David Gramblicka

About David Gramblicka

Partnering with companies to deliver strong leadership for aligning with senior management and executives to modernize existing systems creating a stable, scalable, and resilient technology stack leading to optimized operations supporting positive employee and customer experiences. Using Agile methodologies, deliver value often by visualizing current workflows to discover inefficiencies and build collaborative reusable solutions across the enterprise. Modern cloud-based foundation will support all rapid-growth business objectives creating a standardized & simplified technology stack providing a competitive advantage. Prioritizing a customer-centric ideology, I focus on faster and easier ways for customers to conduct business resulting in higher customer retention and lower employee turnover. Always fostering a culture of inclusion, collaboration and innovation that drives business value and growth.Expert at reducing excessive technology costs by leading strategic digital transformations, while at the same time maximizing additional services and features. Skilled at migrating companies to Azure, updating/replacing legacy systems to maximize workflow efficiencies resulting in increased processing capacity using the same resources and headcount. Unlock the full power of Azure PaaS features to create a scalable and resilient ecosystem including servers, applications, desktops, databases, security, compliance, and IaaS. My approach begins with aligning business leaders to common growth objectives, creating a strategic roadmap, addressing challenges, and leveraging technology from Microsoft’s vast landscape of products to transform current state issues into future state solutions – simplifying the tech stack, optimizing workflows, and reducing costs. I\'m accomplished at harnessing the power of Cloud and AI to drive any business to utmost repeatable success.

Experience

1. Fractional CIO

   MeriCal®

   Jan 2024 — Present · Anaheim, CA, US

   Leading talent acquisitions and building teams to successful outcomes by delivering strong governance and controls to clearly define objectives, goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) successfully finishing projects with conviction. • Transitioning data centers to Microsoft Azure leveraging robust Azure native cloud services, including on-demand server hosting, SQL services, Web Services, and File servers to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), maximize Return On Investment (ROI), and simplify the tech stack.• Migrate 700 users to Azure Virtual Desktops, fortified with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) filters, and mobility workforce enhancing our defense against cyber threats.• Established multi-region redundant server configuration to ensure maximum application availability by utilizing real-time replication services across global cloud data centers underscoring the importance of providing uninterrupted services to our users. • Bolstering core systems capabilities by enabling unused features, integrating with supporting applications, and publishing self-service portals / mobile apps driven by AI.

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Platteville

  BS, Computer Science

  1988 — 1993

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Infrastructure
• Voip
• Data Center
• Enterprise Network Security
• Active Directory
• Information Security
• Virtualization
• Networking
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Project Management
• Integration
• Servers
• Itil
• Business Continuity
• Scrum
• Information Technology
• Vpn
• Wireless
• Agile Methodologies
• Leadership
• Management
• Itil Process Implementation
• Risk Management
• IT Strategy
• Vendor Management
• Databases
• Outsourcing
• Business Process
• Project Planning
• Process Improvement
• Cloud Computing
• Business Strategy
• Disaster Recovery
• Network Security