Benjamin Finn Email & Phone Number

Irvine, California, US

• Led a critical data center migration project, successfully migrating or decommissioning 700 virtual machines to AWS, resulting in annual cost savings of over $700,000 while completing the project ahead of schedule.
• Spearheaded the company-wide deployment of Jira and Confluence, managing all technical aspects and serving as the primary SME for over 2,000 users.
• Orchestrated a complex post-merger application rationalization program, overseeing the evaluation and migration/decommissioning of 50+ applications from Trifacta, resulting in annual cost savings of $500,000 and.
• Managed the migration of Trifacta's systems from AWS, GCP, and Azure to Alteryx infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration post-acquisition.
• Implemented critical security enhancements, including the AppViewX PKI rollout and external DNS replacement, significantly improving the company's security posture.
• Developed and executed a strategic process for managing end-of-life servers, mitigating risks and addressing compliance issues.

Paris Cedex 02, FR

• Wrote a series of blog articles for the international journalist organization○ Example: https://training.rsf.org/journalists-should-use-signal-to-protect-themselves-and-their-sources/
• Ran digital security training for reporters working in dangerous countries

• Ideated, designed & implemented two hospitality-related Brands: o Dice Society Board Game Café
• First complete Board Game Café in Myanmar setting Myanmar industry standards
• Built gaming community, social awareness and events
• Trained employees incorporating international best practices
• Negotiated profit sharing deals for the lease
• Negotiated and wrote Joint Venture agreement for partners o The Bean Hostel

Work From Anywhere, Remote, OO

• Yara InternationalSenior Project Manager for a Farm/Bank App | Remote, Singapore/India/Norway
• Installed processes and standardizations within the team, which reduced error rates by 500% and -changed delivery from within a week to on time.
• Futureproofed the project by looking at future business requirements.
• Designed and implemented automation to reduce effort from over a day to two hours.
• Improved intra-team communication; the team began working as a single unit.
• Documented all project lessons learned and processes.

• Implemented security standards and lead development of the security for the flagship product, Meekin
• Improved SDLC/ALM with training and release management
• Lead deployment of M365 (Office 365, Windows 10 and Enterprise Mobility + Security) to the 100+ employees of Koe Koe Tech, including all levels of analysis and project management
• Lead the IT Ops team to manage how we do ITSM
• Upgraded the company security and systems following ISO 27001
• Implemented Microsoft Intune

Oslo, NO

• Installed processes and standardizations within the team which reduced error rates and changed delivery from within a week to on time
• Designed the project processes and tools to futureproof the product
• Designed and implemented automation to reduce high-cost team members effort from over a day to 2 hours
• Improved intra-team communication; team began working a as a single unit
• Documented lessons learned and processes in a cohesive way
• Performed lean and six sigma project management activities to improve all processes

Oslo, NO

• Short term contractor
• Installed processes and standardizations within the team which reduced error rates by 500% and changed delivery from within a week to on time
• Futureproofed the project
• Designed and implemented automation to reduce effort from over a day to 2 hours
• Improved intra-team communication; team began working a as a single unit
• Documented all lessons learned and processes

Yangon, Myanmar, MM

• Hired as a short term consultant to assist Yoma Strategic Holdings in setting up enterprise-level resources and Agile project management.
• Mentored IT team on project methodology, behavioral change management and strategic thinking
• Prepared long-term strategic plan for how to use Active Directory and what internal systems to implement
• Taught traditional scrum techniques to all staff and management; improved how the team performed story mapping, release planning, scrum ceremonies, backlog development of user stories and estimation.
• Improved inter-team communication and resolved key communication issues, removed roadblocks and tracked progress with burndown charts during the daily scrum
• Successfully ran scrums

Austin, TX, US

• Improved cultural, historical and world awareness enhancing skills in cross cultural interactions and solution solving.
• Planned and executed strict budget using multiple currencies and planning cost of living research; project came in under budget and on time.
• Improved negotiation skills and communication/ information sharing across language barriers.
• Enhanced flexibility and ability to remain calm under high stress situations.

San Ramon, CA, US

• Responsible as the Technical Team Lead to lead individuals for a variety of projects in the USA and India(off-shore).
• Worked on a large portfolio of projects including: o Cloud automation and integration - Set standards for entire Business Unito Data Quality using IBM InfoSphereo Data Modeling & Alert Creation for Permitting &.
• Designed solutions utilizing enterprise best practices, business requirements/selection criteria, relevant strategies, company standards, industry principles and reference architectures (TOGAF and internal best.
• Designed and documented solution to meet optimal security, data and infrastructure architecture best practices.
• Facilitated reviews of all solutions with the Business Unit Architect and Enterprise Architects.
• Accountable and responsible for the technical fit of the solutions taking into account long term supportability, viability and flexibility of the solutions.

San Ramon, CA, US

• Managed a matrix-structured team of 12 people spread across the globe (USA and India).
• Acted as Project Manager & Business Analyst for a large cross functional effort (involving over half a dozen separate functions).
• Built all project documentation, prepared trainings, facilitated meetings, and oversaw testing & technical work.
• Interacted with peers across Chevron North America to improve global standards.
• As a member of the global Chevron Documentum committee (representing my Business Unit) I voted on key decisions, facilitate monthly discussions, and negotiated global changes.
• Interacted cross functionally with such functions as Legal, Asset Development, Operations, Drilling & Completions and ETC to design implementation, deployment and the final product in a way that meets all stakeholder.

San Ramon, CA, US

• Translated business needs into technical requirements.
• Designed training materials and ran training classes in Nigeria.
• Designed materials for and performed User Acceptance Testing for the Gas to Liquid Plant in Nigeria.
• Created templates and standardization processes for all future Energy Components (EC) deployments.
• Learned the EGTL and Oil & Gas business needs and processes at a detailed level.
• Extensively used TFS and SQL Server.

College Station, TX, US

Master of Science in Management Information Systems with an emphasis on IT consulting.

• Single-handedly designed, developed, programmed and presented a powerful budget tool to be used internally and externally.
• Ran training and information sessions on the budget tool to ensure continued maintenance and administrators understanding.
• Created a variety of high quality client deliverables, inside and outside knowledge base, and participated in meetings with clients.
• Researched companies and situations for use by the managers with their direct clients.
• Performed quality control on multiple client deliverables and internal materials.

• Focused on grading, class discipline, ESL teaching, and class planning.
• Motivated reluctant students resulting in 75% increase in graduation rate through high-energy engagement.

Master Of Science, Management Information Systems

Bba In Mis, Management Information Systems