Barry Strittmatter
About Barry Strittmatter
Barry Strittmatter serves as the Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations at Wayne-Sanderson Farms, where he has worked since 2006. He has extensive experience in IT management, having previously held positions at HP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Altea Therapeutics.
Current Role at Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Barry Strittmatter serves as the Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations at Wayne-Sanderson Farms since 2006. In this role, he oversees the management of IT infrastructure systems that support 22 sites across the Southeastern United States. His responsibilities include directing a team of 20 local and 8 remote employees to ensure 7x24 data center operations. He focuses on developing policies and procedures to enhance IT operations and infrastructure resilience.
Previous Experience at Hewlett Packard
Barry Strittmatter worked at Hewlett Packard from 1991 to 1995 as a Unix System Manager. During his four years there, he concentrated on developing fault-tolerant solutions and high availability environments to improve system reliability. Following this role, he served at Hewlett Packard Enterprise from 1995 to 2003 as a Worldwide IT Project Manager and Master Technology Analyst, where he gained extensive experience in managing IT projects.
Experience at Altea Therapeutics
From 2003 to 2006, Barry Strittmatter held the position of Director of IT at Altea Therapeutics. In this role, he managed IT operations and contributed to the development of IT infrastructure. His experience in this position further enhanced his skills in overseeing IT systems and staff management.
Educational Background in Engineering Technology
Barry Strittmatter studied at Texas A&M University from 1983 to 1986, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology/Computer Science. This educational background provided him with a solid foundation in technology and engineering principles, which he has applied throughout his career in IT infrastructure and operations.
IT Management and Infrastructure Expertise
Barry Strittmatter has extensive experience in managing IT infrastructure systems. He has implemented disaster recovery and backup procedures to enhance resilience and directed priorities for the design, maintenance, and evaluation of IT infrastructure systems. His expertise includes overseeing servers, LANs, WANs, security, and wireless networks, ensuring operational efficiency across multiple sites.