IT Consultant at ING Financial Services, LLC
Greater New York City Area
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- IT Management Consultant at ING Financial Services, LLC
- Managing Partner at CPS Technology Group, LLC
- Past
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- Member at TeamSybase
- Chief Technical Officer at Elevated Technologies, Inc.
- Senior Software Developer / IT Consultant at American Express Business Travel
- Senior Software Architect / IT Consultant at St. Paul Reinsurance
- Software Developer / IT Consultant at American Express Bank
- Education
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- Villanova University
- New York University
- Greek Army Academy
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Costas Tsaklas’s Summary
Information technology professional with extensive experience in the design, implementation and support of business systems utilizing Windows-based technologies.
Experienced in project management, custom software development, networking, web-enabled technologies, object-oriented methodologies and client/server architectures.
Proven track record in completing projects within time and budget requirements. Very strong technical background.
Costas Tsaklas’s Specialties:
Project Management, Object-Oriented Analysis/Design/Implementation
CERTIFICATIONS:
- Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
- Sybase Certified Database Administrator
- Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Costas Tsaklas’s Experience
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IT Management Consultant
ING Financial Services, LLC
(Public Company; ING; Financial Services industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Managed the planning & execution of BCP/DR exercises while acting as liaison between business, application & infrastructure teams in the scope definition process.
Coordinated the implementation of settlement and compliance systems in the DR environment. Developed scripts used to verify successful day and night processing during BCP/DR tests.
Documented DR test results for presentation to Senior Management and for Corporate Audit reviews. -
Managing Partner
CPS Technology Group, LLC
(Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2002 — Present (7 years 3 months)
Designed and implemented networking infrastructures for a number of businesses consisting of Microsoft Windows SBS 2003, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Vista.
Designed, installed and configured a number of mobile solutions utilizing BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Microsoft Mobile Services.
Converted paper documents to electronic forms using Adobe Acrobat streamlining operational activities while automating workflow and billing. -
Member
TeamSybase
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1995 — 2002 (7 years )
TeamSybase is an elite group of technologists handpicked by Sybase for their technical expertise and desire to help others understand products and technologies from Sybase.
As a member of TeamSybase provide end-user support on the different Sybase forums and newsgroups while receiving 3 consecutive MVP awards. -
Chief Technical Officer
Elevated Technologies, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1994 — September 2002 (8 years 1 month)
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Senior Software Developer / IT Consultant
American Express Business Travel
(Public Company; AXP; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year )
Participated in the design and implementation of a custom solution demonstrating the use of the Intranet and WEB technologies as a strategic information delivery vehicle.
Developed prototypes showcasing the use of the Internet for videoconferencing and collaborative computing -
Senior Software Architect / IT Consultant
St. Paul Reinsurance
(Financial Services industry)
1995 — 1998 (3 years )
Contracted to evaluate the technical aspect of a custom-developed reinsurance system while provided advice and technical feedback to the company’s IT management team.
Lead a team of 22 technology consultants and 10 full-time employees in the technical design and development of a reinsurance application utilizing Powerbuilder and Sybase.
Provided technical expertise and ongoing consulting to the company’s CIO in the decision-making process. -
Software Developer / IT Consultant
American Express Bank
(Public Company; AXP; Banking industry)
1994 — 1995 (1 year )
Lead a development team to the creation of a prototype for a customer service application (Customer Services Workbench - CSWB) utilizing Visual Basic, Powerbuilder and Microsoft SQL Server. After the project was approved by the Executive Committee, CSWB became an essential element of the bank’s global systems infrastructure.
Designed, developed and implemented a Credit Quality Measurement system to process and report information related to the bank’s credit customers
Costas Tsaklas’s Education
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Villanova University
Master Certificate in Applied Project Management 2009 — 2010 (expected)
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New York University
Object Oriented Programming 1993 — 1994
School of Continuing Education, Information Technologies Institute
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Greek Army Academy
1982 — 1986
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Costas Tsaklas’s Interests:
Systems architecture, software development, martial arts, golf
Costas Tsaklas’s Groups:
TeamSybase, .NET Valley
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TeamSybase - Past and Present Members
Costas Tsaklas’s Honors:
Member of "TeamSybase" from 1995 to 2002
"TeamSybase" is a group of highly skilled end-users of Sybase products that provide support to other end-users in Sybase's newsgroups.
They are chosen by Sybase to become members of "TeamSybase" based on their technical expertise and desire to help others understand and work with Sybase technologies.
Costas Tsaklas’s Contact Settings
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