Responsible for Avista's enterprise wide data and information strategies.

Direct a team of 70 developers to deliver solutions in the areas of Utility Geospatial Outage Management, Construction Design, Gas Compliance, Energy Trading and Risk Management, Smart Grid Integration, BizTalk Integration, Cognos Business Intelligence and Business Analytics.

•Provide leadership oversight and vision for project•Point of escalation for Scope Change, Issue Resolution, Resources, and Risk Management•Manages communications to Steering Committee Chair, Executive Steering Committee, Avista Executives and other Avista leadership forums•Actively participates in Risk and Risk Mitigation process•Considered the external voice of the project•Ensures the project meets Avista’s business requirements/budget/scope/timeline•Celebrates successes•Ensures that the business case goals/objectives are met•Manage the Vendor/System Integrator (SI) relationships and contracts•Attend project meetings as requested and/or available as appropriate•Attend Steering Committee and Director meetings•Review Project, Change Management, and Communications plans•Gives guidance and direction to the Program Manager and Project Managers as appropriate•Acts as Avista representative for the deliverables signoff process•Assure key performance indicators and metrics are aligned with the businesses goals and Our Focus

Managed development team for Energy Trading and Risk Management software.

Consulted with various companies on technology strategy and software development lifecycle processes.

Managed product direction for large accounts including; BC/BS of Washington and Alaska, Sacred Heart Medical Center, University of Tennessee Medical Center and St. Claire Hosptial for the development and delivery of SMART NET Physician network. Managed the following software products; Smart Practice, Smart EMC, Cognos Business Analytics.