As a Senior Resilience Consultant, I advise this leading global retail/manufacturer on developing robust and agile resilience strategies for supply chain and operations. Leveraging my expertise in risk, business continuity management and strategic planning, I conduct functional assessments to identify vulnerabilities. I then work with cross-functional teams to implement tailored solutions strengthening operational resilience. Intent here is to future-proof their operations to withstand disruptions and changing market conditions.

Lead the strategic transformation of resilience processes and systems architecture to support a major cloud services provider's maturity journey.Key responsibilities:- Develop solutions to automate data integration and enhance risk/resilience visibility at the department level- Prototype concepts to redefine both strategic and tactical resilience processes and information architecture - Provide subject matter expertise to optimize operational resilience through data-driven workflows- Define the organizational framework for a coordinated approach to managing risk initiatives

Led a major technology transformation initiative as part of the Global Head of Technology's strategic vision. Unify multiple engineering disciplines, including compute, storage, automation, databases, networks, and integration into a centralized, cohesive organization. As transformational Engineering COO, developed the core processes and framework to successfully establish clear goals and ensure objectives are realized. Analyze and optimize organizational workflows to support strategic priorities around delivery, resources, resilience, risk management, and a $500M+ budget.Provided leadership for over 350 engineering professionals supporting 50,000+ end users. Drive innovative solutions to critical challenges like responding to COVID-19's impacts. Pivoted operations remotely while maintaining all security, compliance, and deliverables for the banking industry.Transformed engineering operations at global scale through centralized management, process optimization, and visionary technical leadership. Proven ability to successfully navigate disruption and pivot technical infrastructure to changing business needs.

Media ClientProvided transitional IT Technology Leadership during permanent Executive search.Senior Program Manager, Consulting - managed data center move and technology related to print operations.

Developed Business Continuity Program and strategy to mitigate existing risks to the business.Performed Business impact analysis (BIA), assessed technology assets including readiness to recover and 3rd party alignment with our resilience objectives.Integrated technology platform, Logic Manager as system of truth for resilience artifacts.

As the program manager for Amazon's Revenue Recognition program, I facilitated partnership across Finance, Accounting, Tax, Investor Relations and Compliance to develop a comprehensive strategy for executing on deliverables required to ensure timely adoption of ASC 606. Through relationship building and consensus driving, my cross-functional stakeholders executed on initiatives that achieved compliance and secured sign-off from Internal and External auditors plus the SEC by the global deadline.With ASC 606 requirements met, I was engaged to help in adoption of the next major accounting standard ASC 842 I assumed program responsibility for POC and integration related to implementing IBM’s Tririga. I led a diverse group of stakeholders and established processes supporting their collaboration. By empowering this group and resolving challenges as a united team, we enabled efficient and accurate lease accounting software integration.With strong facilitation, communication and influence skills developed over years of uniting diverse groups towards shared goals, I am well-suited to lead mission-critical programs that require cross-departmental alignment. As a relationship-oriented leader focused on cultural buy-in and execution excellence, I deliver results through cooperative teamwork.

Program Manager for Microsoft Risk Resilience, raised compliance metric by 30% across all divisions, supporting improved compliance with Business Continuity Policy. Developed tools and process enabling teams to collect aggregated test data from multiple recovery tests in a consolidated format resulting in team award.

Launched enterprise-level business continuity/disaster recovery program, in response to increased regulatory oversight and requirement for comprehensive exercise.Performed business impact analysis, refined business continuity and disaster recovery plans, cross-team tabletop exercises.Performed first ever successful business continuity and disaster recovery test, fully meeting program objectives and securing sign-off by regulators.

IT Service Continuity Management (ITSCM) Program manager supporting Gates Foundation IT operations. Established Service Continuity capabilities, processes, documentation and strategic approaches to Business Impact Analysis, Risk, Recovery Planning and program maintenance. Conducted a comprehensive IT DR exercise and crafted an optimized DR solution for the Foundation’s Global Physical Security Team and Tools.

