Anthony Pizzuti has over 30 years of experience in ministry and banking. In ministry, he has served as a deacon, elder, worship team member, and missionary. He has a Master's in Divinity. In banking, he spent over 20 years at Bank of America in increasingly responsible IT and mobility services leadership roles, managing multi-million dollar budgets and projects. He specialized in continuous improvement, cost reduction, and streamlining processes.
ANTHONY C. PIZZUTI'S MINISTRY AND BANKING EXPERIENCE
1. ANTHONY C. PIZZUTI
13901 Phillips Road (704) 998-9762
Matthews, North Carolina 28105 apizzuti@carolina.rr.com
Ministry Experience Summary
Deacon
23 years in the PCA at Christ Covenant Church. Responsibilities
included leadership for mercy and prison ministries; financial decision
maker for yearly budget; tithe/offering counting and communion setup;
Served on various committees; Small Group Leader.
Worship Team
Played percussion over past 20 years in worship services.
Ruling Elder
Became ruling elder at Christ Covenant Church in 2013.
Outreach and Missions
Member of Leadership Team responsible for decision making and
budget approval. Interview missionary families regarding support;
Short term mission trips include two trips to Baku, Azerbaijan (2007
and 2010) for a cross cultural musical exchange with an emphasis on
the gospel presented through music; Team Leader for Kenya Trip (2010)
to Kibera slums including preaching and teaching a marriage seminar
while overseeing team needs.
Other Ministry
Lead weekly prayer meeting for prodigal children of Christian parents.
Prison outreach to individual prisoner and family for past 20 years.
Recent Activity – 2012 - Present
Graduated from Reformed Theological Seminary in May 2012 (MDIV
Degree).
Licensed to preach in 2012 by the Central Carolina Presbytery (PCA).
Worked 6 months with SIM International Missions Organization as an
IT Consultant/interim manager while preparing for a foreign mission
term/internship.
Completed a 1 year term in Alexandria, Egypt (March 2013-March
2014) with Mission to the World (MTW). Ministry included Managing an
Arabic Language Learning Company (BAM) – 50%; Preaching, weekly
Bible teaching, evangelism, discipling – 50%.
2. Ministry Experience Summary cont.
Ordained as Minister/Teaching Elder by the Central Carolina
Presbytery in 2014.
Joined SIMUSA in April 2015 as Business as Mission Point Person for
the US Office. Main responsibilities include supporting existing BAM
initiatives around the globe and developing a new proactive Inquiry to
Field Track for potential BAM practitioners (Recruiting, Training,
Going).
Continue to serve as Pulpit Supply for Starmount ARP Church (August
2014 to present). Pastoral, Bible Study, and administrative duties are
included.
Continuing to minister to my wife and adult children/extended family.
3. ANTHONY C. PIZZUTI
13901 Phillips Road (704) 998-9762
Matthews, North Carolina 28105 apizzuti@carolina.rr.com
Banking Experience Summary
Senior Vice President with full responsibility for directing the
planning, staffing (28 FTE), budgeting and operations of a global
wireless and mobility services unit for a $2 trillion financial
institution. Scope of responsibility was diverse and included all
purchasing, vendor management, product development,
distribution, inventory control, and device retirement/disposal for
over 70,000 wireless devices.
Using Design for Six Sigma Black and Green Belt initiatives,
introduced continuous improvement in quality management and
savings. Results included 75% reduction in time to market for
product delivery, increase in client satisfaction, 25% reduced labor
cost by $1.5 million annually.
Eliminated all device disposal costs through vendor management
agreements which resulted in $50K of annual income versus
annual disposal fee. Included community support program by
donating some devices to Shelter for Battered Women nation-wide
providing $90K worth of savings for the shelters.
Re-negotiated three major vendor agreements representing $60
million of wireless expenses for a 15% reduction over previous year
cost.
Other prior experience over the previous 23 years included
increasingly responsible leadership in Information Technology.
Leadership responsibilities included Application Development, IT
Systems Analysis and Auditing, Information Security,
Telecommunications, Software and hardware infrastructure
consolidation for Bank mergers.
Strengths Summary
Effective communicator; Developing/mentoring associates; Adapting to change;
Quick learner; Technology and business expertise to deliver business solutions;
Persistent finisher; Consensus builder; Team leader for process improvement
and cost reduction efforts; Certified green belt and project sponsor for DFSS
initiatives; Strong team player; Lead people and manage resources to meet tight
schedules with quality results and on-budget execution. Streamliner of broken
end-to-end processes.
4. EXPERIENCE BANK OF AMERICA
Charlotte, NC, January 1987 – 2009
SVP, Enterprise Mobility Services Manager, November
2005–2009
Responsible for overall end to end management for wireless
and mobility products and services including Line of
Business engagement, New product development/strategy,
Procurement, Certification, Provisioning, Operations,
Financials, Supplier Management and device end of life
disposal. Products include Blackberry, Cell Phones, PDA
and support of other wireless services.
VP, Electronic Communications, June 2001 – October
2005
Manager of Directory Services Team which maintained
150K+ email addresses for the enterprise. Implemented
directory cleanup efforts and automated self-serve online
solution that improved time to market delivery of email
functionality by 50%.
VP, TSG e-Commerce Support, October 2000 – May 2001
Conducted assessments for e-commerce initiatives,
including business and technical requirements and impact
on current supported environments. Responsible for
decision making in regards to project approval and
resource management.
VP, Transition Project Lead, September 1998 – September
2000
Provided leadership and oversight for Bank of America
Merger/ Transition Projects related to Internet/Intranet,
Messaging, and Directory Services. Primary
responsibilities were budget control, project process
management, and architectural/infrastructure
assessments and consolidation. Managed $25 million
capital expenditure and $2 million of expenses for
infrastructure consolidation projects on-time and
on-budget.
VP, Telecom Access Control Manager, April 1994 –
September 1998
Year 2000 Project Leader for Telecommunications (Voice
and Data).
Leadership role in assessing and implementing best
practices/target environments in Bank mergers.
5. Responsible for Nation-wide Toll Fraud Program.
Implemented security system for remote access ports on
Private Branch Exchanges.
Managed cost effectiveness and access control reviews for
Value Added Network relationships.
Consultant for network connectivity projects (tactical and
strategic).
Led the implementation of a Bank standard remote
access solution including design, training, procurement,
support and installations.
Led implementation of a central network diagram
repository.
VP, Information Security Manager, November 1988 -
March 1994
Led all Information Security related projects and the daily
processing of information security requests.
Developed, communicated and enforced information
security policy.
Installed Defender Dialin Security System for mainframe
computers.
Led the conversion of ACF2 to Top Secret Security System
on 4 different computer images (4 conversions in 12 month
period).
Involved with RACF implementation on several computing
platforms to support Bank mergers.
AVP, Senior EDP Auditor, January 1987 - October 1988
Led audit reviews of production systems, Data Processing
Operations and Technical Support.
Developed and implemented an audit point tracking and
reporting system using a personal computer integrated
application package.
BANKERS TRUST OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia, SC, January 1982 - December 1986
EDP Auditor, April 1984 - December 1986
Performed audit reviews of production systems and Data
Processing Operations.
Lead role in Bankers Trust / NCNB Bank Merger.
Application Developer/Analyst, January 1982 - March
6. 1984
Supported/designed several programming applications.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Columbia, SC, March 1981 - December 1981
Application Programmer
Developed application programs in Cobol.
EDUCATION MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Columbia, South Carolina, May 1981
Associate Degree in Business and Computer Programming
Reformed Theological Seminary
Charlotte, North Carolina, May 2012
Master of Divinity Degree