Alan Walsh (alwalsh@aol.com)

Current

West Valley Event Coordinator at Southwest Job Network
IT Recruiting at Gould Intelligent, LLC

Past

Sr. IT Manager at AMD
IT Manager at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Project Leader at Lockheed Martin

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Education

San Jose State University

Connections

144 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Alan Walsh (alwalsh@aol.com)’s Summary

Senior Information Technology professional with over 15 years experience providing leadership of global teams, program/project management, ERP and application deployment, system/application support, team development, and recruiting. Fills the integral role between executive management and technical resources. Responsible for establishing IT goals, budget and direction. Lead efforts to develop corporate standards and define operational procedures. Manage vendor relationships and negotiate corporate contracts. Supervise groups providing 24x7 support of mission critical systems and act as the escalation manager.

Alan Walsh (alwalsh@aol.com)’s Specialties:

IT Leadership, Program/Project Management, team building and mentoring, outsourcing and development/management of off-shore teams, vendor management, staffing and recruiting, budgeting, etc.

Alan Walsh (alwalsh@aol.com)’s Experience

West Valley Event Coordinator

Southwest Job Network

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)
IT Recruiting

Gould Intelligent, LLC

(Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

Develop relationships with small to medium sized business owners, and key individuals in government agencies who require IT services. Understand the clients needs, construct a detailed job description and negotiate contracts.

Seek qualified individuals who meet the position's requirements and who are actively/passively seeking new employment. Candidates are found via job postings, resume searches, job fairs and networking. Phone screens are performed to ensure technical and cultural fit. Also perform reference and background checks as needed, and negotiate salaries.
Sr. IT Manager

AMD

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AMD; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

June 2000 — January 2006 (5 years 8 months)

Position duties include management of global information technology teams in the areas of: project management, database design, software development, and application support. Participate in establishing IT goals, budget and direction for a fortune 500 corporation. Lead efforts to develop corporate standards and define operational procedures. Manage vendor relationships and negotiate corporate contracts. Supervise groups providing 24x7 support of mission critical systems and act as the escalation manager.
IT Manager

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

1995 — 2000 (5 years)
Project Leader

Lockheed Martin

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LMT; Defense & Space industry)

January 1984 — May 1995 (11 years 5 months)

Various positions with increasing responsibility, starting with software development through project management.