Douglas Ritschel

Douglas Ritschel is an experienced IT professional with a robust background in systems engineering and backup solutions. Currently serving as a VP Systems Engineer at Citigroup since January 2005, Ritschel is involved in evaluating and certifying enterprise backup and recovery solutions. Prior experience includes roles at AT&T as a Backup Engineer focusing on disaster recovery, and at Fujitsu as a Software Engineer IV where responsibilities included administering enterprise storage systems and implementing backup solutions. Ritschel has also held positions at Lucent and Prudential, where contributions spanned server administration, network upgrades, and application development. Academic credentials include a Master’s degree in Computer Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Rutgers University - Newark.