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Reporting to the President, leading the companies’ digital transformation, strengthening and expanding customer-facing technology and information systems, as well as overseeing internal infrastructure and process improvements to support the companies continued growth• Develop IT strategy and 12 & 36 month roadmaps in alignment with commercial goals• Lead transition to paperless operations by implementing an ERP with integrated mobility to reduce headcount and manual process• Transition to hybrid cloud and hosted managed server solution to add disaster recovery and improve business continuity• Design and implement policies and procedures to improve operational performance• Review operations and security gaps and implement new infrastructure roadmap• Transform support model, team efficiency and morale by defining roles and responsibilities, setting clear expectations and superior vendor management

Spring, Texas, Us

Brought in to lead the transformation from start-up to enterprise class environment to meet business needs and growth. Partnered with executives and senior stakeholders to define strategic goals, while also playing hands-on role to deliver high value business objectives• Substantial business system enhancements: custom development of real time alert system to instantly notify traders of significant market events; re-architected legacy market data database/application to deliver 100% uptime performance for critical real-time trading data• Cost saving initiatives: Negotiated MS Enterprise Agreement and implemented Office 365• Established customer-centric approach to IT support; delivered operations performance improvement by implementing KPI and business SLA for helpdesk and application support teams• Led the IT integration of systems and staff following acquisition of a San Antonio based crude logistics business• Implemented PMO; improved service delivery capabilities by adopting agile project management and enhanced iterative development processes; reduced implementation cycles to 2 weeks• Designed and implemented full suite of Disaster Recovery systems and business processes from the ground up, leveraging combination of cloud hosting and on-prem to provide optimal performance and resiliency• Security and infrastructure integrity: Complete infrastructure overhaul (core network upgrade with highly available design to support five nines uptime trading requirement; upgraded servers & storage to resolve application performance and capacity constraints); commissioned security assessment and vulnerability remediation plan; implemented IT controls• Launched a formal IT budgeting process and quarterly executive update operating rhythm• Implemented new IT organization structure, defined roles and led the change management process to build out team competencies to support enterprise class technology• Manage day-to-day operations of information technology department

London, London, Gb

Responsible for all aspects of information technology required to grow and support EDF’s wholesale energy trading applications, telecommunications, and computing infrastructure. Directed staff and contractors, managing an annual operating budget of $4-5 million. Founding member of IT department requiring exponential growth from 4 to 55 employees in 4 years to keep pace with progressive business expansion• Work closely with executive stakeholders and senior leadership to ensure consistent alignment of the IT strategic direction with the overall business plan and objectives• Identify business process and automation improvements, develop business case with ROI, design, develop and implement solutions; lead project portfolio steering, executive IT reviews; manage IT operating and capital budgets• Led a team to design and implement new Environmental Products, Gas and Power trading products into ETRM (EnCompass)• Custom iPad & web application development of mobile crude ticketing system for crude oil logistics start-up, including trucking, rail, tankage and blending; acquisition and integration of a national crude trucking company• Led the development and implementation of a comprehensive business continuity and disaster recovery plan; procured and implemented a secondary data center, work site recovery office and remote access solution• Led implementation of virtual server and storage environment to support rapid scaling from 4-800 servers over 4 years; complete lifecycle upgrade of turret phones; outsourced managed backup solution; Office upgrade• Led the successful acquisition of physical and virtual power trading company• Launched company-wide systems and business process implementation of Dodd-Frank compliance program including custom application development• Oversaw multiple system implementations for mid & back office systems including CubeLogic Credit Management, GlobalVaR reporting, option portfolio simulation; extrinsic storage valuation

Senior Consultant for technology consulting practice providing IT, project management and staffing resources to energy and telecommunications organizations• Project Office/PMO lead for $16MM global IT infrastructure separation of BP’s chemical business into a new, separate entity. Managed projects, budgets and back office to deliver new WAN/LAN network, core infrastructure, infrastructure applications and new desktop image• Contract negotiation, SOW and SLAs, deliverable tracking, risk controls, budget management, scheduling, implementation, cost tracking, reporting, invoice administration, and payment and document management• Implemented 10,000 global user, web-based application

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Project Manager for the design and implementation of global business procedures and IT systems to accurately track and manage telecomm and network equipment.• Implement on-time and on-budget ($1.5MM) a database and suite of 4 in-house custom applications to track $250MM of equipment real-time, including procedures, documentation and training• Led requirement gathering, definition of user interface and functionality, performed UAT, monitored project milestones, budgets, resources and tactical and strategic objectives• Manage cross-disciplined project team to reconcile asset tracking system with SAP resulting in $10MM saving• Defined business procedures and systems to facilitate the global sale of assets generating $30MM revenue

Managed government and regulatory affairs in a strategic role initiating industry-wide changes while balancing commercial risk. Negotiator and company representative on key commercial and regulatory issues for both trading and industrial activities.