Gregory Craig Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

I serve as the PMO lead for 6 business groups overseeing all hybrid cloud products. I set thevision and strategy for the PMO, including policies and procedures to move products throughdevelopment lifecycle. I guide several leaders and master-level individual contributors and 30 indirect reports.✪Enabled launch of 35+ products, adhering to milestones and timelines needed to meet organizational targets.✪ Overhauled HPE Ezmeral analytics and data fabric software program in condensed 4-monthtimeframe, driving $20M revenue in 8 months and setting foundation for future AI solutions.✪ Improved budget accuracy by 15% after implementing program budget tracker and weeklyspend meetings to foster accountability to budget.✪ Oversaw the delivery of HPE’s Private Cloud AI solution including end to end development, integration and deployment with customers and system integrators.

Houston, Texas, Us

I joined the new GreenLake private cloud and as-a-service business unit to scale the divisionthrough PMO guidance and strategic decision-making. I oversaw a team of 9 project managers.I established and monitored metrics and targets, resolved operational challenges and identifiedgrowth opportunities.✪ Delivered HPE's flagship Private Cloud offering and overall contribution to $220M customer backlog.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Configured pricing and transactions to evolve medical company into a cloud business with SaaS model of recurring contracts. Developed IT hosting solutions for Varian software applications and server infrastructure. Managed team of 2 directors and 7 program managers. Governed $250M budget.✪ Strategized and shifted into recurring revenue model and changed transaction processes.Configured pricing for cloud business.✪ Converted 25-30% of customers to SaaS operating model, accelerating revenue 3X within 1year, exceeding goal.✪ Introduced customer journey mapping and expanded model from 20% of products to 60% ofproducts.✪ Implemented operational excellence, cloud model and best practices to maintain 95% uptimeof SaaS platform.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

After IBM acquired a public cloud company, my technical acumen and operationalimprovement mindset served to scale the organization. I flew all over the world, building datacenters, leading lease negotiations, and building infrastructure to maximize production of thesoftware. Soon, I earned a promotion to lead the PMO overseeing Cloud OperationsInfrastructure, Cloud Project Delivery, and Cloud Data Center Strategy to improve IBM’scompetitive footprint in public cloud, IaaS and PaaS markets. I managed a 9-figure P&L within amultibillion-dollar business line.✪ Oversaw completion of 47 cloud data center locations worldwide, delivering 400% growth.Exceeded revenue targets during tenure.✪ Expedited data center build time to 4.5 months from 9 months by optimizing supply chain,adding oversees depots and using 3rd parties to hire faster.✪ Ensured adherence to 99.5% uptime goal for IBM Cloud infrastructure as a serviceorganization.✪ Integrated $2B acquisition of SoftLayer, largest privately held public cloud infrastructureoperator, into IBM Cloud operations.✪ Counseled IT and business leaders on project delivery, strategy, cybersecurity, servicemanagement, process management and operations.

Langley, Bc, Ca

Contributed articles about quality management, operational efficiency and processimprovement to this digital magazine focused on project management best practices andknowledge sharing.

Houston, Texas, Us

I implemented and managed the internal quality management program to deliver full asset lifecycle services that support the clients’ and business’s operational readiness, productionefficiency and return on investment. As best in class for our program I was often sought afterfor benchmarking other companies within the industry.✪ Transformed an underutilized internal quality program from 37% usage to 79% usage.✪ Provided consulting solutions to smaller industry organizations to improve their operations toauditable standard for process, documentation, structure and audits.✪ Created IT software with $12M budget for enterprise-wide process alignment.✪ Developed Quality Management System (QMS) enabling full accreditation through externalauditing and 0 non-conformance findings.

Washington, Dc, Us

I owe a great deal of my adaptability to my time in the military. I can handle any situationbecause of the variety of situations I was thrown into—and handled. In the military, I was inconstant motion, and now, ten years after honorable discharge, I am able to forge my own pathto problem-solve new challenges.With various teams ranging from 15 to 125, I supported the delivery of mission-criticaloperations, including troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of electrical equipment.✪ Ensured operational readiness and uptime.✪ Trained partner countries on leadership, team-building, operational effectiveness andcommunication strategies.✪ Saved ~$150M through a system-wide improvement initiative.✪Applied Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to 35 improvement programs and Kanbanactivities.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Organizational Leadership

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Electronic Systems Technologies