMware, VI3, and all high-availability components within the VI3 umbrella
  • Managed the implementation of Windows Server 2003 across two regions to replace aging Windows based server infrastructure (500+ servers)
  • Managed the replacement of Solaris 7/8 systems with Linux based technology
  • Managed the implementation of Oracle RAC to replace older AIX based technology
  • Implemented next generation management/monitoring tools based on EMC Smarts technology
  • Managed the implementation of a next generation global WAN, based on MPLS technology
  • This comprised of 15 office locations, 4 data centers, and peering connections to Japan
  • Designed and implemented two office expansions from an infrastructure perspective, in NJ and London
  • One of the first organizations to implement VMware 2 in a production capacity
  • Played major role in how VMware 2 was shaped and sold by EMC
  • Main operations interface to firm’s architecture and engineering group (CTO)
  • Aligned critical business needs by channeling new IT initiatives from the CTO group to the operations teams that are under my management
  • Acted as the main interface to all major business groups, including CTO, CIO, CSSO, and other functions within SMBC
  • Member of management team working with the CTO group to define short term and long-term technology directions
  • Member of both the incident management and change management teams to review and determine all applicable responses
  • Worked with the major business groups to define SLA objectives and adherence to said SLAs
  • Provided monthly SLA statistics as it related to the groups under my responsibility, which ultimately was consolidated into a monthly report that was presented to both the NA and EU IT Steering Committees
  • Acted as an operations liaison to multiple audit teams, both internal and external, when compliance related issues arose
  • Member of the SMBC BCP/DR team, which ensures that the firm’s BCP plans are matched with appropriate infrastructure to support critical systems in times of disaster
  • This includes core services, specialized systems and applications, and trading floor operations
  • Built and developed a team-mentoring program, aimed at developing talent coming from the help desk and operations area

Vice President, Director, Regional IT Infrastructure Operations

Standard Chartered Bank
New York, NY
01.2001 - 01.2005
  • Responsible for the management of the internal operations group within SCB
  • This is comprised of a staff of 16 individuals made up of 1st level support, 2nd level support, networking services, Notes administration, telecommunications, and full trading-floor operations
  • Set the direction for all technology related initiatives for the Americas region
  • Managed a 6-million-dollar annual budget
  • Key technical resource in the rebuild of SCB technology after 9/11, since SCB was in 7 World Trade Center
  • This involved all networking infrastructure, server environments, and desktop resources
  • Played a leading role in aligning critical business needs with the rebuild of SCB infrastructure post 9/11, which resulted in an increased level of understanding and trust between key business stakeholders and IT
  • Designed and implemented a data replication and server failover strategy because of the circumstances around 9/11
  • This included an inter-site and intra-site solution for full resiliency, as well as a SAN strategy that incorporates high performance for critical applications
  • Designed, implemented, and managed the installation of a robust Cisco infrastructure for LAN/WAN needs
  • This included VLAN management, network management, and wide area implications
  • The design used Cisco Catalyst 6500 switches at the core and Cisco Catalyst 3500 and 4000 switches at the edge
  • Responsible for the operation and maintenance of firm-wide PBX infrastructure, including turret integration for traders, standard voice and fax services, and associated reporting capabilities
  • Managed the design and implementation of a firm-wide voice over IP infrastructure, concentrating on VOIP gateways for least-cost routing of voice/fax services
  • The second phase of the project was targeted at bringing VOIP to the desktop in the form of VOIP phones
  • Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the firm’s A/V infrastructure, including all aspects of PictureTel equipment for video conferencing
  • Used third-party for actual transmission of videoconferences, thus saving SCB an annualized amount of $60,000
  • Developed and implemented the America’s regional DR plan in response to business BCP directives
  • This included the acquisition of a new DR Datacenter, as well as the infrastructure needed to support critical systems and applications
  • Managed the design, implementation, and management of an enterprise data management system
  • This spans multiple hardware platforms and includes the implementation of both hardware and software to achieve optimum data storage thresholds
  • Headed the technical team responsible for the buildout of two global data centers, one in London and the other in Hong Kong
  • Developed a remote access strategy that uses Citrix Metaframe as its core building blocks, which is used both for remote application access under normal and DR cases
  • This was a direct response to the events of 9/11, which left critical front-office users with no access to applications and data for two weeks after 9/11
  • Member of the team that consolidated all global business applications into two global datacenters, and then made all critical applications available via a Citrix based solution
  • Implemented Citrix PS 4.0 to become the foundation for this application access
  • First member of the SCB C&IB technical team to work and train with the SCB Global Markets technical team
  • This experience led to the consolidation of two technical management roles into one within SCB Americas
  • Led and developed the technology plan with regards to moving to the new corporate headquarters in 8/02
  • Developed and implemented a firm-wide education program for all employees to improve the use of technology
  • Created a Departmental Technical Education course aimed at certifying department members in key areas of technology

