✓ Manage entire SDLC for multiple client strategic cloud initiatives on both GCP and AWS.✓ Lead technical assessments and definition of target architectures and technical design deliverables.✓ Recruit, hire and mentor cross functional multi-sourced teams including Architects, DevOps, Developers, Analysts and Quality Assurance.✓ Create and manage budgets and forecasts.✓ Trusted advisor to client executive teams.

✓ Worked directly with a client CTO and Business Unit executives to develop requirements and roadmap for a new strategic initiative.✓ Led Technology Steering Committe meetings and presented recommendations to Enterprise Architecture.✓ Led the cloud vendor selection and developed an evaluation process used to assess and compare competing platforms.

Completed Texas Real Estate training and licensing requirements to become a licensed Realtor in order to facilitate the sale of a family-owned ranch.

Managing Partner for a $2MM start-up program encompassing a game ranch, pine tree farm, and event hosting venue. Led construction programs for land and facility development. Managed sales, marketing operations, and state regulatory compliance for a $2.3MM game ranch, pine tree farm, and event hosting venue. ✓ Led the negotiation to purchase a multi-tract land parcel for 40% list price, without broker feeds. ✓ Completed the construction on a 10K sqft hunting lodge, breaking the construction into phases and awarded future contracts based on the performance of the completed phase.

Analyze live animal operational requirements for large poultry farming operation consisting of threefarms across two cities growing over two million chickens per year. Define technical solutions anddesign, develop, test and deploy a centralized multi-user operational database and dashboard system using Microsoft 365 technologies.

President and owner of an independent consulting business that specialized in technology management and eventually expanded to the management of a personal investment portfolio and land development deals which led to the establishment of the Smokey Stover Land & Cattle Partnership. ✓ Led the negotiation of a $6MM profit-sharing partnership agreement between land-owners and a Fortune 500 homebuilder for the development of a 115-acre community.✓ Collaborated with the homebuilder to develop plans and presentations to city council members to achieve the extensive zone change approvals which resulted in a 15% increase in the value of the deal to the landowner trusts.

Managed vendor relationships with Oracle Product Management, Channels, and Sales, collaborating in joint marketing and training events, product feature roadmap, and implementation best practices. Managed practice P&L including resource utilization, client satisfaction, sales influence, and marketing campaign definitions and effectiveness. Defined and socialized the practice roadmap and capabilities to senior leadership.✓ Managed the delivery of multiple, multi-million dollar, multi-sourced projects for Fortune 500 companies in the business communication, telecommunication, marketing, and healthcare industries. ✓ Authored the strategy and business case to begin the National Oracle Fusion Technology practice; within one year, hired and trained 15 employees, achieved “Platinum Partner” status with Oracle, and had two certified trainers teaching Oracle Fusion Middleware to Oracle’s customers. Successfully delivered two projects worth $2MM.

Managed cross-functional teams of 25 to deliver Enterprise Integration, Enterprise B2B, Enterprise Content Management and Enterprise Search projects for a variety of areas and business units including claims, subrogation, life, account, procurement, and sales. Held operational roles of increasing authority in claims, call center, centralized subrogation, accounts payable, and procurement before the transition to the technology delivery role. Led the enterprise technical delivery of EDI purchase order and invoice projects with office supply, telecommunication, and logistics trading partners.✓ Led all phases of the implementation project for a new TIBCO Architecture platform for Enterprise Application Integration and B2B from product selection to delivery. ✓ Drove a team to define and implement a content strategy designed to increase environmental stability, improve client relationships, and increase the adoption of the platform. ✓ Translated Service Level Agreements defining operational processing including release, change, and incident management, coding standards, and best practices for shared enterprise integration and content management platforms.