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GoogleDirector of Engineering
Jun. 2021 - May. 2025Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
IBMExecutive Director, IBM Cloud
Jan. 2020 - Jun. 2021DallasDuring my time as Executive Director of the Cloud Division at IBM, I reported directly to the IBM Cloud GM (IaaS) and was tasked with defining and implementing the future Cloud Data Center strategy by increasing automation, driving energy efficiency, optimizing cost, and shortening delivery and provisioning times. On top of that, I focused my efforts on enhancing team service reliability, business continuity and serving as a catalyst for cultural change and talent development. As Executive Director, I managed a budget exceeding $700M+, oversaw 1000+ global technicians and engineers, optimized 200K+ servers, and ran the operations of 60 Global Data Centers consisting of 240 PB of data. Additionally, I also lent my expertise as the Integration Executive responsible for integration Soft Layer integration into IBM. Key Skills: Cloud Services, Executive Leadership, Sustainability, Business Operations, Strategy, Metrics, Continuous Improvement, Project Management, Engineering
CareerBuilderSenior Vice President Global Infrastructure and Operations
Apr. 2018 - Dec. 2019AtlantaAt CareerBuilder, I harnessed years of high-level business experience and success to serve as Senior Vice President of Global Infrastructure and Operations. Here, I oversaw and led compute across our hybrid infrastructure operating model while being tasked with driving operational and delivery transformation by enhancing and simplifying processes, automation, and velocity within our DevOps capabilities, CI/CD pipeline, and SRE. As a people-focused leader who takes pride in building high-performing teams, I worked closely with our division to deliver business value by accelerating product cycle times while optimizing our investments in the public cloud (AWS and Rackspace/Azure), End User Computing and SaaS services: Email/O365, UCaaS, Collaboration, Mobile, Jira, Okta, etc., Service Management, and Private Data Center assets: network, storage, servers, and databases. Key Skills: Engineering, Infrastructure, Cloud, AWS, Azure, IaC, DevOps, CI/CD, Automation, Capacity Management, Strategy, SaaS, Operational Excellence, People Management, Platform Engineering, SRE
CignaHead of IT Business Operations
Jun. 2015 - Mar. 2017Hartford, Connecticut AreaTook on the roles as Head of IT Business Operations at Cigna, a global health service company offering health, pharmacy, dental, supplemental insurance, and Medicare plans to individuals, families, and businesses. During this time, I reported to the Global CIO and led Technology Strategy and Business Operations, which included developing and managing the execution of IT strategy, IT budgets and staffing, program and portfolio management, SDLC process and adherence, service management, IT audit and risk management, along with serving as a partner and advisor to the CIO and staff. Key Skills: IT Strategy, Business Operations, Program Management, Budgeting, Risk Management, Process Improvement
FISSVP, Enterprise Technology Services
Aug. 2011 - May. 2015Greater Milwaukee AreaPrior to closing the successful and longstanding chapter with FIS, I was promoted to SVP of Enterprise Technology Services. In this multi-tiered role, I worked closely with a high-performing team of industry experts to oversee various aspects of global infrastructure, technology strategy, and delivery across the enterprise. As a forward-thinking global IT Leader, I also focused on outsourcing lines of business for all infrastructure, service delivery, strategy, and product and service development initiatives. Key Skills: Enterprise Technology, SRE, Fintech, Strategy, Operations, Service Delivery, Productivity Engineering
FISVP/CTO Global Outsourcing Services
Oct. 2009 - Aug. 2011Atlanta, GAAs I progressed in my career at FIS, I took on the role of VP and CTO of Global Outsourcing Services within this Fortune 500 Fintech Leader. Here, I spearheaded all aspects of our outsourcing division technology teams, which included defining strategic and tactical direction for all aspects of areas like global infrastructure and service delivery, enterprise architecture, governance, and initiatives aimed at enabling and increasing efficiency while elevating customer satisfaction. Key Skills: Global Outsourcing, P&L, Program Management, Business Development, Service Delivery, Technology Improvement, Enterprise Architecture
FISVice President of IT and Service Delivery
Aug. 2008 - Oct. 2009Atlanta, GAServed as Vice President of IT and Service Delivery at FIS, an organization that is most known for its development of cutting-edge Financial Technology. In this multifaceted role, I focused on leading, defining, and executing the vision and strategy for all aspects of IT infrastructure and service delivery for the EFT, Debit, and Prepaid lines of businesses. In addition to managing all infrastructure operations and service management functions, I also led the Application Support, Data Centers, Project and Portfolio Management, ATM support, and Command Center Operations functions. Key Skills: Leadership, Payments Fintech, Technology Strategy, Data Center, Infrastructure Engineering,
INGDirector
Mar. 2006 - Aug. 2008Atlanta, GADuring my role as Director at ING Financial Services, a global Fortune 20 and $100B+ financial firm, I was tasked with overseeing storage, server, middleware, mainframe, and Data Center functions for the US business division. In addition to that, I focused on improving and optimizing internal infrastructure and operations to drive an increase in performance and efficiencies. #Infrastructure #OperationalManagement #FinancialServices #Insurance
UPSInformation Technology Director
Nov. 1987 - Mar. 2006Mahwah, NJMy first job and company at the start of my technology career. I served in many roles of increasing responsibility leading up to Informational Technology Director at UPS, an organization dedicated to moving our world forward by delivering what matters. Here, I was responsible for leveraging my range of business and technology expertise to lead various aspects of IT operations and service delivery functions. #ITOperations #Logistics #Infrastructure
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