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St. Louis, Missouri

Provide Higher Education clients with a unique combination of business acumen, higher education expertise, technical know-how and professional planning. Serve as the technology leader, the translator, and the trusted advisor to senior management. Provide expertise in all aspects of technology infrastructure, instructional and administrative computing, and system and security administration. Current assignment interim Chief Information Officer at Saint Louis Community College

Mcpherson, Kansas

Serve as the Chief Executive Officer of a consortium of 6 private liberal arts colleges. Direct all consortium activities including employment of staff, preparation and management of budgets and expenditure of funds. Serve as the Chief Information Officer for the consortium including a common Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (Jenzabar CX). Provide business process and operation support for core college functions including recruiting, admissions, registrar, business office and… Show more Serve as the Chief Executive Officer of a consortium of 6 private liberal arts colleges. Direct all consortium activities including employment of staff, preparation and management of budgets and expenditure of funds. Serve as the Chief Information Officer for the consortium including a common Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (Jenzabar CX). Provide business process and operation support for core college functions including recruiting, admissions, registrar, business office and advancement. Plan and administer a range of academic programs and services for consortium colleges. Hire and supervise faculty. Negotiate and administer shared employee benefits (health insurance, etc) for the consortium colleges.Selected Accomplishments:• Successfully migrated a 6 College ERP data center to a hosted/cloud environment.• Negotiated 6 institution health insurance pool contract, achieving excellent premium rates and cost containment.• Managed information technology campus evaluations for all six consortium colleges• Negotiated five-year contracts for ERP maintenance and enhancements. Developed and secured financing.• Facilitated a process to develop strategic alignment between the consortium and member colleges.• Successfully managed a range of consortium academic programs including faculty supervision and accreditation activities.• Reengineered key college administrative functions to improve efficiency and flexibility. Show less

Pittsburg, Kansas

Oversee campus-wide technology and information systems for this public university, including a state-of-the-art network utilized by 7,000 students and 1,100 faculty / staff. Hold full-scale responsibility for resource planning, $3M annual budget administration, and team leadership for 43 IT professionals. Serve as University Chief Information Officer for state of Kansas activities, as well as on the Regents Information Technology Council (RITC) and the Kansas Information Technology Advisory… Show more Oversee campus-wide technology and information systems for this public university, including a state-of-the-art network utilized by 7,000 students and 1,100 faculty / staff. Hold full-scale responsibility for resource planning, $3M annual budget administration, and team leadership for 43 IT professionals. Serve as University Chief Information Officer for state of Kansas activities, as well as on the Regents Information Technology Council (RITC) and the Kansas Information Technology Advisory Board (ITAB). Chair the PSU Information Technology Council and contribute to the North Central Association accreditation team and Second Century Task Force.Selected Accomplishments: • Re-organized existing Office by restructuring operations based on customer service goals and implementing a team-oriented approach to application development to achieve optimized end-user support and eliminate critical project backlog.• Expertly secured $200K+ in annual grants for past four years.• Working with university faculty developed and implemented a plan for the evaluation, selection and deployment of a new university wide Learning Management System.• Effectively managed multiple infrastructure and procedural changes, to include implementing gigabit Ethernet backbone, learning management systems, and network file sharing as well as multiple resource management tools, such as network, bandwidth, and Website management technology and virtual machine environment. • Planned and coordinated system evaluation and major upgrade of Datatel-based ERP.• Proved instrumental as member of the Kansas Strategic Information Management (SIM) committee charged with developing a SIM plan for all state agencies and universities. Show less

