Vice President Information Technology
• Served as the Vice President of Information Technology with full responsibility for an $11M budget over 23 months while leading a team spanning 21 IT Professionals consisting of 10 Desktop Specialists, System Administrator, System Engineer, and a Director of Software Development, with indirect oversight of 10 professionals including Software Architects, Senior and Traditional Developers to drive organizational optimization while expanding breadth within another environment.• Leveraged expertise to develop strategic plans to support acquisitions and equipment maintenance concerning networking and server equipment, ensuring seamless integration and reducing risk and service interruptions.• Oversaw the management of the Help Desk Services Team and ensured the highest level of technical support to achieve organizational optimum service levels.• Directed all employee hiring, review, compensation, and termination, focusing on establishing a team culture and providing ongoing training, development, and mentoring to support individual and organizational success.• Partnered with the CFO annually to analyze the performance and secure renewal of a cybersecurity policy, ensuring the support needed for the high-security breach environment.• Continuously focused on training and development to build the team, contributing to a team manager receiving a promotion to Director of Software Development.• Utilized extensive expertise and best practices to influence the software architecture design of the data lake and data warehouse.