Township of Montclair
Tony Fan has over 20 years of work experience in the field of information technology. Tony currently holds the position of Chief Information Officer at the Township of Montclair, a role they have held since March 2018. Prior to this, Tony served as the Director of Information Technology at the same company from July 2015 to March 2018.
Before joining the Township of Montclair, Tony worked as the Director of Network Operations at the College of Saint Elizabeth from January 2011 to July 2015. Tony also served as an IT Manager at Bardess Group, Ltd. from June 2010 to January 2011.
Tony has a wide range of experience in managing information technology operations, systems, and network infrastructures. Tony has also been involved in project management and development of various online web applications. Some of their previous roles include Director of Information Systems at Strategic Edge Communications, Inc. from August 2006 to May 2010 and Corporate IT Database Administrator at Lipo Chemicals from September 2005 to August 2006.
Early in their career, Tony worked at Amtrak as an Asset Database Officer, where they managed database flow operations for engineering departments within the Northeast corridor. Tony also served as a Junior Database Developer at Amtrak. Tony began their career as an Engineering Aide (Internship) at Parsons Brinckerhoff and an Engineering Co-Op (Internship) at the City of Philadelphia.
Throughout their career, Tony has acquired several certifications, including CGCIO, ITILv3, VCA-DVC, MCSE, and MCDBA. Their diverse experience and certifications make him a highly skilled and knowledgeable professional in the field of information technology.
Tony Fan earned their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Science from Drexel University, where they studied from 1994 to 1999. In 2015 and 2016, they attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where they obtained a National Certified Government Chief Information Officer (CGCIO) degree in Information Technology Project Management.
In addition to their formal education, Tony Fan has obtained several certifications. Tony became a National Certified Government Chief Information Officer (CGCIO) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in August 2016. Tony also holds the following certifications: VCA-DCV from VMware (obtained in September 2014), ITILF from EXIN (obtained in May 2013), Apple Certified Associate – Mac Integration 10.8 from Apple (obtained in April 2013), MCDBA - Microsoft SQL Server 2000 from Microsoft (obtained in September 2007), MCTS - Microsoft SQL Server 2005 from Microsoft (obtained in December 2006), MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional from Microsoft (obtained in May 2005), and MCSE - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 from Microsoft (obtained in May 2005).