Senior Level IT executive, with over 40 years of success, advancing Modern IT solutions, developing and implementation of strategies for diverse businesses through AI, automation, Operational Change excellence. Consistently delivers complex, billion-dollar projects on time and within budgets. Relied upon as a standards and regulations expert; enables regulatory compliance with all FedRAMP, HIPAA, FDA, ITAR, ITIL, ISO, GXP, PCI, GDPR and DORA requirements. Develops strategic cost optimization initiatives that improve margin and net income, while delivering transformative programs that exceed customer requirements. Involvement and execution in all aspects of Customer Engagement through Sales Cycle and Post Sales Support.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
12
12
Certifications
Work History
Director - Enterprise Mainframe / zOS Application Modernization – Optimization – Cloud Transformation – Mainframe AI
Kyndryl Corp.
09.2022 - Current
Mainframe / zOS practice Director reporting directly to the VP of Enterprise Solutions
Solely responsible for working with all Kyndryl Teams from Engagement to Delivery along with the three major Hyperscalers and multiple Vendor Partners developing and aligning Application Solutions with the needs of the Mainframe, Distributed, and Cloud Custom
Bringing leading edge technology, automation, optimization and modernization to the Customer base aligning with Customer’s Modernize On / Move Off / Integrate and their strategic business model
Attending tradeshows and delivered technical presentations to Customers / Hyperscalers / Partners / Alliances and the Industry
Helped transform Kyndryl as a leading Preferred Provider and Partner with all three major Hyperscalers
(AWS / Azure / GCP)
Lead Mainframe Competency Certification with AWS
Delivery Program Executive Kyndryl Financial Sector
Kyndryl Corp.
10.2021 - 09.2022
Led Automation development and services for Automation Tower very large financial bank including advance security protocols
Managed a Team focused on automation across the Customer infrastructure and application suites aligning with highly regulated and secured environment
Leading the Team and Customer through Automation life cycle and updating technology aligning with current Customer tools and the introduction of new tools complaint with security and following the Customer IT strategy
Managed Asset / Configuration (CMDB) management along with Incident / Problem / Change utilizing ServiceNow partnering with the Client and ServiceNow ensuring smooth operations and account growth
Delivery Program Executive IBM Financial Sector
IBM Corp.
10.2020 - 09.2021
Led Automation development and services for RedHat Ansible Tower and IBM Tactical automations for a very large financial bank including advance security protocols
Managed a Team focused on automation across the Customer infrastructure and application suites aligning with highly regulated and secured environment
Leading the Team and Customer through Automation life cycle and updating technology aligning with current Customer tools and the introduction of new tools complaint with security and following the Customer IT strategy
Senior Director Global Cloud Operation & Cloud Managed Services
Virtustream (a DELL Company) / Hitachi Vantara Corporation
01.2018 - 08.2020
Company Overview: Wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd
(NYSE: HIT), providing modular mid-range and high-end computer data storage systems
Holds end-to-end ownership accountability of a global Cloud managed services organization
Manages large and complex customer projects covering AWS, GCP, Azure, private, hybrid Cloud, containerization, and storage
Leads and directs a team of over 50 in multiple countries, managing and delivering customer facing managed cloud services, including Security and Compliance, to global Customer Cloud accounts
Representative customers include: Schneider Electric, Lockheed Martin, USDA, L3 Technologies, MIT-Lincoln Laboratory, Sierra Nevada Corp., American Heart Association, and Oil Pricing Information Services (OPIS)
Reports to VP Global Cloud Operations and Digital Business
Brought in an additional $1.4 million in revenue, against a projection of $800,000, by implementing Service Delivery Model with FedRamp & ITATR certification / processes, including hiring, training, and supporting Federal and State Government customers
Generated $2.7 million in new revenue, by expanding and growing SAP into S4Hana across several customers
Grew SAP business 50% and Virtustream business 25%, in a 14-month period, by utilizing Fed-Ramp and ITAR compliance programs and support offerings
Attained 9.6 customer satisfaction rating across all accounts as reported to Amazon by improving ITIL processes
Achieved 1000/1000 AWS MSP audit score
Directly hosts 17 customers on private cloud with FedRAMP and ITAR compliance in support of SAP Americas
Wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd
(NYSE: HIT), providing modular mid-range and high-end computer data storage systems
Executive Program Manager Critical Situation Management, IBM Global Cloud Services
IBM Corp.
01.2015 - 12.2017
Led and directed a team of 48, located in IND, EU and the US with a budget of $16 million
Supported IBM private cloud for the most complicated and complex customers and programs
Managed a 2,800 server-to-Cloud project for a major EU manufacturing company for a two-year period, travelling to and working out of the Paris office
Reported to Sr
Director
Ensured migrations and Cloud-ready application status by developing Cloud platforms and migrating servers and applications for highly complexed SAP Customer in Europe
Rescued project, completing it $500,000 under budget and on schedule, even after a customer change order, and captured a 9.9 CSAT score from the customer, who is now a referenceable resource for the IBM Company and Global Services Organization
Senior Transition/Transformation Executive, IBM Global Services
IBM Corp.
01.2010 - 12.2015
Served as the top transition executive, owning and managing deals post-contract until all services within the SOW were delivered
Managed 18 major transition programs, either from the start or in progress, to save a troubled project
Sectors supported included Financial, Manufacturing, Banking, Insurance, Pharma, International, Industrial, and Medical
Reported to Sr
Director
Transition Transformation Global Program Integration
IBM Corp.
01.2009 - 12.2010
Led $800 million deal of a large Pharmaceutical Company in Southern California
Transitioned all IT services from said company to IBM within a 14-month deadline period, including service desk in 15 languages, located in South Africa
Deal came in under budget and three months early
Direct supervision of multinational teams
SDC-West Service Delivery Manager
IBM Corp.
01.1999 - 12.2004
Established and managed the team that would grow into the Transition Organization for IBM
Develop all processes; hired and trained all resources that would support IBM Delivery Organization and their Customer Base
Managed a team of 15 Project and Program Managers, in support of direct customers and internally, working with the IBM Delivery Project Executives and Project Executives
Tower Project Manager – Team Lead
IBM Corp.
01.1999 - 12.1999
Managed team of project managers and PMO staff
Responsible for IBM internal accounts and Service Desk located in Boulder, CO
Staff of 68 with total revenue of $5.2 million
Supported Proctor & Gamble as the largest customer
Education
Associate of Science degree - Engineering Technology
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, NY
Project Management Program - Project Management Fundamentals, Leadership, Financial Management