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Strategic business and technology consultingProfessional engagements: RBC Wealth Management (current), Wells Fargo, Ameriprise Financial, Transamerica, TransUnion, AgriBank (SunStream), Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Allianz Life, Ashley Furniture, and moreRecent engagements:- As trusted advisor to C-Suite defined the strategic roadmaps and architectures to enable digital transformation leveraging cloud platforms for Banking, FinTech, and Farm Credit organizations- Created technology and business strategies for transforming the organizations from financial product sales-oriented organizations to technology-based companies- Delivered business and technology roadmaps and led rationalization planning for all enterprise technologies and applications, per migration from legacy mainframe and on-premises data centers, networks, systems, and infrastructure- As part of cloud platform architect team, provided leadership and coordination for enterprise-wide implementation of shared technology and business domain services, using domain-driven design and microservices application architectureOwner of Future State LLC (formerly nVison, Vision Software)

Tulsa, Ok, Us

As SVP/CIO of CommunityCare: - Executive sponsor of digital strategy for enterprise risk & operational efficiency- Define vision and define roadmap for business & technology transformation - Define and execute digital workforce strategy using ServiceNow across business - Fulfill strategic plan to meet/exceed KPI’S set by board of directors- Rebuild & manage IT staff, achieving dramatically improved SLA’s

Tulsa, Ok, Us

Transitioned to permanent in February 2018

Fargo, N.D., Us

As SVP/CIO of Noridian Mutual Insurance Company / BCBS of North Dakota:- Define strategy and vision for enterprise that empowers significant business transformation- Strategic leader of digital transformation initiatives to deliver business agility and efficiency- Define and execute digital workforce strategy using ServiceNow across business- Build powerful teams to deliver timely results that exceed expectations

Fargo, N.D., Us

As Chief Architect of Noridian Mutual Insurance Company / BCBS of North Dakota:Provided strategic leadership and architecture re-alignment to organization that enabled significant business transformation.

Carle Place, Ny, Us

Managing Lead Architect and technology strategist for a leading retail manufacturer. Led an Agile team to design and implement enterprise workflow automation, integration and service-oriented architecture. Cloud solutions, ServiceNow, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Dynamics, BizTalk Services, SQL Server, and LOB systems.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

As trusted advisor to IT strategic leadership- Define and deliver enterprise integration solutions that to drive scalability and increase operational efficiency- Provide agility to enable organization to pivot from aging legacy business systems- Design and deliver solutions with focus on integration and EDI architecture.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Project Architect. Focused on integration architecture. Technologies include enterprise integration technologies such as Informatica, Microsoft platform (AD, SQL Server, SharePoint, etc.) and web services solution architecture.

2007 Through 2009Aerospace and DefenseLos Angeles, CA USProvided strong strategic leadership, provided vision and technical direction, and managed radical change cycles for an agile Aerospace manufacturer in the Boeing supply chain.- Successfully revamped entire IT operations infrastructure- Successfully leveraged Cloud-based platforms and other emerging technologies to maximize sustainable infrastructure services, while reducing total cost of ownership.- Architected and managed an ERP solution based on leading-edge technology, Services-Oriented-Architecture, and Agile project methodology.- Designed integration architecture, leveraging SOA, BAM, and workflow orchestration, to automate mission-critical, B2B business processes to monitor inventory levels and maintain supplier compliance requirements.- Conceived and implemented a integrated collaborative architecture for internal and external facing systems.

Dulles, Virginia, Us

- Defined, established, and communicated standards across all divisions, including ESB and SOA concepts such as contract first development, loose-coupling interface design, coarse-grained messaging, XSD schema and namespace standardization, identity management, and the use of MetaData repositories. - Demonstrated and proliferated standard deployment, service delivery, and SDLC technologies, such as integration and deployment frameworks, and ITIL compliant tools, by developing pilots and proof-of-concepts development projects.- Designed and managed a multi-platform, enterprise architecture consisting of numerous enterprise applications, such as PeopleSoft, Oracle, Microsoft, along with numerous ERP and financial applications. - Provided architectural leadership and technical expertise with integration technologies, including WebLogic and BizTalk Server.

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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

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