CHRISTOPHER B.

FIELD
408-612-2211
Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/chris-f
ield/3/779/a2
Executive IT leadership provenin 18 years of IT Engineering and Operations Manag
ement.
SUMMARY
A performance based Senior Managerwith 18 years of experience in leading highly
skilled and motivated team of engineers in a fast paced production environment;
visionary and innovative technical strategist experience in aligning departmenta
l goals with the company's strategic growth plan. Expert in using emerging and m
ainstream technologies to solve business problems, drive growth, improve product
ivity and profitability; proven record in ensuring teams deliver infrastructure
projects on time and within budget,successful at building and managing strong, m
otivated, results-oriented, IT organizations.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* European Office Expansion - Lead the successful opening of Netgear'sNew Irela
nd office and engineering infrastructure. Designed & directed IT resources buil
ding a new infrastructure for server, networking& VoIP phone architecture for Ne
tgear Cork Ireland operations center.
* Server Virtualization strategic planning & adoption - Spearheaded VMware serv
er virtualization, saving Netgear $140K in the first year, with ROI of under six
months.
* Disaster Recovery Planning - Conducted Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and des
igned IT Disaster Recovery plan for Netgear primary datacenter.
* Worldwide VoIP Deployment - Deployed worldwide VoIP infrastructure enabling w
orldwide 7 digit dialing between 10 Key office cutting LD expenses by $20k/month
* Applications & Server Monitoring - Implemented Applications and Server monito
ring of bandwidth utilization, setting up SLA's and achieving 99.996% uptime on
network & systems.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
NETGEAR, Inc.
A $750M Silicon Valley technology company that designs innovative branded techno
logy solutions that address the specific networking, storage, and security needs
of small- to medium-sized businesses and home users.
Director of IT, Infrastructure, San Jose, CA. 2008-2010
Directed a staff of 15 responsible for worldwide operations with 200+ Windows, L
inux & Solaris servers both virtualized and dedicated, database administration (
Oracle 10g/11g, R12 Applications)/ desktop support / infrastructure applications
&security systems, voice infrastructure &data network services all spanning 15+
countries. Developed strategy for the design, planning, maintenance and impleme
ntationof new and existing technologies withinthe IT infrastructure.Manage $5.5M
budget.
* Orchestrated adoption of server virtualization within Netgear, saving $140K i
n hardware purchases in the first year, with ROI of less than six months. Manage
d Netgear adoption by creating a virtualization task force, developing proof of
concept and gaining management approval for VMware adoption.
* Saved Netgear over $1M in annual expenses by directing team in various cost c
utting measures. Directed the team in cost cutting measures examining all infra
structure services, led competitive negotiations with telecommunications vendors
, adopted lower cost laptop strategy, implemented internal conference bridge, an
d reduced wireless spending using innovative solutions.
* Architected new Oracle ERP infrastructure for company migration to Oracle R12
applications suite. Coordinated with applications team in designing a high ava
ilability three tier model architecture supporting running on Oracle 10g RAC dat
abase. System has performed with no performance issues or unexpected downtime f
rom the architecture, system has achieved 99.999% uptime.
Sr IT Infrastructure Manager, San Jose, CA. 2005-2008
Responsible for a direct staff of 5 that maintained an in house data center with
a 40+ server farm servicing worldwide operations, team managed Windows& Solaris
server/security systems/voice /data network services. Developed strategy for th
e design, planning, maintenance and implemented of new and existing technologies
for server architecture, voice and data network services. Manage $1.5M budget.
* Successfully relocated Netgear's 300 employee Headquarters office and enginee
ring infrastructure to new San Jose campus. IT project coordinatorfor all depar
tments, building a new networking& VoIP phone services, assuring a successful re
location of 15 engineering labs, 300 employee's desktop and laptops to new locat
ion over one three day weekend.
* Implemented HQ data center relocation from own facility to dedicated co-locat
ion facility improving overall systems uptime to 99.996%. Developed alternative
data center models gaining management approval to relocate HQ data center to ded
icated co-location facility. Successfully directed the project relocating all da
ta center equipment and applications to new location with no unexpected downtime
.
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR
Corporate Network Manager, San Jose, CA. 1993-2005
Direct staff with responsibly for worldwide voice/data network services spanning
14 countries and over 65 domestic sites. Design, planned, maintained and implem
ented new/existing technologies for voice and data network services. Manage $3.5
M budget.
Corporate Facilities Manager 1989-1993
Recruited to manage corporate San Jose facilities department including maintaini
ng site facilities and environmental programs. Led design/maintenance of corpora
te phone and worldwide data communication network. Managed budget of $1M.
EDUCATION
MBA Information Technology, University of Phoenix, San Jose, CA
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology, (concentration in Production Manag
ement), California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
Skills and Qualifications
IT Operations * Strategic Planning * Business Process Improvement * Network Mana
gement * SLA's * Change Management * Acquisitions\Mergers * Budget Management *
Project Management * IT Security * PC & Server Management * Telecommunications *
Help Desk * Vendor Management * Contract Negotiation*Business Continuity & Disa
ster Recovery
References available upon request