Henry Aguillon
Justin,Texas
Summary
Qualified Program Director with proven background in strategic planning and project management. Successfully led cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact initiatives. Demonstrated excellence in stakeholder communication and operational efficiency.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Director, Technical Project Management
Kyndryl
04.2022 - Current
- Spearheaded a transformative migration project at Kyndryl, transferring the entire on-premises application estate to Azure cloud, revolutionizing operations and achieving $100 million in annual savings
- Project Management: Led and managed multiple AI related migration projects from inception to completion, delivering them 10% ahead of schedule and reducing costs by 15%, consistently meeting project scope and budget targets
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborated with over 50 internal and external stakeholders, clearly defining project requirements, establishing realistic timelines, and setting clear expectations, resulting in 97% stakeholder satisfaction
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered with engineering, product, and data science teams to successfully develop and deploy AI-driven solutions that reduced manual effort by 30%, optimizing operations across the business
- Roadmap Development (DevOps): Developed and maintained project roadmaps for AI related projects, prioritizing tasks based on business impact and ensuring the effective allocation of resources, achieving 98% on-time task completion
- Led comprehensive migration efforts, including pre-planning, application disposition, and infrastructure setup, delivering a seamless migration with zero major disruptions to business operations
- Risk Management: Identified and mitigated project risks, preventing potential delays that could have resulted in $5 million in lost productivity
- Developed robust contingency plans that were successfully executed in high-risk scenarios
- AI Expertise: Provided strategic insights into AI trends and best practices, directly contributing to a 5% improvement in AI project success rates across the project
- Leveraged extensive expertise in Azure tools and services, proactively resolving migration challenges and ensuring a 100% uptime during critical phases of the migration process
- Integrated AI tools to automate monitoring and reporting, reducing operational downtime by 10% and improving response times to incidents by 35%
- Performance Tracking: Implemented key metrics and reporting tools that enhanced visibility for leadership, providing real-time insights into project status and resulting in 90% faster decision-making
- Continuous Improvement: Drove process optimizations that led to a 15% increase in efficiency across the team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement through regular post-project reviews and feedback sessions
- Ensured strict adherence to project timelines and budget, consistently delivering projects within a 5% variance from planned budgets, resulting in significant cost savings for the organization
- Currently applying migration strategies and AI efficiencies to lead cloud transformation for one of the world's largest healthcare organizations, driving operational improvements that have reduced downtime by 25% and accelerated digital innovation
Senior Technical Product/Program Manager (Retail)
IBM/Kyndryl
01.2011 - 04.2022
- Successfully managed global contracts, achieving GP and performance targets, resulting in a 15% increase in gross profit year-over-year by implementing strategic cost-saving measures and optimizing resource allocation
- Oversaw technical performance, optimized profit contributions, and used forecasting techniques for financial management, leading to a 20% improvement in budget accuracy through enhanced forecasting methods and performance analytics
- Ensured contract compliance and effectively managed stakeholders to drive success, achieving a 100% satisfaction rate among stakeholders through proactive communication and tailored solutions that addressed their needs
- Led global technical operations for a major IBM account, ensuring comprehensive support and performance optimization, which resulted in a 30% reduction in operational downtime through process improvements and rigorous performance monitoring
- Drove growth in Analytics, Blockchain, and Red Hat Cloud initiatives, contributing to a 50% increase in project deliverables and positioning the company as a leader in emerging technologies within the industry
- Led a large team of Technical Project Managers and 200+ professionals, fostering a collaborative environment that enhanced team productivity by 33% and reduced project delivery times by implementing agile methodologies
- Managed diverse technologies, including IBM mainframe, DB2, IMS, CICS, DataStage, Oracle, Informix, MS-SQL, and Teradata, resulting in a significant reduction in technical debt and improved system performance across the board
- Managed program budgets and timelines, ensuring projects were completed on time and within allocated resources, achieving a 99% on-time delivery rate while consistently staying within 5% of budget constraints
Infrastructure Architect – Technical Project Manager
IBM
06.2000 - 12.2010
- Provided technical expertise for IBM's Microsoft and WebSphere Technology groups, enabling the successful integration of over 50 enterprise applications, which resulted in a 30% reduction in application response time and improved system performance
- Managed multiple large-scale server projects, ensuring secure environments and successful migrations, achieving 100% compliance with security standards during transitions and resulting in a 40% decrease in downtime during migration phases
- Led LDAP security initiatives, working with Windows Active Directory and Tivoli LDAP to manage classified information, enhancing access controls and ensuring that 100% of classified data transmissions were compliant with regulatory requirements
- Designed a comprehensive security solution for a major power company, integrating web servers, application servers, LDAP, network infrastructure, and databases, which fortified their security posture and reduced vulnerabilities by 35%
- Developed a secure Active Directory-based solution for a military contractor, implementing role-based access controls that ensured controlled access to sensitive systems, achieving a 99% access compliance rate during audits
- Established secure frameworks across four Active Directory Forests globally, resulting in improved identity management and access control, and facilitating a 25% reduction in account provisioning time across all environments
- Implemented a security update strategy utilizing Kerberos methodology for seamless global Single Sign-On (SSO), which improved user authentication efficiency and reduced login times by 50%, enhancing user experience across the organization
Education
Master of Science - Information Technology – Specialization in Information Assurance and Security
Capella University
Minneapolis, MNBachelor of Business Administration - Management Information Systems
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TexasSkills
- Project Management
- Strategic leadership
- Analytical Thinking
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Project methodology
- Team Operations
- Contract Management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Performance Evaluations
- Systems Development
- Product Management
- Crisis Management
Certification
- Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE
- ITIL Foundations – IT Service Management
- Azure Fundamentals (2022)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
Additionalinformation - Veteranstatus
US Air Force Veteran
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Associate Director, Technical Project Management
Kyndryl
04.2022 - Current
Senior Technical Product/Program Manager (Retail)
IBM/Kyndryl
01.2011 - 04.2022
Infrastructure Architect – Technical Project Manager
IBM
06.2000 - 12.2010
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management Information Systems
Texas Tech University
Master of Science - Information Technology – Specialization in Information Assurance and Security
Capella University
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