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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Global lead within Thoughtworks Enterprise Modernization, Platform, and Cloud professional service lines. Enterprise Systems Migration and Modernization, Effective Engineering, and Enterprise Architecture.

Astoria, New York, Us

Veritux connects the world’s top independent professionals. We take our name from the Latin words veritas (truth) and dux (guide), as our members seek to be true guides to their clients.By connecting with one another, Veritux members build relationships, share lessons learned, and discover opportunities to collaborate, allowing us to serve our clients better.

POST-ACQUISITION ROLE - Chief Technology Officer then transition to VP of Product DevelopmentCIC Plus was Acquired by Experian's Employer Services division in April 2022SaaS HRMS / Compliance Solutions providing services to 50 of the Fortune 100 and over 800 Fortune 1000 companies. Supporting millions of users with peak traffic over 2m users per day. Partner and Integrator with Alight, Workday, Oracle, Cornerstone.Post Acquisition - Initially continued as Chief Technology Officer then re-assigned as VP of Product Development to complete transition work in late 2022. Continued to lead CIC Plus Software Engineering / EA / Product Development, QA, and Infrastructure - successfully lead the transition and integration of CIC Plus people, process, and technology into Experian's ecosystem.

PRE-ACQUISITION ROLE - Chief Technology Officer, Chief Product OfficerMember of the executive team responsible for all Information Technology, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Product. Providing SaaS HRMS / Compliance services to 50 of the Fortune 100 and over 800 Fortune 1000 companies. Supporting millions of users with peak traffic over 2m users per day. Partner and Integrator with Alight, Workday, Oracle, Cornerstone.Led technology transformation - Grew and expanded organizational capabilities, re-engineered technology platform, built out product development function/organization from scratch, and enhanced software engineering and delivery processes to drive growth and take technology, security, performance, and scalability to the next level and enable and product expansion. Major accomplishments include:- Full platform migration to Azure cloud- Backend system and database re-architecture- Development of an API Ecosystem- Build out of Product Management Team and Processes from scratch- Implementation of Agile/Scrum and Automated Development Lifecycle- New Products developed and rolled outBuilding and supporting HR and Payroll compliance and productivity SaaS products and services. Our Compliance Management platform is enabling over half of the Fortune 100 to manage their employee's Tax Withholding Forms, Year End Tax Statements, Online Pay Statements, Affordable Care Act Reporting, HR and On boarding Forms, I-9 verification, Compliance Form Library, and HCM Cloud Platform Transitions. SaaS company.Acquired by Experian - April 2022.

Healthcare Solutions SaaS Company - Medical billing / Revenue Cycle Management / Practice Management / Compliance / AnalyticsInterim Chief Information Officer and consultant to the executive team. Lead and assessed people, process and technology. Built out new technology strategy and road map, and proposed opportunities to advance the technology group and products.

Bolingbrook, Il, Us

Member of the executive team. Led technology transformation and all Information Technology and Cybersecurity supporting ~ 800 clinics in 25 states. Partnering across the business to deliver solutions and products that enable key strategic objectives while providing a stable and scalable platform for efficient operations and rapid growth. Leveraging innovative IT as an essential foundation to help differentiate ATI in the Physical Therapy Industry. Private Equity owned.- Supported the company in growing rapidly from 500 to over 800 clinics in under 2 years by developing an efficient and turnkey growth model and process for clinic technology - Improved efficiency and reduced time to market by over 50% by implementing a fully agile dev ops environment and a high performing PMO organization from scratch- Enabled company differentiation, extended patient visits, increased patient satisfaction, and grew market share by developing 'first in industry' customer facing mobile app and portal product.

Bolingbrook, Il, Us

Title: SVP IT Strategy.Developed Technology Strategy to align with enterprise strategy and value creation plan

Chicago, Il, Us

Title: Senior Director of Member Technology.Responsible for Enterprise and Dynamic Pricing. MARTECH Marketing and Targeted Interactions / CRM Technologies, Merchant Operations, and Digital Studio - part of Member Technologies. Led operational and transformational technology changes.Led a global team of 175 responsible for the Solution Architecture, Software Engineering, Product, Delivery, Strategy, and Operations for multiple core business technologies across 5 core business functions: Enterprise Pricing Systems - Optimization, Analytics, Dynamic, Clearance, and Regular pricingTargeted Interactions - Multi-Channel On-line. Mobile, and Store. Real-time inbound and outbound personalized customer targeting, machine learningCreative Marketing Technologies - Workflow, layout, design, planning, print productionMerchant Operations - Offer / promotional pricing operational support Digital Studio - Sample Management Systems, DAM, digital studio, workflow, infrastructureThought leader. Open Source and Big Data Technologies driver and innovator - Hadoop, Spark. Agile methodologies implementer. Enterprise Architecture Operating Steering Committee member. Mainframe migration/modernization.

Chicago, Il, Us

Title: Director of Targeted Interactions Technology.Customer Targeted Interactions (CRM, Martech) Technologies. Business Technologies IT Leader and partner for Marketing Innovation organization. Responsible for inbound and outbound multi-channel online, mobile, and in store POS customer marketing systems including real-time targeted interactions. Utilizing machine learning via IBM Unica Campaign and Interact (EMM). Owned solution Architecture, Software Engineering, Delivery, Strategy, and OperationsWon "best in class" for delivering a consistent experience with personalized, relevant, customer engagement across multiple channels to deliver value at every touch point. (2013 IBM Smarter commerce Award)Achieved "genius status" for work in the digital marketing space by L2.

Chicago, Il, Us

Title: Director of Pricing TechnologyBusiness Technologies Leader within Integrated Retail Organization. Owner of Enterprise Pricing SystemsPromotional, Dynamic, Localized, Clearance, Regular Pricing, and Price Optimization and SAS - Solution Architecture, Delivery, Strategy, Software Engineering, and Operations. Thought leader. Open Source and Big Data Technologies driver and innovator. Enterprise Architecture Operating Committee member.

Deerfield, Il, Us

Title: Director of PBM Solutions (Walgreens Health Initiatives Division) - started as a Team ManagerApplication Development - Healthcare, Pharmacy, PBM, Claim Solutions. Led Solution Architecture, Software Engineering, Delivery, Strategy, and Operations of systems for the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) division of Walgreen's Health Initiatives. Included on-line highly available Claims Processing and Adjudication systems servicing 50K+ pharmacies. Partnership with United Healthcare to take Medicare Part-D live in first official day.

Greenwich, Ct, Us

Various technical hands on and leadership roles focused on custom software engineering

Bs, Technical Management

Aas, Application Programming And Design

A-Levels