Mark Sakowitz
Technology Leader Focusing Enhancing Operations, Fostering Innovation, and Delivering Sustainable Business Value.
- Role
- Sr IT Project Manager at City of Houston
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mark Sakowitz
Highly effective technologeer focusing on leading digital technology-driven initiatives for enhancing operations, fostering innovation, and delivering sustainable business value. Proven change agent with strong leadership skills and a record of success working with cross-functional teams across Healthcare, Higher Education, and both Public and Private Sectors.
Experience
Sr IT Project Manager
Apr 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Led development and implementation of the Plat Tracker/Historic Preservation D365 cloud solution increasing efficiency and productivity for the Planning and Development Department.• Projects transforming the Houston Fire Department that increased response time for emergency services. Oversaw the replacement of the Emergency Alert System with Motorola Solutions Mach Alert, reducing maintenance costs, improving service reliability, and ensuring future scalability. Led ImageTrend implementation to replace end of life EMS Certification tracking system. Guided transformation of Synapse, an award-winning telemedicine application for Fire Dept. and EMS.• Projects streamlining infrastructure, network, and voice services reducing cost and increasing manageability and scalability. Network Refresh Program Manager replacing end-of-life infrastructure devices in departments citywide. Covered sub-projects to implement smart networks for the Houston Public Library, network identification access controls for HPD, as well as the consolidation and upgrade of firewalls in preparation for the World Cup. Consulted on migration of citywide call centers to Cisco cloud, cutting operational costs and streamlining service. Partnered with Motorola to replace the Houston Police Department Campus radio tower. Managed Voice Telecom Project auditing POTS line that saved $2M+ in annual billings.
Education
New York University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Organizational Behavior and Communications
Columbia University
Master of Science - MS, Technology Management
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