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Cincinnati, Oh, Us

CNG Holdings is a leader in the financial services industry offering installment loans, lines of credit, and retail leasing across 33 states, 500+ branch locations, and multiple digital channels.* Direct report to the CEO. Responsible for all infrastructure, software engineering, corporate systems, data, cloud engineering, and information security supporting all company products, retail stores, and digital channels. * Lead a department of 100 technology professionals through 5 direct reports. Implemented organizational changes focused on service excellence and customer support vs. a technology-centric culture.* Established a strategic 2-year project to consolidate 5 Lending Management Systems into 1 platform, eliminating $2M annually in technology costs.* Implemented monthly CEO metrics detailing IT’s value to the organization, covering operations, project delivery, software engineering, information security, and IT financials.* Delivered Board updates on IT and Information Security monthly with quarterly in-person presentations.* Lead technology strategy and integration for companies acquired via M&A.

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Teremark is a Technology Leadership on Demand firm and the premier provider of advisory, fractional, and interim CIO, CTO, and CISO services for fintech startups and the financial services industry. We provide flexible engagement options with highly-skilled C-suite technology leaders in the following roles:* Chief Information Officer (CIO) – Strategic Planning, Financial Accountability, Program Delivery Execution, Operational Performance & Metrics, Results Management* Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – Strategic Technology Direction, Technology Architecture, Multi-year Roadmaps, Technology Innovation* Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) – Cybersecurity Architecture, Security Operations, Security Policies, Vulnerability Testing, CEO/Board Reporting, Compliance

Tullahoma, Tennessee, Us

Ascend is one of the largest credit unions in the U.S, with $4B in assets. * Hired to transform digital and business processes into modern member engagement channels, improving member experience and increasing revenues while maintaining or reducing costs.* Established Ascend’s first 3-year business and technology strategic plan. Delivered digital strategy to double Ascend’s asset growth over 4 years while reducing technology spend by 17%.* Transformed all IT functions to enable organizational objectives. Reorganized & modernized all IT competencies: Technology Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Client Computing, Cybersecurity, Data Centers, Business Continuity/DR, Application Development / Support, and Data Analytics.* Established a Hybrid Cloud operating model to support a new banking core platform, digital channels, and application integration across Microsoft Azure, AWS, Jack Henry, and two internal data centers. * Established CEO Lean scorecards for digital strategy, systems availability, vendor performance, financial metrics, information security, FFIEC compliance, technology architecture, roadmaps, and key strategic & operational projects (PMO).* Established an IT financial model aligned to the strategic roadmap with budget controls and monthly metrics reporting to the CEO. Strategic Risk Management Committee member.* Created a data/business intelligence strategy and architecture to deliver member insights and opportunities learned from effective data models.* Led the selection and implementation of a modern core banking platform to enable Microservices architecture and Fintech solutions.* Led the selection and implementation of a modern, cloud-native digital banking platform.* Established an Information Security organization and cybersecurity architecture.

San Antonio, Texas, Us

USAA is a Fortune 100 company with 35,000 employees. USAA Bank is one of the largest banks in the U.S. with $120B in assets.* Division CIO for Consumer Bank IT divisions for Deposits, Payments, Money Movement, Debit/Credit Card, and Consumer Lending to strategically transform and grow the retail bank through modernized member channels and member experience.* Lead a high-performing team of 400+ resources and a $60M budget to translate enterprise goals and objectives into technology strategies. Responsible for application development and production support operations.* Translated enterprise goals and objectives into technology strategies, working directly with the bank president and senior executives to establish priorities, investment plans, and business timelines.* Orchestrated the development of long-term roadmaps across the technical landscape including infrastructure, operations, core processing, and application domains, with a focus on innovation and industry changing capabilities. * Led rationalization of technology architecture focused on improving member experience, leveraging data to drive business insights, and improve the speed of delivery. Managed outsourcing partners in the U.S. and India.* Produced relevant IT strategies enabling USAA Bank to attain a trajectory of 8% - 10% equity growth annually.* Leadership of major business and technology initiatives including a $200M modernization and transformation strategy, Cloud-Native Development, Microservices, DevOps/Agile adoption, and transition to a digital first, member experience-centered organization.* Delivered Lean IT metrics and processes to measure customer support, IT effectives, and IT impact on financial results.

St Louis, Missouri, Us

Maryville delivers technology architecture, IT operations, infrastructure implementation, ITIL/monitoring solutions, and IT management consulting to Fortune 1000 customers.

Compaq is a global technology company that produces computer hardware and software. Led application development and network infrastructure teams for a national consulting practice focused on Microsoft technologies.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

IBM is a global technology company that produces hardware, software, management consulting, and outsourcing.* Directed infrastructure, application development, infrastructure (LAN/WAN), IT service and support operations, and managed services for Fortune 1000 clients. * P&L responsibilities of $5M - $25M and a team of 65 engineers.

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Texaco is a Fortune 10 firm and one of the world’s largest energy companies with 35,000 employees.* Managed production LAN/WAN operations across 3 production data centers in Texas and Oklahoma.* Delivered system availability and customer support for 5,000 customers across several Texaco companies, including real-time oil hedging market traders.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Master Of Science (M.S.), Technology Commercialization

Executive Education & Cio Institute

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Management Information Systems

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Accounting