Drew Mcmillen

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Transformative IT Leader » Hybrid Cloud, AI, DevOps, IT Infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering, and IaaS / PaaS / SaaS @ Holland America Line
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Seattle, Washington, United States, United States
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About Drew Mcmillen

Professional Identity: As a seasoned technology executive, I merge traditional and innovative strategies to drive forward IT and engineering initiatives, propelling advancements in cutting-edge technology. My leadership is characterized by a commitment to recruiting top talent, nurturing a culture of collaboration, and promoting transparency and autonomy, allowing brilliant minds to thrive and innovate.Personal Commitment: My dedication to diversity and inclusion is deeply rooted in my own experiences as a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. I actively mentor emerging leaders, guiding them to career milestones, including coaching several senior engineers through multi-tier promotions over the last 5 years.Contributions to Innovation: Known for execution and tangible results, I have a track record of success at both small-to-mid-size organizations and large enterprises. Celebrated for challenging norms and driving excellence, I spearheaded a pivotal initiative to restructure IBM’s hybrid cloud organization, incorporating my multidisciplinary experience to revolutionize how we develop, integrate, and leverage technology.Unique Perspective: I am driven by a belief in the transformative power of technology to expand human potential, foster connections, and promote a more equitable and sustainable world. My career has been a journey of exploring how technology intersects with our daily lives, powering my passion and ascent to executive leadership.Areas of Expertise: My technical expertise is extensive and ever-expanding, encompassing hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, DevOps, CI/CD, containerization, virtualization, data security, and business intelligence. I am proficient in a diverse set of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, and emergent AI technologies, ensuring that I am at the forefront of industry evolution and innovation.

Drew Mcmillen's Current Company Details
Holland America Line

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Transformative IT Leader » Hybrid Cloud, AI, DevOps, IT Infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering, and IaaS / PaaS / SaaS
Drew Mcmillen Work Experience Details
  • Holland America Line
    Vice President, It Infrastructure And Operations
    Holland America Line Sep 2024 - Present
    Seattle, Washington, Us
    Leading technology transformation for Holland America Line and Seabourn.
  • Ibm
    Director, Hybrid Cloud And Ai Platforms
    Ibm Dec 2020 - Sep 2024
    Armonk, New York, Ny, Us
    Deliver the “crown jewel” hybrid cloud and AI platform, which serves over 2,000 internal applications, enables wide adoption of hybrid cloud, containerization, and AI, and provides direction for IBMers worldwide at all stages in the hybrid cloud and AI journey. ⇨ Championed a fresh organizational vision to enable innovation, operation, and growth of IBM CIO division’s global hybrid cloud and AI platform, built on Red Hat OpenShift and IBM watsonx⇨ Led rapid, iterative development of our AI platform, enabling the development of AI use cases including AskIT (deployed in 90 days; 50% reduction in IT support tickets) and AskIBM (launched in 60 days; 1.1M queries in the first 3 months)⇨ Developed a high-performing, global organization (130+ employees) who migrated 2,000+ applications across dozens of teams to the hybrid cloud platform⇨ Eliminated dependence on managed service providers and cut total head count by 44 people while implementing technology, people, leadership, and process changes, saving millions per year⇨ Created an integrated data platform that measures insights from the application portfolio and cloud maturity metrics⇨ Improved modern hybrid cloud adoption practices by 12.4% within a year by creating a gamification strategy that motivated application owners to upgrade, using a scoring system that rewarded modern application architecture and operational improvements
  • Red Hat
    Senior Manager, Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure
    Red Hat Feb 2017 - Dec 2020
    Raleigh, Nc, Us
    Built a multimillion-dollar internal public cloud brokerage that consulted with Red Hat teams to modernize consumption of public cloud resources. Championed platform architecture best practices, adoption of Agile project management concepts, and customer-first mindset. Implemented both OpenShift and OpenStack. Promoted to Senior Manager in September 2019.
  • Webassign (Acquired By Cengage Learning)
    Director, Technical Operations
    Webassign (Acquired By Cengage Learning) May 2016 - Feb 2017
    Raleigh, Nc, Us
    Oversaw development and 24x7x365 operation of WebAssign’s SaaS product portfolio, which was used by students and educators at 4,500 educational institutions. Improved SaaS product availability to 99.9% or higher through strategic implementation of technologies and processes to mitigate service interruptions, as well as tools to track performance and availability. ⇨ Drove major investments to increase fault tolerance, scalability, and performance; reduce technical debt; and enable flexible disaster recovery and hybrid cloud solutions⇨ In just three weeks, corrected outages caused by denial of service attacks by implementing CloudFlare DDoS mitigation services in WebAssign’s complex tech stack, representing a huge technical effort across multiple functions
  • Webassign (Acquired By Cengage Learning)
    Senior Manager, Technical Operations
    Webassign (Acquired By Cengage Learning) Apr 2015 - May 2016
    Raleigh, Nc, Us
    Chosen by the CTO to lead the technical operations team after executing a special project to accurately measure application performance using synthetic user monitoring. Led “Flawless Fall,” a campaign that promoted error-free service delivery during peak usage season and coordinated the response of application development, marketing, customer service, and technical operations departments.
  • Webassign (Acquired By Cengage Learning)
    Manager Of Corporate It
    Webassign (Acquired By Cengage Learning) Mar 2012 - Apr 2015
    Raleigh, Nc, Us
    Led a team that oversaw engineering, provisioning, support, and management of hardware, software, and networking systems for internal users. Overhauled the service deck ticketing system to embrace data and metrics, which included building a physical dashboard that allowed staff and end users to track requests in the queue. Implemented ITIL best practices throughout the portfolio.
  • National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences (Niehs)
    Desktop Engineering Team Lead
    National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences (Niehs) Apr 2011 - Mar 2012
    Research Triangle Park, Nc, Us
    Led multiple teams who oversaw management and support of 1,600+ Windows and 600 Mac desktops, as well as a rapidly growing number of mobile devices. Provided technical leadership, managed hands-on implementation, and completed technical projects.
  • National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences (Niehs)
    Mac Team Lead
    National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences (Niehs) Apr 2010 - Apr 2011
    Research Triangle Park, Nc, Us
  • National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences (Niehs)
    Mac Service Desk Technician
    National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences (Niehs) Dec 2003 - Apr 2010
    Research Triangle Park, Nc, Us
  • Ibm
    Web Developer
    Ibm Sep 2000 - Dec 2003
    Armonk, New York, Ny, Us
    (as TEKsystems, Inc. contractor)⇨ Wrote multiple CGI scripts to increase flexibility and functionality on IBM’s US website, including an application that enabled over 100,000 customers to enter a one-time use code, sent via a mailer, to receive a free gift⇨ Developed a web application that automated and tracked product literature PDF downloads and enabled customers visiting the site to easily send product information to others via e-mail

Drew Mcmillen Skills

It Service Management System Administration Management Saas Team Leadership Training Vmware Change Management Operations Management Scalability Agile Methodologies Devops Iaas Project Management Leadership Open Source Team Building Disaster Recovery Web Applications Enterprise Software Strategic Planning Vendor Management Product Development Problem Solving Technical Support Software As A Service Software Development System Deployment Itil Cisco Systems Products Microsoft Office

Drew Mcmillen Education Details

  • North Carolina State University
    North Carolina State University
  • Western Governors University
    Western Governors University
    Business — Information Technology Management

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