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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

Des Moines Ia

IT Strategic Consultant Execute Information Strategy and projects with a high degree of success. Support and expand effectiveness of IT. Facilitate strategic decisions and direction for Data Management Technology.Large scale systems implementation and integration strategy, planning and execution. Ability to drive from vision to implementation.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Data strategy and delivery, including Master Data Managment. Architecture discipline development and process implementation.Project data architecture consulting, project risk management and capability roadmap development.

Architecture and Strategy Leadership, providing innovation and thought leadership, liaison to senior IT and Business leaders and consulting on strategic Information Technology matters. Provide guidance to large multi-year, multi-million dollar technology investments.Facilitate the Architecture Governance activities, contribute to the dissemination of knowledge among IT and Business stakeholders, build a high performing team and drive the evolution of the architectural methodologies and… Show more Architecture and Strategy Leadership, providing innovation and thought leadership, liaison to senior IT and Business leaders and consulting on strategic Information Technology matters. Provide guidance to large multi-year, multi-million dollar technology investments.Facilitate the Architecture Governance activities, contribute to the dissemination of knowledge among IT and Business stakeholders, build a high performing team and drive the evolution of the architectural methodologies and practices.Drive decision making and alignment with enterprise strategies. Delivery of significant data centric iniatives. Show less

Held responsibility for $35M budget. Oversaw performance of 200+ staff and contractors. Developed partnerships across state agencies to provide technology and synergies between IT organizations of all State of Wisconsin Executive Agencies. Appointed to steer every aspect of the IT function for the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation (spanning four divisions). Assured the system reliability, information and data integrity for each IT function.Transformed IT organization’s… Show more Held responsibility for $35M budget. Oversaw performance of 200+ staff and contractors. Developed partnerships across state agencies to provide technology and synergies between IT organizations of all State of Wisconsin Executive Agencies. Appointed to steer every aspect of the IT function for the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation (spanning four divisions). Assured the system reliability, information and data integrity for each IT function.Transformed IT organization’s business model improving leadership, partnership and service level. Addressed key business concerns and improved engagement through strategic collaborative dialogue.Elected to the Executive Committee of the statewide IT Directors Council, that served as an internal think tank and thought leadership platform for matters relating to capacity planning, business process analysis / reengineering, and IT and customer service delivery excellence.Chair: State-wide Identity Lifecycle Stakeholders Committee Show less

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Held full P&L responsibility for $20M budget plus $5-$8M in project budget. Set performance standards and coached IT leaders and architects, supervising a total team of 125 employees and 120-200 contactors. Point person for key IT vendors. Head Enterprise Architect. Advanced corporate information transparency, strengthened business decision-making and netted significant benefits by introducing new technology platforms which supported more robust business intelligence, financial… Show more Held full P&L responsibility for $20M budget plus $5-$8M in project budget. Set performance standards and coached IT leaders and architects, supervising a total team of 125 employees and 120-200 contactors. Point person for key IT vendors. Head Enterprise Architect. Advanced corporate information transparency, strengthened business decision-making and netted significant benefits by introducing new technology platforms which supported more robust business intelligence, financial reporting and forecasting ability. . Drove innovatve program which implemented advanced document imaging technology and enterprise content management solutions. Modernized technology and drove compliance with records management policy.Successfully built the business case and won across the board consensus for innovative technology integration approach necessary to support significant business transformation that changed the traditional business line orientation to a process-based organization. As Enterprise Architect, synthesized interdepartmental systems communications, steered company’s Service-Oriented Architecture and technologies. Sponsored several internal IT process improvement initiatives including the implementation of the ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) framework. Developed standards for processes and allowed the organization to adapt to heightened controls environments mandated by regulators and create resource capacity for transformational changes across entire organization. Leader of multiple stages of change management which eventually transitioned negative feedback from teams to consensus and enhanced performance. Improved project execution and predictability through the rollout of standard project management methods and tools. Instituted project management “boot camp” training for the project managers. Developed project execution measurement. Implemented project performance goals. Show less

Oversaw operational and application development activities for business systems, including customer information systems, claims applications, billing/collections, and insurance policy administration systems. Managed application development teams ranging from 5 to 28. Established and maintained relationships with business unit leaders to drive alignment of technology with business objectives.Key Experience:Enterprise Consolidated Billing and Collections SystemsHealth,… Show more Oversaw operational and application development activities for business systems, including customer information systems, claims applications, billing/collections, and insurance policy administration systems. Managed application development teams ranging from 5 to 28. Established and maintained relationships with business unit leaders to drive alignment of technology with business objectives.Key Experience:Enterprise Consolidated Billing and Collections SystemsHealth, Life and Disability Claims SystemsMaster Data Management - Integrated Customer Data ManagementAccount Level Insurance Underwriting SystemsPolicy Management SystemsSales Compensation SystemsCRMDecision Support Systems Show less

Key Experience:Group Health, Group Life and Group Disability Claims and Policy Administration SystemsEnterprise Data Design and Consolidation