WILLIAM F.

GOTHAM
2107 East Prairie Creek Drive
Neenah, WI 54956
920.720.0455 wg7d567e@westpost.net

SUMMARY
Process-oriented I.T. executive with experience translating business needs into
strategic vision that supports business needs through technology forecasting, co
st containment and business alignment. Expertise in information technology deve
lopment, disaster recovery for large technical centers, and advanced technical s
ystems architecture. Recognized for leadership, creative problem solving, criti
cal thinking, and communication skills used to deliver business value and develo
p productive working relationships across organizational levels resulting in sig
nificant improvements to bottom line results.
a Strategic Planning a Technology Development a Staff Leadership
a Disaster Recovery Planning
a Technical Audits a Information Security a Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MARINETTE MARINE CORPORATION, a Fincantieri Company, Marinette, WI 2008 a" 2010
Director, Information Technology
Managed staff of 8 I.T professionals supporting 4 business units and the corpora
te headquarters with a $3.3M operating budget. Led corporate wide quality impro
vement initiative for IT Support Process. Served as liaison between business an
d technology teams.
a Assumed responsibility for a failing infrastructure and increased the system a
nd network uptime from 93.0% to 99.9% in the first 6 months, while increasing bu
siness productivity by rebuilding or replacing failing systems and cross-trainin
g staff on all operations.
a Implemented and tested complete I.T. Disaster Recovery program with 100% succe
ss on test events.
a Implemented Secure Information Sharing Architecture to support Corporationas S
pecial Security Agreement with the Defense Security Service which resulted in an
external audit with no major defects.
a Improved employee integration by organizing and implementing training sessions
, User Portal, and new I.T Service Request process that resulted in an overall s
atisfaction increase from 30% to 70%.
a Achieved $40,000 annual saving in corporate cell services by consolidating cor
porate communications billing.
a Developed corporate IT standards that resulted in an operational cost reductio
n of 50% for desktop equipment and server configurations.
a Received Special Incentive Bonus, Top 25 Performers, for FY2009.
CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS OF AMERICA, Schaumburg, IL 2006 a" 2008
Director, Information Technology Architecture and Security
Managed staff of 8 direct reports and 4 non-direct reports supporting 4 hospital
s and the corporate headquarter with a $2.7M operating Budget. Led the corporat
e initiative on I.T. Security.
a Managed project to replace complete IT infrastructure of Zion, IL hospital, im
plemented wireless networking, and provide redundant pathing for data communicat
ions. Project was completed in an accelerated ten week timeline while maintaini
ng budget and resulted in no down time for hospital services.
a Rewrote and implemented I.T Disaster Recovery program which included a split S
torage Area Network. Through design and negotiations saved $400,000 on overall
cost of SAN.
a Designed technical infrastructure for the Phoenix Hospital that opened in 2007
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OSHKOSH CORPORATION, Oshkosh, WI 1999 a" 2005
Director, Technical Infrastructure
Managed staff of 17 I.T professionals supporting 6 global locations and the corp
orate headquarters with a $2.6M operating budget. Served as the technology subj
ect matter expert on the Executive Incident Response team.
a Designed and implemented a technology shared service center that saved over $2
50,000 annually in organizational headcount and operational costs.
a Realized savings of $1.7M over four years on Data / Voice communications costs
by renegotiating existing Data / Voice contracts.
a Designed and implemented a secure portal communications strategy to facilitate
global communications, Information Security, disaster Recovery, BCP, and rapid
technical acquisition of small to medium organizations and remote locations.
a Delivered a cost savings of 750,000 by reducing redundant processes and levera
ging corporate assets and contracts by redesigning Disaster Recovery and Busines
s Continuation plans for corporate and business unit IT groups.
a Designed and implemented a technical security strategy that saved $100,000 in
reduced insurance premiums.
a Led the Business Y2K effort to a successful conclusion.
THE MARK TRAVEL CORPORATION, Milwaukee, WI 1998 a" 1999
Manager, Technology Support Center
Managed staff of 6 I.T professionals supporting global locations and the corpora
te headquarters with technology support. Served as the technology subject matte
r expert on Customer Technology Support Issues.
a Realigned existing staff from a flat call center configuration to a multi-tier
ed support desk.
a Developed existing staff and recruited high quality personnel.

ADDITIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE

CALIFORNIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, State of California
Maintenance Officer, CPT, Technical Operations Branch, State Headquarters
Computer Specialist, 2LT, State Headquarters
UNITED STATES ARMY, Various Locations
Counterintelligence Agent, Non-Commissioned Officer
Military Police, Non-Commissioned Officer

EDUCATION
BA, Governoras State University, University Park, IL

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
a Logistics Management and Development, Army Logistics Management College
a ISO 9000 Compliance a OSHA Compliance Management
a Logistical Support operations a Officer Candidate School (Commissioned 1983)
a Counterintelligence Agent Course a US Army Law Enforcement
a US Army Physical Security