JONATHAN KWOFIE, MBA

5410 Quail Ridge Drive Plainsboro, NJ 08536 Mobile: (816)-813-1590 Email:

Resourceful IT/IS Professional - accomplished information systems leader with ex
tensive technical leadership, strong understanding of governance, risk managemen
t and compliance; expertise and skills to maximize operational efficiency to sup
port IT Strategy while maintaining best practices to accomplish competitive edge
thereby achieving corporate objectives.
Experienced - results-driven individual with knowledgeable competence in the imp
lementation of state-of-the-art information technology systems within the bankin
g, media, news, radio, financial services (market data) and information services
industries that meet industries ' and regulatory conformities.
Influential Leader - with strong negotiating skills and track records for partne
ring technology with corporate strategic goals while developing and executing te
chnology solutions and coordinating with IT Security and Audit/Fraud Departments
.
Directly created IT asset(s) Disposal Program to properly dispose of surplus
and obsolete equipments that was projected to generate over half million dollar
s within three to five years.
Decreased risks associated with data leakage or theft and mitigated risk(s)
to shareholders by maintaining enhanced sanitizing storage media standards that
exceeded FDIC compliance requirements.
CISA Designation - Certified for Information Systems Auditor Certification â succe
ssfully passed.
MBA, Masters of Business Administration, Webster University - 2007
BA, Bachelors of Arts in Computer Science, Park University - 2005
Professional Affiliation - Member of ISACA, IT Governance Professionals.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BLOOMBERG L.P, New York, NY
Contract, Information Systems Auditor/Consultant, Research & Development Feb. 20
08 â Nov. 2009
Primary duty was on all aspects of IT strategy to support business objective
s and global operations facilitating high availability and continuous growth.
Interfaced with senior executives and management on strategic initiatives; a
ligned technology with corporate vision.
Managed a team of five subcontractors and provided leadership to coordinate,
plan and execute data center expansion, acquisition of new hardware/upgrades, a
nd audits.
Delegated audits, reviewed audit work papers and determined material problem
s upon which recommendations were tendered to senior management to mitigate any
potential impact on the company.
Worked in teams ' environment to capture essential data in the database, re
viewed, corrected, and reduced data discrepancies. Established and applied contr
ols and computerized periodical checks to follow up on any variances.
Experienced with installing, configuring, and upgrading data center systems
that ran vital enterprise applications such as server farms, storage area networ
ks (SAN & NAS) on various platforms such as Windows, Red Hat Linux, Solaris, etc
.), storage and blades from multi vendors such Cisco Switches & Routers, Juniper
Routers, Checkpoint Firewalls; EMC, Network Appliance, Quantum, Data Domain, Su
n, IBM, HP Radware, Force10, and other appliances and equipments.
Handled power utilization project/audit and supervised a group to conduct da
ta center power audit to identify any issues such as power utilization efficienc
y, diversification and documentation. Results and recommendation were reported t
o senior management and solutions implemented to ensure compliance.
Evaluated technology acquisitions; made budgetary recommendations; sourced/m
anaged third party vendor relationships.
Played a role in database application software development, implementation a
nd testing by working with different departments. Offered IT audit services and
preventive, detective, and corrective controls during the phases of Software Dev
elopment Life Cycle (SDLC). Involved in undertaking user acceptance testing, pre
and post-implementation system reviews and in-depth Infrastructure audits.
Prepared and conducted technical training to about 50 employees to support e
ffective and efficient operations of research and development department.
VALLEY VIEW BANCSHARES (VVB), Kansas City, KS
Asset Management Administrator May 2005 â Feb. 2008
Reported to Senior-Vice President/IT Project Manager to prepare IT departmen
t operational and capital budget, projects and cost evaluation.
Assumed the role as an Asset Management Administrator to handle IT departmen
t strategic and immediate procurement needs working with multi third party vendo
rs while minimizing financial cost to business.
Maintained effective relationships with external audit and regulatory bodies
. Responsible for proper software licensing and license management. Tracked and
audited any hardware/software/DBMS and engaged with external auditors (FDIC), de
veloped and generated reports about information assets in order to sustain FDIC
membership.
Participated in periodic review of IT risk assessments. Developed and implem
ented procedures for cases of business continuity plan processes, disaster recov
ery plan, incident/problem management and change control management.
Reviewed and negotiated IT/IS contracts and service level agreements (SLA) t
o ensure the firm met its objectives.
Reviewed asset management processes, identified ineffectiveness and implemen
ted successful strategies.
Responded to spyware notifications and prepared monthly anti-virus reports.
Maintained enterprise tape daily and monthly backup and recovery of the comp
any information assets on all banks ' servers guaranteeing data recovery.
Monitored branch location data circuit and resolved end-users network connec
tivity issues.
Supported over 50 Automated Teller Machines (ATM) communications monitoring
and resolved incidents rapidly to minimize downtime.
Participated in the expansion and acquisition of financial institutions resu
lting in organizational growth.
Held two positions as an Asset Management Administrator and IT Network Suppo
rt Engineer while with VVB.
ALIVEPROMO INC., Minneapolis, MN
Contract, Technical Consultant May 2004 â Feb. 2007
Directly reported to Director of Communications; managed all U.S.A (Midwest
Region) operations and client relations illustrating proven and superior custome
r service, adding value and expanding business horizon.
Managed the scoping, configuration and deployment of solutions and related t
echnologies.
Built marketing systems to increase the exposure of new built mall in Kansas
City, MO driving marketing objectives.
Managed the technical support for all digital signage systems ensuring 24/7
availability and uptime.
Established strong relationship with clients by coordinating and executing d
igital signage functionality, configuring software and platform, providing techn
ical support and post implementation.
 Led support team to install and maintain digital signage equipments. End-use
r training for running digital signage.
Performed troubleshooting of hardware and software applications â Flash and co
ntent updates.
PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS
Incorporating Database Security into the Security and Network Operations Centers
(SOC/NOC) by NitroSecurity, Inc.
July 23rd 2009, East Hanover, NJ
Navigating Today's Data Center Risks conducted by Schneider Electric & Digital R
eality Trust
June 10th 2009 New York, NY
APPLICATIONS
Asset Management/Procurement software - iTRACS PLM (Sybase); Intuit Track-It; Mi
crosoft Visio Professional; iSeries Access for Windows(IBM)-AS/400; UINIX; Linux
; Solaris; Jack Henry & Associates Inc. applications (Silverlake, Storeforward,
ImageViewer, Silhouette, ImageEntry); Crystal Report; CA BrightStor; Microsoft s
oftware applications - Administrative Tools (such Active Directory, Terminal, DH
CP); FrontPage 2003; Office 2007; Project; Exceed; HTML/XML; Java; JavaScript; J
avaServer Pages; Crystal Reports; UNIX; Client Server; and System Center Configu
ration Manager (SCCM) or (SMS).