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• Led application delivery and maintenance teams directly responsible for an application development portfolio of $60M annually in revenue.• Leading cross-functional teams to implement complex IT strategies. I have consistently fostered collaborative environments, overseeing teams across multiple sites and time zones to drive high-impact outcomes specializing in AI (artificial intelligence) and cybersecurity.• Developed strategic road map enhancing IT security, ensuring PCI and PII compliance, and saving over $10,000,000 in the past year through various upgrades and decisive management.• Implemented top-edge security vendors such as Symantec, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco, Barracuda, and VMware• Led an 18-month transformation to SAFe (Scaled Agile) for the IT P&C teams to include the launch of 14 Agile Release Trains (ARTs), portfolio & program management, work item management, new delivery metrics, synchronized iterations, large-scale planning events, communication/change management plan and leading the charge on the DevOps initiative.• Led migration of core system, email, ERP, ISP, and eCommerce systems to recognize Enterprise standards.• Initiated cloud-based infrastructure transition after reviewing and understanding existing operations and management goals.• Founded a new research and development team focused on building test and learn capabilities, allowing our business partners to rapidly try new business products/services with fast feedback loops to help shape future product roadmaps.

San Antonio, Texas, Us

• Enterprise Public Cloud Enablement: Building key infrastructure to enable the safe/compliant use of Public cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure. This includes low-level capabilities like Identity Access Management, Asset Management, Networking, Cost Accounting, etc., as well as higher-level functions like Function as a Service, Machine Learning, Image Ingestion, etc.• Scaled Agile & DevOps: focused on instrumenting and Automating the software delivery value stream. From Plan, Code, Test, Build, Deploy, Release, Operate, and Monitor - each contributes to the ability to safely build and deploy applications to production. Currently focused on expanding the GitLab pipelines with automated testing, test data management staging, and code promotion to our Open Shift and Public cloud environments. Our goal is to increase deployment frequency while also improving stability.• Managing Technical Risk through simplification, standardization, and automation: Building an IT Operational Risk program we call "TechRisk" to build automated controls and evidencing of our software development lifecycle into our new technology platforms to ensure we manage risk effectively while making it easier for developers to get quality code to production.• Kung Fu Talent Development: Kung Fu is an internal talent development group we developed to help our staff upskill in newer technologies like cloud (AWS and GCP), Containerization (Open Shift and Kubernetes), Event Architecture (Kafka), Behavior Driven Development (BDD), Microservices and many others.• Quality Engineering - Developing simplified non-functional testing capabilities such as Accessibility, Performance, and Security testing into our automated pipelines.

Irving, Texas, Us

• Executive line role with P&L responsibility for all government IT expenditures• Led a staff of 15 professionals responsible for implementing and maintaining diverse IT systems that supported a public sector conglomerate, including public safety, utilities, public works, finance and accounting, etc.• Championed and executed the modernization of enterprise IT infrastructure using IP, Linux and Open Source technologies, increasing the capability and flexibility of the enterprise while containing total costs of ownership

Carrollton, Texas, Us

• Managed $27M annual budget, overseeing 13 direct reports and implementing various programs, resulting in $1M+ annual savings.• Implemented Darktrace a cybersecurity platform that uses AI to detect and respond to threats across the network, cloud, e-mail, identity and endpoint by detecting abnormalities in system/user behaviors.• Created BI Financial Data Warehouse using OBIEE, converted enterprise to WorkDay, and introduced various technology solutions.• Implemented Spark for real-time sales analytics and contributed to the recovery of $1.8M annually in bad debt.• Informing the Organization on "Forward Compatible / Future Ready" technologies• Developing and Delivering the Engineering Platform (Cloud, API, DevSecOps, Iaas/PaaS/SaaS)

• Led Development and Management teams, creating innovative solutions to streamline operations.• Developed cloud based production data warehouses, separated data warehouse from application database, and led integration engine development that managed all servers and animatronic code for Disney Parks worldwide.• Managed large client accounts and instituted project management procedures, overseeing DevOps processes.

Redstone Arsenal, Al, Us

• Led a 300-person organization to sustain, modernize, and secure a $6B, 845K-seat global network. • Led the IT Operational Excellence department, responsible for running the IT business. Responsibilities include assisting our Scaled Agile software development rollout, leading our DevOps journey, setting direction/governance for Quality Assurance, Process Engineering across IT (process excellence), Problem Management, IT Metrics and Reporting, IT communications/marketing, and IT financial management.• Managed a budget of over $30M as I led strategic planning, enterprise architecture development, technical solution design, integration testing, and implementation of key cyberspace and information technology initiatives supporting Army Contracting Command core missions.

Washington, Dc, Us

• As IT technical fellow, develop strategic technology solutions for significant business transformational initiatives. Currently responsible for providing senior technical oversight for our IT Applied Research Department and Open Innovation Lab• Led Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse efforts, delivering real-time insights and streamlining operations.• Managed ERP application development, migration, and integration, creating strategic plans for future-state BI delivery.• Shared oversight of the Research and Innovation budget, where we annually conduct $40 million in technology and business innovation research.• Executive Sponsor of the Intranet Transformation Program, a 2.5-year $4.5 million effort to redesign and modernize a 250,000+ page intranet that connects 26,000 employees and 10,000+ contractors worldwide.• Thought leader and committee member of various executive steering committees, including the Intranet Steering Committee, Mobile Steering Committee, Video Steering Committee, Proactive Invention Committee, and multiple others.

Bs, Chemistry

Doctor Of Business Administration, Computer Science

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science

Course Work, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions And Contracts Management

Master Of Science - Ms, Artificial Intelligence