Strategic technology professional and entertainment industry IT leader with thirty years experience driving innovation, digital transformation, data science, cybersecurity, and operational excellence in global organizations. Combining deep technical knowledge, strong team-building and leadership skills with systems engineering and analytics expertise to develop high-performing teams and deliver exceptional results.Delivers Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Data Officer (CDO), and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) services and capabilities to start-ups, small to medium size businesses with a focus on music, media, entertainment and technology space. Provide Fortune 500 level leadership, strategy, planning, innovation, roadmapping, security, RFI/RFP, evaluation and guidance. โข Strategy โข Leadership โข Innovation โข Data Sciences โข Cloud Computing โข Project Management โข DevOps โข Digital Transformation โข Team Development โข Contract Negotiation โข Public SpeakingSVP of Global IT for Live Nation Entertainment from 1996-2019 (NYSE:LYV - $10B revenue, 10K employees) global leader in concerts and ticketing with 580 million tickets sold in 2017.Led 50-100 person global team and managed $5-12 million budgets. Created business-centric IT strategy and innovation framework. A driven technology leader, hired as MIS Manager with MCA Concerts, promoted to Director of IT with Universal Concerts, Sr. Director of IT with House of Blues, VP of IT with Live Nation, and SVP of Global IT with Live Nation Entertainment.Key projects:ย ย โ ย ย Migrated financial systems from on-prem data centers to the cloudย ย โ ย ย Implemented global ERP/EPM systemsย ย โ ย ย Built data science program featuring AI, machine learning and analyticsย ย โ ย ย Deployed financial reporting systemsย ย โ ย ย Managed 5 data center infrastructure builds, moves and consolidationsย ย โ ย ย Led mergers-and-acquisitions-related integrationsย ย โ ย ย Designed and developed booking, marketing, settlement, and show profitability systemsย ย โ ย ย Built House of Blues intranet, extranet, and custom applicationsย ย โ ย ย Developed MCA/Universal Concerts websites, online ticketing, event and sponsorship sitesPrior to Live Nation, headed LA-based tech startup focused on the entertainment industry; clients included Sony/Columbia/TriStar, MCA/Universal, Warner Brothers Records, Nederlander Concerts, and the Grammy Awards.
Listed skills include Business Analysis, Management, Integration, Erp, and 46 others.