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Pennsylvania, United States

Pennsylvania, United States

Center Valley, Pa, Us

A member of the University leadership team responsible for the strategic and operational aspects of technology across campus. Reporting to the Vice President for Finance and Administration and overseeing a staff of eighteen and a budget over $3 million.-Transitioned Information Technology from 100% outsources to 100% in-house in six months, increasing the trust, confidence and reputation of the division and saving the university over $100,000 annually-Improved operations, communications and change management by timely sharing of information-Consolidated, streamlined and right-sized services in the first year saving over $250,000 annually-Reducing duplicate services and increasing ROI of existing enterprise applications that will deliver an additional $200,000 annual savings-Worked with outside resources, including cyber insurance provider to improve the security posture of the university, including implementing multi factor authentication and improved identity management-Design a Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Analytics strategy for the institution-Develop and lead governance within the University supporting data and reporting-Introducing Program Management methodologies and overseeing a number of projects, including -Leading the implementation of Slate Advancement for Division of Institutional Advancement -Leading the re-implementation of the iSolved HR platform to improve efficiencies and reporting -Managing the implementation of modern Access Control platform -Managing the upgrade of the central university reporting tool -Leading the transition to Teams Calling from Avaya-Participated in the development of the strategic plan and responsible for components focused on data reporting, technology adoption and organizational efficiencies -University representative for the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC) consortium strategic planning project

Greenville, Sc, Us

Design a Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Analytics strategy for the institution and forming a BI organization to develop solutions for decision makers.- Develop and lead data governance within the University.- An evangelist and proponent for BI benefits across the organization; promote BI usage torelevant constituencies.- Direct, sponsor, organize, and lead projects in the implementation and use of BI software toolsand systems.-Implementing Workday Student and integrating data from Workday HCM, Workday Finance, Salesforce and other systems-Evaluating cloud data warehouse platforms-Evaluating cloud data visualization opportunities

Greenville, Sc, Us

Lead the Enterprise Information Systems team in implementing modern technology services to support the functions of University. Currently leading the implementations of Workday Student and Salesforce for CRM and for tracking the activities of The Furman Advantage, we are putting in cutting-edge systems into the toolbox here at Furman. Design a Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Analytics strategy for the institution and forming a BI organization to develop solutions for decision makers.- Develop and lead data governance within the University.- An evangelist and proponent for BI benefits across the organization; promote BI usage torelevant constituencies.- Direct, sponsor, organize, and lead projects in the implementation and use of BI software toolsand systems.-Implementing Workday Student and integrating data from Workday HCM, Workday Finance, Salesforce and other systems-Evaluating cloud data warehouse platforms-Evaluating cloud data visualization opportunities

Washington, D.C., Us

Mobile Computing: Mobile App Development for non-DevelopersDesigned and am teaching this as a course in the Information Systems Technology Management (ITSM) program. This course introduces students to mobile web application development methodologies and technologies that enable mobile application development without native code, and emerging interactive mobile technologies with Bluetooth beacons.

Washington, D.C., Us

Member of Senior Operations Leadership team in the Division of IT responsible for web, mobile, collaboration, identity, authorization, authentication and other services. Plan for staffing needs, manage and direct nearly 30 professional staff in three groups, contractors/vendors and user community to deliver sustainable and stable production applications. Manage two roadmaps (Integrated Platforms, Security – Identity and Access) covering 24 services establishing strategy and vision for the next three to five years. Manage an annual budget in excess of $4 million with additional project budgets in excess of $1 million. Establish and maintain long-range vision, direct planning, implementation and support of information systems and services in alignment with University and Division strategies. Representative leadership accomplishments include:•Oversaw two reorganizations that lead to more efficient operations and increased portfolio responsibilities while supporting divisional objectives of reducing costs.•Introduced agile processes and prototyping to better align with stakeholder requirements.•Introduced innovation time into the department to foster interest and knowledge about current and coming technologies.•Co-chair the Innovation Forum as a division-wide opportunity to explore innovative ideas.•Champion transition to cloud-based infrastructure to increase service availability and flexibility.•Formed University-wide governance groups supporting Identity and Access, Mobile App, Sharepoint and Digital Signage to increase cooperation and transparency.•Manage DIT portfolio relationships with External Relations and Student Affairs.•Member of senior team that created DIT Strategic Plan to align with University Strategic Plan.•Mentor members of management staff to develop strong leadership within the team.•Established weekly Strategy Meeting with managers and solutions architects to foster a top-down approach to aligning team with ideas and directions.

Gettysburg, Pa, Us

Coordinator and program committee chair for the Portal Conference at Gettysburg College. The conference focuses on portals within higher education and connecting colleagues.It would appear the Portal Conference at Gettysburg College is no longer. Will the conference resurface at The George Washington University sometime?

Gettysburg, Pa, Us

Led web development team responsible for maintenance and development of the campus portal, architect solutions to integrate other platforms into the holistic web environment, work with stakeholders to understand needs and design and develop solutions to support the mission of the college. Provided a variety of services, including training, user support, software development, business process reengineering, requirements gathering, reporting, project management, new technology integration, system architecture, security, ecommerce and other functions within the broad scope of the office.

California, Pa, Us

Provide photographic services for the campus, including composition of photo illustrations, live action photography and candid event coverage for distribution to local news media. As a member of an office consisting of only three professional staff, it was necessary to help in all of the responsibilities of the office.•Developed first complete website for the institution and managed the design, content and access•Provided news story press releases for local, regional and national media•Responsible for page layout and design of the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs•Developed maps, brochures, programs and advertisements

Master Of Science - Ms, Management Information Systems And Services

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Ba English