Nicholas Binder
Experienced IT leader specializing in infrastructure planning and support. Expert in streamlining processes, implementing top-tier technology solutions, and reducing costs to drive operational excellence and innovation.
- Role
- Director of Infrastructure and Security at Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nicholas Binder
I\'m an IT Director passionate about building high-performing teams, optimizing infrastructure, and driving strategic technology initiatives. Over my career, I\'ve successfully led IT transformations, major cloud migrations (Azure, AWS), and cybersecurity compliance projects across fast-paced industries.I specialize in developing internal teams, mentoring engineers into leadership roles, and aligning IT strategy with business goals. I\'ve managed multi-million-dollar budgets, negotiated key vendor contracts to drive significant cost savings ($2M+), and delivered major ERP and infrastructure modernization projects with zero unplanned downtime.Core strengths:• IT Team Leadership & Mentoring• Budget Management & Strategic Planning• Vendor Negotiation & Cost Optimization• Cloud Transformation (Azure / AWS)• Cybersecurity Compliance (PCI/DSS)• Disaster Recovery & High AvailabilityI\'m passionate about building scalable, secure, and cost-effective IT environments that empower businesses to thrive. Always open to connecting with others who are driving innovation and excellence in technology.
Experience
Director of Infrastructure and Security
Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors
May 2024 — Present
Built and mentored high-performing IT teams, transitioning to in-house expertise.• Negotiated and optimized vendor contracts, identifying significant cost savings.• Led cybersecurity initiatives to ensure compliance with industry standards.• Partnered with executive leadership to modernize IT strategy, driving operational efficiency.• ERP Systems & Process Optimization: Led the management and migration of Infor FACTS, FACT ERP.NG, and NCR Power Warehouse (AS/400), improving business operations and data flow across multiple locations.
Skills
- Storage Area Network (San)
- Iis
- Dns
- Vpn
- Microsoft Exchange
- Linux
- Bindery
- Lync Server 2013
- Network Administration
- Hyper-V
- San
- IT Management
- Dhcp
- Wireless Networking
- Vmware
- Networking
- Hp
- Amazon Web Services (Aws)
- Cisco
- Servers
- Lync
- Virtualization
- Infrastructure
- Microsoft Office
- Vmware Vsphere
- System Administration
- Windows Sharepoint Services
- IT Service Management
- Windows Server 2008
- Management
- Sharepoint
- Apache
- Operating Systems
- Hp Procurve Networking
- Network Security
- Sonicwall
- Active Directory
- Unix
- Windows Server
- Hardware
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