Accomplished Financial Services and Insurance executive with over 25 years of industry and consulting experience in the following product market segments; Life Insurance, Health Insurance, Home Owners Insurance, Auto Insurance, Mutual Funds and Annuities. My career focus for the last 7 years has been in Information Technology (IT) Procurement, specializing in large-scale software and hardware fulfillment. The critical nature of the business functions performed by my team allow Anthem’s IT Divisions to acquire the software and hardware needed to meet their goals and commitments. This has required me to become an expert in; SW/HW categorization, supplier rationalization, developing business cases, forging and growing relationships, procurement process’s, vendor management, contract and document writing, and strategic leadership. Prior to joining my current employer, my career had been one of a traditional IT executive. With over 20 years of experience leading large and small on and off shore technology teams, I have gained a deep experience in nearly every technology discipline. This includes; Mainframe and Distributed Application Development, Requirements Gather, Test, Data Analytics, Database Design, Large Scale Application Architecture, Data Center Operations, Telecom, Networking, Reporting, Web Design and Program Management. This broad based experience results in a keen understanding of the fundamental challenges involved in accomplishing business goals through the deployment and management of technology. Specialties include; IT Procurement, Vendor Management, Negotiations, Problem Solving, System Implementations, Large-scale Project/Program Management, Process Improvement, Software as a Service, Senior and Executive IT Leadership, Building High Performance Teams, Technology Research and Development, and Developing/Delivering eCommerce Solutions.