Stephen Spry

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Managing Director and CEO and Senior Information Technology Consultant @ Spry Squared Pty Ltd
Colorado Springs, CO, US
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, United States
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About Stephen Spry

Stephen Spry is a recognized technology and business leader known for crafting strategic vision to achieve business goals, he offers 35+ years of IT experience including 20+ years of senior management in project management, system architecture, development, implementation, support, and strategic planning. Expertise in managing all phases of high dollar value projects from requirements analysis to scope definition, detailed design, development, build, test, and deployment. Stephen plays a critical role in driving innovation, advancing technological capabilities, managing a talented team of experts, and ensuring the successful execution of company objects and projects.Stephen is experiences in developing and executing comprehensive technology strategy aligned with the company's overall objectives and client objectives.Over his career, Stephen has worked in the critical infrastructure areas, which include telecommunications, utilities (Electric/Wind/Solar/Hydro/Nuclear), and oil & gas. Currently working in the commercial, federal & government space.

Stephen Spry's Current Company Details
Spry Squared Pty Ltd

Spry Squared Pty Ltd

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Managing Director and CEO and Senior Information Technology Consultant
Colorado Springs, CO, US
Stephen Spry Work Experience Details
  • Spry Squared Pty Ltd
    Managing Director And Ceo And Senior Information Technology Consultant
    Spry Squared Pty Ltd
    Colorado Springs, Co, Us
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  • Spry Squared, Inc.
    Vice President / Coo / Cto
    Spry Squared, Inc. Mar 2014 - Present
    Colorado Springs, Colorado, Us
    Dynamic leader of innovative, cross-functional teams in developing and implementing cybersecurity solutions for industry and government. Led innovation, shaped strategies, and delivered impactful solutions on a national and global scale:Responsibilities: Collaborate with leaders and peers to develop business strategies, engage with customers and business partners to align roadmaps and develop relationships that enable profitable growth. Work with key company stakeholders to create and implement strategic technological initiatives that enhance business performance and provide a competitive advantage. Develop and execute a comprehensive technology strategy aligned with the company's overall objectives and market trends. Lead the identification and evaluation of emerging technologies. Provide guidance and direction on technology investments, partnerships, and acquisitions to enhance our competitive position. Drive innovation and foster a culture of continuous improvement within the Strategy and Technology organizations. Oversee the development and analysis of new technologies and techniques to improve or create new solutions. Lead the research and development efforts to advance technologies and capabilities. Champion the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to enhance product performance and maintain technological superiority. Support customer-facing meetings, briefs, demos, and exercises. Perform color team reviews and writing input for proposals. Support the Strategy, Technology and Business Development teams to collaborate with key stakeholders, customers, industry partners, to understand their technology needs and requirements. Serve as a trusted advisor to customers, providing technical expertise and thought leadership on technologies and solutions. Build and maintain strong relationships with customers to drive customer satisfaction and loyalty.
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  • Australia America Association - Washington Dc
    Board Member
    Australia America Association - Washington Dc Mar 2015 - Present
    The Australia America Association was founded in Washington, D.C. in June 1989 by Australians and Americans dedicated to strengthening relations between Australia and the United States. The Washington chapter is part of ANZACC, a national organization with chapters in 24 cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver. As a non-profit organization, the Association is governed by a Board of Directors elected for three-year terms by the membership. The membership of the Association reflects a diversity of geographic locations and interests. Members include Australians who are currently residents in the United States, either on a permanent, fixed long or short-term basis. Other members are United States citizens and other nationalities who either have resided in or visited Australia, have family members currently living in Australia, or have a strong interest in Australia.
  • Teletech
