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CARLO CRIZALDO
Senior IT & Systems Professional — Infrastructure · Systems · Business Applications
[email protected] ☎ +966 50 829 1085 📍 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 🔗 linkedin.com/in/carlocrizaldo
Professional Summary

Versatile IT professional with 25+ years across enterprise IT, infrastructure, systems & network administration, .NET application development, and SAP-driven business operations. Spent 12 years at Intel Corporation, progressing from warehouse operations to System Analyst across IT, warehouse, material, and inventory management. Currently owns end-to-end IT infrastructure for a trading organization in Riyadh — cloud, networking, security, virtualization, email, backup, and homegrown tooling. Combines technical depth with operational fluency to connect technology to real business outcomes.

Core Competencies
Infrastructure & SystemsSystem Administration · Server Administration · Network Administration · Virtualization · Backup & DR · Troubleshooting
Software & Development.NET · Windows Application Development · Web Development · Application Support · Homegrown Tooling
Enterprise & Business SystemsSystem Analysis · SAP (MM/WM/IM/PP/QM/SD) · Warehouse Management · Material & Inventory Management · Office 365 · Power Platform
Automation & ImprovementProcess Automation · Workflow Improvement · Operational Efficiency · Root-Cause Analysis · Continuous Improvement
Professional Experience
System & Network Administrator / .NET ProgrammerAhmad A. Abed Trading Co. Ltd.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Mar 2012 – Present
  • Developed the initial phase of an e-invoicing system, eliminating the need for a full SAP implementation and delivering significant cost savings.
  • Administered AWS cloud infrastructure and Office 365 (Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint) for reliable collaboration.
  • Implemented Sophos firewalls, SSL VPNs, and site-to-site tunnels to harden security and enable secure remote access.
  • Configured Grandstream PBX, IP phones, and access points; delivered technical support and end-user training.
  • Managed servers, internal/external networks, backups, disaster recovery, user accounts, and anti-virus/anti-spam.
  • Served as SAP super user across SD, MM, PP, and QM, bridging business and IT operations.
  • Built data analytics and visualization with Power BI, turning operational data into actionable dashboards.
  • Ran a local AI lab focused on Agentic AI, experimenting with autonomous agents and LLM tooling on real operational problems.
System Analyst / Safety OfficerIntel Corporation
Gen. Trias, Cavite, Philippines · Feb 2006 – Jun 2009
  • System super user for SAP and WIINGS across the Greater Asia Region (GAR); led regional enhancements and deployments.
  • Part of the deployment team for the Vietnam MSAP implementation; performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
  • Built homegrown web applications — ITS (India Tracking System) and the Malaysia IDM Tool — to monitor non-stock and JIT materials.
  • Developed IDTS (IDM Delivery Tracking System), a cross-factory order-acknowledgement tool in WIINGS — Extra Mile Award (EMA).
  • Developed WPT (Wait Part Tool), streamlining wait-part monitoring across all CV factories — QRA & Tatak Kagalingan Award (TKA).
Awards: EMA · QRA · TKA
Inventory AnalystIntel Corporation
Gen. Trias, Cavite, Philippines · Apr 2004 – Feb 2006
  • Monitored stock levels using historical data and demand forecasts to optimize inventory and minimize carrying costs; reconciled physical counts.
  • Coordinated cycle counts and led root-cause investigation of inventory discrepancies with corrective and preventive actions.
  • Headed the MS GUV task force, reducing first-pass Gross Unit Variance for Indirect Materials — Extra Mile Award (EMA).
  • Led Dead Inventory Reduction: freed 406 pallet positions, cut dead inventory 94% (highest among all VF sites), ~$40K projected savings and 1.8 hrs man-hour savings — EMA.
Awards: EMA · Materials Dept. Outstanding Employee
Material SpecialistIntel Corporation
Gen. Trias, Cavite, Philippines · Jan 2001 – Apr 2004
  • Managed receiving, storage, and distribution of materials to the manufacturing floor.
  • Applied 5S methodology and safety protocols to maintain an organized, secure warehouse.
  • Led the IDM Receiving Business Process Improvement Project: consolidated IDMs/DMs, cut receiving processing time 52% (labor run rate 0.2 → 0.7), freed 104 pallet positions — QRA.
Awards: QRA · Materials Dept. Outstanding Employee
Cycle CounterIntel Corporation
Gen. Trias, Cavite, Philippines · Apr 1999 – Jan 2001
  • Verified inventory through physical counts and reconciled variances to keep records accurate.
  • Supported suppliers and auditors during consignment audits; served as back-up Inventory Analyst.
  • Key player in the WRX-to-SAP warehouse implementation; consistently beat GUV goals.
Award: Materials Dept. Outstanding Employee
Material Handler / Team LeaderIntel Corporation
Gen. Trias, Cavite, Philippines · Jul 1997 – Apr 1999
  • Received and verified incoming materials against purchase orders; performed quality checks.
  • Handled storage and material movement under 5S and safety protocols.
  • Supported order fulfillment — picking, packing, and shipment — coordinating with the team.
Award: Materials Dept. Outstanding Employee
Selected Achievements & Solutions

E-Invoicing System (Phase 1)

Ahmad A. Abed Trading

Challenge: Need for compliant invoicing without full ERP cost.

Result: In-house .NET build removed the SAP implementation, saving significant cost.

IDTS — IDM Delivery Tracking System

Intel Corporation

Result: Enterprise-wide order acknowledgment in WIINGS — Extra Mile Award.

WPT — Wait Part Tool

Intel Corporation

Result: Faster engineer feedback across factories — QRA & TKA.

Dead Inventory Reduction

Intel Corporation

Result: 406 pallet positions freed, 94% dead-inventory cut, ~$40K savings.

IDM Receiving Process Improvement

Intel Corporation

Result: Receiving time cut 52% (run rate 0.2 → 0.7); 104 pallet positions freed — QRA.

WRX→SAP & Vietnam MSAP Rollouts

Intel Corporation

Result: Successful, validated go-lives with business-user training (UAT).

Technical Skills
Programming & Dev.NET · Windows App Dev · Web Dev · Homegrown Tooling
Infrastructure & SystemsWindows Server · Linux · Virtualization (Hyper-V, Proxmox, XCP-NG) · NAS (OpenMediaVault, TrueNAS) · Backup & DR (Zoolz) · AWS
Networking & SecurityFirewalls (PfSense, Sophos, OpnSense) · VPN (OpenVPN, ZeroTier, WireGuard, IPSEC) · Grandstream PBX · Ubiquiti/Unifi
Enterprise & BusinessSAP (MM/WM/IM/PP/QM/SD) · WIINGS · Office 365 · Power BI · Power Automate · Power Query · Freshworks
Data, Analytics & AIPower BI (dashboards & viz) · Power Query (ETL) · Data Analytics · Local AI Lab · Agentic AI · LLM Tooling & Agents
DatabasesMS SQL · MariaDB · PostgreSQL · SQLite · MySQL
OS & ProductivityWindows · Linux · Open Source · MS Office · 5S