Michael Underwood Email & Phone Number

Saint Petersburg, Fl, Us

Irwindale, California, Us

Crosslake helps changemakers buy, build and run technology that creates value. Private equity investors and management teams rely upon Crosslake’s proprietary QoT approach as the standard for measuring technology value across diligence and strategic value creation initiatives.

Eagan, Minnesota, Us

Morrisville, Nc, Us

Responsible for Technology, Engineering, and IT Services providing enterprise SaaS GRC software solutions to automate and streamline critical regulatory and compliance functions for financial services companies. Customers include over 400 clients, including a large number of the top 25 financial services companies. Led Technology through significant transformation program while supporting record revenue and business growth . Executive team member reporting to the CEO and Board, responsible for highly successful sale and transition to new private equity owners.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Consultant and interim Head of IT.

Winston-Salem, Nc, Us

Responsible for Infrastructure, Operations, Systems Engineering, Network & Telecoms, IT Delivery Services (service desk, desktop engineering, field support, security, financial management, audit & compliance, and data architecture) teams. Hired to drive significant service improvements, IT cost reductions, and improve delivery while managing through transition to new company ownership. Successfully led Technology through major transformation, including sale from GMAC to new private owners, major technology turnaround including significant improvement in technology costs and capabilities, and acquisition and integration of several companies resulting in more than doubled revenue over 5 years.

Founding member and Board Advisor for the Charlotte Region Society for Information Management (SIM).

London, Gb

RSA Insurance (formerly Royal & Sun Alliance). Led UK Division Technology and Change for Personal Lines insurance, Operations including Retail & Affinity business areas, and Claims. Accountable for the end-to-end delivery of all Technology, Development, IT services, business change and technology innovation. Directed internal Technology and Change teams along with large outsourced providers.

Accountable for the development of the business strategy, program plans, and execution of a program to wind down the US business. Led project management team responsible for business engagement, resource planning, project development and program management for all initiatives for Finance, HR, Investments, Reinsurance, and Financial Risk business areas.

Director responsible for delivery of all IT projects. Led team of senior IT professionals comprised of program and project managers, business consultants, technical team leads, architects and lead developers responsible for project delivery.

Developed and directed IT Business Unit PMO focused on project portfolio management, project skills development and financial analysis. Led Operational review for Commercial Insurance IT budget and represented Commercial Insurance as part of the enterprise IT Transformation Program.

Directed Personal Lines System department in support of $700M PL business. Responsible for development and execution of strategy for systems development, business alignment, systems support, technology selection and vendor management.

Mba, Business

Ba, Mathematics