Optimized the $120M Global Markets annual software procurement and license maintenance process. Developed tighter integration of related systems and established control points to proactively manage new requests, license renewals, vendor communications and process issue resolution. Recommend and support moving to a procurement service center in Dublin, Ireland saving $3.2M in Initial OPEX, driving cost savings and operational efficiencies.

Drove accountability and execution for Global Commodities & Structured Products development portfolio.

Chief of Staff Asia-Pacific Global Markets TechnologyRegional Portfolio/PMO Management, providing oversight and guidance in consistently delivering strategic, regional and local programs aligned to global business strategy.Created APAC technology road-map, PMO and developed/managed technology budgets to meet Global and Regional Leadership guidelines.Established regional project governance and reporting frameworks, working cross-functionally and across region for Crisis Escalation and Response.

PMO Manager - Formed Japan Global Markets Technology Project Management Office (PMO) promoting relevant Agile and SDLC methodologies, supporting artifacts/reporting, deliverables and templates. Optimized delivery centric structure resulted in improved PM accountability and performance resulting in improved consistency for all metrics pertaining to IT program delivery.

Senior Program Manager supervising 12 cross-functional project managers responsible for all deliverables linked to moving data center all trading operations across Tokyo to a new location.Built two new DR-optimized (via dark fiber) fault-tolerant data centers. Upgraded all network gear including LAN/WAN; Avaya VoIP. Ensured all IT systems (App Clusters, Distributed and SAN) were migrated (hot swap/swing) to the new, fully redundant data centers achieved.

Medical device startup developed a business solution/model to support bringing a new device to market.Designed web portal solution to support business requirements, medical device and recurring supply fulfillment.Program Manager responsible for cross-functional teams (software developers, industrial designers, communications vendors, patent attorneys, business stakeholders and consultants) in development of solution to support Clinical Trials and subsequent business.Collaborated with HIPAA experts in developing compliance strategies to support FDA Clinical Trial submission.

Disaster Recovery (9/11) – Managed the DR response effort and primary contributor responsible for the recovery of critical network infrastructure required to ensure systems’ availability for market open the following Monday.Designed and deployed a fully redundant High Speed Trading Floor supporting 150 traders.Enterprise LAN conversion – engineered and managed migration of entire business to Switched Ethernet.Technology Program Manager for specialist firm merger. Developed master technology integration plan in highest compliance environment and executed in conjunction with business to create the largest NYSE specialist firm.Assigned post-disaster to Business Continuity Steering Committee to assist in development of a fully qualified DR and BC plan based on lessons learned.

Managed all project teams responsible for global enterprise network integration for our trading operations, corporate and merger related activities.Established internal QA testing lab to test and validate all network designs prior to deployment and operations handoff.Project Highlights:Tokyo - delivered LAN/WAN redesign and upgraded all International Communication links.Network lead Tech Steering Committee, developed Smith Barney online trading portal .$32M Enterprise LAN FastE Network Conversion – built first Cisco Multicast trading floor (3000 traders), and upgraded 7500 corporate users.Mergers - Managed network integration of Salomon Brothers/Smith Barney – Nikko Securities/SSB (Tokyo) Salomon Smith Barney/Citibank Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery – provided oversight in ensuring all network design met BC and DR fault tolerance and resiliency requirements.

Managed staff of network integration engineers supporting network upgrades/changes for all Smith Barney retail branches (500) and all domestic Capital Markets sites.Project Management Highlights:$50M Nexgen project, managing internal and external teams responsible for complete network modernization of 500 Smith Barney retail branches. Upgraded all sites to new state of the art - high speed WAN/LAN solutions.Chicago Trading Floor redesign – deployed state of the art market data systems and high speed LAN / WAN solution.Common Extranet Platform (CEP) – responsible for migration of all circuits and legacy solutions to new high performance, secure, load balanced extranet solution with full site redundancy.