Manager, Information Technology

David Berdon & Co. LLP
New York, NY
01.1998 - 01.2001
  • Responsible for the internal operations group within DBC
  • Managed a staff of 20 individuals, which included helpdesk, 1st level support, 2nd level support, networking services, and applications development/software systems
  • Managed a two-million-dollar annual technology budget
  • Acted as an interface to the firm’s partnership in areas of technological vision, budgeting, resource allocation, and special projects
  • Managed the design, implementation, and management of an enterprise data management system
  • This spans multiple hardware platforms (NetWare, NT, 2000, and UNIX) and includes the implementation of both hardware and software to achieve optimum data storage thresholds
  • Managed the conversion of Novell 4.x servers to Novell 5.x, including the migration to NDS 8
  • Provided technology leadership and vision with respect to key areas of the firm’s business, which led to the development of a firm-wide intranet, web access strategies, and business resumption
  • Managed the development and implementation of a corporate-wide technology recovery plan and procedures
  • This included the selection of a primary recovery vendor, the establishment of guidelines and policies, and the publication of a corporate policy in relation to implementing an effective recovery solution
  • Developed and implemented a firm-wide education program for all employees to improve the use of technology
  • Created a Departmental Technical Education course aimed at certifying department members in key areas of technology
  • Developed and maintained relationships with “best of breed” technology vendors, including Cisco, Novell, Microsoft, and Citrix

Manager, Technical Services

Microbank Software
New York, NY
01.1997 - 01.1998
  • Responsible for regional operations in the America’s division of Microbank, which included most major financial firms in North America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean
  • Managed a staff of 10 employees responsible for implementation/technical services and project services
  • Acted as an escalation point for clients on a project-by-project basis

Skills

  • Data center design
  • Cloud migration
  • Infrastructure management
  • Infrastructure design
  • Virtualization strategies
  • Hybrid cloud strategy
  • Technical architecture
  • Disaster recovery
  • Project management
  • Team leadership
  • Vendor procurement
  • Effective communication
  • Problem solving
  • Client consultation
  • Strategic planning

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Timeline

Migration Architect

8th Avenue Grocer
12.2023 - Current

Datacenter Migration Architect

Large Healthcare Firm
09.2022 - 07.2023

Solutions Consultant

Amulet Hotkey
02.2020 - 12.2021

Senior Solutions Engineer

TierPoint
02.2017 - 03.2020

Founder and Chief Consultant

Petrillo Consulting
02.2016 - Current

Solutions Engineer

Internap
01.2013 - 01.2016

Data Center Architect

Bank Leumi
01.2012 - 01.2013

Solutions Architect/Data Center Architect

JP Morgan Chase
01.2011 - 01.2012

Solutions Design Engineer

Savvis Communications
01.2010 - 01.2011

Director, Systems Engineering

HedgeServ
01.2008 - 01.2010

Vice President, Head, Global Systems Infrastructure and Operations

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
01.2005 - 01.2008

Vice President, Director, Regional IT Infrastructure Operations

Standard Chartered Bank
01.2001 - 01.2005

Manager, Information Technology

David Berdon & Co. LLP
01.1998 - 01.2001

Manager, Technical Services

Microbank Software
01.1997 - 01.1998

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