Edward J. Martin
Harrisburg,NC
Summary
Highly accomplished, dynamic senior business professional with extensive experience working within large-scale, enterprise-wide, and global environments to identify operational and technology improvements and implement logical solutions. Adept at leveraging organization, problem solving, relationship building, and initiative implementation skills to effectively assess, prepare, execute, and effectively maintain various problematic programs and projects. Proven success leading cross-functional teams through change to deliver overly complex, strategic, quality programs from concept design to completion. Skilled at nurturing positive, collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, executive-level management, and various business partners to successfully mitigate potential program risks and overcome project barriers.
Results-driven information technology leader with proven track record of transforming IT strategy and operations. Skilled in developing innovative solutions, optimizing processes, and aligning strategic imperatives across enterprise. Strong focus on fostering team collaboration, driving performance, and adapting to changing needs. Recognized for effective communication, strategic vision, and robust strategic planning and management skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Information Officer
Preventive Measures, Inc.
01.2021 - Current
- Chief Information Officer (CIO) providing vision and leadership to the development, implementation and maintenance of the overall information systems and technology architecture of the organization, ensuring alignment with business strategy and delivery of capabilities required to achieve business success
- Responsible for strategy, policies, processes, security and management of information services and systems
- A strong influencer to inspire and motivate senior leadership to bring business intelligence, analytics, and technology leadership to the organization
- Proven leading edge expertise in technology innovation, vendor management, budgeting, scheduling and compliance
- A futuristic thinker and visionary quarterback in data science across diverse disciplines to develop best practices and lead teams to drive significant business development initiatives as well as identify and capitalize on new market opportunities
- Developing and executing digital strategy, implementing transformational information technology (IT) initiatives across the organization to improve quality, digital connections to consumers, cost effectiveness, and business development in a rapidly evolving and highly competitive marketplace
- Accountable for IT strategy and operations
Senior Consultant
Novant Healthcare
01.2021 - 10.2021
- Presented findings and recommendations to executive-level stakeholders, effectively communicating key insights and action plans.
- Developed strategic connections with senior leadership. Built strong relationships with clients through consistent communication and proactive problem-solving efforts.
- Collaborated with internal teams to develop customized solutions that addressed unique client needs.
- Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
- Evaluated clients' needs and created plan of action to provide solutions.
- Designed and executed plans to advance the universal capability layer initiative.
Senior Consultant (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
StoneLaurel Consulting, Inc.
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Serve as Senior Consultant responsible for ongoing monitoring, management, and delivery of strategic initiatives across Blue Cross of North Carolina (BCBSNC)
- Provide affordable quality healthcare in alignment with state and federal healthcare regulations through the development and launch of innovative initiatives
- Build and foster collaborative relationships with business, technology, and portfolio office teams to effectively support current initiatives
- Provide strategic mentorship and training to cross-functional staff and executive-level management to ensure projected business goals are consistently met
- Spearheaded program-wide, comprehensive risk assessment for Enterprise Risk Assessment team
- Successfully created and implemented initial strategies to execute300MM multi-year program for BCBSNC, and transform healthcare for entire state of North Carolina, through close collaboration with Healthcare lines of business, Portfolio Management, and Technology teams
- Expertly cultivated positive relationship with BCBS IT Division to assess and transform major business transformation initiative, resulting in restabilized and realigned program
- Effectively addressed various program level gaps, bridged operations between multiple development organizations, and played key role in assessing and improving operational models through the development and launch of integrated technology plan
Senior Consultant / Program Manager
Wells Fargo Co.
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Served as lead consultant offering innovative services to Wells Fargo, including Wealth Retirement and Brokerage lines of business
- Built relationships with business units and technology teams to coordinate and deliver major business transformation technology solutions
- Oversaw multi-workstream programs, including infrastructure, architecture, data management, enterprise security, production support, advanced disaster recovery, core scalability, and business continuity planning
- Effectively created, delivered, and cultivated fact-based reporting deliverables, including executive workstream reporting,30/60/90-day plans, issue and change logs, risk and mitigation plans, change requests, impact assessments, and contributed widely to portfolio and program level roadmaps and executive reporting processes
- Successfully delivered infrastructure technology assessments for $300MM Wells Fargo Wealth, Retirement, and Brokerage business transformation initiative
- Expertly initiated, planned, and implemented advanced technology solutions by partnering with CIO’s, Group Area Managers, Sr
- Strategists, Program Managers, Key Vendors, and Lines of Businesses
Merger Operations Technology Senior Project Manager
Wachovia Bank (Wells Fargo)
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Provided essential oversight and thought leadership to218 critical applications to ensure migrations and decommission success
- Played key role in migrating and retiring applications and infrastructure components for Operations Technology teams, including discovery, ideology, and scope definition
- Expertly designed and delivered conceptual identification and validation of application and infrastructure interdependencies tool
- Served as integral asset to leadership teams regarding key decision-making activities by successfully operationalizing unique reporting artifacts
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Education (Data Processing and Marketing)
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, PASkills
- Information Technology
- Infrastructure Management
- Revenue Growth
- Financial Management
- Team Building & Leadership
- Program & Project Management
- Healthcare Business Strategies
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Relationship Management
- Process Improvements
- Strategic Planning
- Change Management
- Best Practices: Exposure to industry methodologies and current technologies to meet business needs
- Tools: Microsoft Office Productivity - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, SharePoint, One Note, Yammer, Stream, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, Planview [Project and Time Tracking], ADP Workforce, ZenDesk, Generations IDB
- IT governance
- Digital transformation
Affiliations
- Information Technology Senior Management Forum - Member
- Board Member – For the Love of Nations
- Executive Director – Brand New Sheriff Productions
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Operations Technology Senior Project Manager, Wachovia Bank (Wells Fargo), Charlotte, NC
- Senior IT Technical Project Manager, The Vanguard Group
Training
- Project Management Body of Knowledge
- Metrics for Project Managers - Six Sigma
- Agile Methodology for Program Managers
- Waterfall Project Management Methodology and Practices
- Ongoing Leadership Training
Timeline
Senior Consultant
Novant Healthcare
01.2021 - 10.2021
Chief Information Officer
Preventive Measures, Inc.
01.2021 - Current
Senior Consultant (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
StoneLaurel Consulting, Inc.
01.2017 - 01.2021
Senior Consultant / Program Manager
Wells Fargo Co.
01.2011 - 01.2016
Merger Operations Technology Senior Project Manager
Wachovia Bank (Wells Fargo)
01.2010 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Business Education (Data Processing and Marketing)
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
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