IT ENGINEERING EXECUTIVEPre-Sales | Professional Services | Managed Services PROFILETenacious, committed, and collaborative IT executive with
25+ year track record of leading teams and organizations through the strategic planning, development, and realization of key digital transformation initiatives. Visible leader with open communication style who fosters an organizational culture of transparency, continuous self improvement, respect, and trust. Champion for IT innovation, experimenting with and implementing new solutions and tools. Passion for mentoring new leaders to reach their personal and professional goals. Strong sales acumen with a distinguished history in Commercial, Enterprise, and Service Provider markets. Established speaker and spokesman at corporate events and breakouts, OEM Trade Shows, and Customer/Partner summit panels.SPECIALTIESStrategic Leadership | IT Innovation | Change Management | Digital Transformation | Data Center | Multi-Cloud | Edge Computing | XaaS | Business Intelligence | Business Development | Analytics | Service Development | Strategic Consulting | Networking | DC Infrastructure | Strategic Alliances | IT Project Management | Program Development | IT Strategy and Enablement | Systems Lifecycle Management | Talent Development | Mentoring | Performance Management | Professional development | Continual Process Improvement | Budget Management | Vendor Management | Contract Negotiation | Thought LeadershipCAREER JOURNEYThroughout my career technology has been on a rapid evolution, during which I've held multiple director roles, managed many great teams, and had the privilege to work in multiple verticals including utility, healthcare, bio-medical, automotive, energy, service provider, and financial industries. Strategic thinking, technology and negotiation skills honed over my career allow me to provide compelling senior executive interactions and relationships. By challenging customer beliefs and comfort-zones, teaching for impact techniques - thus providing new/original insights - enables me to deliver an unparalleled customer experience and differentiation that cannot be matched. I specialize in visualizing, architecting, and implementing not only what technology is capable of, but more importantly what the business really needs to meet its goals. I feel it's important to embrace the change and not get caught up in perfection, as we don’t need to make things more complicated than they have to be.
Listed skills include Data Center, Virtualization, San, Vmware, and 46 others.