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Boston

Provide strategic advisory to Fortune 150 clients to establish IT strategy, governance and operating models, improve functional maturity and optimize data centers and networks.

New York City

Set the global technology infrastructure strategy and direct global IT operations, including shared data center services, that enable effective interoperability across the firm’s 40 member businesses in 150 countries; manage 250 direct staff and a $53M annual spend.■ Established common infrastructure plan, network architecture, and computing/communications platform.■ Consolidated six 24X7 data centers to three (US/UK) and shifted 50% of global IT operations to India.■ Developed IT plans for selected member firms—defined IT requirements for expansion in China, and to support growth in UK, Italy, and Eastern Europe.■ Planned transition to Cloud Computing.

Boston And Palo Alto, Ca

■ Directed integration of the $1.6B HP/Compaq outsourcing services business; led all pre-merger business planning.■ Brought first comprehensive managed services opportunity to HP after Compaq merger; ultimately resulted in single largest multimillion dollar services contract in HP history.

Boston

Promoted in 2000 to full P&L leadership of a $1B outsourcing business with over 5,000 staff providing long-term multi-vendor technology and enterprise applications services to over 400 global customers. ■ Deployed global sales strategy/team to win record contracts with key clients.■ Drove value selling, improved deal qualifications, and implemented repetitive processes; achieved benchmark delivery cost and increased operating profit 2 points in two years. ■ Drove total contract value from $450M/yr to $1.1B in two years.

Boston

Responsible for global computing/network shared services, including all IT infrastructure design, development, and delivery; up to 1500 staff worldwide; annual expense budget of $300M.■ Created model for large-scale, multinational shared IT services operations.■ Improved customer satisfaction rating from 7 to 9 (on a 10-point scale).■ Reduced delivery costs 20% to save $50M/year.

Boston

Led elite team of PhD engineers/scientists charged with applying leading edge technology to improve the company’s core business processes. ■ Drove design/deployment of the company’s first e-business capability for channel partners.

Lake Forest, Il

Directed global information services for $3B division with two operating units (Walker and Monroe) and 20,000 employees worldwide; led strategic IT planning, infrastructure, network operations, and applications development/deployment; managed 200 staff; annual expense budget of $60M. ■ As division’s first CIO, established the first formal IT strategy■ Planned, won Board approval, and led a $35M SAP implementation; $25M in annual savings from improvements in productivity and inventory management.

Houston, Paris And Racine, Wi

■ Director, IT Audit— led global IT audit and created new audit methods for distributed computing.■ Director, IS, JI Case—led sales/marketing and retail finance IT systems organization.■ Director, Network Services, JI CASE (France)—led global computing/network services.■ Consulting Engineer—defined telecommunications/IS corporate strategy.

Houston, London And Amsterdam

Led global IT operations and networks services for petrochemical construction firm with extended European based assignments in London and Amsterdam

Ms, Telecommunications

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

Bs, Computer Science