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San Francisco, CA, US

San Francisco, California, US

Corporate governance consulting, to interpret and apply regulations and best practice to your environment. Guides Fortune 500 and leading edge technology clients in large-scale strategic change, compliance, and risk management. End-to-end experience in corporate operations, with M&A integration, turn-around, IPO and start-up leadership experience. Drives.

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, US

PMI, a not-for-profit corporation with $200 million in annual revenue, is governed by a Board of Directors that is comprised of 12 member-elected directors from around the world. The Board oversees the management, control and supervision of the business and is accountable to the membership. PMI is a global organization, with over 500,000 members in 195.

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, US

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, US

Helped PMI chapters design and implement strategic plans to help them envision and achieve individual chapter goals while aligning with global organization.

Sacramento, California, US

Developed, with partners, new strategic plan for the State of California to use technology to meet our society's goals, and make progress on the big, complex problems affecting us all. https://vision2023.cdt.ca.gov/

Berkeley, CA, US

Teaches graduate level courses in leadership, project management and sustainability

San Jose, CA, US

Spinning up a new technology PMO, using my powers for good. Leading 5 managers and a team of 60 to manage $130 million in active technology projects for three hospitals and 11 clinics, a jail system, social services and other critical municipal functions. Established portfolio and resource management systems to optimize efforts. Developed benefits.

New York, NY, US

Developed a competitive advantage for this DNS management startup by driving SOC2 compliance, proving to prospective customers that their data was secure in our hands. This effort provided much-needed oversight into critical security and financial controls.

San Francisco, CA, US

IPO preparedness, PCI, EU Model Contract Clauses, all the good stuff.

San Jose, CA, US

Helped OpenDNS prepare for EU expansion through data privacy including Privacy Shield and Model Clauses, and helped make the organization a strong acquisition target for Cisco via PCI and SOC2. Guided company on ISO27001, GDPR and FedRamp.

Campbell, CA, US

Internal strategic consultant, helping financial consulting firm determine whether it should depart a line of business, developing pricing and go-to-market strategy, identifying appropriate staffing levels, and developing internal and client training and communication for new vision.

San Francisco, CA, US

Guided this rapidly growing content delivery network through PCI compliance, EU Safe Harbor and similar regulations. Developed initial control framework, policies and procedures, helping to mature organization for stronger scaling, accountability and growth, preparing them for a successful IPO.

SAN Francisco, CA, US

Resolved PCI compliance issues, developed business processes across the enterprise in order to support disaster recovery and business continuity requirements, designed and implemented security processes, and designed access control for stronger security. Responded to endless investor requests to mature the organization.

San Francisco, California, US

Designed IT security processes and procedures, refined change management procedures, and designed flexible Software Development Life Cycle methodology for this rapidly growing Internet startup.

Menlo Park, California, US

Developed first IT Project Management Organization for the lab, aligned IT with mission objectives, and launched multiple mission-critical initiatives for the lab. Hired staff, established procedures and metrics, brought order out of chaos.

Appointed by the Board of Directors to independently monitor the internal controls of the credit union. Ensures a high level of internal control quality, management's financial reporting objectives are met and that practices and procedures safeguard member assets. Merged with San Mateo Credit Union.

Oakland, California, US

Project Governance - Developed a project management standard for the utility which all significant projects ($1 million - $5 billion+) now are required to follow, to ensure consistent, predictable execution and fewer unpleasant surprises.

San Francisco, California, US

Initiated and developed strategic plan for this 2,500-member chapter, addressing changes in the Bay Area, including globalization, mergers and acquisitions and pricing pressures.

San Francisco, CA, US

Pre-IPO readiness. Reviewed all business processes (tax, treasury, accounting, etc) and IT processes (security, operations, change control) for accuracy and integrity of data. Identified control gaps, determined areas of improvement, documented and executed new processes.

Livonia, Michigan, US

Developed and implemented strategic plan, and drove fiscal accountability to move this young organization from crisis to sustainable mode.

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, US

Developed five year strategic plan, using balanced scorecard, to transform the organization to meet evolving member needs.

San Jose, CA, US

Brought in to address Sarbanes-Oxley compliance issues. Drove the development of new processes covering security, release engineering and change management. Identified risks and defined and executed remediation programs to correct those issues.

Belmont, CA, US

Developed technology procedures to comply with Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Law (JSOX). Developed a framework of good governance practices and resolved critical risks, via cultural and procedural change.

Initiated and developed strategic plan for this 2,500-member chapter, addressing changes in the Bay Area, such as globalization, mergers and acquisitions, pricing pressures and other environmental factors. Partnered with corporations and non-profits to further the profession and serve the community.

San Jose, California, US

Developed a comprehensive IT Governance model and executed against that vision, building a culture of discipline and accountability. Refined operations and engineering processes to balance operational reliability with strategic positioning.

South San Francisco, California, US

Strategic consulting, ranging from Sarbanes-Oxley and FDA (21 CFR Part 11) compliance to reengineering change management practices and developing an agile methodology framework.

London, GB

Directed all phases of technical deployments for Verizon Wireless, minority owned by Vodafone, making it the most profitable and efficient segment for Vodafone Global Platform.Launched wireless web portal for Connex, Romania's largest wireless provider. Scope included Web, WAP and SMS, entirely in Romanian language.

Developed strategic plans for business development, systems integration, and marketing initiatives for clients in boutique professional services firm.

Los Angeles, US

Directed several major independent initiatives at this $8 billion global consumer electronics manufacturer, owner of RCA and GE brands.

Leading From The Chair

Chartered Director, Iod Fellow

Stanford Director'S College

Finance For Non-Financial Directors

Bs, Business Administration

Education record