Recruited as a senior member of the leadership team and tasked with rehabilitating the IT division, establishing a corporate technology strategy, and driving a modernization of the current architecture with a focus on the customer. Responsible for Beechcraft’s global IT organization. Lead a team of 100+ resources with an annual IT OPEX / CAPEX budget of $80M+.

Recruited to establish a renewed corporate technology strategy and lead the subsequent change management, act as an advisor for the company’s strategic direction, and lead the existing IT operation to ensure AOPA maintains its place as the top aviation membership organization.

Recruited to establish and lead Research & Technology Group (JetBlue Technology Labs), advancing through increasingly responsible leadership positions. As Director of Technology, Architecture & Integration, served as the Chief Enterprise Architect with full responsibility for strategic direction, technology incubation, and development. In charge of company’s Enterprise Service Bus, Service Oriented Architecture, and build-out of web services.Assumed leadership of the Airline Operations IT group responsible for all the Planning, Dispatch, Crew, and MRO systems, while maintaining previous Chief Enterprise Architect role. Responsible for a large team of system managers, project managers, network and hardware engineers, architects, and developers.

Oversaw all activities for 4 business units: E-Commerce, IT Operations, Software Development, and Business Intelligence/Databases. Held full accountability for establishing the overall strategic IT vision and planning functions, working jointly with senior management to execute technology solutions. Managed all budgeting and vendor relationships. As Manager, hand-selected to establish and manage Application Development team. Identified and addressed critical needs, with a focus on automating processes, improving employee productivity, and reducing costs.