Meet the Team
At Rutledge Consulting, we offer a highly skilled, intensely focused team of individuals who provide superb technical skills, as well as coordination and integration with key stakeholders, operational resources and others whose focus may be less technical, but just as critical to the functioning of the facility. This early integration approach allows us to operate more efficiently, effectively and produce an environment where all parties can work in concert rather than at opposing ends. This saves time, money and headaches for all involved in our projects.
Our team members have extensive, in-depth, hands-on management and technical experience working with corporations, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions. Our professionals stay current with industry developments as they evolve in order to bring the most cost-effective and most appropriate solutions for meeting technology and business needs.
We have extensive experience in high availability, mission critical and emergency facilities. Thus, navigating the intricacies of the technologies, as well as the delicate operational and political balance that is required when working in a cross-functional environment, is our specialty.
Above all, we understand that our success depends on the success of our clients. Our professionals work hard to understand your business requirements in order to recommend and apply the solutions that will be most effective for enhancing your business activities and/or operations.
Andra has over 25 years experience in all aspects of public and private sector technology strategy, management, and optimization, with a particular focus in critical facilities, public safety, and construction administration. Andra also performs detailed technical design specializing in low voltage systems. She has extensive experience managing large, complex critical facility projects to include New York City PSAC I and II, Charlotte/Mecklenburg Police Command Center (for the Democratic National Convention), City of Chesapeake (Virginia), Catawba County Public Safety and Justice Center (NC), Orleans Parrish Communications District (New Orleans, LA). Previously, Andra managed IT services for a public health services firm, so is familiar with all of the challenges facing her in-house clients. She was also a manager at Accenture working on several multi-million dollar accounts, to include Pfizer, US Postal Service, City University of New York and others.
Andra Lurie
Founder and President
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Mr. Lurie is a program management, process improvement and change management professional with over 18 years of experience planning and implementing large strategic initiatives. Mr. Lurie has led teams of executives conducting comprehensive, enterprise risk analysis, business performance, organizational process improvement efforts and then made and implemented business improvement recommendations. Mr. Lurie has spearheaded change management initiatives associated with enterprise system implementations, workforce mobility initiatives and process improvement efforts. Mr. Lurie has worked with corporate clients, as well as large government organizations such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin and a Masters in Business Administration from Purdue University.
Eric Lurie, MBA, PMP
Vice President
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Eric Remsen
Executive Director
Eric is a technology professional with over two decades specializing in electrical and mechanical systems for high availability and emergency facilities. He has a proven career history of managing diverse, complex IT assignments to exceed original project requirements. He possesses the technical expertise coupled with superior interpersonal skills. His background includes data center electrical design, data center and telecommunication AutoCAD drawing development, data and voice communications project management and network management in complex information technology environments. Data center activities also include all aspects of data center operations management, migration, consolidation and relocation planning.
Joseph A. Giannotti
Senior Executive Advisor
Joe has decades of experience in technology and organizational management. His background includes extensive data center and, data and voice communications project management experience in complex information technology environments. He served as the first commissioner of the City of New York’s Computer and Data Communications Services Agency (CDCSA) appointed by and serving under the auspices of two mayors. He was also instrumental, working with various city departments, in creating the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT). After leaving New York City government, Joe ventured into consulting and was sought after by many high profile organizations.
Frank Paccione
Voice, Data and Radio Communications Design and Implementation Engineer
Mr. Paccione has over 30 years of experience and has held management and technical positions in all aspects of voice, data, trading floor and radio communications; covering planning, design, implementation and operations of complex networks both in the US and Europe. He has assisted a diverse group of clients in the government, commercial and financial sectors in specifying, building and improving their communications infrastructure. Recent experience included working with New York City government on New York City PSAC I and II and the New York City 311 general information call center. Responsibilities included specifying overall network infrastructure design for voice, data, radio and Logging and Recording, monitoring installation and participating in acceptance testing.