Edward C. Chase Ii (Ted) Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

I oversee and drive the comprehensive technical implementation of software solutions, systems, data center, cloud infrastructure, and blockchain projects. My responsibilities include strategic coordination with key stakeholders, leading high-performing technical teams, and ensuring the seamless deployment and integration of cutting-edge technology solutions that align with and advance business objectives.M37 Ventures, a next-generation Management Consulting & Business Solutions Company that helps domestic and international organizations understand and harness the power of technology to propel their business and brands today and well into the future. M37 got its name from two separate computing platforms that demonstrated AI/machine learning, both computers defeating humans on a seminal "move number 37" in a game of chess and Go, the former in 1996 and the later in 2016.

As the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), my primary responsibility is to lead and shape our technology strategy, ensuring it aligns with our business objectives. I am responsible for overseeing the development and maintenance of our systems and products, from conceptualization to deployment, while ensuring they are secure, scalable, and innovative. In addition, I manage our team of developers and contractors, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation while continuously improving our technical capabilities. I work closely with other department heads to ensure our technology solutions support and enhance our overall business operations, while monitoring industry trends and emerging technologies. My role as CTO requires me to be adaptable, forward-thinking, and capable of delivering technical projects, all with the ultimate goal of driving our business to greater heights in the dynamic financial technology landscape.

Greater Atlanta Area

Providing "Technical Implementation Services"Positioning businesses toward enabling people to use technology more effectively• Technical Implementation Management• Strategic Technology Design• Data Center Technologies Facilitation• Installation of Hardware & Networking• Migration from Physical to Virtual Servers• Lift and Shift of Physical Systems• Infrastructure via Cloud Computing• Transition Project Management• Technical Team LeadershipCLIENTS & PROJECTS:> HP Enterprise Services Global PMO, Palo Alto, CA – Program Mgmt. Data Center Facilitation - Sara Lee International, Mason, OH - Transition Project Management - Hillshire Brands Company, Downers Grove, IL – Systems Implementation - Tyson Foods, Springdale, AR - Hardware Decommissions and Transport - Bimbo Bakeries, Horsham, PA – Systems & Networking Installation - D.E Master Blenders, Amsterdam Netherlands – Data Center Design & Build - Clorox, Pleasanton, CA – Systems Transitions and Decommissions - Del Monte Foods, San Francisco, CA - SAP Infrastructure via Cloud Computing - Fiserv, Brookfield, WI - Migration of systems and application to cloud computing - Guthy-Renker, Palm Desert, CA – Migration from physical to virtual servers - Jacobs Douwe Egberts, Joure, Netherlands – Lift and shift of physical systems

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Atlanta, Tampa, Dallas, & Seattle

Responsible for ensuring that solutions were supported and maintained their established service levels. This role covered cradle to grave internal business and customer facing production systems. Controlled the Production Operations Life cycle of solutions put into the production environment. Managed annual capital project budget of $500M and $300M operational spend. Supporting 32M customers, 24 care centers, and 1900 retail stores.Led senior manager team with combined 112 domestic staff and 42 off shore contractors in five aligning departments:• Operations Planning Office: Initiating and approving project ideas through the intake process.• Technical Integration Counsel: Architecture and Technical assimilation of projects.• Delivery Office: Deployment of systems into production.• Reporting and Integration: Tracking project SLA’s to insure planned ROI is favorable.• Service Desk and End User Management (EUM): Level one Help Desk Support.

Provided implementation of technology projects utilizing highly skilled teams with mature process methodologies to enable people to use technology more effectively.• Initiated a Business Management Office for the IT Department – T-Mobile, Bellevue, WA.• Led project management office and developed PMO – EchoStar, Denver, CO.• Provided business development support – TechDiscovery, Atlanta, GA.• Created program management office (PMO) structure – Silas Technologies, Atlanta, GA.• Improved hardware deployment and support process – Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA.• Worked with customers to improving affiliate relationships – Spectralliance, Englewood, CO.• Managed software development and support - Silas Technologies, Winston-Salem, NC.

Developed and led a new “Professional Services Group,” including sales, program management, budgeting, and staff building. Provided client delivery for the other three divisions of the company: Software Development, Products, and Technical Staffing.• Brought in new revenue averaging $1.5 million annually • Managed data warehouse initiative merging AT&T Broadband’s billing system information• Responsible for the delivery of the largest clients worth $3 million in revenue• Setup the Professional Service Group in Virginia and Atlanta• Implemented Individual Education Plan (IEP) Software to Atlanta and Gwinnett County Public Schools

At Great Bridge a Landmark Communications Company I forged technology partnerships, established business support systems, and created the technology budget for this startup to professionally market and support open source software solutions based on PostgreSQL Database.• Designed infrastructure built on open source technologies • Managed open source desktop environment for business users• Created Linux based data center and development environmentDesigned and implemented customer contact infrastructure in sixty (60) dayso Telephone switch with call routing and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) optionso Customer email, chat, and web portal supporto Knowledge support system for both service agents and customers

Responsible for the southeast region staff and technologies including: data center, call centers, billing systems, head-end, and network operations.• Managed department budgets totaling $8 million dollars annually• Managed projects with independent budgets of $3 million dollars• Worked with corporate resources and executive management throughout the enterprise• Developed market technology strategy to develop line of business budgets• Developed system order to retirement processes• Lead Work Force Management implementation reducing dispatchers by 25%, eliminating contractors by 62%, and increasing technician efficiency by 12%• Responsible for Year 2000 remediation and compliance for South Florida• Managed Telecommunications staff operating various PBX, ACD and IVR systems• Responsible for WAN/LAN, Servers and Client systems management

Conducted enterprise technology initiatives within the regions across the country. Work success lead to enterprise standardization reducing cost $14 million annually.• Program Manager for a 5,000 workstation and custom software rollout initiative “C2IT Project” to the greater metro areas of: Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Cincinnati, OH; Detroit, MI; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; and Los Angeles, CA• Integrated CSG Systems new billing platform into the enterprise customer care centers handling over 2.5 million subscribers and training for over 5,000 call center agents across the USA

Through an eight year career at Systems & Computer Technology, Corp., to SunGard Higher Education, now Ellucian. I worked with customers on long-term strategic assignments and short-term tactical projects. Recruited into SCT’s High Potential (HiPot) program and later became a Site Director. Earned the companies “Management Excellence Award” for profitability and customer satisfaction. Was Director of Administrative Computing for The University of the Virgin Islands and the Government of the US Virgin Islands.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Information Technology, Magna Cum Laude

Certificate, Management Development Program

Certificates in: High Performance Management, Realizing Change, Virtual Work Real Results, and Managing Across Differences.