Peter Quintans
About Peter Quintans
Peter Quintans is the Director of IT Asset Management at Bristol-Myers Squibb, with a background in accounting and computer science, and extensive experience in IT infrastructure and virtualization.
Company
Peter Quintans currently works at Bristol-Myers Squibb as the Director of IT Asset Management. In his role, he oversees the SAP global rollout and infrastructure, supporting operations across 75 countries and serving 30,000 users. His responsibilities also include managing financial budgets, projections, and reporting for his departments.
Previous Experience at Rhone-Poulenc Rorer
Peter Quintans worked at Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, now part of Sanofi, as the Manager of Application Services from 1980 to 1998. During his 18 years at the company, based in Collegeville, PA, he contributed to numerous projects and initiatives within the organization.
Education and Expertise
Peter Quintans holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting and Computer Science from Saint Joseph's University, which he completed from 1976 to 1981. He also holds another BBA in Accounting and Finance from St. Thomas More HS, which he completed from 1971 to 1974.
Achievements
Peter Quintans has made significant strides in IT management. He led the design and implementation of the first Storage Area Network (SAN) in the industry in 1999. By 2007, he managed the largest VMware implementation with over 1,300 instances and oversaw the consolidation and virtualization of over 900 Unix servers to Linux. He reduced capital investment in computer hardware by more than 80% between 2002 and 2007. Additionally, he significantly improved Green IT initiatives by reducing data center footprints and migrating older servers to energy-efficient virtualized server farms.
Standardization and Green IT Initiatives
Peter Quintans played a pivotal role in standardizing hardware and OS images globally, ensuring uniform Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and hardware specifications. He also successfully eliminated over 50% of all Unix servers through server consolidation and virtualization between 2002 and 2007, thereby boosting Green IT initiatives by reducing the data center footprint and transitioning to energy-efficient virtualized servers.