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KURT B. WINTERMEYER Richmond Hill, ON., L4E3V3. Email: Navigar1@Gmail.com LinkedIn: ca.linkedin.

com/kurtwintermeyer/ Res: 905-773-0253 ________________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: To further my career as a Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity professional using my diverse Information Technology skills. QUALIFIED BY: Over 20 years of diverse people and customer satisfaction experience in both public and private sectors in Information Technology. Ability to drive projects to a successful completion. Excellent relationship, communication and interpersonal skills utilized to retain business and forge strong strategic relationships both internally and externally. Proven ability to exceed expectations and targets by leveraging people, budgets, resources, systems in cost effective and deadline driven environments. Superior organizational, people, project, and time management skills, as well as, excellent presentation skills at both the executive and general management level. EXPERIENCE: 2007 to Current- Disaster Recovery Coordinator, York Region, Newmarket, Ontario Created and annually tested York Regions (YR) Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans leading to a 60% reduction in overall activation time. Implemented and automated the Regions in house BIA system that reduced data collection and reporting by 50% while allowing work flow tracking capabilities to reduce overall administration time. Project planned, budgeted, and tested the DR site which included over 300 plus applications, 85 databases, and involved over 150 staff during a two week period to ensure disaster recovery readiness. Identified the scope of all DR tests, including test objectives and success criteria in order to pass all internal audit requirements.

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Produced and maintained business impact and risk assessments for all 26 internal departments (Includes RTOs, RPOs and all system dependencies for business criticality rankings). Acted as single point of contact for all 26 departments requiring managed recovery services (including strategic planning and business development activities). Provided daily coordination for all internal department data gathering activities (Asset Management-Hardware & Software, as well as, system change requests). Designed, planned, and tested YRs annual disaster recovery tests (Functional, Table top, and Scenario based tests). This led to several critical professional service system upgrades, major technology improvements requiring budgets in excess of 1.6 million dollars, additional staff training exercises and numerous tenders for additional remediation work. Pro-actively identified several high risk areas that were mitigated saving the organization from costly down time ($250k/day). Strong data centre infrastructure knowledge of power, cooling, data backup and recovery technologies, network architecture, and security obtained by completing several Data Centre RFPs/RFQs. Designed and updated the DR intranet site for all standard test operating procedures, processes and post test activities (Sign-off Sheets, Reports, and Governance/Risk/Compliance documentation). Scheduled and reserved all required technical testing resources as well as required recovery equipment and any additional system resources needed (i.e. Development resources). Ensured that all 150 testing resources understood their roles and responsibilities, as well as, escalated any issues that arose both during pre-testing and during final testing activities. Completed all final test reports and presentations to senior management and the chief technology review committee. Collaboratively determined and proposed final test recommendations, both short term and long term, for general problem resolution and overall strategic system improvements. This led to a major system upgrade with fiscal capital budgetary requirements well in excess of 1.6 million dollars. 2005 to 2007- Sales Representative, Hummingbird Software, Markham, Ontario Over achieved on a 1.2 million dollar software sales quota. Awarded Hummingbird sales award for most satisfied customers and sales forecast accuracy. 2|Page

Presented business solutions to numerous Senior management (CLevel). 2001 to 2005- Software Account Manager, IBM Canada Ltd., Toronto, Ontario Responsible for the sales, business development, and market share growth of IBMs Software portfolio for mid-sized business market. Responsible for ensuring the successful roll-out of pilot projects for systems management software such as network monitoring, access control, intrusion detection, and other various software solutions in order to achieve business goals and overall customer satisfaction. Received extensive training on various computer platforms, operating systems, and disaster recovery strategies. 2000 to 2001- Storage Systems Engineer, IBM Canada Ltd., Toronto, Ontario Responsible for all storage and proof of concept demonstrations for various industry sectors in Canada. Expanded the strategic alliances through networking and partnering with key business partners in order to promote IBMs Total Storage product line. Responded to numerous customers RFIs and RFPs with respect to disaster recovery, business resiliency and storage plans. Achieved double-digit growth in revenue and market share, as well as several competitive win-backs, through the effective use of IBM executives, IBM briefing centers, technical teams, business partners and channel relationships. Coordinated and led teams of technical groups on several strategic systems deals and solution assurance reviews to win the business and ensure customer satisfaction. 1999 to 2000- Senior Business Consultant, CGI Canada, Mississauga, Ontario Responsible for the Canadian systems consulting business and results for CGIs software systems solutions for both existing and new accounts. Maintained systems and customer relations for a base of major Insurance accounts, as well as supported new strategic accounts.

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1995 to 1998- LAN Administrator, EDS Canada Ltd., Toronto, Ontario Responsible for 750 user local area network at EDSs Head Office, directed the monthly Operations Reviews for Software and Networking Hardware, providing advisory services to management regarding operational reporting. 1990 to 1994- Field Service Technician, American Airlines/Sabre, Toronto, Ontario Managed all shipping, ordering and logistics for pre-installation activities. Planned and installed computer reservation systems across Canada and the USA. Received several awards and letters of recommendation for outstanding work performed and overall customer satisfaction. EDUCATION: MBCP Certification, DRI Canada (2012) Business Continuity Diploma, George Brown College (2008-2010) PMP Certification (Project Management- May 2009) Project Management Certificate, Ryerson University (2005-2008) MBCI Certification, Business Continuity Institute (2007) Bachelor of Commerce, St. Marys University (1984-1988) Numerous internal/external customer service and customer satisfaction courses taken while working for companies such as American Airlines, EDS, CGI, and IBM. PERSONAL INTERESTS / ACHIEVEMENTS: Current Professional Industry Certifications- PMP, MBCP, and MBCI Golfing, downhill skiing and travelling.

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