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Houston, Texas, Us

Provide Enterprise-Wide Information Technology leadership. Enhance organizational effectiveness and efficiency by defining and delivering a strategic roadmap. Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure alignment and execution on all organization goals, drivers, and strategies.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Provide strategic and operational direction to North American Supply Chain through the establishment of collaborative technical roadmap. Oversee all aspects of application support and selection inclusive of SCM / IMS / WMS / TMS / MRP, digital transformation strategy, data reporting tools/systems (BI), ERP strategy, vendor management and contract negotiation.• Promoted from NA IT Manager of single Division owner to NA Supply Chain Director of IT at the customers’ request.• Commended by executive leadership for increasing inventory accuracy from 72% to 98+% through an innovative inventory management solution.• Consolidated information across all divisions and disparate systems via digital transformation solution.• Created and implemented a project management methodology to reduce cost, resolve run-away project and focus delivery.• Reduced annual budget by 38.6% through identification of national system alignment opportunities.• Fulfilled requirements of internal and external audits three months ahead of target by implementing SOX controls.

Transform misaligned operational and technical organization into strategic partner by delivering exceptional term-based IT leadership. Develop/implement strategic and tactical enterprise architecture vision for organizations as an executive-level technical engagement advisor and SME. • Alcon: Interim Head of IT to oversee Houston manufacturing facility, including team leadership, executive reporting, and strategic planning, resulting in service process optimization and technology alignment between local and global IT teams.• Government Agency: Oversaw renegotiations of contracts, vendor selection process, digital transformation design, and cloud-based infrastructure roadmap.• Mid-Stream client: Developed executive technology roadmaps as well as business continuity and disaster recovery plans. Promoting transparency and alignment between the Operational business continuity and IT disaster recovery plans.• Legal Client: Evaluated a Mass Tort web development model and defined steps for a subscription-based legal service comparable to LinkedIn.

Engaged to stabilize a fiscally distressed marine/concrete construction/ engineering company's IT environment that was recovering from financial instability and large-scale leadership changes by transforming IT culture and aligning action plans/strategies with corporate objectives. Facilitated organizational goals and objectives as an active member of executive leadership and trusted BoD advisor. Achieved roadmap goals and business aligned service models by restructuring two IT divisions into a centralized cohesive team comprising application, infrastructure, service desk, data management, and asset management groups while designing and introducing a digital roadmap. Architectural Design Highlights:  Upgraded corporate network from an outdated MPLS to a modern SDWAN solution that reduced annual YoY budgetary costs by $183K and added redundancy. Eliminated on-premises file servers and data centers to improve global operations, reduce risk and improve vendor collaboration with a cost reduction YOY Budgetary of 29%. Optimized user support and interaction by overhauling the ServiceNow system resulting in 46% SLA improvement.  Transitioned from third-party vendor dependency by creating internal application and SMEs in centralized team reducing cost by 31% Oversaw the Dynamics 365 ERP selection process against Dynamics SL and ECMS. Generated real-time digital results from divergent systems across three divisions allowing for strategic decision making based on real or near-term data. Enabled organization to complete projects on time by executing Agile project management methodologies. Mitigated security vulnerabilities and compliance shortcomings, resulting in first-ever zero IT incidents, KPMG SOX audit. Slashed annual YoY costs by 23% in 10 months by overseeing direct contract negotiations, vendor selection changes, and establishing internal controls.

Tulsa, Ok, Us

Spearheaded managed services offerings and client relations throughout North America with top clients while positively impacting bottom-line results. Directed projects and support services for multiple mid-level as well as large mid- and up-stream oil and gas distribution customers. Delivered growth opportunities for principal consultants and reduced redundant roles by restructuring support design.• Assisted clients to control technical costs and meet operational needs by developing technical assessments and roadmaps.• Grew revenue by 27% in 2018 by filling strategic white space for existing clients that produced support and project services.• Optimized service and standardized costs by architecting AWS and local cloud-based strategy for clients.• Enhanced revenue services opportunities for Stonebridge by building disaster recovery and business continuity commercial service offerings as well as national data center partner relationships.

Houston, Texas, Us

Hired to provide leadership throughout the Eastern Hemisphere as well as design and implement an enterprise architectural. Development focuses on strategic alignment with the business, a high regard for cultural awareness, business acumen, and ability to gain adoption from internal SME’s, executive leadership, and foreign governments. Trusted member and advisor to the SE Asia regional executive leadership team. • Transitioned an IT environment and team, that CIO called the worst he had seen in his 45-year career, into what he called ‘the most cohesive and productive team in the company’ within 10 months.• Generated 56% ROI by designing and implementing SE Asia’s first-ever Geo-Technical application integrated cloud solution that co-located Landmark, Petrel, Eclipse, TNav, etc. offiste.• Lead Eastern Hemisphere ERP Implementation to SAP from JD Edwards within 6 months, inclusive of other mid-tier ancillary systems.• Increased operations team’s productivity by 130%+ and reduced reservoir engineering job time from 10 hours to <20 mins by re-educating high-end engineers on the latest use of their tools.• Mitigated security vulnerabilities from 7,000+ to <800 (88%) within first half year.• Reduced unanswered call abandonments by 63% and minimized sub-SLA call tickets by 76%.• Oversaw regional infrastructure/network, service desk, technical/operational application support, vendors, contracts., digital and data management, security, and project execution. • Established the organizations first-ever controls and processes for project and portfolio management office. • Transformed organization’s culture and earned trust of disenfranchised customer base and IT teams.• Coached, mentored, and inspired under-appreciated/under-developed workforce to functional excellence.