James Perkins
Technology Strategist and Serial Entrepreneur
- Location
- Greater Philadelphia Area
- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
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James Perkins's Overview
- Current
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- Production Assurance Lead at JP Morgan Chase
- Chairman of the Information Technology Advisory Board at Peirce College
- Guest Lecturer on Entrepreneurship at National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
- Co-Founder at CityRyde LLC
- President / CEO at Tek Perks Corporation
- Past
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- Consultant at JPMorgan Chase
- Co-Founder and President / CEO at CityRyde LLC
- SAN Administrator and Disaster Recovery Specialist at FMC Corporation
- Network Operations Technician II at FMC Corporation
- Network Security and Operations Consultant at FMC Corporation
- Internal Application Development Intern at QVC Inc.
- Education
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- Drexel University
- Monsignor Bonner High School
- Saint Barnabas Elementary School
- Recommendations
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24 people have recommended James
- Connections
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500+ connections
- Websites
James Perkins's Summary
Proven technologist, leader and a networking specialist. With 11 years of IT experience my background includes: managing data center design / implementation and operations; developing disaster recovery and business continuity plans; advanced networking; managing large infrastructure architectures with high-availability and mission-critical production environments; preparing for IT audits; customer service center management.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to integrate varied inputs to develop and act on the best strategic and tactical plans. I strive to leverage technology to achieve the best results in my initiatives.
Specialties
Entrepreneurship, Cutting-Edge Technology, Leadership, Start-up Early Stage/Growth/Expansion, Business and New Product Development, Small Business Management, Strategic/Tactical/Operational Planning, Lean Operations, Bootstrapping, Change Management, Project Management, Corporate Communications, Board/Investor Relations, Community Outreach, Contact Management, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Joint Ventures and Partnerships, Contract Development/Negotiation, Data Center Management
James Perkins's Experience
Chairman of the Information Technology Advisory Board
Peirce College
November 2009 – Present (2 years 4 months)
Guest Lecturer on Entrepreneurship
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
February 2009 – Present (3 years 1 month)
SAN Administrator and Disaster Recovery Specialist
FMC Corporation
June 2007 – August 2008 (1 year 3 months)
James Perkins's Skills
- Team Management
- Change Management
- Incident Management
- Creative Problem Solving
- Collaborative Problem Solving
- Social Media
- Entrepreneurship
- Self Starter
- Start-ups
- Infrastructure Planning
- Information Management
- Strategic Planning
- Business Strategy
- IT Strategy
- Technologist
- HP Openview
- Microsoft Technologies
- Backup Exec
- Knowledge Management
- SharePoint
- Confluence
- Livelink
- Collaboration Solutions
- Process Improvement
- Disaster Recovery
- Business Continuity
- Team Leadership
- Thought Leadership
- IT Service Management
- Advisory Boards
James Perkins's Education
Drexel University
2002 – 2007
Monsignor Bonner High School
1998 – 2002
Saint Barnabas Elementary School
1990 – 1998
James Perkins's Additional Information
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