    Global Director Systems Engineering & Architecture
    Teletech Nov 2012 - Apr 2014
    Greenwood Village, Colorado, Us
    Dynamic leader of innovative, cross-functional teams in developing and implementing cybersecurity solutions for clients. Led innovation, shaped strategies, and delivered impactful solutions on a national and global scale:Responsibilities: Provides leadership and guidance for direct team that supports server engineering/virtualization, VDI, storage, backup and database management plus disaster recovery solutions Manage a staff of domestic and international employees and serve as the team liaison for the hiring process, work allocation, scheduling, training, professional development and performance evaluation  Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and training plans for infrastructure administration and project management  Establish project processes, including standards, peer reviews, ongoing monitoring and reporting, prioritization, and statistical analysis  Support projects end-to-end initiated by various clients (internal/external) and business units including new project and client launches, internal technology efforts, and migration activities related to mergers and acquisitions  Provide engineering support for 3000+ servers, 40000+ desktops, 34 storage systems, 600 SQL/Oracle databases across 6 countries Planning and architecting enterprise solutions based on business scope, requirements and technical needs.  Provide project management across multiple towers of technology and business areas (Server, Storage, Network, Desktop, Database, Development & Security)Selected Achievements: Successfully implemented of a 20,000 concurrent seat virtual desktop environment supporting 40,000+ call center agents globally. Development and implementation of Corporate VDI environment and remote access for corporate employees. Rebuild and reduced the number of storage systems from 34 (7 vendors) to 20 systems and 2 vendors Reduced operational expenses by over 10% in the first year.
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  • Encana Corporation
    It Manager Consultant/Contractor
    Encana Corporation Mar 2011 - Nov 2012
    Calgary, Ab, Ca
     Ensure continuous delivery IT service through the oversight of service level agreements with end users and monitoring of IT computer systems, software applications and network performance. Establish information system and technology priorities, goals, and objectives through collaboration and consultation with the senior management team. Lead IT strategic and operational planning to achieve business goals by fostering innovation, prioritizing IT initiatives, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future IT systems across the organization. Identify opportunities for the appropriate and cost-effective investment of financial resources in IT systems and resources, including staffing, sourcing, purchasing, and in-house development. Optimizes the cost of services through a mix of internal and external resources. Develops and manages effective external vendor relationships and deliverables, including offshore resources. Develop, track, and control the information technology annual operating and capital budgets. Develop business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for IT spending and initiatives.Assess and communicate risks associated with IT operations, processes, systems, and investments. Development and recruiting of a great team, building and maintain a robust infrastructure, managing projects and portfolios, ensuring partnerships with the business and developing good vendor relationships.Selected Achievements: Successfully implemented a major storage hardware upgrade. Completed major storage OS upgrade across 16 NetApp storage systems. Successful move of datacenter to a new co-location Successful migration of Solaris/SUN hardware/applications to Intel/Linux solution Developed and Implemented NetApp’s Snap Manager products company wide to streamline disaster recover  Developed and implemented IT manage service agreements
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  • Xcel Energy
    Senior Business Manager Of Infrastructure (Director)
    Xcel Energy Apr 2008 - Mar 2011
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us
