Joseph Montgomery

Lead enterprise-wide technology strategy for a national post-acute operator spanning 200 skilled nursing facilities, 1,500 therapy centers, and 30,000+ employees. Steward a $60M budget and direct 100+ IS&T professionals along with multiple offshore and MSP partnerships. Report directly to the CEO, overseeing all ERP, EHR, cloud, security, analytics, infrastructure, digital experience, telecom, and application portfolios.

• Rebuilt Genesis’ entire infrastructure into a highly scalable, cloud-centric, zero-trust environment leveraging GCP, AWS, Azure, and modern SaaS platforms—dramatically improving security, agility, and cost efficiency.
• Led migration from legacy data centers to a hybrid cloud and SaaS-first model, reducing technical debt and accelerating delivery cycles.
  • Created the enterprise data warehouse and a unified, in-house visualization platform featuring 1,000+ calculated KPIs and 60+ dashboards—forming the organization’s single source of truth and enabling predictive analytics and AI-driven insights.
  • Implemented AI-enabled clinical and operational technologies, including predictive monitoring, anomaly detection, intelligent automation, and ML-supported workflow optimization.
• Transformed IT from an internally focused support function into a high-performance, customer-centric service provider with transparent SLAs, performance dashboards, and continuous service improvement.
• Produced over $8M in annual networking/telecom savings through modernization, vendor restructuring, and contract optimization.
• Modernized ERP platforms by transitioning from heavily customized, self-hosted PeopleSoft environments to UKG, NetSuite, and complementary cloud-native systems.
• Created the enterprise’s first PMO with full lifecycle governance, stage-gates, prioritization frameworks, and Smartsheet-based execution.
• Led enterprise transition from Microsoft-centric technologies to a secure, lower-cost Google ecosystem, including Workspace and Chromebooks.

Oversaw strategic direction of all ERP, security, data center, networking, application development, and corporate infrastructure services for a $6B healthcare organization. Served as acting CIO beginning in 2018.

• Directed enterprise security, core infrastructure, and SDLC operations, enabling scalable growth and improved service reliability.
• Led modernization initiatives preparing the enterprise for AI-enabled operations, cloud adoption, and data-driven digital strategy.

Led all HR, payroll, recruiting, benefits, labor management, procurement, AP, and enterprise financial systems. Oversaw product development, application delivery, workflow modernization, and enterprise integrations.

• Reduced team size from 21 to 12 while expanding system scope and improving service quality.
• Introduced automation and workflow improvements that reduced operational burden and improved accuracy across core business functions.

The technology decision maker for a $10M privately owned procurement services business that specializes in assisting clientele in reducing the cost of purchasing goods and services

• Rebuilt all technology infrastructure for a national procurement services company, modernizing network, server, and application layers.
• Implemented an enterprise ERP platform that improved procurement visibility, pricing analytics, and operational efficiency.
• Introduced foundational security practices and automation that reduced system downtime and improved service delivery.

The senior technology decision maker for what was the largest privately held professional employer organization (PEO) / business process outsource (BPO) in the country serving over 5,000 clients and over 80,000 employees nationally

• Responsible for all systems and technical architecture for the company with staff of 45 at various locations throughout the nation
• The senior technology decision maker for what was the largest privately held professional employer organization (PEO) / business process outsource (BPO) in the country serving over 5,000 clients and over 80,000 employees nationally
• Led cross-functional teams for the successful completion of major projects, resulting in increased efficiency and client satisfaction.
• Created PEO billing system to invoice and collect on critical services
• Leveraged technology to automate workflows and streamline processes, resulting in increased productivity and cost savings across the organization.

Managed team of developers and business analysts tasked with supporting all HR, payroll and recruiting systems for one of the nation's largest providers of contract therapy services

• Managed team of developers and business analysts tasked with supporting all HR, payroll and recruiting systems for one of the nation's largest providers of contract therapy services

Developed and maintained systems to support payroll, benefits, inventory management and logistic services to a factory of 350 workers for a Fortune 1000 manufacturer of brand name consumer products ranging from household cleaners to canned meats

• Developed and maintained systems to support payroll, benefits, inventory management and logistic services to a factory of 350 workers for a Fortune 1000 manufacturer of brand name consumer products ranging from household cleaners to canned meats
• Provided end-user training on new systems and applications, promoting efficient adoption of technology upgrades.
• Custom built time and cost saving systems in the areas of inventory, production process, logistics, payroll, benefits