Cliff D.

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Star Furniture - IT Director @ Star Furniture & Mattresses
About Cliff D.

A customer service focused technology leader, noted for creating, developing, motivating, coaching and managing high-performing technical and support teams, creating innovative forward-thinking technology solutions, in leadership, director and manager roles. Proven ability to build, develop, and lead collaborative teams that continuously improve IT service- delivery models and balance the need to manage risk with improving the pace, quality, and cost of delivery. Effectively communicates relevance to company mission, driving enhanced performance.Experienced in managing budgets exceeding $25M, projects in excess of $15M, and teams up to 100+ team members. Known for ability to recognize and address strategic, organizational, and operational weaknesses in Infrastructure technology functions. Skilled in developing and leveraging key strategic vendor relationships. Highly motivated, goal-oriented and a detail-directed problem-solver.For more information check out: www.cliffdowden.com. Contact me at: 832-398-9007

Cliff D.'s Current Company Details
Star Furniture & Mattresses

Star Furniture & Mattresses

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Star Furniture - IT Director
Cliff D. Work Experience Details
  • Star Furniture & Mattresses
    Director Of Information Technology
    Star Furniture & Mattresses Nov 2021 - Present
    Houston, Texas, Us
  • Sim Houston
    Board Of Directors - Vp Of Marketing
    Sim Houston Dec 2015 - Present
    Sugarland, Tx, Us
    In this position, I am able to help identify and fund location STEM initiatives in the Houston area. In last 3 years, SIM Houston has been able to donate over $500,000.SIM Houston is one of the 39 national chapters within the Society of Information Management (SIM), a professional networking and collaborative society of Chief Information Officers, Vice Presidents of IT, Directors and their direct reports in the field of Information Technology. The organization raises money through charity events to fund Houston area Science, Technology, Engineering and Match (STEM) initiatives benefiting local Houston area youth. Over the last four years I have Chaired and/or Co-Chaired the annual SIM Clay Tournament. Through the efforts of many IT professionals and IT companies, we raised and have donated over $175,000 to local Houston STEM initiatives.
  • Mre Consulting, Ltd.
    Mre Consulting - Cloud Services Consultant
    Mre Consulting, Ltd. Jun 2019 - Nov 2021
    Houston, Tx, Us
    Cloud Services Service Delivery Lead role leveraging a global team, focused on public cloud (AWS) and Private Cloud Operations Management. This includes bringing in new solutions, organic growth, projects, operations management including AWS Cloud Services, Citrix and CMDB management services (ServiceNow).
  • Members Choice Credit Union (Houston, Tx)
    Vice President Of Information Technology
    Members Choice Credit Union (Houston, Tx) Dec 2018 - May 2019
    Houston, Texas, Us
    As VP of IT, I was responsible for all aspects of credit union technology. During the first 50 days, I was asked to lead project to prepare for upcoming NCUA Cybersecurity exam. Highlights included:• 11% to 100% - Moved domain 2 Threat Intelligence and Collaboration to FFIEC baseline compliance • FFIEC Compliance - Moved 4 other FFIEC domains to 80% or more baseline compliance and developed a roadmap to achieve full FFIEC compliance within following12 months.• Cost Savings o Negotiated 57% annual cost savings on Colocation Datacenter space o Negotiated $216k in annual network and telephony circuit cost reductions o Cancelled numerous IT Services no longer in use at the company
  • Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.
    Director, It Infrastructure
    Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. Dec 2015 - Apr 2018
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Provided leadership and vision for IT Infrastructure including strategic planning of infrastructure systems. Direct all information systems delivery and maintenance including all IT infrastructure, network, telecommunications, wireless communications, storage, database, backup/recovery, Help Desk, PC systems, and remote access. IT staff in Houston, Hawaii, Wyoming and an offshore operations team supporting two refineries (Hawaii and Wyoming) and more than 125 retail stores in Hawaii, South Dakota and Washington. Inherited an infrastructure environment experiencing frequent service outages. Highlights include:• Completed 100-day plan implementing fault tolerance, resiliency and added capacity moving IT from multiple unscheduled outages a week to a resilient environment poised for growth through acquisitions.• Implemented first Service Management Ticketing System (ServiceNow) including separate and secure instances for IT, Digital Security and HR.• Merged 3 separate business domains into a shared services model, centralizing key IT Services.• Successfully implemented an offshore Infrastructure Operations Team reducing operational costs of routine IT run and maintain activities.• Led the NIST800-171 Compliance Program protecting controlled unclassified information.• Successfully completed integration of acquired company. Executives praised IT as the execution was significantly better than previous acquisitions. • Implemented formal CoBIT 5/ITIL v3 based IT processes, maturing IT Services and activities through Incident Management, Change Management and Problem Management processes.• Developed initial Security Program implementing new and upgrading existing Cyber-Security Services.
  • Devon Energy
    It Manager / It Advisor
    Devon Energy Dec 2012 - Apr 2015
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Us
