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Architecture, Engineering and Operations of the Infrastructure and Cloud Products for CNH Industrial.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Leading Infrastructure and Operations (Network, Hosting, and End User Computing) strategy and execution to eliminate tech debt, modernize the full stack architecture and lead a cultural shift for Sleep Number’s.
• Managed building out infrastructure alignment to accomplish stores, manufacturing, supply chain, data center and corporate outcomes
• Consolidated End User Computing, Infrastructure Architecture, and automation across Infrastructure stack to provide IAAS offerings across our products
• Replaced Compute and Storage solutions at 15% lower cost while achieving a 25+% improvement on performance while modernizing the services to extend into hybrid cloud strategy
• Centralized the Security Engineering tools for Prevent and Detect into Infrastructure Engineering org for improved focus and discipline
• Transformed Identity Management tools to improve security controls, reduce attack surface and improve customer experience

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Led cultural shift of Infrastructure and Operations team from administrators to T shaped Engineers responsible for Infrastructure products from Architecture to Operations. Infrastructure stack started as Network and.
• Built business case and led growth of talent to increase team size from 15-55 team members through consolidation and attracting top talent
• Collaborated with IT and business partners to align on product based, agile framework to realign infrastructure teams in product based, services for better customer alignment, speed, and improving focus on outcomes
• Led cultural shift across IT to be focused on visibility platform to improve mean time to restore, predictive analysis, and better business outcomes using Grafana, Splunk, and Service Now.
• Facilitated cross product alignment and prioritization through quarterly road maps, cultural change management and maturing processes
• Drove attracting talent and focused efforts across the organization to eliminate 6 significant deficiencies across the general controls

Eagan, MN, US

• Transformed Infrastructure and Operations strategy and execution to modernize the full stack architecture for Prime’s $250M+ technology uplift. Collaborating with architects, developers, and leadership for reference.
• Partnered with architecture to build reference architecture
• Directed Infrastructure and Operations to buildout 250+ hosts with open sourced technologies
• Facilitated buildout of 29 environments for developers to modernize application stack
• Mobilized early buildout of environments to scan environment for scoping amount and complexity of code rewrite before technology uplift
• Consolidated financial tracking of capex, maintenance and licensing

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Led high-performing team of 35 engineers, 5 scrum masters, and 4 senior managers across multiple network and security products. Oversaw architecture and design for multiple large initiatives related to cloud.
• Increased speed to market while improving business stability 50% with Agile and DevOps culture and hierarchy changes.
• Reduced $1M in operating expense by decreasing dependence on contracted manual provisioning and support through infrastructure automation and service-chaining with applications and infrastructure.
• Eliminated $4M in operating expense by renegotiating vendor contracts to take on calculated risks while protecting business.
• Built network and security automation team, modernizing infrastructure product (software-defined networking and infrastructure) and improving market delivery by up to 12 months.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Supervised team of 40 senior managers, engineers, and process managers and 120-member contractor team to support 100K+ endpoints, resolve 90K incidents and events, and close 1K problems annually. Owned problem.
• Spearheaded DevOps movement with talented engineers, establishing engineering teams that started DevOps process.
• Decreased incidents 40K annually, improving stability by prioritizing and obtaining resources through facilitation of cross infrastructure, development, and operations sessions.
• Drove contracted staff improvement while reducing overall staff 30%+ through incident reduction, focused process improvement, and personnel training and development.
• Met key business objectives by building 2 teams from ground up that handled full ecosystem operations, including enterprise services and omnichannel guest ordering.
• Hardened and supported landscape during and following breach activities by leading cross-functional activities.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Directed team of 110 field leaders and engineers to manage the assets in our Distribution Centers across US. Provisioned and Supported for all Engineering and Development activities in the Distribution Centers.
• Redefined, communicated, and executed mission by building direct relationships with all levels of supply chain leadership.
• Won Volunteer of the Year Award for chairing event to read 1K’s of children’s Father of the Year essays across Minnesota.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Managed team of 27 managers/project managers and engineers to cable, procure, integrate, and install IT assets across all stores, distribution centers, and corporate locations and oversaw $100M budget. Managed.
• Reduced staff 30% while changing focus of team from 100 new stores to 300 + remodels per year.
• Recognized with Speed is Life Award for contribution on committee that spanned across pyramids to build grocery into all general merchandise prototype stores.
• Co-chaired Leadership Council of IT peers, achieving best team survey results 2 consecutive years by improving recognition, work environment, and training programs.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Led 10+ engineers and project manager to architect, design, and implement various client-facing technologies. Managed for $30M budget for device procurement and rollout plans.
• Earned Best Company Ever Award for saving stores $30M in annual labor with rollout of Motorola mobile device and Windows CE operating system.
• Received Flawless Quality Award from vendor for improved OS/device performance. Leveraged performance data at packet level that held vendor accountable to device performance before final payment was delivered.

Minneapolis, MN, US

Manager, Stores Installation Services - Led engineers and project managers to cable, procure, integrate, and install IT assets in 300 new stores and 600 remodel stores. Provided same services for installation projects across all US stores. Partnered with 2 major vendors for field technicians to cable, integrate, and install. Managed $60M budget.Manager.

Toronto, ON, CA

Communicated with all levels of management on system issues and resolutions. Formulated and presented system enhancements. Prioritized user requests and enhancements to systems, assess resources, and established work assignments for 7-member staff. Used problem solving skills to act on maintenance requests from user groups.