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Matthew Leadbetter

Whitchurch-Stouffville

Summary

Experienced IT professional with nearly two decades of expertise in hypervisors, private cloud infrastructure, and emerging technologies. I specialize in building and supporting private cloud environments, while also conducting in-depth research and analysis of industry trends. I contribute to shaping the technology roadmap, ensuring alignment between innovation initiatives and business objectives. My focus is on providing strategic insights for technology investments and partnerships, staying up-to-date with industry standards and best practices. Committed to continuous learning, I proactively engage in professional development to keep pace with the latest advancements in technology and innovation.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Specialist - Innovation & Design

Bank of Montreal
04.2023 - Current

Responsible to research and analyze emerging technologies and industry trends. Contribute to the development of the technology roadmap, aligning innovation initiatives with overall business goals. Provide insights and recommendations for technology investments and partnerships. Stay current with industry standards, protocols, and best practices in technology design and innovation. Proactively engage in continuous learning and professional development to stay abreast of the latest advancements in technology.

Technical Specialist - Server Platform Engineering

Bank of Montreal
12.2014 - 04.2023
  • Built and managed a private cloud on converged infrastructure with a focus on HPE hardware and direct attach 3PAR storage. Designed, implemented and managed a private cloud service and service offerings.
    Automated the deployment of management software to Windows and Linux operating systems.

Senior Support Analyst

Bank of Montreal
06.2012 - 12.2014
  • Accountable for the day-to-day operations of the DEV/QA infrastructure at BMO. This includes maintaining the physical ESXi environment, managing 6000+ Virtual Servers and 1000+ physical servers. Maintain ESXi and Windows platform currency, troubleshoot OS related issues, follow up on outstanding issues and work collaboratively with numerous projects to ensure that they are delivered on time and are highly available.
  • EPS Infrastructure Engineering

Senior Support Analyst

Bank of Montreal
12.2009 - 06.2012
  • Team lead for the DTI Citrix Support group providing on-call 24x7 support to the global resourcing program. Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Citrix Support Group including the assignment of work, following up on outstanding issues and providing direction to other team members. Setup and maintain numerous individual projects within a Citrix environment. Create troubleshooting documentation as well as user guides for access into the Citrix environment. Responsible for leading multiple project migrations between Citrix environments. Work with multiple external vendors to provide information updates as well as communicate any outages or planned down time.
  • DTI Citrix Support

Education

Honours B.A. - Information Technology

York University
Toronto, Ontario
04.2007

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Virtualization technologies
  • Change management
  • Strategic planning
  • IT infrastructure planning

Awards

Awarded BMO Best of the Best in 2013. Developed a plan in September 2013 to identify unused resources in the development environment that allowed the Infrastructure Engineering team to decommission over 1000 virtual servers, free up 100TB in disk space which lead to an estimated cost reduction of close to $1.5 Million. I have also received multiple Awards in recognition of strong leadership and technical expertise to go along with Quarterly Top Performance honors.

Timeline

Technical Specialist - Innovation & Design

Bank of Montreal
04.2023 - Current

Technical Specialist - Server Platform Engineering

Bank of Montreal
12.2014 - 04.2023

Senior Support Analyst

Bank of Montreal
06.2012 - 12.2014

Senior Support Analyst

Bank of Montreal
12.2009 - 06.2012

Honours B.A. - Information Technology

York University
Matthew Leadbetter