Brent Price
West Des Moines
Summary
Experienced professional with extensive experience in IT leadership, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. Adept at aligning IT strategies with business objectives, leading IT Integration for M&A, and driving operational efficiency. Proven track record in disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and IT vendor management. Passionate about continuous learning, innovation, and delivering high-value IT solutions.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT Business Partner
Honeywell
Des Moines, United States
01.2024 - Current
- Collaborate with CIO, Corporate IT, CCC Business Leaders, and other stakeholders to drive digital transformation initiatives and enhance operational efficiency through the use of IT
- Strategic IT Alignment: Work with business leaders to understand their strategic goals and risk areas
- Ensure that IT initiatives align with business objectives, facilitating the integration of technology into day-to-day operations
- Oversee the execution of IT projects from inception to completion
- Maintain effective communication with internal teams and external partners align goals of the business with the execution of our projects
- M&A: Led initiatives to allow full business integration of IT systems from CCC to Honeywell
- Managed data team that owned quality review, extraction, and import to 14 new business systems
- Decommissioned 100+ applications within the business
- Managed rollout of security IT systems changes and implemented strategies to allow minimized business disruption to Engineers
- Led team in rebuilding reporting dashboards for legacy ERP and CRM systems through PowerBI
- Managed migration of all M365 services to Honeywell; Teams, Project, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange
- Migrated conveying applications to new SSO platforms
- Migrated 60+ servers and associated applications to new cross-domain hosted infrastructure
Director, IT Security
CCC (Compressor Controls Corporation)
United States
06.2022 - 12.2023
- Mergers & Acquisition: Led pre-sale due diligence regarding security infrastructure, identifying potential risks and opportunities related to IT Systems
- Post-sale, served as IT and Cybersecurity lead for Business Integration
- Migrated 300+ users to new domain
- Deployed new laptop and equipment worldwide, spanning 10+ countries
- Deployed newly adopted security software and systems at all CCC sites
- Led replacement of all router, firewall, switch, access point, and other related networking equipment at all sites
- Deployed new Physical Security/Badging system at key sites
- Implemented strategies to retain access to legacy systems on newly deployed equipment, ensuring business continuity and minimizing disruption to our staff
- Delivered Integration requirements on time and under budget to Honeywell
- Cybersecurity Program Development: I drove the design and implementation of a robust cybersecurity framework focused on Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and Data Security Initiatives
- Conducted risk assessments and developed mitigation strategies, collaborating with cross-functional teams comprised of external vendors, service providers, and internal business leaders
- Lead incident response planning and testing to ensure swift response times to potential threats, minimization of business disruption, and overall safeguarding of critical data and assets
- Vendor Management: Oversaw relationships with IT vendors and managed services providers, ensuring delivery of high-quality support and alignment with our company's unique Engineering needs
- Conducted regular performance reviews with service providers to maintain exceptional service quality
Customer Success Manager & Solution Engineer
WIN Technology
Des Moines, United States
05.2020 - 05.2022
- Performed role as an advocate for my customers, built long-term relationships with business leaders, and ensured they received the maximum value of WIN's Managed and Professional Services
- Collaborated with customers to develop engagement and adoption strategies that led to increased user satisfaction and customer retention
- Regularly met with customers and gather detailed feedback that could be cycled into the various technical teams within WIN to improve overall quality of service
- Collaborated with Sales, Technical Support, Engineering, and leadership to evolve service offerings that drove value to the organization as well as the target market we sold to
- Developed a new service offering model to expand our target market to customers requiring hybrid models of service and delivery
- Transitioned 40% of clients to new service offering, increasing overall profitability of the region and freeing up resources to assist in other projects
- Achieved 100% Managed Services contract renewal rate in my managed region of Iowa
Product Owner
WIN Technology
Des Moines, Iowa
05.2019 - 05.2020
- Lead cross-functional teams to deliver Professional Services projects and value to our customers
- As the primary liaison between stakeholders, sales, customer support, and engineering teams, I ensured that our end product matched the technical specifications promised by sales and aligned with customer satisfaction
Solutions Consultant
WIN Technology
Des Moines, Iowa
08.2017 - 05.2019
- Systems Infrastructure Design & Implementation
- Network Infrastructure Consulting
- Systems Maintenance and Management
- Disaster Recovery
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement customized solutions for clients in various industries.
- Designed post-sale training curricula to educate customers on use and maintenance of deployed systems
Solutions Consultant
HNCBNC
Des Moines, Iowa
01.2017 - 08.2017
- Managed critical server infrastructure for rural hospitals in Iowa
- Deployed 1500+ endpoints across 20 physical locations
- Managed VDI infrastructure stack across 5 core datacenters
Network Solutions Consultant
RSM US LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
05.2014 - 12.2016
- Systems Infrastructure Design & Implementation
- Network Infrastructure Consulting
- Systems Maintenance and Management
- Disaster Recovery
- Device Monitoring, Patch Management, Specialized Software Implementation and Maintenance, General IT Support
Systems Administrator
Next Generation Technologies
Buffalo Center, Iowa
06.2010 - 05.2014
- - Systems Maintenance and Management, Disaster Recovery, Patch Management, Implement Virtual and Physical Server Environments, General IT Support
Education
Bachelor of Science - Management of Information Systems
Iowa State University - College of Business
Ames, IASkills
- Due Diligence
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Excellent communication
- IT Program Management
- Data transformation
Accomplishments
- Led two Acquisition projects and managed IT Integration of business from seller to buyer
- Built IT Security Program for a business that previously did not have dedicated resources
- Built MSP business and led to profitability
Certification
- Professional Scrum Master I
- Scaled Professional Scrum, SPS/Nexus
- Professional Scrum Product Owner I
Timeline
IT Business Partner
Honeywell
01.2024 - Current
Director, IT Security
CCC (Compressor Controls Corporation)
06.2022 - 12.2023
Customer Success Manager & Solution Engineer
WIN Technology
05.2020 - 05.2022
Product Owner
WIN Technology
05.2019 - 05.2020
Solutions Consultant
WIN Technology
08.2017 - 05.2019
Solutions Consultant
HNCBNC
01.2017 - 08.2017
Network Solutions Consultant
RSM US LLP
05.2014 - 12.2016
Systems Administrator
Next Generation Technologies
06.2010 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Science - Management of Information Systems
Iowa State University - College of Business