Drew Wilchak
About Drew Wilchak
Drew Wilchak is an IT Manager at Apartment Therapy Media, overseeing a diverse fleet of workstations and implementing IT best practices.
Education and Expertise
Drew Wilchak studied at SUNY New Paltz, where he pursued a degree in Photography from 2009 to 2011. This educational background has contributed to his attention to visual details, which can enhance his work in the IT field.
Professional Background
Currently, Drew Wilchak serves as the IT Manager at Apartment Therapy Media. He has been in this role since 2017 and is based in New York, NY. His career in IT encompasses several roles in New York, NY, including Consultant at Macktez, Deskside IT Administrator at Method, and Responsive Support Technician at Kinetix Technology Services, LLC. Additionally, he has provided IT consulting services through IvanExpert and Mike's Tech Shop, and started his career as a Help Desk Technician at SUNY New Paltz and Junior IT Associate at Tolland Public Schools.
Current Role as IT Manager
As the IT Manager at Apartment Therapy Media, Drew Wilchak is responsible for overseeing IT operations, including managing a diverse fleet of workstations, 95% of which are Mac and 5% PC. He implements IT best practices, handles mandatory two-factor authentication, and monitors real-time security updates. Additionally, he prepares and tracks the annual IT budget and maintains both wired and wireless office network infrastructures and on-prem servers. Wilchak also manages the onboarding and offboarding processes for core SaaS applications like Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, Creative Cloud, Office 365, and Asana.
Previous IT Roles
In his career leading up to his current position, Drew Wilchak held various significant roles. At Macktez, he was a Consultant for 6 months in 2017. Before that, he worked at Method as a Deskside IT Administrator for a year from 2016 to 2017. In 2015, he was a Responsive Support Technician at Kinetix Technology Services, LLC for 5 months. Additionally, Wilchak provided IT consulting services through IvanExpert from 2014, and as an Onsite Consultant at Mike's Tech Shop from 2013 to 2014. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Help Desk Technician at SUNY New Paltz from 2010 to 2011, and as a Junior IT Associate at Tolland Public Schools from 2006 to 2009.