     Managing five towers of Xcel Energy's IT Infrastructure which includes 1500 Server (1200 Win – 300 Unix) / 600TB Storage / IBM Mainframes / Network / Voice-PBX / Radio / Microwave across 57 sites and two major datacenters. Manage a team of business architects/analysts/consultants that support the infrastructure.  Define and manage annual operating budget of over $28M and a capital budget in excess of $20M.  Apply senior level knowledge and experience to understand business challenges and opportunities and drive new and innovative approaches to resolving them; bridge the gap between business and technology to develop the right solutions Partner with architecture and relationship management teams to engage business partners and vendors in developing technology / product strategies, then develop strategic plans for the infrastructure that align with business objectives Develop, manage and communicate key performance indicators and service level objectives throughout all levels of the organization. Partner with management, vendors and technical staff to ensure timely, accurate, and cost effective service delivery. Deliver cost-effective and right-sized infrastructure solutions in support of business objectives and corporate strategic direction. Currently working on a project to redefine, refurbishment and optimizing the current 36,000sqf datacenter infrastructure for the 21st century. Develop a new disaster recovery process around utilizing Xcel Energy’s datacenters and storage/server virtualization Develop strategic roadmaps on the future direction of Xcel Energy’s IT Infrastructure Manage the IT environment ensuring compliance to SOX, FERC and NERC regulations Implemented and maintain electronic discovery system/processes to meet federal legal requirements Accountable for the delivery of technology infrastructure in accordance with established technology standards and industry best practices.
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  • Intrado, Inc
    Manager System Administration
    Intrado, Inc Mar 2007 - Apr 2008
    Longmont, Colorado, Us
     Manage a team of 18 employees consisting of System Admin’s, PC Tech’s and Telecommunications Tech’s. Responsible for the acquisition, installation, and support activities associated with Intrado’s internal and external applications and systems. Responsible for the proper design, functionality and availability of Intrado’s internal infrastructure and back-office systems and applications.  Responsible for the proper design, functionality and availability of Intrado’s internal phone infrastructure and VOIP systems and applications.  Refine and conduct tests of disaster backup scenarios for critical operations functions. Recommend, implement and manage the support of business applications, databases and infrastructure storage and server infrastructure for all internal systems. Responsible for ensuring compliance of all software licensing, including monitoring, documenting, and approval of software purchases.
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  • Spry Squared, Inc.
    Contractor/Consultant
    Spry Squared, Inc. Feb 2002 - Mar 2007
    Colorado Springs, Colorado, Us
    Association of Graduates United States Air Force – IT ContractorThe Association of Graduates is the alumni association of the U.S. Air Force Academy. As a contractor I was responsible for all of the alumni servers, storage, network, phone system and web development;Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce - PresidentThe Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce is a business and community advocate and welcomes visitors and newcomers. As the President of the chamber, I was responsible for the daily operations, marketing strategies, membership recruitment and retention, planning events, and working directly with local, county and state governments; Geneos Wealth Management – IT ConsultingGeneos Wealth Management, a financial broker company, was a newly formed company by the founders of Multi Financial (bought by ING) that focused on high end financial clients. - Review their IT infrastructure and architecture, and make recommendations to the CEO on what future infrastructure is required.- Review and identify security risks and compliance issues that existed in the newly formed company and present recommendations to the owners.- Manage the software development of Geneos in house broker management application ensure the development met the shorten deadlines. This software provided portfolio analytics to trading, accounting, OSJ reporting, and research tools for advisors and clients.- Develop and implement data retention policies that met financial regulations. Fairway Systems, Inc – IT Consulting / TrainerFairway Systems was a golf management software firm offering comprehensive diversity of modules to municipal, daily fee, resort and private course based in Englewood, Colorado. The company was sold in 2005. Web Solutions 24/7 – OwnerWeb Solutions 24/7 was a web consulting company providing web design services, web hosting, search engine optimization, custom web applications, desktop and network support, with over 120 clients in the Colorado area;
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  • Alltel
    Technical Manager / It Project Manager
    Alltel Nov 2000 - Oct 2002
    Little Rock, Ar, Us
