Ben Butler

Work History

Senior Merger and Acquistion Technical Lead

Computershare

11.2023 - Current

Created the M&A Due diligence framework for technology teams engaged in initial discovery and assessments.
Created technology cost and risk models to support deal structures and valuations
Provided forward looking integration approaches with relative risk and cost estimates.
Engaged with target businesses to understand the technology landscape, application design and potential roadmaps.
Fostered culture of innovation, encouraging exploration of new technologies and approaches to solve complex problems.
Provided integration strategies that aligned with business goals.
leader of technology teams delivering on the agreed integration strategies.

Integration Lead – End User Experience

Computershare Corporate Trust

03.2021 - 11.2023

Responsible for the End User Experience for three thousand new employees transitioning from an $750M acquisition
A senior leader for this multi-year program, working alongside business stakeholders and various technology teams to successfully integrate a new business and its technology to Computershare
Worked closely with business stakeholders to define requirements
Created and delivered the End User Migration strategy
Responsible for the redesign and enhancement of the End User Experience through end point device and Citrix VDI with strategic technology direction changes tailored to the business needs
Established End User technology capabilities for new offshore business entity.
Supported the business transition to Computershare.
Successfully delivered the End User Experience strategy on time and under budget

Enterprise Architect – End User Computing

Computershare Worldwide

02.2016 - 03.2021

A foundational member of Computershare’s Global Enterprise Architecture practice, responsibility for developing and maturing the practice from the ground up, aligning to the TOGAF framework
Responsible for the Global End User Computing strategy
Designed and executed a global digital workspace transformation strategy to increase business agility, employee satisfaction and lower the cost of End User Computing
Developed strategies and roadmaps that identified and addressed technical debt in addition to driving innovation and transformation, through solutions like Citrix VDI and Cloud technologies
A thought leader across all technology domains to global business heads
Provided due diligence and integration strategies for numerous merger and acquisition activity

User Group Leader

Citrix User Group Community (CUGC), Boston, Massachusetts

05.2018 - 10.2020

Leader of regional User Group chapter, facilitate engaging discussions and address the needs of the user group community
Plan and organize Quarterly meetings and content
Increase user participation and membership
Identify industry trends and bring visibility to the user community through industry engagement

Infrastructure Architect

Computershare NA, Canton, Massachusetts

01.2015 - 02.2016

Responsibility to develop and mature the infrastructure architecture function within a global technology group
Designing solutions for all aspects of Technology Infrastructure
Established, developed and ran programs to improve environmental stabilization which included process, technology and training enhancements across the North American Infrastructure teams and environments
In partnership with lines of business, designed technology integration strategies that realized operational cost savings and efficiencies
Responsible for all Infrastructure integration deliverables across technology pillars ensuring teams achieve goals on time and in budget
Co-chair of the Global Architecture Governance board

Infrastructure & Operations Architect

Computershare NA, Canton, Massachusetts

10.2013 - 01.2015

An inaugural member of the newly formed Global Infrastructure Architecture group charged with establishing and implementing the Architectural practices around technology governance, maintaining standards, and driving innovation
Responsible for defining and designing Computershare’s global mobility and BYOD strategy
This included running global proof of concepts with market leading solutions, financial impact analysis, security assessment and final solution design
Instituted documentation standards for the Architecture function
Lead the design and uplift of critical global infrastructure
Championed a global hybrid IT strategy which would improve business agility, lower capital expenditure and operating costs

Server Systems Team Lead

Computershare NA, Canton, Massachusetts

06.2007 - 10.2013

Led the management of the North American server environments
Responsible for growing and developing a dynamic team of engineers which successfully deliver critical projects on time and on budget, while still providing exemplary service to its respective business lines
Realized over $400,000 in operational cost savings over12 months year on year through replacing the on premises email hygiene product with a cloud solution and by migrating a hosted Compliance platform to an in house solution, leveraging existing investments
Championed the adoption of ITIL methodologies and processes for the North American Infrastructure group
Managed24 x7 global environments which supported a diverse portfolio of business lines
Responsible for an Operating budget of $2.5M for Hardware and Software maintenance and a $3.5 M Capital Expense budget for Hardware and software refreshes in addition to new strategy driven technologies

Lead architect in multiple Data Center designs and builds
Successfully led an initiative to improve the Business Continuity program for the North American infrastructure group with the goal to reduce Recovery Time and Recovery Point Objectives
Introduced automation to address laborious and repetitive activities, freeing up resources to focus on strategic initiatives
Architected multiple global messaging systems uplifts in additional to peripheral systems while providing mentoring and guidance to global colleagues
Architected and managed the implementation of a consolidated unified messaging platform from the geographically dispersed legacy voicemail systems
Drove an infrastructure review and redesign of domain specific policies including privileged account usage to improve global security posture

Senior Server Engineer

Computershare NA, Canton, Massachusetts

01.2006 - 06.2007

Supported the North American server environment consisting of over2200 systems running in a97 percent virtualized environment
Primary responsibilities for core Microsoft infrastructure technologies for example, Clustering, Active Directory and Messaging
Provided mentoring to the broader infrastructure team
Architected and the North American server Backup and Recovery strategy
Architected Windows Clustering design and Disaster Recovery process using automation
This reduced the disaster recovery process time of45 Windows clusters by60% down to2.5 hours
Owner of messaging technologies for North America, lead engineer for the global messaging team
Key influencer in technology decision making process

Summary

Work History

Senior Merger and Acquistion Technical Lead

Integration Lead – End User Experience

Enterprise Architect – End User Computing

User Group Leader

Infrastructure Architect

Infrastructure & Operations Architect

Server Systems Team Lead

Senior Server Engineer

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