9brains is a consulting firm specializing in cloud security, compliance, and data privacy. It unlocks new market opportunities and builds trust with customers through expert-led ISO certifications in areas such as Cloud, Cyber, Information Security, and AI Risk Management. Using the INKSPOT Methodology, a structured approach focusing on innovation, security, and compliance, 9brains ensures smooth integration of business processes. Our services include penetration testing, virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO), federal assessments, and AI readiness assessments, with an emphasis on ethical AI deployment and responsible innovation.I am responsible for Strategic Vision and Business Development for AI-powered solutions that meet the responsible AI principles of Fairness, Reliability & Safety, Privacy & Security, Inclusiveness, Transparency and Accountability.

I am responsible for the Strategic Vision and Business Development for industry-focused technology education. Divergence Academy offers immersive programs in Data Science, Cyber security and Cloud Computing. These immersive programs are devoted to helping students apply deep learning to commercial problems. By providing hands-on, real-world experience to talent, we fill in critical skills gaps and graduate candidates that are ready for the job market. We pair industry-focused training with structured hiring support, including individual mentorship by industry professionals, and a Hiring Day where graduates meet with employers.

As CEO of Euler Center, I lead an innovative organization revolutionizing professional development and technology education. We empower individuals and organizations with cutting-edge, short-term learning solutions and state-of-the-art testing services.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲Key Responsibilities:► Strategic Leadership: Overseeing 1000+ monthly professional IT tests, Positioning Euler Center as a leader in rapid skill development, and Fostering innovation across departments.►Service Portfolio: IT Testing, Short-Term Courses, L&D Consulting, Centers of Excellence, Accelerator Solutions, Skill Competitions; and Aligning with industry needs in cybersecurity, cloud computing, AI, data science.►L&D and Capability Center Consulting: Helping organizations establish Learning & Development Centers, and Developing Centers of Excellence for clients.►Accelerator Solutions: Rapid programs for workforce upskilling, Integrating Maker Spaces for hands-on development.►Professional IT Testing: Ensuring high security and relevance standards, Expanding capabilities for emerging technologies.►Skill Development: Pioneering competitions to drive IT excellence, Organizing high-stakes events to push expertise►Short-Term Course Innovation: Intensive courses to bridge tech skill gaps, Implementing adaptive learning technologies►Partnerships: Alliances with tech companies and industry bodies, Collaborating with educational institutions☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲Vision:Establish Euler Center as the go-to platform for rapid, high-impact skill development and IT certification. We're redefining learning in the tech sector through our ecosystem of IT testing, short-term courses, L&D consulting, and skill competitions. Our goal: reduce skill acquisition time, driving innovation in the global tech community.

My primary responsibilities were to establish the strategic direction and execution of cloud-based IT Risk Assessment services in Onsite, Online and Hybrid delivery engagement models, develop and manage the day-to-day programmatic execution of next generation (vNext) support sales enablement program, develop Devices & Mobility Center of Excellence, and institute Sustained Awareness virtual webcast program to inform product support and operational changes. In this role, I reported to Premier CTO and managed two Business Program Managers to manage change for two Senior VP in a matrix cross-functional sales, and delivery organization of over 1000 people supporting 3800 commercial and public sector customers in US.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲► Launched six risk assessment go-to-market offers in three price variants resulting in five times (5x) proactive service deliveries with 60% margin growth, and $34m of usage and consumption of sold contract revenue.► Developed a multi-year revenue growth roadmap for Top, Managed and Transactional accounts in Commercial large, and Small & Mid-market segments using customer segmentation data modeling techniques resulting in 3-year projected cumulative revenue growth of 30%.► Partnered with Corporate Learning to develop Badgeville based gamification models, developed reward and recognition programs to motivate sales and delivery excellence, and track results of sales & marketing campaigns through data visualization, and leader boards.

I directed strategy, incubation, and business development, pre-sales, and transformation of organization into $42m business with mission centered on Application Quality, delivering services to over 200 customers and building an organization of 78 resources across US. In this role, I reported to Premier Support GM with dotted-line accountability to Senior VP of Enterprise Support, managed five US Practice Managers and three Enterprise Architects. My stretch responsibilities include Application support program development in Canada and LATAM.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲► Doubled revenue growth by $21m, and headcount growth by 40% in two years. Incubated Microsoft Azure Cloud developer support service.► Implemented a 3-year program for revenue growth of 40% to $100m by establishing delivery engagement models for Go-to-markets across seven solutions sets – Rich Internet Applications (RIA), Mobility, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Collaboration, Mission-critical Cloud, Application Lifecycle Management, and Big Data. This resulting in new customer penetration by 90 new customers, and increase in customer satisfaction by 6 percentage points.► Integrated commercial ISV and non-commercial software support delivery organizations for combined business revenue of $70m with 130 resources.

Management accountability for all aspects of operations, P&L control, financial forecasting and reporting, $10m annual budget, and 13 direct-reporting senior account managers across 5 states. Partner with other business units to deliver mission-critical, business-enabling IT solutions. ☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲►Turned around under-performing service delivery organization by transforming inefficient business practices and creating high-achieving performance in delivering services to 58 accounts. ► Instilled scorecard discipline, managed continuous improvements in systems, policies, practices, and procedure resulting in 3 points increase in organizational health, increase in new customer penetration by 15 accounts, improved customer satisfaction by 10%, and sustained 37% profit margin and 10% revenue growth over 3 years. ► Directed short and long-term mission-critical support development to resolve system outages for hotel guest management system used by group of 5 properties, and airline reservation systems. Increased account revenue growth for support by 30% post-crisis.

Visionary strategist and solutions architect for complex portfolio management and services delivery solution that integrated multiple lines of business for Lockheed Martin. ☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲► Supported Lockheed in winning more business in less time by making end-to-end proposal development process more transparent, agile, efficient, accurate, and streamlined.► Achieved 50% cost savings for Lockheed, dynamic resource allocation for 56+ proposals each year, and 75% reduction in proposal production time. ► Enabled Lockheed to win $$ contract to develop state-of-the-art human space flight system.

► Prototyped emergency room whiteboard solution for group of 5 hospitals, data growth management solution for an Online Education company, strategy for data quality challenges post acquisition leveraging bleeding-edge decision theory and UX technologies for a utilities company► Directed deployment strategy of 20,000 desktops across 20 major/global customers in 6 months, and increased services revenue growth by $2m through Expense, Invoice, Travel and Corporate procurement solutions. Developed Loan authoring language automation solution for CoBank.

Technology Consulting including eCommerce application development and integration.

► Architected and implemented Home Banking and Bill payment solution for consortium of 6 credit unions with cross-functional team of 10 employees and 4 contractors at Open Financial Solutions.► Engineered, and deployed the standalone PC server based data acquisition systems to adhere to EPS, state and local regulatory agency reporting requirements. Hands-on client/server billing solution development for a large Telco to rapidly identify traffic trends, and decision-making capabilities.