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Senior Strategic and Technical Advisor
SwitchchordSenior Strategic and Technical Advisor
Nov. 2022Dallas, Texas, United StatesProvide strategic and technical advice to the executive team of this fast-growing pre-seed startup. Support business development by leveraging connections in the music industry across PROs, Labels, Publishers, and DSPs. Switchchord's identity-based system simplifies the process for songwriters to document ownership and metadata about songs they write while also providing visibility into new musical work copyrights so music publishers can administer them quickly and efficiently. Switchchord’s innovative digital twins bridge the gap between the digital and physical worlds, seamlessly navigating the global music supply chain despite ownership changes.
Senior Technical Advisor to CEO: Business Development, Product Evolution, Project Management
RYLTI LLCSenior Technical Advisor to CEO: Business Development, Product Evolution, Project Management
Jun. 2020 - Oct. 2021New York, United StatesChampioning for Creators and Rights-Holders to collect the unmatched royalties for PRO's, DSP's, Publishers and Labels.. RYLTI has an extraordinary next generation cognitive Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform that captures the maximum royalty matching data. RYLTI's propriety cognitive managed service AI has yielded dramatic improvements in the speed and accuracy of timely identification of royalty sums that are underreported, underpaid, unmatched. As a semi-pro musician who is actively involved in the music ecosystem, it is important that there is no money left on the table due to data irregularities.
Cybersecurity Advisory Board Member at Pace University's Seidenberg School of Computer Science
Pace University - Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information SystemsCybersecurity Advisory Board Member at Pace University's Seidenberg School of Computer Science
May. 2020 - Aug. 2022New York City Metropolitan Area► Collaborating with faculty chairs to continue to enhance the reputation and quality of the University through credit and noncredit program offerings to the community ► Panels, Conferences, and teaching ► Student Mentoring ► Cyber Curriculum Development Recommendations
Advisory Board Member
HMG StrategyAdvisory Board Member
Jan. 2018 - Aug. 2022various
CIO Advisory | Senior Principal
HP Marin GroupCIO Advisory | Senior Principal
Jan. 2017 - May. 2020Greater New York City AreaAdvise C-level clients and serve as key consultant to internal executives. Collaborate and guide in complex data management issues, governance, data quality, technical architecture, data centers, compliance, etc. in multiple verticals including FinTech, InsurTech, Manufacturing, and Media. Role also includes leadership of expansion initiatives. ► Partner with CIOs in multiple verticals to drive organizational shifts required to institute truly data-driven cultures and initiated foundational change in approach to data management that resonated with both business and tech executives. ► Utilize self-authored articles on Master Data Management and GDPR to introduce technical conversations and guide creation / adoption of agile roadmaps. ► Commitment to empowering CIOs toward thoughtful systematic transition – as opposed to “ready, fire, aim” approach – lauded as key reason for client satisfaction, retention, and success. ► Identified incorporation of Data Security, Risk, and Compliance Data Management to overall Data Management strategy, and secured sole U.S.-based partnership with Cyber Innovative Technologies, a company with a one-of-a-kind product that now positions HR Marin to offer additional range of services from GDPR to compliance. ► Built repeatable pipeline through network of relationships based on reputation for honesty & integrity. Business Development
CIO Advisory
HP Marin GroupCIO Advisory
Jan. 2017 - Dec. 2020CIO Advisory and Data Strategy
Chief Information Officer
ASCAPChief Information Officer
Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2017Greater New York City AreaRecruited to transform and realign technology department by enhancing efficiency, reducing spend, and developing cultures of continuous innovation. Led staff of 100. ► Recognized with CIO 100 Award for developing new performance matching system that drove 600% performance gains. ► Utilized open source technology (SOLR) to build new system that drastically reduced time needed to process nearly a trillion performances. ► Developed and launched Cloud Strategy. ► Became first in U.S. to implement Open Space Agile, replacing IT silos and transforming SDLC from Waterfall to Agile, drastically improving speed of development (record results for end-users, delivered within 2 weeks) while delivering new culture of collaboration between business and IT, lauded by executive team. ► Spearheaded major restructuring initiative that slashed $3M in cost, collaborating with COO/CEO to review results of commissioned E&Y study. Gained consensus to maintain 50 FTE’s. Personally met each staff member to assess fit and execute reorganization. ► Achieved $749K in annual savings after migrating primary and backup data center to new Tier-3 Data Center, Equinix. ► Uncovered additional $500K in annual savings while working with EMC to re-architect storage platforms to SSD. Strategy increased performance 30% and eliminated need for increased data center space. ► Established new era of IT Governance that positioned Business and IT to function as fully integrated partners. ► Introduced federated governance model and new cloud-based dashboard reporting tool key in project prioritization/cost tracking. Tech projects can now be evaluated from a business/cost perspective, stakeholders have enhanced transparency, and internal customer satisfaction is significantly increased. ► Introduced Business Intelligence tools and infrastructure that allowed for monetization of firm’s Big Data Footprint.
