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Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Director of Cyber Engineering, leading four teams of cybersecurity experts in Application Security, Cloud & Hosted Security, Operational Technology (Factory) Security, and SAP Security.Other activities:- Established "Redefining Futures" cyber internship program, focused on underserved high schools.- Presenter at #ManuSec Factory Cybersecurity conference: "Securing our 350 Factories and Labs".- Coordinator for Digital Leadership Development Program at Collins Aerospace.- Winner of "DE&I Champion" CIO Award.- Member of Women in Digital, Veterans Support and Abled & Disabled Associates Partnering Together (ADAPT)

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Director of Software Engineering, leading a global team of over 100 associates with an annual budget of $40MM. Responsible for a software development portfolio that includes SAP, Hybris, Web, Mobile, Cloud and Citizen Development, as well as DevSecOps, EDI, Middleware, User Experience and Quality Assurance.Highlights:- Led team responsible for approximately $2.75B in annual revenue.- Built a team to develop the organization’s first revenue-generating digital solution (Ascentia™). Team doubled in size for the first three years to over 40 developers.- Built a team to deliver a new Citizen Development initiative to harness ‘Shadow IT’ solutions in a controlled, compliant, secure environment.- Implemented the organization's first cloud-based solutions in Azure and AWS.- Launched Agile Transformation with the organization’s first Agile projects using Scrum and Kanban.- Led organization's first hackathon to foster innovation and collaboration.- Member of Women in Digital, UTC4Vets and Abled & Disabled Associates Partnering Together (ADAPT).

Director of a boutique consulting firm that specializes in providing guidance and expertise in all areas of enterprise technology – from strategy and design to operational excellence to propelling business transformation through innovation. Areas of focus include Mobility, Cloud, Data Analytics, Digitalization, Internet of Things, Infrastructure and Project Management. Providing a customer-centric approach based on years as a consumer of consulting services.

Stockholm, Se

Responsible for delivering technology solutions to 15,000 users in a $16B global enterprise ($6B US). Led efforts to coordinate the global IT community through technology sharing, training and international hackathons. Introduced Quality Assurance practices to the IT organization to reduce defects, shorten delivery time and increase customer satisfaction. Led a team that delivered 21 of 24 projects on-time or ahead of time. Member of ERP selection team for business transformation initiative. Oversaw backend operations in SharePoint and SQL that yielded over 99.9% uptime. Implemented a job site visit program to integrate technologists with customers. Partnered with the business and technology vendors to create innovative solutions leveraging mobile, cloud and IoT.

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Jp

Led a team of senior technologists including architects, developers, SQL admin, systems admins, security and quality assurance resources at Toyota’s motorsports division. Built the team, supporting infrastructure, and processes from inception to maturity. Set vision for technology direction in a highly competitive industry. Managed all vendor relationships, negotiations, and contracts.Technologies included: SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2013, .NET Framework 3.5-4.5, C#, WPF, Windows 8 Modern UI, JavaScript, AJAX, XML, SQL 2008, Windows Server 2008, Active Directory, IIS 2007, ISA Firewall, Rights Management Server, HP & Dell servers, TCP/IP, 802.11, WiMax, Satellite networking, proprietary driving simulator software, McLaren ATLAS and System Monitor.

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Managed team of web app developers at this Fortune 500 insurance company. Responsible for hiring, performance evaluations, merit increases, career development, and budget. Responsible for all internal and external websites, and small to medium sized Java/Oracle web applications. Managed all vendor relationships, negotiations, and contracts.Technologies included: Java, Struts Framework, JavaScript, AJAX, Oracle, Apache, Tomcat, SharePoint 2003

Managed team of consultants specializing in internet, eCommerce, and collaboration technologies. Responsible for Responsible for hiring, performance evaluations, merit increases, career development and budget.

Denver, Co, Us

Led team of consultants specializing in internet, eCommerce, and collaboration technologies. Responsible for performance feedback and career development.

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