CIO at FXOnline Japan Ltd, IG Index Group
Japan
CIO at FXOnline Japan Ltd, IG Index Group
Japan
Professional Experience:
* Chief Information Officer (Dec 2008 - Now)
* Professional Services Business Unit Manager (Apr2006-Dec2008)
* Technical Manager (Apr2004-Apr2006)
* System Engineering Manager (Jan2000-March2004)
* Senior IT consultant - Senior System Engineer (Jan1997-Dec2000)
* Value Added IT Reseller (Jan1992-Jun1997)
* IT consultant - Software Developer (Sep1987-Dec1992)
* Sales Clerk - part time job (Aug1982-Aug1987)
Official Certifications:
Virtualization: VCP3.0 (VMware Certified Professional), VCI (VMware Certified Instructor), VSP (VMware Sales Professional)
Secure Networking: Checkpoint (CCSA, CCSE), Juniper Networks JNCIA-FW, Stonesoft (Security Engineer and Security Architect), Websense Certified Engineer, ActivIdentity Professional Engineer, Aladdin Esafe Engineer, Network Engines Certified Engineer, NetASQ Certified (Admin, Expert), Symantec (Engineer IDS)
Storage:EMC Proved Professional (EMCPA, EMCIE) on Clariion Systems
System engineering: Microsoft MCP
Also: MySQL DBA, Win/Unix/Linux Senior System engineer.
Spoken languages: Italian (native), English (fluent), Japanese (JLPT 4Kyu, looking for achieving 2Kyu this year), Spanish (basic).
Additional Skills: Proven ability to develop services business, even from scratch: understanding both the technical and the sales part. Love for teamwork and also able to be indipendent if needed. Experience in dealing with big multinational projects, involving people coming from different countries. Adaptable to the company context, always focused on business.
Long experience in financial mission critical environments.
Goal: Improve my IT career inside a multinational company, offering all my experience, skills and energy.
Create, Manage and Improve IT Services' business about: System Engineering, Security, Networking, Storage, Virtualization, Open Source, Software.
Working directly with: VMware, MySQL, RedHat/JBoss, Nokia, Checkpoint, Stonesoft, Websense, NetASQ, Juniper Networks, Radware, Allot, Infoblox, Ironport, Nortel Networks, Packeteer, Kaspersky, EMC, Provision Networks, Avocent, Datacore, Vizioncore, Platespin, Falconstor.
(Financial Services industry)
December 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 9 months)
After the acquisition of ALLASSO by MAGIRUS GROUP, my work consists in managing the new Professional Services Business Unit (built as a fusion of former Allasso and Magirus services: Software, Storage, Servers, Security). Actually Magirus is one of the leading VAD in Italy (more then 40 Vendors and more than 1500 Reseller and System Integrators as Customers).
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
April 2004 — April 2006 (2 years 1 month)
My work consists in managing any technical aspect in italian branch of the leading European VAD of Network Security: internal IT support, delivering of training and both pre-sale and post-sale support to the customers, organization of internal training and certification of the Allasso technical team, managing contact with vendors, evaluating new products, managing technical demos and events, designing and delivering project and follow any technical aspect of solutions, managing consultancy services, very often interacting with people from other EMEA countries and USA.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; TXT; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2000 — March 2004 (4 years 3 months)
After proven experience as senior IT consultant, I started working as manager of different groups of specialists on different projects on key customers, focusing my attention on the technical point of view, and using my seniority to keep monitored every phase of the designing, implementing, delivering and supporting the solutions.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; TXT; Information Technology and Services industry)
1997 — December 2000 (3 years )
I moved to IT consultancy to use better my experience and skills. After a little period with many customers, I made an agreement with TXT as unique Client. I worked for TXT's most important customers on many big projects, for both programming and system engineering in different markets: Automotive, Bank & Finance, Pharmaceutics, Enterprise Portals, Fashion, Food & Beverages, Furnitures, Healthcare, Media & Telco, Utilities & Services.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1992 — June 1997 (5 years 6 months)
I opened a new business, selling OEM PC and evolving my offering to services like custom software development and network installations. I got a very good reputation about the quality of my products, especially for the serious selection of components used. I had 3 people working for me as programmers/installers/system builders.
I managed the business 360 degrees: administration, sales, human resources, technical support.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1987 — December 1992 (5 years 4 months)
I transformed my interest in computing (since I was 10) into a work: I developed many softwares as professional (financial, administrative and technical) for many different companies and started to sell also IT training. I started to attend Computer Science at University in Genoa (Italy) and to use what I studied for my work.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)
August 1982 — August 1987 (5 years 1 month)
As part time job during I was studying, I worked as sales clerk in an consumer electronics shop. I could start to experience the basics of communications, marketing and selling.
Japanese Traditional Culture, Martial Arts (basically Japanese), Rally races and motorsports (I was professional driver for few years), technology and science innovations, reading and watching movies, social life with friends, travelling, cats
Official VCI (VMware Certified Instructor)