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IT Operations Manager & Project Manager with more than 20 years of experience leading IT projects and teams to develop and support enterprise infrastructures, information security, solutions, and services.Leads operational and technical organizations responsible for designing technology infrastructures, security policies, and strategies that strongly align with corporate and stakeholder requirements. Professional strengths include excellent operations management, cybersecurity management and project management experience, a customer-focused work ethic, and active leadership of cross-functional teams. Experience includes a distinguished professional history leading IT transformation programs for companies in the Healthcare, Utility, and Banking industries.PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS*Organized and managed diverse cross-functional IT solution delivery and support teams, with a focus on promoting a unified, customer-focused culture while improving business agility, cybersecurity, and cost performance.*Championed multiple business-critical IT infrastructure development and implementation projects, supporting company-wide programs to replace core banking systems, improve cybersecurity, and advance innovations in wireless connectivity to achieve improved redundancy and stability of IT platforms.*Led project management teams in charge of planning, coordinating, and completing the expansion of IT services across banking operations, including championing the rollout of secure IT infrastructures, processes, and standards for new bank branches in Kansas and Colorado.*Directed the development, implementation, and support of IT systems in clinical healthcare environments, including hospital patient rooms, emergency departments, family birthing centers, and intensive care units.*Aligned technology development, implementation, and administration projects to compliance standards such as PCI, HIPAA, FDIC, and developing custom methodologies based on NIST requirements.

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