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I am a technology leadership executive who specializes in infrastructure and operations and technology strategic planning. I have led teams of systems, networks, and database architects to bring the transformational power of technology to organizations. Having worked as a trainer, consultant, and member of leadership teams in local, regional, and global organizations, higher education, energy, engineering, and aerospace, I have a track record of evaluating new technologies against traditional, entrenched ones. I have successes in reducing the datacenter footprint, increasing investments in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, optimizing service contracts, establishing a business continuity strategy, and improving customer support:>>Rethinking enterprise storage and achieving a 70% adoption rate in the first week with cloud storage. >>Designing a server virtualization solution, including system storage and enterprise backup, with the potential to save significant capital money over five years.>>Refining the end user computing experience while maintaining strong network security.>>Consolidating a global identity management and messaging system after mergers and acquisitions.I am an approachable, thoughtful manager who instills similar goals and values in the teams I manage. I want my teams to be open, collaborative, and willing to affect directly the satisfaction of the people who use our technology. Together, we champion technology evolution in the places where we work.

Listed skills include Higher Education, Information Technology, Team Building, Public Speaking, and 46 others.