30+ years’ IT strategy, leadership and architecture in IT Ops, software development & QA, and database technologies. Manage direct, indirect and offshore teams of 3-30, user communities of 300-500, OpEx/CapEx budgets of $1-5MM and technical environments of 800+ servers.Strengths: Strategy, management, team leadership, architecture & design, public cloud migration, hybrid cloud, root cause analysis, adaptability, level headedness, calm under pressure.Best at: Listening, creating trust, deep analysis, driving to the finish line, team management and growth. Fluent in: Leading teams to think in terms of the customer’s perspective and perceptions of our products, driving design for usability and a good customer experience. SME in: Technology effectiveness – sorting out, weeding out what works and doesn’t; meeting the compliance around that. Philosophy: Calm and thoughtful leadership is the most effective tool to successful IT and satisfied internal and external customers.Culture fit: Somewhat structured, little bit chaotic, medium sized group or company building a customer facing product, where deep analysis and creative IT strategy are encouraged and respected. Core Skills & Technical Expertise♦ IT Strategy & Leadership ♦ IT Staff Management♦ Cloud Architecture / Design♦ Infrastructure Architecture♦ Automation / CI/CD♦ P&L, ROI, Cost Analysis ♦ CapEX & OpEx Budgeting ♦ Customer Perspective ♦ Network & Systems Security ♦ Regulatory Compliance♦ Disaster Recovery Planning♦ Data Center & Co-location♦ Continuous Integration & Delivery♦ Website Analytics♦ Scalability