Michael Baum
Vice President Delivery at Fiserv
Michael Baum
Vice President Delivery at Fiserv
Alpharetta, Georgia
Overview
Work Experience
Vice President Delivery
2016 - Current
Oversees solutions delivery, directing teams ranging from 100 to 200 individuals engaged in the execution of technology projects supporting multiple business units. Manages up to 60 simultaneous projects ranging from months to years in duration. ★ Excels in the management of a technology stack encompassing Windows, Linux, databases, networking, and information security systems. ★ Consistently meets project milestones and deliverables on-time and within budget. ★ Projects have included multiple data center migrations that have resulted in lower costs and improved security and compliance. ★ Directed the team that participated in the launch and implementation of the Zelle joint venture for person to person electronic payments.
Director, Platform Operations
2012 - 2015
★ Supervised 50 direct and indirect reports engaged in database engineering and operations for the Oracle and MySQL platforms. ★ Directed 24/7 support operations, working with vendors and strategic partners that included Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and EMC. ★ Reorganized personnel assignments to take advantage of individual strengths and talents, improving engineering and operations. ★ Led consolidations within the Oracle Exadata footprint that lowered costs. Additionally, expanded Oracle database operations to expand the organization from three employees to 11.
Manager , Database Engineering
2009 - 2012
★ Managed database engineers in multiple states, as well as international locations that included India and Costa Rica. ★ Provided support for high-availability platforms including Oracle RAC, Oracle 12g, SQL 2012, and Windows Clusters. ★ Led the design, deployment, and upgrade of database technologies throughout the company, overseeing development infrastructure and meeting industry-specific audit requirements. ★ Coordinated and led disaster recovery testing across all platforms.
Manager of Consulting
2006 - 2009
★ Led the Professional Services division, with P&L accountability; managed over 20 consultants in the Southeast driving over $3M in annual revenue. ★ Consistently met utilization, rate, and customer satisfaction goals. ★ Served as a sales engineer supporting technical presentations to clients and prospects, communicating the value proposition of partnering with the company. ★ Hosted a four-day training session on consulting at the company’s national headquarters. ☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ ABOUT MAGENIC TECHNOLOGIES Magenic Technologies, Inc. provides information technology services. The Company offers custom software and mobile application development, IT outsourcing, support, and maintenance services.
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