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Greater New York City Area

• Managed IT globally and Operations of the Renewable Division (12 Hydro power plants, 13 wind farms, and 50 solar installations in 7 countries, with over 230 staff)
• Developed and executed a digital transformation strategy for the division, which remediated underperforming parts of the wind fleet, increasing turbine performance from 91% to 96%:
• Implemented a cloud-based IOT platform (system selection through go-live) to optimize management of power plants using data, algorithmic… Show more Managed IT globally and Operations of the Renewable Division (12 Hydro.
• Implemented a cloud-based IOT platform (system selection through go-live) to optimize management of power plants using data, algorithmic analytics and adaptive machine learning
• Established an Operations Intelligence Center to centralize delivery of shared expertise for the fleet
• Established and staffed a new Plant Operations Technology function within IT to standardize and integrate plant control and analytics systems

• Re-organized and managed the Technology function in alignment with the company's growth objectives.
• Developed a transformational IT strategy and restructured the function, achieving a 16% reduction in budget while improving levels of service
• Introduced a service-based model in alignment to business needs. Recalibrated roles and responsibilities, relocated functions, and set up new IT services
• Migrated IT infrastructure to a streamlined, redundant and scalable platform with a… Show more Re-organized and managed the Technology function in alignment with the company's growth objectives.
• Migrated IT infrastructure to a streamlined, redundant and scalable platform with a hybrid architecture of cloud and data center hosted environments
• Established comprehensive KPIs and instituted a new IT reporting pack covering IT operations and delivery

Greater New York City Area

• Established IT Project Management Office (PMO)
• Headed up the global SAP ERP and related technologies
• Managed the global project portfolio. Successfully delivered several strategic initiatives, including implementation of BPC for consolidated financial reporting
• Managed IT governance, including policies, processes, and compliance with audit requirements
• Restructured the SAP management model realizing $1m in savings over three years while improving support and delivery… Show more
• Restructured the SAP management model realizing $1m in savings over three years while improving support and delivery capabilities for this platform Show less

• Managed IT operations for a department with a staff of 200 and a $40m budget: finances, resourcing, project and portfolio governance, communication and reporting, risk, vendor engagements.
• Implemented location strategy to diversify geographical distribution of staff and reduce costs
• Developed the IT Management Information System (MIS) to provide management reporting for staff allocations, project statuses and forecasts, vendor management metrics, costs
• Reduced year-over-year… Show more Managed IT operations for a department with a staff of 200 and a $40m budget: finances, resourcing, project and portfolio governance, communication and reporting, risk, vendor.
• Reduced year-over-year budgets across all categories while maintaining a consistent level of service
• Transitioned legacy Lehman vendor contracts to Barclays, achieving savings of $1.4m through re-negotiations. Managed vendor relationships and performance Show less

• Managed a team of 150 in a matrix organization during a $38m multi-year strategic initiative to develop state-of-the-art reporting for Hedge Fund and Private Equity investments.
• Managed all aspects of the initiative, spanning all in-house technologies and platforms
• Managed all aspects of the project, including staffing, budgeting, project planning, requirements definition, implementation, issue and risk management and escalation, status reporting, testing, rollout planning, data….
• Managed all aspects of the project, including staffing, budgeting, project planning, requirements definition, implementation, issue and risk management and escalation, status reporting, testing, rollout planning, data.
• Delivered the project on time and on budget in two phases: Private Equity reporting in May 2007 and Hedge Fund reporting in Nov. 2007 Show less

Greater New York City Area

• Provided oversight of the overall IT project portfolio and directly managed key strategic projects.
• Managed implementation of ChristiesLive™ – an online auction platform that became a core Christies client offering and is now in use for most Christie’s auctions. The platform transformed live auctions by enabling real.
• Managed development of multiple other applications,… Show more Provided oversight of the overall IT project portfolio and directly managed key strategic projects.
• Managed development of multiple other applications, including a new system to manage workflow of items accepted for auctions (from consignment to sale), valuation system, imaging of client correspondence
• Chaired the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) responsible for enterprise IT decision-making, including project reviews, selection of solutions, guidance on architectural approaches, establishment of standards Show less

Greater New York City Area

Led the implementation of an imaging and workflow system for Global Trade Services. System was rolled out to more than 200 users in the U.S. and abroad and allowed the Bank of New York to decentralize processing of paper-based documents resulting in improved processing times and significant cost savings

Greater New York City Area

Projects ranged from system development to leading on-site implementation team and system architecture, with a primary focus on high-throughput intelligent document management systems. Client engagements included JP Morgan, Blue Cross/Blue Shield; US Data Source - Center for Advanced Technologies; Travelers Insurance

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

Mba