Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Manager

Terence Judkins

Oakland,CA

Summary

Dynamic IT executive with proven experience in leading IT departments, managing complex projects from conception to implementation. Skilled in optimizing team dynamics, integrating new technologies, and developing strategies that significantly improve productivity. Demonstrated ability to enhance system operations and streamline workflow processes across various platforms, ensuring operational excellence and robust IT infrastructure support.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President of Information Technology

Uphealth Inc
11.2020 - 12.2024

Company Overview: Digital-first Healthcare Solutions

  • Spearheaded the design and implementation of UpHealth's technology stack, bringing 1,000 global employees across six companies onto a single platform.
  • Led the successful transformation of IT systems, services, teams, and infrastructure using a technology roadmap developed with executive collaboration; tracked initiative milestones and KPIs throughout the process.
  • Galvanized independent business unit IT employees into a single technology team and implemented an IT Service Center with real-time endpoint visibility, driving proactive resolutions and faster remediation of IT issues.
  • Modernized security throughout the organization by implementing Multi-Factor Authentication, security information and event management, managed detection and response, and email encryption.
  • Implemented robust IT compliance controls and processes, ensuring adherence to SOC 2, Sarbanes-Oxley, and HITRUST requirements, facilitating the attainment of certifications.
  • Migrated legacy data centers into a public cloud provider managed by infrastructure as code and state management.
  • Managed IT budgeting process, procurement, contracts, talent management, and strategic planning.
  • Facilitated IT migration for spun off/sold companies including email migrations, Azure\AWS shifts, assets, vendors and contracts.

Managing Director of IT

Group One Trading
06.2009 - 07.2020
  • Company Overview: Proprietary Equity Options Trading
  • Engineered SaaS, cloud, data center, server, network, and support solutions for high-performance computing, real-time market data, and low-latency trading operations across four geographically diverse locations.
  • Utilized a deep understanding of technology to select the most appropriate technical solutions and develop standards for infrastructure, network, and servers.
  • Expertly recruited, motivated, and managed geographically diverse technology teams remotely, while encouraging employee learning and growth.
  • Ensured all IT projects and processes meet or exceed current and projected compliance requirements.
  • Created a 5-year technical roadmap with input from the executive team to drive the technology vision throughout the enterprise.
  • Transformed IT for a SPAC merger company formed from six discrete companies; created processes, procedures, and solutions to empower the unified company.
  • Instrumental in transforming a paper and open outcry trading firm into a tech-savvy trading operation that streams real-time quotes electronically across 16 U.S. equity options exchanges.

Director of IT

Group One Trading
02.2005 - 06.2009
  • Identified opportunities for technical improvement and provided thought leadership on the creation and deployment of new technologies to successfully trade in real time in a competitive equity options landscape.
  • Managed activities and projects for a 12-person IT staff spread across 4 cities, trading floors.
  • Responsible for networking solutions to enable connectivity to multiple exchanges, market data vendors, execution brokers, and business partners.
  • Built 24-hour monitoring systems to understand the real-time health of the IT environment.

Systems Engineer - Team Lead

Group One Trading
12.2000 - 02.2005
  • Responsible for the architecture, configuration, monitoring, and deployment of networking, server, workstation, and handheld technology for an options trading company with four offices and a trading floor presence on the AMEX, PCX, CBOE, and PHLX trading floors.
  • Designed and implemented Windows Server deployment.
  • The successful rollout included new Windows 2000 DNS servers with full Active Directory integration.
  • Provided coaching and second-level support for all field techs.

Team Lead

Various employers
  • Avion, Movepoint, and Kronicle: Led IT for startup ventures.
  • Kaiser Permanente: Team Lead - Built out technology for the construction of three regional call centers.
  • Charles Schwab: Implementation Engineer - Implemented various technology projects, including BCP call center.
  • Wells Fargo: IT Technician - Installed and supported Windows Domain, enabling financial databases.

Education

BA - Economics

California State University East Bay

Skills

  • Cloud infrastructure and architecture
  • Enterprise Strategy
  • Business Transformation
  • Azure/AWS
  • Team building
  • C-level engagement
  • DevOps
  • ITSM
  • Budget management
  • Vendor management
  • Employee mentoring and motivation
  • AI
  • Disaster Recovery/BCP
  • Data Center and Colocation Architect
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Security Risk Analysis and Mitigation
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Change Management

Technical Skills

OS, Virtualization and Cloud

Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Workspace, Office 365, Windows Server, Centos, Virtualization (Hyper-V and VMWare), AI implementation

Hardware

HPe & Dell Servers,High Performance Compute, Hyper-Converged Systems, VDI, Networking switching and architecture, Data Warehousing\Data lakes

Productivity Tools

Google Workspace, Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Slack, Jira, Confluence, Zoom: One, Salesforce, Sharepoint

Software & Monitoring

Intune, Alertlogic, Crowdstrike MDR, Intune, Jamf, Nagios, Cisco Call Manager, Virtru, Duo, Okta, Terraform

Timeline

Vice President of Information Technology

Uphealth Inc
11.2020 - 12.2024

Managing Director of IT

Group One Trading
06.2009 - 07.2020

Director of IT

Group One Trading
02.2005 - 06.2009

Systems Engineer - Team Lead

Group One Trading
12.2000 - 02.2005

Team Lead

Various employers

BA - Economics

California State University East Bay
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