Asad Bugti

About Asad Bugti

Highly accomplished IT executive with 15+ years of experience leading enterprise…

Experience

1. Director of Information Technology

   Sharps Medical Waste Services

   May 2017 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Manages a team of IT professionals responsible for all corporate and local office systems, including applications, data center, servers and storage, PCs, and telecom. • Completed a current state assessment; authored the firm’s IT strategy and project roadmap.• Implemented changes resulting in over $900K in operating expense savings in the first year.• Created computer security policy and disaster recovery procedures.• Successfully deployed Cisco VoIP system throughout entire organization in saving over seventy thousand dollars in communication maintenance costs annually.• Implemented hardware and software upgrades to several mission critical applications.• Established change management and help desk solutions and policies.• Centralized disparate support documentation for all business applications and architecture.• Led proposal efforts on other task order requests including a national enterprise systems • Provided strategy on managing cutbacks due to a large contract cancellation.• Organized all IT functions around partnerships to better support business unit goals.• Managed IT infrastructure including Network LAN, WAN, MPLS Data Network, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery facilities, ERP applications, telecommunications, various third-party applications including CRM, Internal reporting, database management and IT help desk.• Instituted Steering committee to align IT initiatives and improve organizational operations.• Managed all IT vendor relationships, negotiated related contracts and created annual IT business plan and budget • Negotiated with and selected vendors for Telecommunications and Information Technology products, systems, and services. Managed vendor performance after implementation.• Implemented multifunction copy/scan/fax/print solutions to eliminate desktop inkjet devices to reduce cost per page.• Directed system and network administrators in identifying and resolving connectivity and application accessibility issues.

Education

• University of Houston

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Accounting and Finance

  2001 — 2005

• Alvin College

  Associate's degree, Information Technology

  2001 — 2003

• University of Houston

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Management Information Systems, General

Skills

• Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Exchange
• Lan-Wan
• Active Directory
• Symantec Backup
• Windows Server
• Sharepoint
• Javascript
• Troubleshooting
• Servers
• Microsoft Crm
• Dhcp
• Html
• Software Installation
• Centos
• Microsoft Office
• Ftp
• Checkpoint Security
• Dns
• Tcp/Ip Protocols
• Virtualization
• Print Management
• Red Hat Linux
• Samba
• Linux
• Java
• Vmware
• Windows Server 2008
• Microsoft Sql Server