Jonathan Scholtz's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

📖 Summary

Manager, Information Technology @ Disney Interactive Studios Responsible for providing strategic direction for all Information Technology disciplines for the North American portfolio of Gaming Studios. Planning and integration of all new studio aquisitions. Management of Data Center operations, Server/Storage and LAN administration, as well as network design and implementation. Oversight of 3rd party agreements for desktop and global application support. Additional responsibilities include detailed business analysis, financial forecasting and capacity planning. Studios locations include Vancouver/BC, Salt Lake City/UT, Austin/TX. From April 2007 to October 2009 (2 years 7 months) Technical Director @ Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Ensure sustainment of cloud and on-prem operational environments for application and product development within the Parks Experiences, Emerging Tech & Innovation business vertical by providing engineering guidance and support, tooling & pipeline automation to operational product teams and application developers. Glendale, CaliforniaTechnical Relationship Manager @ Disney Worldwide Services, INC. Responsible for supporting The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) Global Outsourcing of Information Technology by serving as the liaison between Disney Consumer Products (DCP) and Enterprise IT. The TRM managed the collection of requirements and delivery of Client Services, Data Center Operations, and Enterprise Applications. Primary focus of responsibility centered on Business Planning & Requirements, Technology Alignment & Direction, Communication & Coordination, as well as being the service liaison and interface between various outsourced suppliers. The TRM also collaborated closely with the Supplier Management Office to accurately convey the terms of the outsourcing agreement to the clients while setting a reasonable level of expectation on aspects of service delivery. From July 2005 to April 2007 (1 year 10 months) Sr. Manager, Information Technology, Technical Operations & Retail Technology @ DISNEY CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA, INC. Responsible to Information Technology (IT), Technical Operations (Tech Ops), and Retail Operations-Store Technology providing oversight on +$100 million dollar annual operational budget. Working across all three organizations to identify opportunities for financial and operational efficiencies utilizing innovations in Big Data, Data Virtualization, automation / orchestration, and cutting edge cloud and data center technologies. Providing cross functional leadership to an incredibly diverse set of teams. From October 2014 to January 2019 (4 years 4 months) Glendale, CaliforniaManager, Information Technology @ DISNEY CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA, INC. Acting as Supplier Management for Disney Interactive Information Technology. Responsible for managing all 3rd party Information Technology relationships including interactions with Disney Enterprise IT. Responsible for optimizing resources and services provided by 3rd party suppliers; auditing all invoicing; managing all contracts and disputes relating to services. Responsible for providing feedback and business/financial analysis to executive management regarding current and available services. This feedback is critical to strategic planning for Disney Interactive IT. In identifying necessary process improvements, Jonathan has been personally responsible for multi-millions of dollars of annual operating cost reductions over a 5 year period. From October 2009 to October 2014 (5 years 1 month) Senior Network Engineer @ Walt Disney Imagineering Performed as the Engineering member of the Network and Technical Operations group, responsible for design concept and implementation of all network infrastructure and network architecture initiatives for Walt Disney Imagineering. International Project experience includes working onsite, as a coordinator to facilitate networking requirements during Projects in Tokyo (2001), Paris (2002) and California (2004). From April 2001 to July 2005 (4 years 4 months)