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Single serving juice manufacturer. Plants in Akron, OH; Ellington, CT; Houston, TX; DeLand, FL. Enterprise was made up of Access and Excel ‘applications’ built on no-longer-supported versions. Infrastructure was hub-and-spoke IT DirectorKey initiatives included:• Modernization of Network, Servers, Desktops, Office Applications. • NAS storage• Transportation Management System• O365• Remote server upgrades• Wireless network services• Production planning• Migrating Access applications to SQL Server• Modernization of access applications • Pc and server replacement strategy• D2D server backup strategy and solutions

IT technology/Strategy ConsultantKey engagements included:• Web applications, SQL(MS and Oracle), Navision, Great Plains, custom web applications, Infrastructure, Enterprise applications, Relocation Oversight, Service Management, Security, BYOD, Device Management, Educational systems, Sharepoint document/content management, custom Art Catalog applications and integration, Partner and Vendor extranet strategy and design, IT Strategy, IT Systems and Services evaluation, M&A due diligence

Created the technical architecture and provided technical and project leadership of the flagship product LMO. Preparation and adoption of all technical aspects of the initial product and opportunities. Prepare technical aspects of marketing and sales collateral. Contribute and conduct presentations for venture capitalists, partners, clients and government agencies.Key initiatives included:• Designed Developed baseline Enterprise Architecture Strategy utilizing Service Oriented Architecture• Created and implemented the initial designs of systems and highly available(per DOD & JCC)• Initial target platform is MS-SQL, ASP.Net 3.x, WCF, WF• Initial UI exploiting MS SharePoint • Planned IT department structure, policies, procedures and adopted an initial methodology• Evaluate target client assessments focusing on technical fit and scope of effort• Evaluated customer infrastructure and solution alternatives(co-location, offsite vault or gateway appliance)

Chartered with technical project leadership, ensuring the technical growth of new staff members and the preparation and adoption of new technical opportunities.Key initiatives included:• Staff mentoring, guidance and implementation of Enterprise Architecture Strategy utilizing Service Oriented Architecture• Contributing member of the Microsoft Practice Leadership Team.• Co-lead the Microsoft Practice methodology adoption initiative, including roll-out of Team Server 2008, application of best-practices(peer/code review) • Co-lead the custom-app development solution leadership team. • Conduct client assessments focusing on technical, best-practices

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National Practice Director, Enterprise SolutionsChartered with growing the 4 markets to $20M from $1.3M. Focusing on the Automotive, Government, Financial and Health Services Verticals.Key initiatives included:• Develop Infrastructure Practice, focusing on Storage, replication DR and BC• Co-lead the evaluation, development and execution of co-location and contracted services practice.• Client mentoring, guidance and implementation of Enterprise Architecture Strategy utilizing Service Oriented Architecture. Enable clients to exploit existing systems in an incremental and cost-effective manner. • Training and implementation of Service Oriented Architecture. Resulting in higher success of adoption of SOA and EAI strategies for Clients. Also enabled clients to succeed in server consolidation, reduction of specialized staff and systems, supporting EAI and SOA initiatives, significantly improved EAI infrastructure.• Created synergy between SOA and BI national practice offerings and marketing campaigns. • Standardization of opportunity, pursuit and service offering documentation and processes.• Re-tooling and transitional staff augmentation of Legacy Developers, migrating legacy systems to SOA strategy and tactics.

Alpharetta, Georgia, Us

Director, Information Technology Strategy, CTODirect report to CIO and BOD, Strategic Leader for 5 IT Directors and Technology Evangelist for the remainder of the Information Systems staff of over 60. Key initiatives included:• Reinforced Enterprise Architecture Strategy utilizing Service Oriented Architecture. Updated n-tier concepts to producer/consumer/subscriber concepts. Benefits; service reuse, increased productivity, rapid development, more adaptive to changing business needs.• Lead evaluation, selection and acquisition of ‘warm’ datacenter for Business Continuity.• Lead evaluation an adoption of corporate BI platform and standards.• Introduced BizTalk, Replacing Gentran and WebMethods, savings of $350K/yr in license and maintenance costs. Additional benefits; server consolidation, reduction of specialized staff and systems, supports EAI and SOA initiatives, significantly improved EAI infrastructure.• Executive lead for Server Consolidation Initiative, utilizing Blade and Virtual Server technologies. Benefits; reduced capital investment, improved reliability and business resumption/continuity. • Contributed to documentation and counseled executives in acquisition due diligence. Also contributed and co-lead parts of the assimilation and change-management of 2 acquisitions, and 1 divesture.• Evaluated and lead the assimilation and divesture of data centers and ‘foreign’ infrastructures.• Lead the re-tooling of Legacy Developers, enabling legacy systems in SOA strategy.

Trusted advisor and direct report to CIO.Evaluated and lead the assimilation of numerous technologies and strategies across all IS functional units and many business units. Lead the analysis and selection of BI solution and corporate standard for reporting systems. Conducted due-diligence and escrow analysis of business acquisitions for the industrial electronics division, reporting directly to the CEO and Board of Directors.

Technology Leader/Solutions Architect/Senior ConsultantTechnology Leader of Client-Server, IBM Midrange, E-Business and Web Application Practices. Contributed to pursuit and proposal process of existing and prospective clients. Contributed to the growth of the Cleveland office to over 200 staff by strategic guidance, screening candidates and technical education.

Senior Instructor, Senior ConsultantConsulting and teaching Microsoft, Sybase, Oracle, networking and UNIX systems.Co-lead development and delivery of Microsoft Solutions Framework, and Designing Component Solutions.

Senior Consulting specialist(Techniques/Engineering)Operating(MK-III, GCOS, VM) system field engineering. Peripheral systems engineering(HW/SW design support, testing and evaluation).