Phil is a consultant and project manager for the business continuity and relocation planning of highly visible and complex technology centers and mission critical offices. He specializes in financial services, information services, communications, medical center, pharmaceutical and banking industries.
With more than 25years experience, Phil has also helped companies improve data center and network transitions. Prior to joining St. John's, Phil was a consulting manager with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and held positions in data center operations management at Deutschebank and USX. Phil holds a MS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a BS from Carnegie Mellon.
Phil is a member of the National 7x24 Exchange, and a board member of the Delaware Valley 7x24 Exchange responsible for standards. 7x24 Exchange is a leading industry association of professionals responsible for the design and operation of mission critical technology centers.
St. John's Consulting Group helps companies develop integrated plans to reduce risks and lower the total cost of ownership during mission critical site relocations, consolidations, and outsourcing. St. John's also helps companies improve the resiliency of their external and internal data centers.
He has presented material in the past to 7x24 Exchange derived from his client experiences and has a reputation for being independent of hardware and service providers and showing practical solutions to technology related challenges.