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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

* Lead the ITDD cloud and infrastructure practice including conducting diligence engagements as well as developing a modern deliverable focused on business-aligned cloud and infrastructure performance dimensions.* Serve as the cloud and infrastructure technical lead during M&A engagements from discovery through gap/risk analysis to risk remediation and value creation recommendations and roadmap creation.* Successfully completed a multi-million data center/cloud migration carve-out and integration strategy and planning analysis including stand-alone cost modeling and integration synergy assessments.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

* Successfully led a team to completion of a multi-million data center/cloud migration strategy and planning engagement for a $6B healthcare services organization; project scope included discovery, application fit/affinity grouping, networking, security, infrastructure, organizational change management, business case analysis, migration roadmap, cloud COE, and project execution planning. * Spearheaded a multinational carve-out of a global pharmaceutical organization including the separation strategy, reference cloud architecture and execution implementation; scope included business case analysis, cloud/SaaS first approach, RFP management, MSP/MSSP vendor selection, and all infrastructure towers. * Developed an outsourced cloud strategy for an $8B industrial supply organization that delivered $4M in cost savings per year; project scope included legacy infrastructure, cloud migration, business case analysis, security, and staff reorganization.

Chicago, Il, Us

* Dramatically improved client satisfaction and service delivery through a successful rebuild and refocus of the AWS Architecture, AWS Support, Client Delivery, and Project Management teams into a highly-motivated, mission-focused organization.* Led the internal process re-engineering effort that updated and improved the consulting practices into streamlined and efficient client engagement models, resulting in faster service delivery, higher levels of project accuracy, greater levels of work plan adhesion, and ultimately higher levels of client satisfaction.* Led the compliance efforts in the organization and successfully completed the attainment of SOC 2 (Type-1 and Type-2) and PCI compliance through the creation of new standards-based audit and business-friendly process automation, security and response policies, and streamlined technical and organizational controls.

Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Us

* Optimized IT operations, leveraging an effective combination of offshore, onshore and in-house talent. Led the migration to the hybrid AWS-based public and private cloud-based computing platforms and introduced Ansible-based DevOps resulting in immediate gains in employee productivity and reductions in capital expense. * Spearheaded operational management through inaugural SOC/SSAE 16 Type 2 compliance effort. Created a comprehensive infrastructure and data handling financial forecasting model encompassing both variable and fixed costs. Designed and implemented improved standardized issue control utilizing ITIL/ITSM incident, problem and change management leading to faster response and resolution rates.* Developed new data quality processes and systems to initiate intensive data quality checks on 420+ active EDI partner connections providing significant data normalization improvements in client reporting, dashboards, and analytic products.

* Orchestrated the full-scale migration of various technologies/platforms to the Microsoft stack (Active Directory, Exchange, DFS, SharePoint and SCCM) while enhancing several Linux/MySQL-based custom back office applications/interfaces resulting in system-wide improvements across all facets of the firm’s operations.* Facilitated the technology response to FINRA regulatory requirements with regards to IT compliance and disaster recovery requirements and upgraded the appropriate systems to enable business continuity, data retention, and electronic discovery.

Chicago, Il, Us

* Unified all IT resources and operations including Networking, Data Center, Desktop Support, Systems, VoIP Telecom, and the team of fifteen engineers resulting in improved banking operations.* Directed the design and implementation of the primary data center migration; resulting build out of an accompanying DR Datacenter utilized high speed/low latency metro ethernet connectivity.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor'S Degree, Information Systems Technology

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