Larry Winkelman Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Fortium Partners is an IT turnaround and technology services firm providing world-class IT leadership to clients focused on finding solutions to complex technology issues or difficult-to–solve operational challenges. Fortium serves public and private companies across a variety of industries, placing expert project teams and operational leadership in.

Greater Chicago Area

• Active member of AITP for 13+ years in the Chicago Chapter, (~200 members). Have held multiple leadership roles at both the local and national level. Appointed to chair the national IT Business Professional Initiative.
• National Board Director (2010-11)
• National Strategic Planning Committee (2010-11)
• National Chair, IT Business Professional Initiative (2010-11)
• Chapter Secretary (2012-15)
• Chapter Board Director, Chicago Chapter (2005-15)

Greater Chicago Area

President and co-founder of Deer Park Group, a management consulting firm dedicated to addressing our clients' most complex and serious operations and technology problems. Deer Park consultants are careered executives who have demonstrated significant competency in their functional discipline, a high degree of leadership and general business knowledge, and.

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for Managed Services delivery & fidelity (profitability, service delivery, and positioning for revenue growth) for Bank One & Fifth Third Bank --- two of NCR's largest banking customers.

Hubbard Ross LLC, Northbrook, IL: Developed the financial model for a large data center tuning project; Applied statistical valuation and options analysis techniques to create a risk-sensitive financial justification.Silicon City LLC, Chicago, IL: Developed this start-up’s business model & plan, financial forecast, and market analysis. In concert with the.

Greater Chicago Area

Member of a newly created turnaround senior executive team challenged with restructuring the business (improving EBITDA by enabling the business to significantly reduce the cost structure of its national service network), while simultaneously repositioning go-to-market strategies (grow revenue through new products and services). Results included 25%.

Chicago, IL

Implemented IT strategies to address poor service quality, product feature limitations and portfolio credit issues that threatened the viability of the business. Results included 15% corporate staff reduction, 33% improvement in sales efficiency ratio, 100% growth in assets under management, and return to record revenue and earnings from breakeven in two.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

As a senior member of IT leadership (CTO role) of a recent GECC acquisition, led the enterprise-wide reengineering effort that ultimately resulted in returning the business to 20% ROE from breakeven. Directed multiple functions including business process analysis, business integration of new systems, technology architecture, data center operations, and.

Greater Chicago Area

Appointed the division's first executive-level IT leader, reporting to the Division President. Supported the business's high growth strategy (achieved 50% revenue AAGR over 5 years). Ensured the business's scalability by delivering necessary technology solutions in anticipation of demand (achieved 75% net income AAGR over 5 years). Led the transition of.