Working with a multi-line national Consultancy / Solutions Provider / VAR in the role of a "Consulting CIO". Responsible for driving the technology direction for the company, building its professional services business (Business Development) and contributing as a "billable" resource, in the role of a Consulting CIO. Working extensively with other C-level executives to address IT solutions. Working closely with executives from numerous “Fortune 1000” companies to evaluate, optimize, rationalize and economize their Information Technology initiatives and organizations. Some of the more common areas of interest by these clients were those of: datacenter management, consolidation, optimization; out-sourcing / in-sourcing; operational efficiency and ROI; ITIL & Six Sigma Management, Implementation, Optimization and Metrics; systems and software architecture; CRM & ERP; COTS; Asset & Change Management; Service Management; software development, quality & life cycle management; LAN / WAN / Cloud architecture ; enterprise security; data-warehousing; wireless security and architecture; NAS / SANS; enterprise data protection; business intelligence and metrics; business continuity and many other IT business-centric concerns. The client base consisted of Global Datacenter Management & Services; Investments; Securities; Financial; Banking; Pharmaceutical, Bio-Chemical, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, e-Commerce, Educational; Hospitals; Medical; Multi-line; Health & Specialty Insurance and numerous other IT vertical markets…(More info available in my résumé upon request)