ANTONIO J.

ABRANTES
Newark, NJ, 07105 ajabrantes@yahoo.com (917) 754-1326

GLOBAL IT SYSTEMS EXECUTIVE

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE IT/STRATEGY ALIGNMENT CONSOLIDATION Talented, highly experienced and successful International IT Operations/Infrastructure Leader with 15 years of proven results in developing, implementing and managing global IT systems for leading multi-national and national service firms. Combine strong technology expertise with outstanding operations/program management ability and people skills, able to relate effectively with high-level decision makers across varied cultures and business environments. Focus on technology/strategy/goal alignment, systems consolidation and operations streamlining for optimum service at most effective cost. Get it done attitude proven by career results along with very strong client satisfaction attitude and record. Effective team leader with outstanding communications skills, able to drive consensus and goal achievement across widely dispersed, culturally diverse environments with direct experience in Asia, Canada, Europe, Mexico, South America and the US. Operations Management IT Strategy IT Infrastructure International Business Strategic Planning Budgeting Workforce Planning Outsourcing Customer Service Change Management Restructuring Team Leadership Vendor Relations Cost Reduction Deployments/Migrations Negotiations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, INC., New York, NY 1997 Present Leading, international real estate services firm offering leasing, sales/investment, property management, financing and real estate consulting services for business clients worldwide. Over 15,000 employees across 58 countries. Managing Director of US IT Operations, 2005 Present Report to Global CIO, lead staff of 28 plus contract staff of 25 to direct all daily IT operations for 63 US offices as well as directing three territory managers in Mexico, South America and Asia. Systems include LAN, WAN, email, voice and data networks, technical support and help desks with $13M 0perating and $12M capital budgets. Responsible for systems planning, infrastructure design and execution, staffing, budgeting, daily systems performance with overall goal of effectively delivering crucial IT services to company staff throughout North, Central and South America and Asia. Key in developing international IT standards to align with company vision as well as long- and short-term IT strategies. Develop RFPs, select and negotiate with vendors, perform monthly department evaluations to ensure compliance with corporate expectations. Create disaster recovery systems and procedures. Consolidated multiple data centers across the US, EMEA, South America, Asia and Mexico by directing full RFP/vendor cycle to bring all data systems into two data centers in Piscataway, NJ and Slough, UK to save over $2M/year with more effective service, disaster recovery and business continuity. Also consolidated 12 purely regional help desks into one outsourced facility in Piscataway, NJ to save $1.5M annually, integrate technical support and dramatically improve customer service. Converted HQ POTS phone system serving 850 employees to new, VoIP system for $50,000 savings per month with better integration of voice and email systems for optimum productivity. Director of Information Technology, 2000 -- 2005 Reporting to US CIO, managed staff of 18 to direct all IT operations for 63 offices across the US. Helped develop IT strategies, align infrastructure and systems with corporate strategies and goals, evaluated systems performance, developed, managed budget of $13M and negotiated services with vendors. (Continued on Page Two)

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(Continued from Page One) Led successful migration of legacy systems from multiple M&A across multiple platforms into standard platform for entire firm including migrating over 6,000 mailboxes and multiple services into one MS Exchange cluster hosted at global, Piscataway, NJ data center. Created highly scalable and flexible global MPLS network to replace original hub-and-spoke LAN to save $1M/year while introducing greater reliability. WORD PRO/AMC/ASI, New York, NY 1990 -- 1997 Formerly Word Pro, purchased in year by AMC and again in year by ASI Solutions. National technology consulting firm focusing on outsourcing and systems integration services with offices throughout the US and in the UK, India, Israel, Mexico and Brazil. Network Engineer/Consultant Full cycle management of network projects for Chemical Bank and Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette throughout the US with focus on connectivity, design and implementation, systems evaluation and problem solving for servers, routers, remote access and storage. Named Best Network Engineer of the Year in 1991, 1993, and 1995. Developed reputation with clients to become favored and requested consultant, bringing in $4M a year in repeat business. Maintained consistent never leave client without a solution record over seven years with minimum need for repeat visits.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND AFFILIATIONS

Business Administration Degree, Finance concentration, Escola Comercial e Industrial de Torres Vedras, Portugal Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, Liceu Nacional de Torres Vedras, Portugal Additional training: CIO Executive Board Business Fundamentals CIO Executive Board Engaging with Business Partners CIO Executive Board Managing Projects Management Skills for New Managers, AMA, NY Enterprise Certified Netware Engineer, Novell ITIL V.3 COBIT Member, Society for Information Management, NJ Chapter Member, Infrastructure Executive Council Fluent in English and Portuguese