Armando Ruiz

Chief Technology Officer/Chief Information Security Officer at American Express / Accertify

Greater Chicago Area, United States

About Armando Ruiz

Armando Ruiz is Chief Technology Officer/Chief Information Security Officer at American Express / Accertify. Location: Greater Chicago Area, United States.

A highly technical hands on Director/Manager of Infrastructure Operations with expertise in a diverse range of technologies within the financial operational space. Demonstrated success managing and growing 24x7 financial infrastructure and the support organizations that maintains it. Hands on experience in high availability low latency environments. Deep experience in managing Windows/Linux environments, Data-center build-out, Database Operations, Project Management and non-product development teams. Well organized, results oriented with proven ability to implement technology, standards and processes which enhance competitiveness and capability. Solid management skills, capable leader with the ability to motivate and lead highly technical teams. Exceptional communicator with strong presenting skills. Focus on building strong relationships and inter-team dynamics. Specialties: ITIL, Six Sigma, CMMI, ITSM Methodology, Comprehensive application and Infrastructure Monitoring, Configuration Management, Derivatives, FX, Futures, FIX, BCP Disaster Recovery, 24x7 Data Centers, VMware, HP servers, CISCO, XEN, Operations Manager, Project Management, Windows Server, Oracle, Solaris, Red Hat, AGILE, MS SQL server, Exchange, EMC, NETAPP, SAN/NAS, Active Directory, SAS 70, SOx (Sarbanes/Oxley), BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Telephony, Video Conferencing

Skills

  • Management
  • Data Center
  • Disaster Recovery

Additional experience

  • Director of Infrastructure

    Synergy Development

    December 2007 – October 2009

Education

  • Computer Information Systems, Milwaukee College Of Buisness