• Orchestrated the strategic implementation of 5 major projects totaling $8.4M in investment across the state of Georgia.• Chaired TCSG’s Advanced Manufacturing Steering Committee, aligning TCSG’s manufacturing education practices with cutting-edge research and industry needs.

• Steered TCSG's IT, Research, Innovation, and Data Enterprise in service to over 13,500 employees and 550,000+ citizens in technical education, adult education, workforce development, career services, and economic development environments across 88 campus locations, 450 adult education sites, and 35 career centers.• Guided and mentored a team of 65+ professionals with 9 direct reports.• Managed and allocated an annual budget of more than $36M.• Strategically shaped decisions as a staff member of TCSG’s State Board committees of ‘Operations, Finance, and Planning’ and ‘Governance, Compliance, and Audit.’• Pioneered the GEORGIA MATCH program, the nation’s largest direct to college admissions initiative, engaging over 120,000 high school seniors in collaboration with the Office of Governor Kemp, the University System of Georgia, Georgia Department of Education, and Georgia Student Finance.• Established TCSG’s innovation practice focusing on strategic partnerships, applied research, education-to-workforce pipelines, and grant writing. Under my leadership and direct involvement, my team has secured over $35M in grant funds over the last 24 months to advance the mission of TCSG.• Launched TCSG’s eCampus platform, facilitating expanded services and access for students in underserved communities.• Championed TCSG’s cloud-first strategy by establishing TCSG’s Cloud Academy focused on building cloud competency in state government.• Revolutionized IT service delivery by merging operational units, creating a more integrated Information Technology and Data Resources division.• Orchestrated the development and launch of TCSG’s credit and non-credit micro-credential initiative – a first in the nation for a 2-year college system.• Instituted award-winning customer service innovation through the deployment of an AI chat bot, augmenting Adult Education’s outreach to over 1.1 million adults in Georgia without a high school diploma.

• Forged strategic pathways within a national NSF-funded research institute, collaborating with top universities and private sector partners to advance AI application usage in higher education.

• Lead instructor for Cisco program in the Atlanta training facility.• Developed and delivered Cisco training courses.• Instructor for Microsoft MCSE training program.• First employee in the company to become MCSE certified on Windows 2000.

• Developed courseware for MCSE on NT 4.0 and 2000, A+/Net+ and various Cisco technologies.• Built the IT Certification Training program with revenues over $175k in the first year.• Implemented and managed a Prometric testing center.• Instructed MCSE and A+/Net+ classes.• Managed instructional staff for Information Technology programs.

• Clients including ICI (Glidden) International, Barbe International, and State Farm Insurance Companies.• Network/Computer technology sales and service.• LAN/WAN architectures including Cisco, 3COM, Cabletron, and HP.• Managed a team of project consultants.

• Computer technician for Windows NT based network in a large plant environment.• Assisted with migration from Token Ring to Ethernet network.• Supported IBM System 36 mainframe operations.• Worked with ICI Paints corporate IT leadership on technology deployments.• Completed 2000 hour Hall County Youth Apprenticeship Program at Glidden Paints.