Delivering global-reach projects on time and within budget and scope, ensuring they match business requirements and impact. I work closely with Business Sponsors, coordinate Project Team members, and advise IT Management to manage multi-year projects with budgets in excess of $1 million and 2,500 hours of effort. Currently leading the Global Intranet Redesign effort.

Reporting directly to the COO at an international business-focused law firm, my responsibilities included the design, coordination, and expansion of the offerings of the global Operations and Technology program, enhancing the quality of existing programs, and the evolution of the firm's robust Portfolio Management Strategy. I also drove Operations initiatives such as opening new offices and increasing staff productivity. I created the Project Management Office (PMO) / Business Analysis (BA) team where I directed next-generation initiatives. I successfully drove implementations of the iManage Cloud Document Management System (DMS), IntApp Time and CRM, and DocuSign. I also worked closely with attorneys and legal staff to gain understanding and create solutions to their needs.

I developed and delivered next-generation digital FinTech solutions and business-critical client data tools that access live financial data. I led the bank's digital domain programs, and headed the Google Analytics 360 program. I designed and delivered the corporate API Strategy. Embedded in several Agile- and Waterfall- based modernization efforts for customer-facing applications. I drove focus groups and meetings to gather and interpret requirements for current and future products, creating and taking forth business cases and proposals. Highly trusted as advocate for Business, Governance, and Technology with a reputation for forward-thinking.

Directly responsible for Solutions Delivery and coordination of Financial Technology (FinTech) activities between the world's premier private-label consumer credit card issuer and its key external partners. Drives strategy, client alignment, project conceptualization, prioritization, requirements reviews, and execution. Integral to the deployment of new products and services, enhancing the customer experience and building value for the client. Acts in advocate role for internal clients, offering guidance and insight to IT processes. Key projects include mobile enablement, customer loyalty integration, and new partner onboarding.

As Project Portfolio Manager (PPM), directly responsible for the management of a $60MM+ technology portfolio for the bank's primary business unit. Acts as primary relationship manager between IT and the Business Unit. Integral to the launching of new Financial Technology (Fintech) products and services to the corporation's key clients. Provides guidance and insight to the organization's IT Governance processes, ensuring accurate portfolio tracking as well as effective capital and expense management.As IT Manager, drove the architecture, design, implementation, and support of technology solutions globally. Regularly consult with internal business clients and development teams to determine needs, translating them into action plans focused on delivering technology projects on time, within budget, and to specifications for an international client base. Successfully deployed more than 400 new products since 2006, delivering new business capability, resulting in a significant increase in revenue and a new competitive edge for the corporation. Negotiated contracts for all systems and network hardware, software, and vendor support.Technologies include traditional and virtualized UNIX (Solaris Zones/containers and Linux), Microsoft, and Mainframe environments as well as Oracle, Sybase, DB2, and SQL Server. Also responsible for overall Enterprise Systems Management strategy, including implementations of BMC Patrol, EMC Smarts InCharge, MOM/SCOM, OpenNMS, and their interfaces to ITIL-compliant service management systems, including Remedy and Service-now.

Created and managed Technical Project Management Office to deploy technology solutions for the company's Global Investment Bank business. Consulted with business leadership to determine needs, develop plans, and manage schedules. Acted in Client Relationship Management role (CRM) to global partners within the business, applications development, and technical infrastructure teams. Managed a portfolio of over US$69M in project funds, including a multi-year, geographically diverse Interest Rates trading system that replaced an embedded legacy system. Specifically chosen to run technology projects for Federal compliance initiatives (SOX, SAS 70).

Created a unified Open Systems department, combining two discrete technical teams into a cohesive unit, providing the architecture, design, implementation, and support of all aspects of critical systems from the firm’s North American headquarters. Responsible for an US$18 million budget, and instrumental in the creation of a chargeback system designed to recover IT costs. Led the initiative for server consolidation in the UNIX environment, resulting in increased system availability and significant cost savings in support and maintenance. Created corporate Systems Architecture function, setting strategy at the enterprise level. Selected to be charter member of an international technical strategy group, representing the company's North American Operations.

Designed, built, and managed entire systems and communications infrastructure for a startup syndicated data company. Created and managed teams of engineers, technical support specialists, and operational support staff with responsibility for technology across the enterprise, including corporate data warehouse. Selected by corporate marketing team as technical liaison, acting in a pre- and post-sales role for feedback between the company and its currnt and potential clients.

Built a new large-scale environment to streamline the daily processing for leading syndicated data business. Created RFPs, selected vendors, and coordinated the deployment of a new enterprise-wide system. Led team of systems developers in creation of the infrastructure to integrate client/server systems into existing mainframe environment. Managed systems administrators and engineers who were responsible for maintaining a large network of systems in 30 locations worldwide.

Responsible for management of international team of Systems Administrators and Hardware Technicians in an Open Systems environment, maintaining a network of over 2000 UNIX (Sun and NeXT), VAX, and PC (Intel/Microsoft and Apple) workstations and servers in 17 locations worldwide. Selected by management to coordinate installations and support internationally.

Responsible for management of international team of Systems Administrators and Hardware Technicians in an Open Systems environment, maintaining a network of over 2000 UNIX (Sun and NeXT), VAX, and PC (Intel/Microsoft and Apple) workstations and servers in 17 locations worldwide. Selected by management to coordinate installations and support internationally.Provided technical support for a multi-user international client/server UNIX-based network Also served as Sybase database administrator (DBA).