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As an Information Technology Consultant, I leverage over 25 years of hands-on experience leading global IT organizations to deliver IT solutions and ensure the readiness of enterprise products and services. My expertise enables clients to navigate their most complex business challenges, revolutionizing business operations and their technological interfaces.Key Responsibilities and Achievements:• Spearheaded numerous projects that have developed scalable IT infrastructures and enhanced operational efficiency.• Provided consulting services to expert networks such as GLG, AlphaSights, GuidePoint, and AlphaSense.• Assisted clients in leveraging technology to fulfill their business goals by refining existing systems and incorporating new technologies.Areas of Expertise:• Managing Global Enterprise Organizations• Digital Transformation of Global Enterprise Infrastructure• Microsoft’s Endpoint Management, Windows Autopilot & Intune• HP’s Adaptive Endpoint Management & Endpoint Management• ServiceNow ITSM, ITOM & ITAM• Hybrid Workplace & Future Workplace• Product and Service Development, Testing, Deployment, Product Marketing & GTM Strategies, Sales, and Technical Support• Device as a Service (DaaS)• IT Outsourcing and Vendor Negotiations• Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures

New York, Ny, Us

As an Information Technology Consultant, I leverage over 25 years of hands-on experience leading global IT organizations to deliver IT solutions and ensure the readiness of enterprise products and services. My expertise enables clients to navigate their most complex business challenges, revolutionizing business operations and their technological interfaces.Key Responsibilities and Achievements:• Spearheaded numerous projects that have developed scalable IT infrastructures and enhanced operational efficiency.• Provided consulting services to expert networks such as GLG, AlphaSights, GuidePoint, and AlphaSense.• Assisted clients in leveraging technology to fulfill their business goals by refining existing systems and incorporating new technologies.Areas of Expertise:• Managing Global Enterprise Organizations• Digital Transformation of Global Enterprise Infrastructure• Microsoft’s Endpoint Management, Windows Autopilot & Intune• HP’s Adaptive Endpoint Management & Endpoint Management• ServiceNow ITSM, ITOM & ITAM• Hybrid Workplace & Future Workplace• Product and Service Development, Testing, Deployment, Product Marketing & GTM Strategies, Sales, and Technical Support• Device as a Service (DaaS)• IT Outsourcing and Vendor Negotiations• Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

As contractual split negotiations ended at HP, I was promoted to stabilize the infrastructure team and to champion the adoption of new products and services, helping to drive collaboration between product/services and IT and increase sales opportunities. This includes ensuring that all new products and services are enterprise-ready, improving time-to-market and customer experience, and assisting with the total cost of ownership (TCO) documentation, customer reviews, and pilots.📌 EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP: Report to CIO | Manage $113M in New Product Innovation Projects | Portfolio of 350+ Products & Services | $16M Technology Budget | 104 Direct Reports | 420 Matrixed Team | Global Span: Americas, EMEA, APAC➤ SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:✔ Played key role in design, development, and deployment of Adaptive Endpoint Management (AEM), which provided a Cloud-based, cost-effective digital transformation of customers’ infrastructures, policies, and processes. This enables employees to work anywhere at any time with a smart-phone-like experience while cutting costs and eliminating the need for complex, time-consuming changes.✔ Rescued a ServiceNow project from a third-party vendor and recovered 69% of original cost paid to vendor. Successfully delivered project in only 7 months. Built 700+ stories, redefined/automated 107 processes, created 21 system interfaces, and trained 2K HP IT professionals and partners.✔ Skyrocketed efficiency and productivity by creating cutting-edge, scalable technology such as ServiceNow, which enables the digital transformation of support and asset management workflows. Customer satisfaction increased 60% in first 2 months.✔ Helped to build a very successful HP Products & Services Marketing Campaign consisting of 10 videos, 10 case studies, 2 infographics, and a new sales deck.✔ Represented HP at 236 customer and partner events in the HP Customer Welcome Center, HP Discovery, Mobile World Congress Barcelona, and Microsoft CIO Conference.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

