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• Member of inaugural executive leadership team for Future B2B, a division of Future plc• Contributed to strategy for launching Future B2B, whose component parts include SmartBrief, ActualTech Media, IT Pro, Tech & Learning, AVnetwork, and other legacy brands formerly under the New Bay Media umbrella• Remit included marketing, product management, audience acquisition, and SmartStudio, Future B2B's dedicated content and webinar agency arm• Oversaw development of the Future B2B identify, including visual design and multi-phase website for the division with a focus on supporting the combined group while maintaining the power and history of the component brands• Rebuilt the marketing team, now comprised of former members of marketing from across the component brands

I oversee Product Management, Marketing, Audience, and SmartStudio for Future's B2B division, which includes SmartBrief, ActualTech Media, IT Pro, Tech & Learning, AVnetwork, and more.

Sold ActualTech Media in November of 2022 to Future plc, a global media company based in London. Remained CEO through April of 2023 before moving into a corporate role that includes ActualTech.Launched in 2012, ActualTech Media is a full-service content creation and demand generation firm specializing in the needs of enterprise technology vendors of all stripes.Notable facts and data points:• Fully bootstrapped company; purely organic growth from inception through sale• Grew revenue by triple and high double digits year over year, culminating in total revenue of $13.85 million in for FY2022 (prior to sale to Future plc)• Managed complete P&L• Directly managed sales, including hiring and managing full-time sales professionals• Senior management team consisted of content creation lead, webinar lead, operations/finance lead, marketing lead• Created scalable service offerings and products that propelled company revenue and provided incredible client value• Developed and grew brands, such as Gorilla Guide and MegaCast, that have become ubiquitous with successful outcomes for ActualTech Media clients• Bucked conventional wisdom regarding the "death of print" and launched a successful series of print books - Gorilla Guide and Techslayer Chronicle comic books - that enjoy wide market visibility

Provide clients with strategically focused technology solutions intended to help them unlock the value of IT by streamlining processes, reducing costs and increasing efficiency.* Acted as interim CIO for a private liberal arts college in preparation for a reimagining of the college's IT function* Performed numerous ERP implementation readiness assessments for institutions ranging in size from 3,000 students to 40,000 students as well as statewide systems* Developed a comprehensive proposal for a $28M state appropriations request to support collaboration efforts among eight affiliated independent public institutions along with recommendations supporting ongoing operational methodologies* Led efforts to improve Financial Aid processes for a worldwide University system. Reduced staff while maintaining and improving output levels.* Performed numerous complete Information Technology operational assessment for both private and public institutions.* Frequently consulted to handle sensitive and serious challenges due to ability to provide a calming influence for client and ability to quickly assess situations and provide appropriate guidance* Performed IT operational assessment for a Kansas private liberal arts college, resulting in a report providing both executive and IT management with a tactical technology roadmap. Provided advice and support to the institution in their efforts to develop online courses and electronic course delivery and in the institution’s efforts to determine the long-term future for the ERP* Performed business process mapping project for a Canada-based college system to identify process weaknesses and deviance from institutional policy and best practices* Provided ongoing consulting to a new CIO at a college in Ohio to assist in transitioning a large (70+) IT department to new executive leadership

As CIO, I led $1M+ in IT operations supporting business, administrative, academic, and communication functions, serving within the executive leadership team as a strategist of organizational growth and success. Direct IT operations serving 1300+ students, faculty, and staff across the campus. Partner with campus constituencies to ensure technological support for key campus initiatives.Selected Contributions:Introduced a technology budgetary model enabling built-in lifecycle replacement.Transformed the organizational image and function of IT toward a service-oriented business model, encouraging customer support and project requests and propelling the low customer satisfaction ratings to above 90%.Transitioned multiple services to a virtualized environment, lowering data center costs and positioning operations for increased virtualization. Drove business process reengineering initiatives to streamline and automate existing labor-intensive processes, leveraging electronic workflows and significantly increasing productivity.Reconstructed the College long-range financial forecasting model in order to eliminate significant error and increase confidence in forecasts.Implemented a new Website in alignment with the organizational objective to drive student enrollment; propelled the Website's ranking to 156th from 1600th as measured by the National Research Center for College University Admissions.Stabilized the campus infrastructure providing a solid foundation on which to deploy services.Managed transition to campus-wide wireless network with centralized administration.Launched a new student retention management system geared to improving student outcomes and success.Led a comprehensive operational audit of the Institutional Advancement division, working closely with the division Vice President, developing recommendations for solutions.Serve as a member of the President's Cabinet and as the Liaison to the Operations Committee of the Board of Trustees.

