GUS CAPORUSSO

Long Branch, NJ 07740 732-222-0081 Gus.caporusso@gmail.com Cell - 201-401-4461

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A capable professional with varied experience in Information Technology and Telecommunications in Banking, Financial Information Services, IT Services and Retail. Demonstrated success in Sales Support, Problem Solving, Planning, Management and Administration. Motivated, adaptable, innovative team player that strives to make a difference. Always a Customer Advocate. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY SUNGARD AVAILBILTY SERVICES SR. SOLUTIONS ENGINEER, Jersey City, New Jersey

March 1998-November 2011

Over 13 years of Sales Support in disaster recovery, telecommunications, hosting, managed services and data replication with high level exposure to VMware (VSP / VTSP) and cloud. Assisted with solutions, proposals, RFP responses and contracts. Supported some of the most successful sales representatives and sales teams at SunGard, including one of SunGard's top salespeople for 12 years of consecutive President's Club wins (2000-2011). Together, we accounted for $1.4M in new monthly recurring revenue. Responsible for as many as 16 salespeople in NY, NJ, PA, CT, OH, Toronto and Montreal.

DOW JONES MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, NETWORK PLANNING & PROJECTS, Jersey City, NJ April 1993March 1998 Managed staff of engineers participating in all network related projects, with responsibility for feasibility, design, costing, planning, project management, technology evaluation and technology support. Project manager for global network consolidation; responsible for cost containment for international circuit upgrades. Headed the RFI/RFP processes for Global WAN Consolidation, Enterprise Network Management, IP Network Infrastructure and Customer Access. Established initial direction for IP infrastructure in support of move to Client Server. Assisted in creating operations requirements for new development projects. Coordinated integration of public frame relay into WAN infrastructure resulting in a hybrid network.

SOUTHEAST BANK, N.A. SENIOR NETWORK DESIGN ANALYST, Miami, Florida

October 1989 to December 1992

Headed a network task force to assess long term network requirements and collect study data; produced a network RFI, RFI summary, alternatives matrix and RFP. Designed, programmed and maintained a PC database for order tracking, inventory, budgeting, billing and network planning; resulted in $12,000 per month total cost avoidance. Network design, optimization and cost allocation; internal consulting and special project planning/implementation. Responsible for capital budget planning and operating budget of $1.7M. Reviewed the network topology, investigated alternative configurations, performed impact analysis and made recommendations.

PHILIP MORRIS OFFICE MACHINES COMPUTER DIVISION SALES, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

July 1988-October 1989

Consulting, systems analysis and proposals leading to the sale of Micro Computers and Peripherals. Software exposure to desktop publishing, CAD, OCR, database, word processing, accounting, Point-of-Sale, spread sheets. Performed installation and client training.

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, BROKERAGE SERVICES DIVISION DIRECTOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT, New York, New York April 1979-June 1988 Initiated and organized various departments establishing work flow and division of responsibility for improved productivity; responsible for a technical staff of up to 20. Initiated automated project control for improved service levels and management control; avoided additions to staff with increasing project load. Initiated a technical marketing support group to act as liaison among various internal departments and clients resulting in improved communication, client relations and productivity. Project manager for data center relocation and national backbone network. Director, Network Management - Headed marketing support, network support and network engineering groups for a 2,000 line 20,000 terminal network. Activities included client consulting, cost proposals, configuration maintenance and support of an X.25 network, resource allocation, capacity planning and overall project management. Director, Distributed Network Services - Project manager for the implementation of a distributed corporate network, including participation in disaster recovery planning. Data Communications Support Manager - Provided for in-house engineering and facilities planning and technical support to vendors, operations and client project engineers; project manager for Data Center relocation. Technical Support Supervisor - Performed major project implementation and hardware research as well as providing technical support and training to operations. Senior Analyst - Performed client project implementations calling for network design, site surveys, site preparation and documentation.