Mike Lund

About Mike Lund

Results oriented senior IT executive with over 25 years of experience in Data Center and Infrastructure Management. Well versed in the challenges of managing and operating a global organization supporting multiple data centers worldwide. Proven track record of challenging and developing staff at both the managerial and technical levels. Adept at building relationships across the global businesses we support. Effective at articulating and selling a complex technical solution to the business. Firm believer that IT exists to deliver services not technology. Skilled in financial management of large capital and operating budgets. Leverages metrics (efficiency, capacity, financial, SLA, etc.) extensively to closely manage performance and anticipate future demand. Strong project governance advocate. Projects are delivered on time and on budget. A natural \"relator\" who is often sought out for guidance and mentoring by both my own staff and other organizations. Strong leadership skills in all areas of organizational and technological management.Specialties: Data Center Management, Data Center / Server Room Consolidation, Staff Development and Mentoring.

Experience

1. Senior Director - Information Technology - Global Hosting Services

   Thermo Fisher Scientific

   Jun 2015 — Present

   Global responsibilities for the Thermo Fisher Scientific corporate data centers in North America, Europe, and Asia. Responsibilities include- Fiscal accountability for 25 million operating budget / 6 million capital budget- Server Management (Mainframe, iSeries, Windows, Unix, VMware, Citrix)- Storage and Backup- Disaster Recovery- Data Center Environmentals- 24 x 7 x 365 Operations- Enterprise Systems Management- Major Incident Management

Education

• University of Scranton

  BS, Political Science

  1975 — 1979

Skills

• Technical Support
• Business Analysis
• Mentoring
• Vendor Management
• Information Technology
• Global Management
• Data Center
• Management
• Staff Development
• Visio
• Business Intelligence
• Integration
• Data Center Relocation
• Server Consolidation
• IT Service Management
• IT Management
• Change Management
• Budget Management
• Budgets
• Strategic Planning
• Unix
• Sdlc
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• IT Operations
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• IT Strategy
• Storage Consolidation
• Process Improvement
• Disaster Recovery
• Staff Management
• Itil