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Robert Silva

@robertsilva

Director of productivity and collaboration at Staples Inc., where I cut Azure Virtual Desktop spend by 30% and reduced repeat incidents by 15%.

United States

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At Staples Inc., I provide enterprise leadership for global infrastructure, productivity, and collaboration platforms. I define multiyear infrastructure strategies and lead managers and senior technical leaders across cloud operations, virtualization, and platform services.

I advanced AI-driven operations and analytics, reducing repeat incidents by 15% year over year. I also drove workload rightsizing and lifecycle optimization that reduced Azure Virtual Desktop spend by 30% annually.

I oversee governance for a $30M+ technology portfolio and led licensing optimization that generated $400K in annual savings. I also led the migration of 4,500 global users from on-prem Citrix to Citrix Cloud.

I strengthen service standards, security, and resilience through operational governance and lifecycle planning. I hold Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, Azure AI Fundamentals, and Google Certified Cloud Digital Leader credentials.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Director – Productivity and Collaboration

Current

Staples Inc.

Sep 2011 - Present (15 years 1 month)

Provides enterprise leadership for global infrastructure, productivity, and collaboration platforms supporting tens of thousands of users. Defines and executes multiyear infrastructure strategies, leads managers and senior technical teams, and drives operational maturity through SLAs, KPIs, and governance.