Simon Chong

About Simon Chong

15+ years of excellence in IT strategy, solutions delivery and operations leadership Rich knowledge of Cloud Services (SaaS/PaaS/IaaS), Big Data Solutions and infrastructure virtualization Deep expertise in architecture design and implementation of enterprise data centers, network backbones and services, security and governance programs Organizational Leadership I have been described as a technology leader that is conscientious and pragmatic about the investments made in IT solutions. My objective and passion is to transform the performance of companies by delivering an IT architecture and solution infrastructure that meets genuine business needs and provides a return on investment. Being attentive to the needs of the business and building a team that has a solution-focused mentality are imperative to achieving these loft goals. This is precisely what I’ve been able to accomplish over the past 16+ years at Esurance and the State Fund. Creating a hybrid public/private Cloud environment Architecting an Infrastructure-as-a-Service framework Delivering SaaS-based applications Deploying high-availability, high-performance virtual infrastructures Designing and implementing cutting-edge network backbone, enterprise WAN, unified communications, CRM and call center solutions Integrating comprehensive business intelligence, data warehousing, reporting, and analytics platforms Instituting formal technology governance standards, policies, and best practices [Expertise]: IaaS/PaaS.SaaS | PMP | Global Team | Cloud | Network (LAN, WAN)| Data Center | Co-location hosting | Vrtualization (VMware, Citrix, Red Hat)| Storage Network ( EMC and NetApp)| VOIP| E-commerce | Application Service Provider (ASP)| ITIL Framework | PCI, SSAE 16 SOC2, ISO 27001 and 27002 compliance | ERP systems | Disaster Recovery | Flexpod | DevOps | Oracle RAC | MS SQL | Big Data – Hadoop and NoSQL | Automation | Puppet and Chef

Experience

1. Executive Consultant (Usis) EVP of Cloud Services & IT Operations

   State Compensation Insurance Fund

   May 2012 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Hired as an IT strategic Advisor to State Fund Senior Leadership and worked directly with CIO on all aspects of IT services, including Cloud services, technology infrastructure, and enterprise security. As a technology thought leader, I develop short-term and long-term IT strategies, solution roadmaps, and infrastructure modernization plans. Leading a team of resources, I oversee the research and analysis of new technologies, prepare recommendations and proposals for the senior executive team, define operating budgets and resource requirements. Upon securing program funding, I prioritize projects and allocate resources Eliminated network outages immediately upon joining the organization, then resolving firewall and single-point-of-failure issues. Designed a unified data center architecture and conceived an active-active virtual data center strategy. Delivered a hybrid Cloud framework and prepared the organization for the transition to an next-generation Cloud architecture. Led a collaborative Big Data platform deployment initiative featuring Cloudera’s Hadoop Generated significant IT budget savings in a 2-year span. Optimized technology performance and IT team effectiveness by realigning IT projects with the business vision. Led the renegotiation of vendor and IT service provider contracts.

Education

• The City College of New York

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  1992 — 1995

Skills

• Business Continuity Planning
• IT Operations
• Integration
• Enterprise Architecture
• Data Center
• Linux
• Service Delivery
• Infrastructure
• Program Management
• Virtualization
• Enterprise Software
• Network Engineering
• IT Service Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Security
• System Administration
• Vendor Management
• Networking
• Saas
• IT Management
• Strategic Planning
• Solution Architecture
• Leadership
• Voip
• Process Improvement
• Network Design
• Iaas
• Unix
• IT Strategy
• Business Process
• Software Development
• Network Security
• Testing
• Change Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Switches
• Cloud Computing
• Disaster Recovery
• Sdlc
• Management