Fred Silva, Director, Operations, NYC Dept of Education/ SCA
Fred Silva is director, responsible for all operations, QC/QA, Internet development, security and systems at the NYC School Construction Authority. In this role, Mr. Silva is responsible for development of best practices and the management of the production environment supporting the construction and upgrade of the five boroughs public schools. In this capacity Mr. Silva not only supports the development efforts of the organization but also insures best practices in execution and management of the organization’s technical infrastructure. A good portion of his time in the past year (2004-5) has been leveraging the opportunities and overcoming the challenges of access and connectivity in a world where Internet access is quickly becoming ubiquitous. Project managers, architects and engineers both within and outside the organization are seeking more and more access to systems as schedules are compressed and budgets tightened.
A newcomer to the construction industry, Mr. Silva has spent a significant portion of his career building IT strategies, performing due diligence and managing systems in the media and manufacturing industries.Prior to joining the SCA, Fred was most recently AVP for Primedia, a then 1.7B media conglomerate. While serving as the senior technology officer, the company and IT was cited as number one in its industry vertical n the InformationWeek 500. While serving as the senior technology officer, the company and IT was cited in the top ten in its industry vertical of the InformationWeek 500.
Mr. Silva has an MBA in MIS from the Hagan School of Business at Iona College, a local college in Westchester, NY where he also earned his undergraduate degree. He is also a member of PMI and pursuing PMP certification.