John Sidoti

About John Sidoti

IT Professional with more than 30 years experience in IT and 22+ years in IT Management. Detail- and results-oriented individual with above-average critical thinking and advanced troubleshooting skills, time management skills, and organizational skills. Experienced in Vendor Relations and Vendor Management, Cost Negotiation, and streamlining the IT process with eyes on cost control and consolidationWide and varied experience across all aspects of the IT spectrum, including servers, networking, desktop support, security and compliance, staff development and how each of these disciplines interact and depend on one another.

Experience

1. Sr Director of Information Technology

   Social Current

   Apr 2020 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US

   Successfully managed merger of 2 organizationsMigrated on-prem data centers to Azure saving annuallyMoved organization from on-prem to 100% virtualArchitecture, Design, and Supervising $1M Salesforce refactorEstablish AI Governance CommitteeEstablish AI guidelines and draft policy for AI usage in the workplaceDesign and implement IT Help Desk System including Monitoring, Alerting, On-Call, CMBD as well as standard Help Desk functionality.Fostered work culture of collaboration and inclusion to increase morale and reduce turnover.Establish Salesforce Governance Committee to ensure alignment with business goals, manage data, and oversee changes.Design and refine RFP Process, interview vendors and negotiate pricing with vendorsDevelop plan to consolidate externally hosted resources and migrate to a single platform with an annual cost savings of 15%Administer cybersecurity compliance platform and education program, including policies and procedures to minimize risk and assure customers continuity of business servicesMaintain compliance with all data security and privacy regulations through the design, implementation, and maintenance of physical, administrative, and technical safeguards

Education

• Moravian University

  BA, Music Performance, Education

  1986 — 1991

Skills

• Windows
• Vmware
• System Administration
• Os X
• Mac Os X
• Change Management
• Routers
• Hyper-V
• Computer Hardware
• Security
• Microsoft Technologies
• Networking
• Software Documentation
• Vpn
• System Migration
• Microsoft Exchange
• Iis
• Computer Repair
• Testing
• Documentation
• Servers
• Itil
• Sql
• Linux
• IT Strategy
• Palm Os
• Troubleshooting
• Group Policy
• Mac
• IT Operations
• Disaster Recovery
• Dns
• Integration
• Webos
• Operating Systems
• Firewalls
• Databases
• Antivirus
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2003