George Sackett

George Sackett - Security, Network, Application, Technology and Infrastructure Management

     Senior IT professional with a roll-up your sleeves attitude offering a diverse set of skills and record of accomplishment.  Proven experience in managing planning, design, implementation, operations and security of enterprise/network architecture, systems and infrastructure to commercial, government, utilities, transportation, education, financial and healthcare organizations.   Demonstrated ability to partner with business, application and infrastructure personnel to overhaul processes and systems through modernization; skilled in managing cross-functional global teams achieving a unified focus on project and service delivery with exceptional ability to turn around underperforming projects.

Over 30 years as an IT professional with varied industry experience has gained me a diverse set of skills:

• Communicating and interfacing with C-level and senior executives
• Understanding project stakeholders’ deliverables and expectations
• Articulating a vision and defining strategic objectives
• Building operational procedures and defining processes to achieve 24x7 availability
• Developing innovative solutions to solve problems with substantial bottom-line impact
• Leading teams in effectively applying technology to meet critical business objectives
• Methodically tackling every task with a positive attitude and a sense of urgency and importance
• Supporting and directing system/application/network development to meet government and industry standards and objectives
• Planning, designing and managing the implementation of large-scale high-availability enterprise architectures

These life experiences have instilled qualities of confidence, innovation, resourcefulness, dedication to excellence and the critical ability to work productively with others and as a self-motivated individual in challenging situations.