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Leading the charge to turn IBM Guardium into a world-class data security platform with innovative use cases and integrated experiences that lead to exponential value for customers!

- Led complex and geographically diverse cross-functional team to advance a radical platform pivot vision - Developed a centralized playbook defining new strategic platform and highlighting adoption paths and ‘on ramps’ for stakeholders - Conceived and executed on the strategic direction of shared experiences for the platform- Delivered strategic capabilities to support the development of new AI Security and Quantum Safe cryptography offerings on the platform and… Show more - Led complex and geographically diverse cross-functional team to advance a radical platform pivot vision - Developed a centralized playbook defining new strategic platform and highlighting adoption paths and ‘on ramps’ for stakeholders - Conceived and executed on the strategic direction of shared experiences for the platform- Delivered strategic capabilities to support the development of new AI Security and Quantum Safe cryptography offerings on the platform and adoption of a 3rd existing product- Championed a customer-led mindset shift for the overall product management organization- Actively contributed to high-level discussions on product strategy, market positioning, and long-term vision for customers in the data compliance and data security markets- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align product goals with organizational objectives, ensuring successful execution and future growth of 3,500 customer $300M portfolio Show less

- Identified a critical deployment obstacle for customers, and responded by launching a new hosted partner offering 3 months after onboarding to address the need- Led the launch of the first SaaS offering in IBM’s data security portfolio, allowing IBM to address both existing and new market segments- Established eminence as a sought-after speaker for customer events and tradeshows- Collaborated with engineering, product ops, and release management to adapt a quarterly… Show more - Identified a critical deployment obstacle for customers, and responded by launching a new hosted partner offering 3 months after onboarding to address the need- Led the launch of the first SaaS offering in IBM’s data security portfolio, allowing IBM to address both existing and new market segments- Established eminence as a sought-after speaker for customer events and tradeshows- Collaborated with engineering, product ops, and release management to adapt a quarterly software delivery cadence to a CI/CD SaaS-first model- Published the first outcome-based roadmap in IBM Security, showcasing customer-value-driven prioritization- Launched new digital marketplace offerings (AWS and IBM) to increase number of buying routes - Created reusable product management artifacts to support more successful design and engineering execution and championed their adoption across the product management team Show less

Lead the Information Lifecycle Management practice from pre-sales through post-engagement support.Provide technical leadership and mentoring to best of breed ILM consulting teamImprove and advance Information Insights's tried and true methodologyDrive improvements in best practices of solution design and architecture within the organization

Provide organization wide technical leadership and mentoring to consulting teamManage practice and methodology developmentAdvance best practices in solution design and architecture within the organization

Responsible for all Information Management projects in the Optim and Infosphere families from pre-sales proposals through project implementation and support including: Leading Buckley's ever expanding team of talented and experienced data management consultantsArchitecting client solutions to achieve maximum ROIProviding exceptional client relations Developing innovative solution offerings to respond to the market's data management issuesConnecting with… Show more Responsible for all Information Management projects in the Optim and Infosphere families from pre-sales proposals through project implementation and support including: Leading Buckley's ever expanding team of talented and experienced data management consultantsArchitecting client solutions to achieve maximum ROIProviding exceptional client relations Developing innovative solution offerings to respond to the market's data management issuesConnecting with IBM's product teams to enable rapid responses to emerging opportunities Show less

Responsible for planning and implementation of IBM's Integrated Data Management family of products, including Optim and Infosphere brand.

JDE Implementations, Upgrades, and Support from Xe and ERP 8 to 9.0. Security and architecture design and training along with standard CNC & Syatem Administration functions. Installations and consulting on Oracle's User Productivity Kit (training and documentation development). Participate in the full cycle of software sales and implementation for IBM Integrated Data Management products - specifically Optim and Infosphere Discovery. Presales activities; solution… Show more JDE Implementations, Upgrades, and Support from Xe and ERP 8 to 9.0. Security and architecture design and training along with standard CNC & Syatem Administration functions. Installations and consulting on Oracle's User Productivity Kit (training and documentation development). Participate in the full cycle of software sales and implementation for IBM Integrated Data Management products - specifically Optim and Infosphere Discovery. Presales activities; solution architecture; project planning and budgeting; analysis; design; implementation; and documentation together with constant client communication and interaction.Develop and implement new methodology specifically for data management projects. Show less

*Provide production support for JDE World installation in Financials and Distribution and customized Retail Point of Sale system.*Describe and publish user requests for development team.*Shepherd development projects through User Acceptance Testing and promotion to production*Monitor and maintain overnight batch processing job streams.