This promotion led to directing a team of 560 direct reports and 880 indirect reports that provided IT infrastructure services in 168 countries to 66K employees and 80K contractors. The goals I achieved were to stabilize the infrastructure team, to evaluate leadership and staff, to solidify a $330M+ budget, and to drive the implementation of HPE ES contract with no negative impact on the business. I enjoyed spearheading a technology change strategy that focused on streamlining solutions to drive revenue growth and customer satisfaction.📌 EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP: Reported to CIO | Stabilized Infrastructure during Period of Immense Change & Negotiated Split of HPE and HPI | Managed 3 Capital Projects Valued at $426M & $160M in Infrastructure Projects➤ SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:✔ Assumed overall leadership role for all infrastructure services after top 3 leaders (VP of Infrastructure, Chief of Staff, and Chief Architect) departed within 60 days of formation of HP Inc and HPE.✔ Led the separation of 7,000 IT contracts with an estimated value of $18B. Eliminated 42% of existing contracts through consolidation.✔ Saved $195M (17%) consumption-based pricing with ability to reduce volumes up to 80% by negotiating a 5-year deal with HPE ES.✔ Rebuilt infrastructure budget for FY16, closing $60M gap.✔ Established a Vendor Management Office, including governance, finance, and performance management.✔ Enabled rapid change across organizations by adopting only cloud and virtualized services.✔ Cut IT development costs 37%, saving $27M, and decreased development timeframes during software upgrades by insisting on zero customizations.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Promoted to help drive innovation, I ignited the success of Palm@Palm for HP. I drove the integration of the IT and Business Product and Service Engineering Teams, aligning goals and increasing the focus on creativity. 📌 EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP: Created World-Class Testing Facility | Managed HPonHP | Directed $30M Technology Budget➤ SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:✔ Created a world-class testing facility to evaluate competitive devices, operating systems, services, and next-generation technologies, significantly increasing HP’s ability to design, develop, and sell cross-over consumer and enterprise devices.✔ Formed new focus group to support product and services efforts for PC and Mobility Business by expanding involvement of PPS IT to all stages of product development.✔ Assisted in engaging Google as part of HP GTM strategy by deploying Google Apps to 50K users with PPS across 93 countries in 50 days.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

It was an honor being recruited to integrate Palm into HP and to shutdown all activities, applications, locations, and operations supporting Palm. I then kept Palm operational while spinning it off as webOS to LG.📌 EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP: Reported to CIO/CFO | Managed $120M Technology Budget & 186M in Infrastructure Projects | 139 Direct Reports ➤ SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:✔ Integrated Palm into HP as the webOS Global Business Unit (GBU) and shut down Palm as an operating company.✔ Managed migration of 57 Tb of data of webOS Engineering to LG consisting of 316 servers, 120+ servers virtualized.✔ Virtualized Palm.com web infrastructure and migrated all content from Palm domain to webOS domain.

Recruited to spin off Palm activities from 3Com and to manage mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, I built a new infrastructure and application landscape that took Palm to $1B in Year 1 and $2B in Year 2. My role held oversight for the Help Deck, Data Centers, Web, Networks, PCs, Cell Phones, Palm Devices, Security, Vendor Management, and Palm@Palm.📌 LEADERSHIP: Reported to CFO | Managed $180M in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures | 215 Direct Reports, 305 Indirect ➤ SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:✔ Managed deployment of Siebel CRM, SAP ERP, and Data Warehouse; migration of Novell and Lotus Notes systems to Windows 2000 and Exchange; design of new WAN MPLS infrastructure integrating 35 locations; implementation of high-speed LANs; and launch of eCommerce Website within first 9 months of spinoff.✔ Renegotiated 5-year outsourcing contract, increasing services 40% while reducing costs by $35.5M. Deal included upgrade of CRM, SAP, and web infrastructure.✔ Saved $4M by virtualizing IT Lab Service and building a Cloud-based Infrastructure (Amazon) to support 1M+ daily transactions.✔ Reduced costs by $3M by negotiating a deal whereby all three North American Carriers – AT&T, Verizon & Sprint – upgraded In-Campus Wireless Networks to 4G/LTE at no cost.