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Hartford, Ct, Us

Greater Hartford

Delivering success to organizations as interim and fractional CIO/CTO, as well as successfully leading enterprise initiatives such as ERP, CRM, Business Intelligence, Infrastructure upgrades and other large change initiatives. Including at these leading companies:▪️ Healthcare Provider Rollup: As an interim CIO for this $3B company, I optimized the IT organization, enhanced BI capabilities, and implemented Workday ERP systems for Finance and HRM. ▪️ Pharmaceutical CDMO: AS Interim CIO, I turned around a failing ERP implementation, realigned delivery teams, and launched the ERP across US and UK operations. ▪️ As Fractional CIO, I led the upgrade of technology & network Infrastructure across two dozen US locations for this behavioral health company and delivered a strategic technology roadmap.▪️ Software Company: Successfully led the technology separation for a $100M division of a Fortune 100 company, established new systems, and exited the TSA agreement ahead of schedule.

New York, United States

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ("WCAS") specializes its investment activities in two industries: (i) healthcare and (ii) technology and technology-enabled services. I guide the Technology and IT for the WCAS healthcare portfolio companies, including:▪️ M&A Technology Due Diligence▪️ Providing strategic direction ▪️ Technology recommendations ▪️ Cybersecurity programs▪️ Talent sourcing ▪️ Partner networks ▪️ Coaching of CIOs and CTOS I also coordinate AI initiatives across the portfolio, sharing best practices and provide technology assessments and recommendations for each of the portfolio companies. WCAS has raised and managed over $22 billion in capital and has a current portfolio of approximately 25 companies.

San Diego Metropolitan Area

Led IT for this leading CDMO. Successfully implemented global ERP and built a high-performing IT team. Hired full-time CIO.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Interim CIO and led the upgrade of technology & network Infrastructure across two dozen US locations for this behavioral health company and delivered a strategic technology roadmap.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Led IT for this $2B physician practice rollup company. Successfully implemented Workday and enhanced their BI and EDW value delivery, while strengthening the IT team and lowering support costs.

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Led the technology carveout from Inuit, Inc., to create this standalone company . Delivered the initial operating environment for this former software division of Intuit, Inc. Exited the TSA ahead of schedule and implemented NetSuite ERP. Initial CIO and groomed my replacement.

Burlington, Ma

Delivered improved student and organizational outcomes through adaptive, personalized technology solutions. Led the product technology area while defining the next-gen distance learning product architecture for the industry leading education firm.

New York

CIO for Verint Americas leading the Information Technology area for Enterprise Intelligence Solutions and Video Intelligence Solutions Divisions of Verint Systems as well as Corporate Systems. Verint is the Market leader in Actionable Intelligence solutions for Enterprises and Security Intelligence solutions with over $800M in revenue with 40 global offices including NY, Atlanta, Santa Clara, Montreal, London, Tel Aviv and Hong Kong.

As the GM and Vice President of On-Demand Solutions, I led the SaaS and Product Innovation area for this $3 Billion Global Outsourcing company providing Customer Care, Billing, and BPO services. In the Relationship Technology Management (RTM) Division, I was responsible for: ▪️ Ongoing thought leadership, development, marketing, and cultivating prospect and client adoption ▪️ Leading the RTM division and its $50M P&L, including technology, product development, and operations for Speech, Web, Mobile, and other automated care SaaS products clients.

Reporting to the CIO, led the Global Contact Center Solutions group providing customer care solutions to external Convergys clients. Responsible for the management of the 250+ resources and all technology solutions for Convergys clients – leading engagements with CIOs, VPs of IT, VPs of Customer Care, etc.

Led the Project Office, CRM, Professional IT Service, Call Center Technology Support areas. Re-invented the IT call center operations and transformed the team into a leading technology operations area for the corporation. Also, led the Infrastructure, Security, Support and Testing areas for the Healthcare Alliance Division of this premier Healthcare Insurer.

Led the Healthcares services organization for this leading Managed Services company. Held P&L responsibility for the IT organization within this $800M healthcare services company. Managed internal staff and external partner organizations. Gathered requirements from operations, performs strategic planning, and networks special company-wide projects. Managed the necessary IT needs of the operations executives to meet customer requirements. Rebuilt the department and hired qualified personnel to deliver superior services/systems, substantially increasing service quality.

Masters, Management

Ba, Computer Science