Transformational, business-focused CIO, known for building world-class technology organizations and creating a culture of diversity that drives positive change and profit within diverse operational environments, domestically and globally. TRANSFORMED TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION ► Driving technology innovation for collaboration between the school district and the community, as the CIO for Saint Paul Public Schools, I lead a team and manage a budget of $21M. Continue to collaborate to transform the business, built a cybersecurity program, developed and implemented a “Case for Change”, HRIS system projected to cut costs by $1.5M, and implemented cloud Learning Management Systems allowing for seamless communication between 39,000+ students, 3,000+ teachers, and 70,000+ parents.LED SUCCESSFUL M&A FOR GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION IN HR► Lead a global IT team that supported three Data Centers in the US and India, as a Management Consultant at Experis, led the successful integration of IT organizations of two companies: $200M Verifications Inc. (350 employees) and $1B First Advantage (3,000+ employees). IMPROVED IT ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE STRATEGIES IN RETAIL► Reported to the CISO at SuperValu, I collaborated with Oracle on Enterprise Architecture standards resulting in the implementation of improved quality of architectures by 25% and team efficiencies by 35%. EARLY IT CAREER CREATED CUSTOMER FOCUS PHILOSOPHY► I began my career as a Field Technician providing desktop support services across three college campuses. I learned how to transform legacy IT systems and adapt new technologies to meet business needs. Working in this environment instilled the value of learning and continuous improvement both personally and professionally.CERTIFICATIONS► Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) - The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) 9 Certified - ITIL 4 Foundation - ITIL Expert (Service Lifecycle Track) version 3 - Certified Support Center Director