    Managed IT Operations Team for initial Strategic Partnership standing up operations processes and staffed 100+ onshore and offshore resources in offices in Oklahoma, India, Mexico and Philippines. Developed and implemented IT Process and IT Service Strategy. • Operational stand-up of new IT Strategic Partnership, including on and off-boarding and intake process. • Ongoing management of the Global IT Operations team including both on-shore and off-shore contractors. Overall management responsibility of approximately 100 contractors.• Introduced a service-oriented IT model through a newly formed service management office function. Designed and implemented first unified IT Service Catalog.• Performed problem manager role quickly identifying root-cause of debilitating performance issues at off-shore location in Bangalore, India. Implemented a no-cost solution in one week.
  • Devon Energy
    Business Process Manager
    Devon Energy Nov 2009 - Dec 2012
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Us
    • Responsible to assist Process Managers in developing Process Guides and other artifacts including process training material enabling the stand-up and rollout of a new or updated IT process.• Co-designed and implemented initial IT Service Management Framework, using CoBIT v5 and ITIL v3 as best practice guidelines, updating processes such as Manage Change, Manage Release, Manage Operations, Manage Problems, among others.• Served as initial Process Manager for multiple IT processes and trained each process owner on the roles and responsibilities of their role.• Over a two-year period, led over 150 root-cause analysis activities, identifying and implementing hundreds of preventive actions, dramatically improving service availability and stability.
  • Devon Energy
    Sr, Supervisor Infrastructure
    Devon Energy Mar 2004 - Nov 2009
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Us
    • Led team of more than 40 employees and contractors managing a $25 million expense and capital budget.• Managed team of System, Network and Telecom Engineers, Administrators, and System Analysts.• Responsible for all Infrastructure Services, Data Center and all IT Services for off-shore and international locations.• Co-developed the first highly available, global Citrix Farm, as part of our business continuity strategy, making critical business systems available during scheduled and unscheduled power outages. • As Houston Data Center Manager, designed and delivered a 40% space expansion project increasing floor space, power, UPS, fire and suppression and cooling capacity.• Part of design and implementation team for the co-location Data Center space in Calgary • Certified in business continuity, performed multiple business continuity roles during multiple large- scale unscheduled system outages (primarily hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods).
  • Choctaw Communications, Inc.
    It Director
    Choctaw Communications, Inc. Mar 2000 - Nov 2003
    Worked closely with the Executive Management Team to design, develop, and implement the business support systems for home phone service and cellular divisions. Projects up to $1.2MM, hiring and staffing responsibilities up to 30 Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) and contractors. Responsible for Data Center and all supporting infrastructure and personnel. Transformed Executive Management perception of IT through successful initiatives including: • Increased sales by 40% by delivering a consistent customer experience and implementing capacity planning approach • Automated 30% of daily call volume, reducing operational costs by $2.5MM • The Infrastructure Renovation Project improved service availability from 75% to 99% and call center employees improved their productivity by an average of 15%
  • Randalls Food Markets
    It Director
    Randalls Food Markets Jun 1995 - Feb 2000
    Worked in the IT Department and during my tenure I consistently grew in my role and responsibility (from IT Data Center Operator to IT Director). In a constant growth mode, I established, built and managed multiple IT teams including; Server Team, Network Team, Field Service Team, Help Desk and Desktop Support.• As Program Manager, delivered an early-mover competitive advantage with a customer rewards program, reduced maintenance costs, and delivered an improved customer experience via a Point-of-Sale (POS) system conversion project, replacing 2,400 systems in 80 stores in Texas. • Responsible for successful Data Center Migration to new corporate office location including data center design, buildout, through move-in and stand-up of Data Center.• Developed an automated HR system to replace manual HR system. Application produced a $1MM return on investment in first year.

Cliff D. Skills

Business Process It Management Integration Management Sharepoint Business Analysis Technical Support It Strategy Itil Information Technology Business Process Improvement Project Management Vendor Management Leadership Network Administration Disaster Recovery Project Portfolio Management Business Intelligence It Service Management Visio Enterprise Architecture Oil And Gas Industry Infrastructure Software Documentation Problem Management Program Management Systems Analysis Requirements Analysis Project Delivery Team Leadership Process Improvement Data Center Change Management It Operations Pmp Requirements Gathering Microsoft Project Pmo Erp Information Management Sdlc Strategy Help Desk Support Ms Project Sap Process Engineering Software Project Management Energy Industry Networking Security

Cliff D. Education Details

  • University Of Phoenix
    University Of Phoenix
    Bachelor Of Science Business Management

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