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Defiance, OH, US

Norwalk, CT, US

• Led the turn-around of a ~2T USD assets, Treasury Platform reducing operational costs by $10.8M USD, increased productivity by 400% and reduced financial closing timeframe by 50%. Key Achievements:
• Rebuilt stagnant group into a world-class team of treasury experts in 12 months. Reshaped our technology roadmap working with vendors to influence their product strategy.
• Restructured architecture principles, development practices, and infrastructure, resulting in 160 production defects resolved, 50% reduction in financial closing, 0 security vulnerabilities and 95% program execution on.
• Implemented a successful governance council with Senior Business Executives to guide a $30M USD technology investment in our platform, resulting in one consistent set of priorities and a $2.5M USD cost avoidance.
• Key point of contact for internal & external audit reviews to conduct control testing and issue resolution.
• Provided oversight and direction to a portfolio of $22.7M USD in programs to accomplish: $89B USD global trade consolidation, $36B USD Debt Exchange, reallocation of $56B USD structured loans and the ALSTOM integration.

Norwalk, CT, US

• Worked closely with Treasury CIO to define and implement the strategy for an IT organization with 900 personnel and $200M USD annual budget. Modernized the organization and drove cultural change while scaling up.
• Headed the creation of the Treasury Development Centers in Michigan and NOLA hiring nearly 100 employees. Managed employee assimilation, development, and retention.
• Conducted technology assessment for GE Treasury applications and infrastructure with key vendors, delivering $1M USD savings through SLAs restructuring. Established roadmap for vendor consolidation and future savings.
• Managed a $200M USD budget in close collaboration with the CIO. Established a new tracking and forecasting framework reducing our spending by $5M USD per year.
• Simplified IT processes across the organization enabling faster deployment of technology solutions.

Zurich, Zurich, CH

• Directed portfolio of programs and IT operations for Global Sourcing, Group Internal Audit, Risk Management, and HR Divisions. Forged Centers of Excellence and leveraged strategic outsourcing to improve quality and.
• Led SAP development and implementation efforts in 17 countries to deploy new HR solutions for 10K employees; retired prior systems to generate $10M+ CHF savings.
• Delivered $4M USD project that aligned and consolidated Risk Management, Group Internal Audit, Claims, and Products organizations to $5M USD annual benefit.
• Managed $3M USD project to create $1.2B USD global sourcing organization as a key business partner; transitioned localized processes into worldwide procurement platform generating $20M USD annually.
• Launched first strategic IT partnership with Group Internal Audit to drive process streamlining within a global platform; completed project ahead of schedule and at minimal cost.

Boston, MA, US

Demonstrated advanced capabilities managing key global IT initiatives. Led a multidisciplinary team implementing a fully automated buy-to-pay solution managing around significant resistance to change. - Turned around the previously stalled project, delivering the first pilot for North America and Denmark in four months, processing ~1000 purchase orders and.

Boston, MA, US

Headed a portfolio of global business applications for a 7B USD business spanning from Direct Insurance, Re-Insurance, General Ledgers to Financial Planning. Led a 70-member global team located in Germany, US and India. Key Achievements:- Restructured outsourcing model saving $2.6M USD in 3 years, reallocating the capital to innovation.- Increased.

Boston, MA, US

Advanced through leadership roles culminating in combined CIO and Global Networks responsibilities for the management of 40 team members located across South America, Mexico, USA and UK with budget responsibilities for $12M USD. Key Achievements:- Developed a 3 year digitization strategy to modernize IT and transform business operations across 7 countries.

Boston, MA, US

Worked closely with GE executives to evaluate acquisitions, process outsourcing and provide voice and data connectivity to over new 40 sites opened in Mexico in less than 2 years, including major manufacturing facilities, sales offices, and joint ventures. Managed projects and provided regional leadership across Northern Mexico. Achieved $1M+ in voice.

Norwalk, CT, US

Supported system needs and business continuity planning across three Monterrey plants, including LAN, WAN, Telephone systems, desktop support and server administration.

Led the implementation of advanced networks at more than 50 sites for customers in the Insurance, Finance/Banking, and heavy industry sectors. Site manager for large projects involving fiber optics to the desk, radio frequency, high speed networks, data center construction and building automation.

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Bachelors, Computer Systems Engineering

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