Christopher M. Wojtasik

440-781-1025

Professional Summary:

Experienced, hands-on manager with technical knowledge in both Information Systems and voice communications. Familiarity with both sales and purchasing sides of negotiations. Comfortable with delegation and direction. Able to determine, develop, and drive corporate vision.  Twenty-four years experience in computer technology and data communications. Forward thinking programmer, troubleshooter, designer, and network architect.

Professional Experience:

Manager of Information Systems – Worthington Precision Metals                    1998 – Present

Responsible for all Information Systems including data, voice, email, Internet, EDI, security and desk side support for two tier-1, automotive, manufacturing plants.

·         Maintain and support all company data access policies and programs.
·         Develop and monitor enterprise budget and IT expenses. Consistently reduced IT budget each year for the last seven years.
·         Reduced telecommunication costs by 60 percent.
·         Negotiate telecom vendor service level agreements.
·         Migrated enterprise infrastructure to 100% Cisco equipment including all routers and catalyst switches.
·         Manage Novell, Microsoft and various Unix/Linux servers.
·         Provide technical information, and advice to management executives of the company, departmental managers, and support staff.
·        Manage multiple enterprise-wide infrastructure upgrade projects.
·        Manage IT staff including direct reports and contractors in a cross-functional matrix.
·        Provide desktop support/helpdesk and training of other managers and users.
·        ERP system management, maintenance, and upgrades on a HP-UX platform.
·        Established a comprehensive disaster recovery program.
·        Familiar with ITIL methodology and practices.
·         Designed and maintain corporate web sites with raw HTML and Dreamweaver.
·         Manage and maintain local and remote telephone switches.
·         Assisted in achievement of ISO 9000 and TS-16949 certifications.
·         Demonstrated success managing projects on a national basis in a 24x7 environment.
·         Implemented two complete payroll/HR management installations.

Adjunct Professor – National College of Business and Technology       2/2010 – 12/2010

Part-time, in-class instructor teaching desktop support and hardware technology classes.

Senior Systems Consultant – Inacom Information Systems                                    1997 – 1998

Lead technical consultant to six national sales professionals. Local branch office of a four billion dollar per year organization.

·        Managed engineering staff and service technician coordinators.
·        Served as Wide Area Network consultant, trained and certified in TCP/IP, SMTP, LAN security and remote access protocols.
·        Served as on-site lead network installer to national hospitality industry locations.

Systems Engineer - Allen-Bradley / Rockwell Automation                              1996 – 1997

Senior Network Engineer/Email Administrator

·        Managed heterogeneous email environment.
·         Clients on Windows PCs, MACs, Unix workstations/servers, and mainframe terminals on a global, international infrastructure.
·        Managed network administration of Novell NetWare servers on Compaq hardware.
·        Provided Level 3 and 4 helpdesk support.

Senior Field Engineer - LTV Steel                                                                                 1991 – 1996

Wide Area Network Engineer / Network Architect

·        Designed and supported 70 networks on a distributed, national network.
·        Participated in mainframe disaster recovery and business continuity program.
·        Supported both voice and data communications for 17,000 employees.
·        Designed data center including access, power and HVAC considerations.

Regional Manager - Computer Data, Inc.                                                                      1989 – 1991

Regional Manager

·        Supervised engineers, installers and classroom instructor.
·        Performed sales, service, installation, and training of Novell local area networks and related products.

Programmer/Analyst - General Motors Buick Division                                    1984 – 1989

Local Area Network Administrator

·        Designed, installed and managed third largest Novell network in the country.
·        Supervised nine-member IT support staff.
·        Supported trade and dealer shows in various locations around the country.

Education:            Cleveland State University – MBA, 2007

                                    Cleveland State University – BS/CIS, 1984

                                    Board of Directors member of the Cleveland State University Alumni Association

Technical Certifications, Training, and Professional Memberships/Associations:

 

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Christopher M. Wojtasik

38253 Wilson Ave.

Willoughby, OH  44094

I am currently the Manager of Information Services at Angstrom Precision Metals (formerly Worthington Precision Metals)
and am a part-time adjunct professor at National College in Willoughby Hills.

In my fourteen years at Worthington/Angstrom, I have performed as a project manager, systems architect, infrastructure
designer, network troubleshooter, and help desk coordinator. My department has managed several enterprise level project
implementations including email platform migrations, server upgrades, telephone switch implementations, and payroll
system upgrades. Most of these projects involved research, planning, purchasing, installing, training, and maintenance.
Most projects required the involvement and cooperation of other departments.

Currently, I negotiate and maintain contracts for all data and voice communications. I have developed and maintain the
disaster recovery and backup programs. Working with the CFO, I have developed the corporate IT budget and have
been able to dramatically reduce our telecommunications costs.

My telecom experience includes configuration and administration of Lucent Definity ProLogics and Legend switches,
Audix Intuity voice mail systems including tone and tag troubleshooting.

In prior positions, I have been involved in network engineering, sales, service and training. I have been both a vendor and
purchaser of products and services, and so have insight and experience on both sides of the table. I hold a Bachelors of
Science in MIS and a MBA from Cleveland State University as well as several industry technical certifications. I am also a
member of several industry trade associations.

Thank you.

Christopher M. Wojtasik

chris@wojtasik.com                                                 440-781-1025