Bruce Hall

Accomplished Information Technology and Managed Services leader with over 25 years of experience with Fortune 1,000 companies, to small business, across many industries. Information Technology (IT) DirectorEmail: [email protected] technical background with hands-on experience and proven ability to identify business challenges, architect solutions, mitigate risk and maximize budgets through the strategic application of technology and resources. Committed to quality and service excellence with competence developing, managing and motivating cross-functional teams and programs.CORE COMPETENCIES Managed Services & SOC Type II/III Audits System, Data & Network Audits Project Management SOW Development & Negotiation Cyber and Physical Security Recruiting, Training & Mentoring Process, Procedure & SLA Development Communication & Presentation Skills RFQ/RFP Development & ROI Analysis Partner & Vendor Management IT Helpdesk and NOC Management Managed & Cloud Services Contract & License Agreement Negotiations Program ManagementACCOMPLISHMENTS* Developed and led an RFP for a new Student Information System (SiS / CRM). Modules included Admissions, Onboarding, Financial, CRM, LMS, Fundraising. Ultimately led the migration to Blackbaud’s latest modules yielding savings in original proposal of over $150,000 in implementation costs and $10,000 in annual subscription costs.* Directed the identification, architecture, staffing, partnering, security policy, process/procedure development, pricing, profitability, contract development, marketing, and launching of the following new services: o Backup as a Service (BaaS) o Reporting as a Service (RaaS) analytics o Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) o Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) o Managed Backup Service o Managed Storage Service o Managed Virtualization Service* Vetted, selection, pricing / contract negotiations & management of all vendors and partners chosen.* Migration of infrastructure supporting service offerings from collocation facility leveraging NetApp storage, VMware, Linux and Windows servers to the cloud, streamlining operations and increasing profits.* Developed Project Management Practice, leading the company’s most complex customer implementations in the areas of IaaS, SaaS, storage, virtualization and Microsoft Azure deployments.Contact me at [email protected] for Director of IT or Managed Services opportunities and to review many other major accomplishments.