Held responsibility for all campus IT infrastructure spanning application administration and development, networking and Internet, telephony, and media services; managed a team of 16.Director, Information Technology, 2004 to 2006Led strategic and tactical planning and implementation for campus technology, managing $1.7M in operating and capital budgets and developing short- and long-range IT roadmaps. Chaired the IT Steering and Web Committees, providing project oversight and governance in alignment with organizational objectives. Selected Contributions:Administered mission-critical business and academic applications, including the Jenzabar Student Management System, Raiser's Edge Fundraising System, Blackbaud Accounting System for Non-Profits, and ANGEL Learning Management System (LMS).Introduced a content management system-driven Web model for substantially improved information management and online communication.Eliminated substantial telephony costs through new vendor and negotiation of a flat rate model.Forged a high-performance, unified team of staff previously serving within separate departments, leveraging coaching, mentoring, and performance management to build individual and team competencies.

Directed IT operations within non-profit organization serving 56 state / territory Attorneys General offices, managing infrastructure, solution development, networking, and telephony.; Managed organizational connectivity and interoperability between NAAG office and 56 offices within and outside the continental US, collaborating with each office's IT team to ensure consistency across technology platforms and standards. Developed operating, capital expenditure, and project budgets; managed annual operating budget of $550K and capital budgets from $50K-$100K. Led IT team of 2 and a shared, half-time administrative professional.Selected Contributions:Designed a comprehensive IT plan to standardize infrastructure and electronic communication processes. Built and launched a custom content management solution, enabling distributed content updates and secured information sharing in alignment with organizational security requirements. Slashed conference call costs 75% through selection of a new vendor and aggressive negotiation for a new billing method in alignment with organizational usage.Leveraged strategic outsourcing to further cut costs and improve service delivery.Facilitated 3 annual conferences in various locations for all Attorneys General and staffs, orchestrating all aspects of conference technology spanning A/V, communications, and networking.

• Create a Windows server infrastructure supporting up to forty-five servers well integrated into the existing, 100+ server UNIX and Linux environment.• Configure infrastructure to easily support consolidation of Windows servers from other data centers.• Craft standard operating procedures, monitoring systems, plans and documentation pertaining to new Windows NT/Windows 2000 server rollouts and their integration into the development, staging and production environments.

• Act as lead for all network and server related projects.• Manage a 200-node network in twelve City locations based on 3Com and Cisco equipment and connected via single-mode fiber optic cable, eight NetWare 4.11 servers, one NetWare 5.1 server, two Windows NT servers, one AIX server, one SCO Unix server, Novell GroupWise 5.5 mail server, Border Manager 3.5 server, telephone and voice mail systems.

Oversaw 3K-node network supporting all campus students, staff, and faculty, delivering consistent innovation and improvement across infrastructure capabilities and performance.; Oversaw network operations and teams responsible for campus / remote network comprised of 2.1K devices across 60 fiber-connected locations; administered 20+ NetWare 4.x / 5.0, Windows NT 4.0 / IIS 4.0, Mac, Linux, and HP/UX servers. Held accountability for Network Services budget and governance / management of all network-related projects. Selected Contributions:Seamlessly implemented substantial network upgrades, launching wireless networking capabilities, increasing Internet connection from 1.5 to 3.0 Mbps, installing Cisco PIX Firewall, establishing remote faculty access, and migrating from DNS / DHCP services to Windows NT on Cisco Network Registrar. Revamped TCP/IP, IPX/SPX; and AppleTalk protocol architecture to improve network data traffic flow efficiency, enabling Gigabit and Fast Ethernet technologies resulting in increased capacity; delivered solution to every building on campus with only 15 minutes of downtime per building.BROOME-TIOGA BOCES; Built, managed and maintained local and wide area networks and administrative database applications for three K-12 school districts supporting more than 8,000 students.

Oversaw network, server and database operations for three school districts in upstate New York; engineered and administered a multi-protocol network across all three districts; architected multiuser database applications.Selected Contributions:Architected and managed the implementation of local and wide area networks spanning fifteen locations.Working with users to define requirements, built, administered and extended over seventy custom integrated relational database applications to improve workflow and enhance operations.Assisted in pioneering the installation and configuration of a building to building wireless networking initiative resulting in a significant cost savings and improved communications services.