Head of Infrastructure and Development
CotivitiHead of Infrastructure and Development
Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2012Wilton, ConnecticutBrought in to catalyze technology transformation while uniting IT and business functions. Led 60 IT professionals in a data-driven intensive environment (2.5 PB online). Managed IT operations, strategy, staff assessment/realignment. Reported to CIO. ► Led reorganization that boosted employee morale, better positioned talent, and aligned technology with business. ► Repositioned teams to ensure a strengths-focused approach. Employees with strong teambuilding skills reassigned to management. Technically focused team members were freed up to focus on technology innovation. ► Introduced governance model for projects that provided enhanced transparency and communication between business operations and technology department. ►Played key role in positioning company as attractive acquisition option for VC firm. ► Assisted with all IT decks during initial meetings with investors. Provided technology recommendations and rationalizations regarding risk that eventually closed deal and later led to significant improvements surrounding data issues and HIPPA compliance.
Executive-level Technology Consultant
AmeritoxExecutive-level Technology Consultant
Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2011Columbia, MarylandServed as advisor to the CIO during development and implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHR). ► Identified and trained PMO resource to use Team Foundation Server (TFS). Trained team, and executed. Decision brought order, significantly reduced source code errors, and provided new project management dashboards for both agile software development and waterfall teams.
CIO
Syncora Holdings Ltd (formerly part of XL Capital)CIO
Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2010Greater New York City AreaInvited onboard by XL America CEO after IPO as first CIO for Financial Products and Services Division. Managed $20M budget while building team of 23 to support infrastructure. ► Slashed startup fees $500K via successful negotiation with parent company. ► Implemented scalable, global infrastructure in partnership with IBM in less than 8 months. ► Went live with new GL system and scrubbed data in 10 months. ► Hired Project Manager and partnered closely to build dashboard that provided overview and burn rate on every aspect of project management. ► Transitioned from Waterfall Development SDLC to Agile.
Divisional CIO, Financial Services & Products
Xl AmericaDivisional CIO, Financial Services & Products
Jan. 2003 - Dec. 2006As first Divisional CIO for new Financial Products and Services Division, spearheaded operations across 4 business lines: Financial Guarantee, Life / Annuity (GICS and Funding Agreements), Weather / Energy, Financial Solutions / Sarbanes-Oxley. Directed team of 30 and managed $20M budget. ► Positioned company for millions in additional revenue in after guiding team to develop product that reduced simulation time from hours to minutes. ► Led delivery of Capital Adequacy Model, MTM, and Surveillance Reporting. ► Produced enterprise-wide Sarbanes Oxley IT compliance, audit, and certifications initiative within 6 months.
Consultant
UBS Wealth ManagementConsultant
Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2003Greater New York City AreaHired by CEO to perform functional gap business analysis for Enterprise Wide Data Model for Private Banking.
Consultant
Lehman BrothersConsultant
Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2002Implemented metrics and project plans for both OTC and Listed, successfully transitioning to Lehman’s in-house tech team.
Director Equity IT
SG CowenDirector Equity IT
Jan. 2000 - Dec. 2002Recruited originally to manage back office trade settlement. Promoted to head Front and Back Office within 6 months. Staff of over 50 IT professionals. Budget $25M ► Led record re-establishment of real-time trading in only 6 days, post 9/11.
Equity IT/Investment Banking Director
INGEquity IT/Investment Banking Director
Jan. 1997 - Dec. 2000Greater New York City AreaResponsible for managing production support and application development for 48 Equity IT related applications with a staff of 15. Supported over 300 Equities business professionals, including Research, Domestic Sales, International Sales, Syndicate, Listed Trading, OTC Trading, Risk Management, Options Trading, International Trading, Stock Loan, and Proprietary Trading.
Deputy Manager
Brown Brothers HarrimanDeputy Manager
Jan. 1994 - Dec. 1997Greater New York City AreaSenior Business analyst covering Commodities Financing, Insurance, FX. Asked to be part of the project team for first DB Warehouse at the Firm, moving DB2 to Oracle.
AVP - Securities Lending Business Analyst
Bankers Trust (now Deutsche Bank)AVP - Securities Lending Business Analyst
Jan. 1992 - Dec. 1994Greater New York City AreaSecurities Lending Business Analyst Conceptualized and implemented the first Maintain Credit Limits module for Sec Lending domestic and International trading
AT - Business Analyst For Operations and Automation Planning
Chemical Bank (now JP Morgan Chase)AT - Business Analyst For Operations and Automation Planning
Jan. 1988 - Dec. 1992Various projects, including payroll check cashing. Programming in Natural, Paradox, SQL
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