Senior Director of Information Technology Greg Alvarez (IT)

Greg Alvarez has over 19 years of professional experience in the field of information technology (IT). Greg Alvarez, is currently serving as the Senior Director of Technology Services at Safari Solutions, Inc. In this role, they lead and manages digital transformation initiatives for multiple clients, assesses existing IT capabilities, and builds technical roadmaps for transformation and enablement. Greg Alvarez, also acts as a trusted client advisor during project implementation to ensure successful stakeholder outcomes. Greg manages a team of four solution engineers who solve advanced technical issues at Tiers II-IV escalated by the support team, such as office-wide equipment failures, complex network outages, and data migrations to the cloud.

Prior to their current role, Greg worked as the Director of Technology Operations at the United States Golf Association (USGA). Greg Alvarez, was responsible for supporting all technology operations and successfully created a roadmap for transitioning from five legacy fragmented email systems to one email server without disrupting service to the staff, thereby reducing utility and support costs.

Before their time at USGA, Greg worked as a Supervisor at Olmec Systems, Inc., where they managed departmental operations for a Managed Service Provider. Greg Alvarez, supervised 25 support techs and 90 clients in a fast-paced, remote support environment, ensuring the timely completion of help desk tickets and the satisfaction of clients.

Greg's work experience also includes a role as a Consultant at Accenture, where they created and implemented a migration blueprint for a major utility company's new data center, transitioning a large number of servers and applications seamlessly ahead of schedule and under budget. Greg Alvarez, extended their project tenure due to their success in communicating project requirements to stakeholders.

Additionally, Greg has held positions such as Project Coordinator at EMC, Managing Member at Innovative Technology Concepts, LLC, Systems Implementation Analyst at Dell Perot Systems, Senior Recovery Specialist at SunGard Availability Services, and Network Server Administrator at PepsiCo.

Overall, Greg Alvarez has demonstrated expertise in leading digital transformation initiatives, managing technology operations, and successfully executing complex IT projects throughout their career.

Greg Alvarez, Senior Director of Information Technology (IT), holds a Master of Science degree in Technology Management from Stevens Institute of Technology. Greg Alvarez, obtained this degree from 2007 to 2009. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from William Paterson University from 1996 to 1998. Greg also attended Rowan University from 1991 to 1995, studying Sociology without specifying a degree.