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National

● Oversea, analyze, purchase, and implement all IT software and tools.● Scout and vet all potential new software to maximize technology efficiency and spend.● Manage all spend and budget development for IT departments; annual budget ~$2M● Spearhead all negotiations and contract execution with potential suppliers.● Provide current state business and quality analysis to identify long-term improvement goals.● Manage 185 IT consultants. Provide cutting edge technology and meet daily support needs.● Oversea day-to-day support needs of IT department: software, team members, security, etc.● Implement securities to ensure encryption of confidential information and perform security audits.

● Perform client needs analysis to identify cost effective support software recommendations.● Implement reporting tools to move from single snapshot KPI’s to monthly autonomous KPI’s.● Maintain monthly KPI analysis and provide recurring sales on previously implemented technology.● Engineer architecture to improve IT security and growth, and develop multi-factor authentications.● Analyze existing software and determine future state of IT based on functionality and reporting capabilities.● Coordinated and worked with IT forensic team to preserve all data from a client.● Assumed interm CTO position in pharmaceutical, petroleum, energy, and automotive clients.● Managed client’s team to identify spend and inefficiencies and develop strategy to maximize profit.● Use technology to better the quality of what we provide the client.