ARNALDO PEREZ: in IRVINE, CA

• Managed team of 55 with 6 direct reports responsible for US and Canada Data Center services, Global Data and Voice network, Client Services including Help Desk, Desktop Support, and Point of Sale team supporting over 570 retail locations and 2500 corporate and retail clients. Critical technologies maintained included: • Azure and Amazon Web Services, Office 365, on premise IBM Blade Center/VM Server Farm, IBMi (AS400) host, and associated NetApp and IBM storage systems. • Cisco based local, wide area network (MPLS), Internet access and Fortigate perimeter security services. • Cisco CUCM telephony services including customer call center and IT help desk. • Achieved $2.2 million annual operating expense reduction: consolidated hardware/software support agreements, leveraged 3rd party alternative providers, deployed 4G LTE connectivity to boutique retail fronts, and reduced scope along with per unit cost for corporate cellular services. • Change Management Board Chair - managed change control approval processes and reporting. • IT Department representative to Finance and Accounting for all budget administration functions. • Chapter 11 Reorganization - March to September 2017 - Delivered recommendations for vendor agreements and contracts assumption decisions. - Contributed to IT services definition for Transition Services Agreement (TSA) between BCBG and acquirer. - Supported US and Canada store liquidations and completed Point of Sale systems consolidations. • Post-Acquisition – October 2017 to January 2019 - Defined migration methodology and managed integration of data center services to GBG infrastructure. - Local project manager for relocation of corporate office to GBG Hollywood facility. - Serviced BCBG Estate requests for all IT contract remediation, litigation discovery, and asset liquidations. - Managed additional 12 application support and development staff during first half of 2018 during acquisition restructuring and migration. Total staff increased to 67 with 7 direct reports for 6 months.

• Managed global team of 31 with 5 direct reports responsible for infrastructure engineering and operations. • Responsible for $2 million capital and $4.5 million operating expense budgets. • Formulated and implemented three year infrastructure roadmap aligned to company strategic growth: • Corporate Data Center - Implemented High Availability LAN and VM Servers. • Enterprise Client Refresh - Negotiated Microsoft volume licensing for global Windows 7 / Office 2010 rollout. • Acquisitions - Led IT due diligence teams and integrated two acquisitions in 2011 and 2013. • Design Center Enhancements - Completed technology refresh of six global high performance/availability computing facilities supporting electronic design automation functions. • Established distributed Service Desk providing first level infrastructure support globally.

6/2009 - 8/2010 • Responsible for global infrastructure engineering and operations. • Disaster Recovery build-out. Established facility and infrastructure platforms for Oracle ERP continuity. • Acquisition Integration: Completed infrastructure integration of 300 seat Active Directory / Exchange environment; included desktop, server, and network conversions across four North American facilities.

• Responsible for infrastructure engineering and operations; server systems, storage, data / voice networks, and Nortel/Meridian call center supporting customer service and IT help desk. • Enterprise Storage/Server consolidation - Deployed EMC/Cisco SAN and migrated 700 physical/virtual hosts. • Technology refresh at 180 branches; included Windows 2003 server and Cisco LAN infrastructure.

Los Angeles, CA - Media, entertainment, and technology company - revenue $570 million. Director - Enterprise IT Engineering Services 6/2003 - 9/2006 • Responsible for oversight of voice, data, and server architectures. Established working committees for server infrastructure, wide and local area networks, and network security compliance. • Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery Team. Contributed to business unit impact analysis, developed network recovery solutions, and fulfilled role of Network Recovery Coordinator. • Managed enterprise initiatives including server hardware consolidations, Active Directory/Windows/Exchange upgrades, MPLS WAN migration and LAN upgrades at four facilities.

Managed staff accountable for the design, implementation, and support of the following: • Global wide area network operating in 43 countries with 120 WAN facilities. • LAN Upgrades: Project manager and technical lead for two campus LAN upgrades supporting 6000 users. • Global WAN RFP and Rollout: Responsible for technical specifications, migration planning, and implementation. • Data Center Relocation: Designed network infrastructure enabling relocation of the data center in 48 hours. • Acquisition Integrations: Successfully integrated four international acquisitions between 1997 and 1999.