Matthew Zito

Israel air force IT unit veteran, Chief Security Officer of ELAL Israeli Airlines, Product Manager of a leading information security product and two times startup founder

Product Manager Enterprise Software Marketing, Working with Analysts like Forrester and Gartner (Success getting mentioned in many Analysts reports) CIO Sales; Enterprise Architecture; IT Management, IT Risk & Governance Agile and Lean development (Java/Web)

Information Technology Management Professional with 30+ years in the IT industry, specializing in the Telecommunications field. Background includes IT Operations, Research & Development, application and software development, design & implementation of network/systems management solution, systems analysis, implementation and management of large scale WAN and LAN networks and systems, network operations, as well as project management and team leadership. Responsible for planning & design, technical training and personnel supervision as well as both pre/post-sales support. Involvement in several large scale acquisition and implementation projects and possesses knowledge of a variety of systems and networking technologies, including: Cisco Systems, VMware and HP Networking equipment’s, Unix, Windows and Linux Systems and applications, Cisco Mgmt. suite, HP NNM & Performance Insight, CA Spectrum and CA eHealth, CA PM, Remedy ARS, Sybase, BMC Patrol, Microsoft MOM and IBM’s Tivoli Maximo and network management systems. Diverse management experience and broad knowledge of network and systems products and applications enabling me for informed decisions to best suit the customer’s needs. Other management skills include developing creating strategies and implementing IT best practices, with an emphasis on providing direction and technical leadership for the planning, implementation and management of infrastructure solutions for mission-critical environments. • IT Design and Architecture • Systems and Network management • IT Framework (ITIL, MOF …) • IT improvement and evolution • Leadership & Management • Project Management Skills • Planning & Organization • Communication & Interpersonal Skills • Customer focus • Team and people oriented