Alexander S.

About Alexander S.

Successful IT leader with experience solving complex business challenges. Highly skilled to effectively communicate with business stakeholders and to collaborate with seasoned engineering staff. Possess deep, hands-on experience architecting, building, and managing 24x7x365 mission critical IT infrastructure environments. Well-fitted to strategically drive thought-provoking innovation and ingenuity amongst key technologists. Proven history of constructing FT/HA IT infrastructure environments, managing multi-million-dollar infrastructure projects and new product engineering, building and mentoring infrastructure teams, ensuring a low cost to implement and expedient return on investment.

Experience

1. Cloud Services Infrastructure Manager North America

   Sapiens

   Aug 2020 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Responsible for end-to-end management, planning, and operation of SaaS environments catering to 100+ customers in North America, spanning diverse cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, and Private cloud- Lead a team of 40+ cloud engineers and architects in delivering tailored hosting solutions for 100+ North American clients across Azure, AWS, and Private cloud platforms, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance- Drive strategic decision-making at the C-level, contributing insights for business development and product roadmap- Collaborate cross-functionally to gather customer requirements, guiding the design and implementation of robust hosting infrastructures- Architect scalable, resilient hosting environments using advanced cloud technologies to optimize efficiency and cost-effectiveness- Act as the primary liaison between Sapiens and clients, providing expert guidance throughout the hosting lifecycle to ensure maximum satisfaction and retention- Continuously evaluate industry trends and emerging technologies to enhance hosting offerings and drive innovation aligned with organizational goals.

Education

• University of Illinois Chicago

  BS, Accounting

  1983 — 1987

Skills

• Business Strategy
• Equity Trading
• Unix
• Telecommunications
• Strategic Partnerships
• Vendor Management
• New Business Development
• Derivatives
• Market Data
• Information Technology
• Network Design
• Equity Derivatives
• Managed Services
• Integration
• Voip
• Data Center
• Business Development
• Options
• Cloud Computing
• Networking
• Low Latency
• IT Operations
• Network Security
• IT Strategy
• Trading Strategies
• Security
• Enterprise Architecture
• Management
• Team Building
• Project Management
• Electronic Trading
• Disaster Recovery
• Technical Analysis
• Virtualization
• Cisco Technologies
• Leadership
• Software Development
• Trading Systems
• Strategy
• Risk Management