Dan Robertstad

About Dan Robertstad

Senior IT executive responsible for team of highly skilled System Administrators in the US and UK who manage, maintain, upgrade and troubleshoot all iSeries servers globally. Team is responsible for administering iSeries servers in US, Asia and Europe. Have the unique combination of management and iSeries technical skills to lead changes for improved customer service. Mentor and cross-train my peers in system adminstration of iSeries / IBM i. Enjoy working across functional areas to collaborate and implement changes that will be benifical to the company. Use vision casting to lead a team of skilled IBM i / iSeries administrators resulting in teamwork, cross-training and personal development. Extensive Senior level technical experience level on iSeries / IBM i system administration. Have extensive application and application administration experience in additional to base os & operations experience. Vast experience on IBM i (AS/400) doing operating system upgrades from 3.7 to 7.3. Have the determination to things done and meet deadlines. Responsible for generating SOX compliance data for BPCS, os400, Aldon, Robot and Gentran. Received mentoring on the side to develop leadership skills so I can help others grow and reach their potential. This mentorship enhanced my skills as a IT manager. The fruit of applying mentoring principles of success have been many, but let me share one. I have been growing an IT troubleshooting knowledge network within our department to share both knowledge and experience across functional areas in order to bring added value to the business. The result has been reducing the time to resolve service interruptions since the knowledge on how to resolve issues are shared. Strive to exceed expectations and add value daily.

Experience

1. Senior ERP Platform Support Manager

   Newark Electronics

   Jul 2015 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Successfully led team to upgrade os/400 from v7r1 to v7r3 in a short time frame.IT manager supervising 3 skilled employees responsible for the IBM i platform. Am now Information Technology Infrastructure Services representative on the Business Continuity Committee for the Americas. Supported a project that saved the company or working in a cross-functional teamwork setting.

Education

• Madison East High School

  High School, General Studies

  1975 — 1979

• Madison Area Technical College

  Associate's Degree, Data Processing - Computer Programming

  1988 — 1990

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Bachelor's Degree, Meteorology

  1979 — 1984