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Tacoma, Wa, Us

Head of Pierce County's Information Technology division, a chief information officer role, providing technology services throughout the County's diverse departments, courts, executive and council, and directly to our constituents. My team of 130 staff operate in Infrastructure and Operations, Software Development, Spatial Services, and Applications & Project Management and Cybersecurity Operations units to support a broad portfolio of solutions, whether implemented on-premises, hosted in our managed cloud infrastructure, or delivered through software-, platform- and infrastructure-as-a-service partners.

Olympia, Wa, Us

Senior Director with Treinen Associates, a growing consultancy delivering technology and business leadership services to public and private organizations in the Western USA. Developing service offerings and managing a top-notch service team of expert project managers, enterprise architects, business analysts, organizational change analysts and software developers.As an expert-level project manager, I managed the implementation of new commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software from Fast Enterprises for vehicles licensing for the Washington State Department of Licensing. Delivered on schedule in December 2016 and under budget at $27M, this mission-critical and highly-visible state initiative included a core team of 100 employees, contractors and vendors and an extended team of over 200. This was a "level 3" state project with oversight from the Washington State Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and an external quality assurance vendor.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Developed the platform strategy and technology roadmap for Russell Indexes, including the infrastructure and applications to support quantitative analytics, benchmark and investable index product development, and daily high-volume high-quality index calculation and dissemination. Identified and executed innovative business solution initiatives to meet strategic goals. Evolved the technology services delivery and governance models for both internal and external solutions/providers. Directed the custom software development of a new research and reconstitution system under an Agile (Scrum) methodology, and the ongoing evolution of two operations platforms and a data warehouse and reporting system.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Managed the implementation of new benchmarks and investable products for Russell Indexes. Directed the planning, staffing and delivery of new product initiatives across research, product management, operations, marketing and legal teams. Continually improved processes to meet the organization's strategic business goals.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Provided contracted project management services for this financial investment management firm in Tacoma, WA. Supported business unit initiatives related to business-critical application infrastructure, data warehousing and analysis, new application development, and ongoing application management to maintain business value. Executed projects under multiple methodologies including Agile, using both in-house services and contracted vendor services.

Independent consultant providing specialized services to public- and private-sector clients in the Pacific Northwest. Managing business applications and technology infrastructure acquisition, development and implementation projects.

Plano, Texas, Us

Worked for this North American consulting firm for 15 years, working on dozens of diverse information technology projects for many clients. Trained and experienced in software development, systems analysis, project leading, project management and management consulting. Focused on project management and delivery oversight since 1996.Served Provincial, State and local governments in British Columbia, California, and Washington State. Specialized in public health, lands management, taxation, and financial management solutions.As a Principal and Partner on the Sierra Systems management team, also participated in all aspects of recruiting, budgeting, strategic planning, marketing, and sales/proposal development.

Member of software development team maintaining and enhancing hospital information systems. Focused on payroll and taxation.