Jonathan H. Rosenson
jon@rosenson.com
PROFILE
Operations leader
with experience managing people, processes, and technology in alignment with
the strategy of the business and the requirements of its stakeholders
POSITIONS HELD
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Expedient Communications (Pittsburgh, PA)
- October 2003 – Present
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Vice President of Strategic Initiatives; 10/2006 – Present
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Increased
predictability of service delivery and revenue recognition by centralizing complex
IT project management with consistent processes
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Ensured
profitability of telecommunication vendor relationships by partnering with
sales and finance to meet the changing needs of the business
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Improved
effectiveness of the thirty-five seat network operations center through process
changes and personnel management to meet new business requirements and respond
to service requests
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Provided
general management for regional operations during data center facility and
business process improvement projects
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Maintained
key customer relationships to stay in touch with operational performance and
obtain feedback for improvement opportunities
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Director of Provisioning &
Installations; 1/2005 – 10/2006
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Maintained telecommunication resale vendor
relationships and established interconnection with Verizon and AT&T
(formerly SBC and Bell South).
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Provided program management for a new
broadband product launch in five states by facilitating collaboration across
the business
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Established consistent processes and
procedures for data center and field installation service delivery in support
of growth
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Formalized the sales engineering process
associated with the connectivity business to align margins across similar
opportunities
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Director of Systems & Operations Support; 10/2003 - 1/2005
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Lead a group responsible
for the management of Windows Server (2000 & 2003) and Unix (Solaris,
Linux) platforms including SAN storage, tape backups, DNS, mail, web, and other
services
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Acted as a point of
escalation for critical production issues and for customers in need of emergency
support for Cisco, EMC, Microsoft, and other products
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Stargate Industries, LLC (Pittsburgh, PA)
- October 1994 - October 2003
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Director of Strategic Initiatives; 3/2001 - 10/2003
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Executed
business strategy initiatives for internal improvement and product development
including selection and implementation of enterprise billing and CRM
applications and consolidation of network for cost savings
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Provided
business development support for the sales team resulting in the acquisition of
key enterprise customers
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Acted as
program manager for merger and acquisition projects to ensure consistent
customer experience during technology platform conversions
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Maintained
relationships with local Universities for personnel recruitment
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Regional Operations Manager; 8/1999 - 3/2001
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Technical Support Manager; 8/1997 - 8/1999
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Network/System Engineer; 9/1994 - 7/1997
EDUCATION
B.A., Rhetorical
Process, University of Pittsburgh
COMMUNITY
Central Scholarship & Loan Referral Service - Allocations Committee
(2002 – present), Marcus L. Ruscitto Charitable Foundation (2005 – present), 40
Under 40 Award Recipient (Pittsburgh Magazine/PUMP, 2001), Leadership Pittsburgh - Leadership
Development Initiative VII (1999)