Ritul Patel

Ritul joined MLS PIN in 2007 as Network Administrator, and in early 2008, he was promoted to Data Center Manager. It was during this time that Ritul played a major role in the rebuild and enhancement of our MLS system. In 2013, he was promoted to Director of Information Technology, and he currently oversees three data center infrastructures that service MLS PIN public-facing and internal corporate applications.

In addition to managing the operation of three data center facilities, Ritul is responsible for infrastructure design, the architecture and security of our high-traffic MLS application, multi-site storage area network solutions, networking and firewalls, telecommunication and VOIP systems, the virtualization, management, and implementation of highly-available database solutions for the Pinergy application, and enterprise and Pinergy email solutions. He also administers licensing, vendor and contract negotiations, long- and short-term backups as well as disaster recovery planning. Ritul’s goals are to always improve the quality, resiliency, security, and effectiveness of MLS PIN’s technology, to ensure strong and resilient infrastructure to support MLS PIN applications, and to implement solutions for business continuity. His team is also responsible for all internal desktop support to ensure that staff is always equipped to effectively support customers.

Previously, Ritul worked as IT Administrator for Hypertronics Corporation, a manufacturing company that designs connectors and cabling for medical, military, and aerospace. He holds his Bachelor of Science degree from S P University in India and a Master of Computer Science from the University of Wollongong, Australia. Ritul also holds technology certifications from Microsoft, HP, and Cisco Systems.