Accomplished IT Director with a proven track record specializing in digital transformation and innovation, including AI and machine learning integration. Demonstrated leadership in cybersecurity and team management, successfully driving projects that enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs. Achieved significant IT budget optimization, emphasizing strategic planning and stakeholder engagement. Insightful Information Technology Manager with 23 years of IT leadership experience including oversight of infrastructure, application support and security services. Dedicated to customer satisfaction with focused delivery of technical solutions. Proven leader in directing operations, maintenance and support of complex systems. Develops creative business solutions, leveraging diverse methodologies and delivering engineering solutions for leading organizations. Highly adept in request for proposal development, technology needs assessments and staff training.
Straub Collaborative provides scaled eCommerce photography, video, 3D & post production services for global retailers. I serve in the role of Director of Information Technology leading our technology initiatives centered around automation, AI integration, business transformation, and data analysis. Develop and implement comprehensive IT strategies aligned with business objectives, emphasizing automation, AI, and transformation initiatives. Implement robust data governance practices ensuring data integrity and security. Oversee complex data analysis to derive actionable insights and support data-driven decision-making. Collaborate with executive leadership to identify technology needs, evaluate emerging technologies, and develop strategies to leverage IT for competitive advantage. Implement and maintain robust cybersecurity measures, reducing the risk of data breaches and ensuring compliance with industry regulations and standards.
Successfully manage IT budget of up to $8 Million annually, optimizing expenditures and achieving cost savings through strategic vendor negotiations and resource allocation. Drive initiatives focused on automation processes and AI solutions to optimize workflows and enhance operational efficiency. Including the implementation of machine learning algorithms for predictive analytics, improving decision-making and operational efficiency.
In this role I led the Technical IT Team, vendors, and contract resources of a highly integrated and automated digital environment in an International Education Organization. Oversaw IT operations, implementing solutions to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Led cross-functional teams, collaborating on projects to meet organizational goals. Ensured compliance with data security protocols, mitigating risks and safeguarding sensitive information. Developed and implemented IT strategies, aligning technology investments with the company's strategic objectives. Directed Implementation of NetSuite Projects (Subsidiary) Entity Migration from Exact Online, Suite Billing, Suite Tax, ARM, Stripe Integration. HubSpot Integration and Fixed Assets management.
Managed all phases of Wright & McGill Company Information Technologies in accordance with Global Organizational policies and goals. Oversaw the infrastructure of technical operations, managing a team of IT employees, tracking technology to achieve business goals, eliminating security risks, increasing user satisfaction, and maintaining operations and systems. Managing the design and implementation of IT infrastructure and oversee the organization's help desk Direct Global Information System Department domestically and internationally. FTE resources, contractors, onshore and offshore. Management of Information Systems Capital and Expense budgets multi-million. ERP Management, Oracle EBS vR12. Cloud Management AWS and Azure environments Corporate Reporting Management. EDI Management, Gentran, SPS Commerce, 40 Trading Partners Internationally ITSM, Helpdesk Management 24x7 Follow the Sun. Maximize use, ROI of ERP applications to improve business operations, processes, productivity and reduce overall expenses. Management of VOIP and unied messaging, video, and audio systems. Mobile platform management Research, procure, implement, maintain, and support modern technologies and software to support corporate initiatives and growth. Ensure proper functioning of all enterprise information processing, data integrity, performance latency and data backups. Management of Global Network Security, firewall, VPN, monitoring, conducting annual security reviews. Direct vendor qualification and negotiations for all Enterprise system maintenance, documentation, and vendor supplied packaged programs, utilities, and other technical programs. DRP Disaster Recovery Planning. Data/Enterprise systems to include departmental emergency and contingency plans. Provided SR guidance and mentoring regarding hardware/software related problems Incident Management. Development and implementation of policies and procedures. RCA (Root Cause Analysis) , Resolution and Prevention Planning. Call Center Management Project Management - Waterfall, AGILE and SCRUM methodologies. Act as CIO Management of Corporate Change Control Operating Systems/Environments: Windows, MAC OS, Novell NetWare, Linux, UNIX and Mobile
HPAS and CSC
Held role Business Systems Manager and PMO Manager, responsible for the overall design, development, implementation and management/direction of Success Partners IT solutions and Project Management Organization. Key Accomplishments & Sample Duties : Successful completion of Cloud ERP NetSuite implementation and integration. Replacement of on premise Mas200 ERP. Implemented NetSuite Cloud SaaS, RF-Smart, PaceJet, Cyber source, Auth.net, Piracle Pay, CCH, XMPie and Magento enterprise. AWS Cloud Management, Private cloud management and Azure Cloud. Successfully administered the integration of CRM, Reporting, Supply Chain, Shipping, Sales Tax and E-Commerce. PMO Management. Managed a project Portfolio of 28 plus IT Projects consecutively. Utilization of ITIL framework, Project management methodologies of Waterfall, CPM, AGILE, SCRUM and Hybrid. IT/Business Systems Budget.
Leader of the Technical Support Help Desk and Support department. Provided and managed incident management and Project Management to ensure customer's problems were resolved in both a timely and efficient manner. Primary responsibility was support for over 3K installed base client server and hosted customer's. Secondly Helpdesk provided in-house technical support and services to all CSS Sta. Quality control was a core focus. Management of weekly, new product releases. Recruitment, hiring, training, mentoring, managing and termination of Help Desk personnel. Management of Customer SLAs. Escalation point in provision of technical solutions and services to customer's such as Apple, Café Mac, Whole Foods and PGA Tours
Managed all phases of Wright & McGill Company Information Technologies in accordance with Global Organizational policies and goals. Employees, tracking technology to achieve business goals, eliminating security risks, increasing user satisfaction, and maintaining operations and systems. Managing the design and implementation of IT infrastructure and oversaw the organization's help desk Direct Global Information System Department domestically and internationally. FTE resources, contractors, onshore and offshore. Management of Information Systems Capital and Expense budgets multi-million. ERP Management, Oracle EBS vR12. Cloud Management AWS and Azure environments Corporate Reporting Management. EDI Management, Gentran, SPS Commerce, 40 Trading Partners Internationally ITSM, Helpdesk Management 24x7 Follow the Sun. Maximize use, ROI of ERP applications to improve business operations, processes, productivity and reduce overall expenses. Management of VOIP and unied messaging, video, and audio systems. Mobile platform management Research, procure, implement, maintain, and support modern technologies and software to support corporate initiatives and growth. Ensure proper functioning of all enterprise information processing, data integrity, performance latency and data backups. Management of Global Network Security, firewall, VPN, monitoring, conducting annual security reviews. Direct vendor qualification and negotiations for all Enterprise system maintenance, documentation, and vendor supplied packaged programs, utilities, and other technical programs. DRP Disaster Recovery Planning. Data/Enterprise systems to include departmental emergency and contingency plans. Development and implementation of policies and procedures. RCA (Root Cause Analysis) , Resolution and Prevention Planning. Call Center Management Project Management - Waterfall, AGILE and SCRUM methodologies. Act as CIO Management of Corporate Change Control
Operating Systems/Environments: Windows, MAC OS, Novell Netware, Linux, UNIX and Mobile