C-Suite executive renowned for dynamic leadership across diverse roles. An innovator, adept at translating technical concepts into tangible successes. Known for solving challenging problems, identifying and developing top talent and evolving corporate culture and efficiencies. Career Highlights:• Built a world-class 100-person 24x7x365 IT operations/security operation from the ground up, catapulting Overstock into one of the leading eCommerce websites in the US. • Recruited and developed numerous key leaders whose contributions had a profound impact on the company. • Grew an Ireland-based Software Engineering team from 30 to 85 people in 9 months, achieving 35% savings in overall engineering salaries.• Reduced IT costs by 20% while increasing capacity to support a revenue growth rate of 24%.• Improved IT system uptime from 94% to 99.99% via effective change management processes.• Managed a 300+ person IT organization while maintaining an 95% retention rate with the highest employment engagement rates by a margin of 5%.• Established and implemented technical strategies and a comprehensive IT security program that resulted in a 12% increase in operational efficiencies and a 22% reduction in IT security events. • Built a thriving international business by leveraging technology and product management targeted at the Canadian market, achieving over $60 million in revenue in 2023.• Implemented digital marketing strategies as Acting Chief Marketing Officer to grow annual revenue grew by 74.41%.• Directed the seamless construction of a $100 million corporate campus and data center, ensuring on-time completion while 2% under budget.• Seamlessly executed the transition to a self-insured health plan and an on-site clinic, which saved the company more than $250K while positively impacting the health of ~700 employees.Skills: Coaching and Mentoring, Recruiting, Communication Skills, Cross-Functional Leadership, OKRs / KPIs, Stakeholder Management, Data Analysis, SaaS Implementations, IT Systems Integration, Strategic Planning, Financial Acumen, Project Management, Global Collaboration, Budget Management, Emerging Technologies, Vendor Management, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, Regulatory Compliance (SOX and PCI), Change Management, Talent Acquisition and Development, Performance Optimization, Scalability, Business Continuity Disaster Recovery (BCDR), Digital Transformation, Continuous Improvement, Quality Assurance, Incident Management, Digital Marketing Operations, People Operations