Overland Park, Kansas

Held accountability for spearheading Education Markets Group, overseeing 14-member team of technology developers and market managers as well as guiding multimillion-dollar business development objectives, product selection, and marketing programs. Matrix managed a 200 member sales force for education products and services. Managed $2M operational and $100M in revenue budgets. Performed policy analysis, development, and implementation, staff training and development, as well as key account… Show more Held accountability for spearheading Education Markets Group, overseeing 14-member team of technology developers and market managers as well as guiding multimillion-dollar business development objectives, product selection, and marketing programs. Matrix managed a 200 member sales force for education products and services. Managed $2M operational and $100M in revenue budgets. Performed policy analysis, development, and implementation, staff training and development, as well as key account communication and support. Selected Accomplishments: • Triggered significant business development growth, driving revenue from $30 to $110M in three years by aligning Sprint products / resources with needs of the K-12 and higher education markets.• Successfully guided the development of a new Internet-based educational community of practice for a non-profit foundation, to include coordinating prototype / beta testing for market trial.• Completed comprehensive analysis to develop position papers and marketing strategies based on the application of DSL technologies in leading university institutions and higher education at large.• Guided development and execution of the Universal Service Fund Schools and Libraries Program called e-rate, positioning Sprint as a national leader in the education market. Show less

Overland Park, Kansas

Brought on board to forge market penetration and steer business development within the education market. Trained and led education market managers, providing guidance in account acquisition, development, and management as well as targeting marketing and business development materials. Held responsibility as business unit spokesperson within the telecommunications industry as well as national and international educational forums. Oversaw budget objectives, account administration, and request for… Show more Brought on board to forge market penetration and steer business development within the education market. Trained and led education market managers, providing guidance in account acquisition, development, and management as well as targeting marketing and business development materials. Held responsibility as business unit spokesperson within the telecommunications industry as well as national and international educational forums. Oversaw budget objectives, account administration, and request for proposal (RFP) functions. Selected Accomplishment:• Played key role in connecting technology and education by forging partnerships with major school districts, developing education-related products / services, and developing research / position papers on technology within national education system. Show less

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Oversaw all business operations for the MIT Telecommunications Department. Developed and managed billing and service provisioning systems. Provided leadership for telecommunications and data networking services / operations for leading research university and administered operations for New England Academic and Research Network, NEARnet. Led 23 full-time telecommunications staff members, as well as 6 contract technicians and 3 information systems employees. Contributed to financial planning and… Show more Oversaw all business operations for the MIT Telecommunications Department. Developed and managed billing and service provisioning systems. Provided leadership for telecommunications and data networking services / operations for leading research university and administered operations for New England Academic and Research Network, NEARnet. Led 23 full-time telecommunications staff members, as well as 6 contract technicians and 3 information systems employees. Contributed to financial planning and $10M budget administration. Forged and sustained relationships with faculty and staff across departments to maintain communication and collaboration to facilitate technological change and upgrades. Selected Accomplishments:•Expertly reorganized the department and staff resources to realize better levels of service while reducing operating costs by 20%.•Successfully project managed multiple, large-scale telecommunications system / infrastructure development and deployment projects, including PBX, ISDN, and LAN technology, to achieve technical objectives within high-pressure, leading-edge environment. •Led impact and analysis studies utilized in determining tariff / rate structures and vendor selection. Show less

Lynchburg, Virginia

Director, Communications Services, July 1986 to August 1989Selected to strategize and execute campus-wide telecommunications and data network infrastructure implementation utilized by 6,000 students while establishing new Communications Services Department. Led 19 staff members and administered $2M annual budget. Designed new fiber / copper distribution system and guided installation of digital PBX for provision to campus facilities. Selected Accomplishments:•Credited with… Show more Director, Communications Services, July 1986 to August 1989Selected to strategize and execute campus-wide telecommunications and data network infrastructure implementation utilized by 6,000 students while establishing new Communications Services Department. Led 19 staff members and administered $2M annual budget. Designed new fiber / copper distribution system and guided installation of digital PBX for provision to campus facilities. Selected Accomplishments:•Credited with developing and implementing innovative Student Long Distance resale program, including a PC-based system utilizing real-time data processing for student billing; system later adopted by other universities.•Earlier success includes serving as Budget Planning Analyst from May 1985 to June 1986. Show less

Doctor Of Education (Abd), Educational Leadership

Advanced Graduate Study, Educational/Instructional Technology

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Science Education / Technology

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Environmental Biology