     Managed ALLTEL’s web development teams, providing technical and project support, including ALLTEL’s internal reference site, ALLREF, which receives 7 million hits a month and has a $2M budget with 99.5% uptime SLA. Written and negotiated SLA to meet client needs and vendor services. Completed on time, on budget, per requirements, the $500K ICM project. Coordinated multiple organizations within the company, reporting directly to the VP of Operations. Developed and implemented formal coding, testing and quality control processes within 3 months to ensure error free deployments of code for ALLTEL. Provided Fixed Priced and Time-and-Materials estimates and contracts for customers as well as Business Partnership Agreements and Statements of Work. Platforms – JSP, ASP, ASP.NET, ColdFusion, Oracle, MSSQL, Access, JAVASCRIPT, Unix and Windows
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  • Global Crossing
    It Manager
    Global Crossing May 1999 - Nov 2000
    Broomfield, Colorado, Us
     Successfully established an IT Data and Support center handling 1st, 2nd and 3rd tier calls. Developed the processes, procedures and desktop and server environment standards. Hired and trained staff. Managed successful migration of legacy sales databases to Clarify (CRM) and supervised the ongoing development, deployment and maintenance of the new system. Managed a group of 7 Network Services Technicians supporting 500+ users. Oversaw development and maintenance of 85 company Windows NT & Windows Terminal Servers including the automation of routine daily maintenance tasks and software updates. Maintained critical MS-SQL 7.0 / 2000 databases across 5 Windows NT servers. Analyzed hardware and software upgrades and prepared recommendations to the Director of IT.  Provided 24x7 on-call duty for contracted services under IT Customer Service Level Agreements. Developed and implemented disaster recovery plan for the company’s critical IT data.
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  • Mincom
    Sr. System Engineer
    Mincom Jan 1998 - May 1999
     Managed deployment and maintenance of Saleslogix (CRM) database for North America sales team. Initiated Y2K efforts overseeing 5 people across multiple platforms (NT, UNIX, Windows, CISCO) Managed 3 PC Technician’s who supported 250+ users. Managed and assisted in the implementation of the Windows NT and Windows Terminal Server environments including beta testing of Windows Terminal Server and thin clients. Maintained MSSQL (6.5 & 7.0) Oracle (7.x & 8.x) databases on UNIX & Windows platforms. Managed installation and maintenance of MIMS (ERP) software on client sites  Provided 24x7 on-call duty for the delivery of agreed IT Customer Service Level Agreements. Developed server / PC / software specifications and standards for North American operations. Assisted in the installation & maintenance of the Cisco LAN / WAN, VoIP environment. Developed and implemented disaster recovery plan for the company’s critical IT data.
  • Telstra Australia
    Specialist System Admin / Project Lead
    Telstra Australia Jan 1986 - Oct 1997
    Sydney, Nsw, Au
     Served as Project lead for development and rollout of new dialup solution using Reachout dialup software and Watchword security technology recognized by PC Magazine for its innovative design Project lead for the rollout of Lotus Notes servers to corporate users. Managed the NOVELL 3.x maintenance team and lead efforts in the NOVELL 4.x upgrade. Developed company SOE standards for Novell, Windows NT and UNIX and ensured all work adhered to SOE and regional standards. Developed disaster recovery plan for the UNIX, Novell and Windows NT servers. Worked on the conversion team for the 3COM network over to Novell 3.11.
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Stephen Spry Skills

Disaster Recovery Vendor Management Data Center Management It Strategy Cloud Computing Program Management Virtualization Project Management Integration Itil Process Improvement Enterprise Software Leadership Active Directory Networking Vmware Information Technology Databases Software Development Enterprise Architecture Telecommunications Security It Operations Infrastructure Storage System Deployment Cisco Technologies Technology Integration Network Administration Infrastructure Management Network Security Server Management Risk Management Cross Functional Team Leadership Technical Recruiting Scrum Budgets Strategic Technology Planning Data Center Relocation Web Development Budget Management Outsourcing Management Capital Management Regulatory Requirements Contract Recruitment Business Strategy Business Planning Business Development Agile And Waterfall Methodologies

Stephen Spry Education Details

  • Other Training
    Other Training
  • Washington Evaulation Service
    Washington Evaulation Service
    Computer Systems Analysis
  • Regency College Of Tafe
    Regency College Of Tafe
    Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Westminster School
    Westminster School
    Westminster School

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Stephen Spry has skills like Disaster Recovery, Vendor Management, Data Center, Management, It Strategy, Cloud Computing, Program Management, Virtualization, Project Management, Integration, Itil, Process Improvement.

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