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Currently providing strategic advice on technology architecture and security initiatives to several companies while sharing insights on emerging technologies and their potential impact on the businessExamples: • ZinZuu Technologies Inc. – Chief Technology Officer – 2021 – 2023 • VersiTrax, Inc. – Chief Executive Officer – 2018 – 2023 • Assessments Plus, Inc. – Data Privacy & Security Officer – 2018 – 2023

• Primary responsibilities consisted managing the day to day operations of the organization, managingthe development & security analyst teams, as well as setting strategic direction for the Online andSecurity departments.• Served as the Chief Security Officer & Architect for several engagements where the organizationserved as the principal resource for Data Security and Compliance audits.• Responsible for creating new business development to achieve quarterly and yearly sales goals, bydeveloping and managing the execution of business and marketing strategies.• Provided leadership in accelerating value-driven digital transformation by supporting and expandingthe use of CTS development resources across all CTS clients - including software productdevelopment, business application development, SaaS application development and configuration,application enhancements, upgrades, and support.• Developed a strategic technology roadmap plan as it relates to all applications and hybrid cloud-basedsystems to achieve business goals by prioritizing technology initiatives and coordinating the evaluation,development, deployment, and management of current and future application technologies with allstakeholders.

• Directly responsible for managing internal and external IT development, services and support (project & ongoing) for the Ethics & Compliance department, Legal department, and the President’s Office staff. This responsibility includes budget responsibility, project management and validation assessment for areas that include, but are not limited to all Corporate Integrity Agreement, HIPAA, and State & Federal Reporting.• Serve as the primary IT and project management interface for outside vendors that provide computer related products and/or services in addition to legal and regulatory counsel to the Ethics & Compliance and Legal departments.• Manage the selection and integration of computer-based products/systems for the Ethics & Compliance and Legal departments, into the computing environment (server, network, desktop, security, etc.). This includes but is not limited to the Request for Proposal/Information process, technology assessment, and vendor audit.• Manage the development and full life cycle maintenance of systems with associated reports and data analyses for training, auditing, hotline, investigation, measurement, and records management activities. • Provide and deliver presentations to internal senior management, external health care compliance and pharmaceutical industry national leaders with regard to technology applications (e.g., compliance performance management application and e-learning initiatives) and their role in pharmaceutical compliance • Manage the development and full life cycle maintenance of a comprehensive, industry-leading, computer-based training systems portfolio that employees and contractors must complete annually. These systems include an integrated network of externally hosted content providers coupled with internally hosted content.

• Managed an organization that supported Commercial, Sales, and Field Sales and consists of up to twenty (20) technical and customer service oriented employee and consultant agents.• Attracted, developed, retained, and dismissed staff members in environment of frequent and comprehensive modifications required by changing business drivers.• Developed comprehensive organization strategy and financial plans and tracked and reported progress against these plans routinely.• Ensured quality of service through consistent measurement of services benchmarking against competitive alternatives and providing feedback to staff.• Developed and cultivate a knowledge management framework in order to facilitate root cause analysis and to ensure support capability under all business conditions.• Managed auditing, consulting, service, hardware, and software partners to ensure that collaboration was maintained to provide the highest quality of service and/or product to both the business clients and rest of the internal IT organization.• Provided leadership and direction in selecting, maintaining, and expanding workstation security, workstation management, problem management and workflow software solutions.• Determined technical and organizational objectives and requirements of projects, action plans, and tasks in both an operational and consultative manner to ensure that planned projects would effectively integrate with existing support strategies to achieve business/project goals.• Acted as the program manager for all projects that impacted the workstation, and gave technical leadership in the development of policies, processes, applications, and systems.

• Managed a team consisting of ten (10) technical and customer service oriented Abbott employees and external consultants.• Attracted, developed and retained staff members in environment of frequent and comprehensive changes.• Managed a technical services operation using applications to support clients remotely and to distribute software remotely.• Implemented Help Desk support for special projects (i.e. PC Upgrade Projects, Operating System Conversions, etc.).• Conducted routine training and development plans to keep staff current in services offered and quality and security policies, processes, and procedures.• Assured that planned projects would effectively integrate with existing support strategies to achieve business/project goals.• Developed and cataloged procedures and managed the certification process to ensure auditable capabilities at all times.• Functioned as communication manager during system outages and disaster recovery planning/testing.

• Managed a multi-phase Macintosh to PC Transition at Abbott Laboratories. This project entails the transition of 865 workstations. All phases of the project finished under budget and ahead of schedule with high client satisfaction. • Managed the Macintosh to PC Transition Project from inception to implementation including: the pre-implementation research, pilot plan proposal, pilot plan implementation, and full implementation.• Coordinated all aspects of the multi-stage process including: budgetary planning, hardware procurement, hardware installation, data archival and conversion, hardware removal, account removal, and hardware disposal/recycling. • Acted as a liaison for the transitioned groups to the Help Desk, Workstation Support, and Project Support.• Developed and implemented a plan for a subordinate project that entails the recycling of the viable Macintosh hardware back into the user community to abate the unnecessary purchase of new hardware prior to client transition.• Performed as a charter member of the Technical Review Board whose focus was to reduce the technical complexity of the IT environment and to ensure and enforce IT standards.• Performed as a recruiting member of the College Recruiting Team. Conducted on-campus as well as on-site interviews. Became the IT Corporate Liaison to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for Abbott Laboratories.• Acted as the Client Focus Manager on the Support, Network, Systems and Security Renovation Project to encapsulate the client needs for incorporation in a future-state technology architecture and process model.