I am an established IT executive with proven experience integrating technology and business solutions for multiple organizations.Throughout my career, I have succeeded in building strategic plans, technology roadmaps, and enterprise product development organizations, as well as in providing hands-on guidance and leadership throughout development, implementation, and execution. With a strong focus and subject matter expertise in Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, and Cloud Technologies, I thrive when leading development of innovative products and solutions.My most recent success can be seen as AVP, Advanced Analytics & Knowledge Management at Rush University Medical Center, where I own the advanced analytics strategy across 3 hospitals and 1 university. SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS✔ Developed Data Governance strategy and chaired Steering and Data Curation committees to ensure effectiveness of the framework at Rush System of Health.✔ Implemented AI solutions and integrated ML model predictions into EMR (Epi), which enabled clinical and operational interventions at the point of care.✔ Lead Applications Architect on a major migration project to support a cloud adoption strategy, migrating 600+ customer-facing applications to the cloud.✔ Chief Security Officer overseeing the complete Information Security Management System (ISMS) of Opus Capital Markets Consultants. ✔ Chair of the Information Protection Committee and provided SME leadership on business impact analysis, disaster recovery roadmaps, and business continuity programs.AREAS OF FOCUS☑ IT Strategy☑ Information Security Controls☑ Artificial Intelligence☑ Machine Learning☑ NLP & Voice Recognition☑ Enterprise Architecture☑ Data Warehouse Technologies☑ Global Team Leadership☑ Business Intelligence Reporting☑ Multi-Cloud Collaboration☑ Client & Vendor Relationships☑ Continuous ImprovementI’m always open to expanding my network. Please add me as a connection and contact me at: jawad.mehmandzai@gmail.com