Accomplished Consultant drives organizational improvements through leveraging expertise in research and system enhancement. Well-versed in collaborating with employees and leaders to resolve control and procedural problems negatively affecting business operations. Dedicated to cost, process and resource optimization.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Consultant - Leader of Corporate Implementations and Enterprise Management
Compucom – A subsidiary of Variant Equity
01.2006 - Current
Direct report to COO for cross functional initiatives to successfully manage and measure company’s strategic direction
Created corporate PMO Office and Business Continuity Planning methodologies used in all project executions
Approach reduced installation issues by 80%; reduced costs by 45%
Project Management Officer designed and implemented $40,000,000+ in wireless, IoT, software and network/storage technology infrastructure for largest two school districts in U.S
Successful program achieved renewal of five-year contracts three times
Created PMO and implementation strategy of software, IoT, network and storage offerings in building construction sector
Program included company’s suite of access control programs and hardware
Strategy spawned new sales generation in this sector of business
Created network infrastructure deployment program for world’s number one Point-of-Sale company
Program covered ten countries and North America
Successful deployment on time and in budget
Served as senior consultant working with CIO and executive customers on organizational/system issues with department architecture, change management and business continuity planning
Increased new sales for full-time customer engagements by 20%
Project leader, directing largest U.S
Spinal surgical practice implement national telephony system and call center
Successfully increased breath of projects from this client to include all future IT network hardware
Created full data center relocation methodology used to implement over 20 data center relocations in both United States and Europe
Implemented full project program to install data center and disaster recovery site for largest county sheriff’s department on East Coast
Created and deployed all plans for construction, relocation, and implementation of IT assets across all departments
Awarded multiple add on contracts as result of project performance
Primary solutions architect creating project estimations for sales opportunities and RFP responses in both government and private sectors
Crafted all Statement-of-Work responses for new business.
Negotiated contracts with vendors, securing optimal terms and conditions while reducing costs.
Evaluated business processes, identifying inefficiencies and recommending targeted improvements.
Built strong relationships with clients, fostering long-term partnerships and repeat business.
Increased client satisfaction by providing tailored consulting solutions for their specific business needs.
Mentored junior consultants, providing guidance and support for professional development.
Collaborated with clients from concept through final delivery of product or service.
Led cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality results on complex assignments.
Managed large-scale projects, ensuring timely completion within budget constraints.
Served as a trusted advisor for clients navigating complex industry landscapes.
Director – Corporate Systems
Spheris Corp.
06.2001 - 01.2006
Lead 100 team members in eight departments, including development architecture, business analysis, production support, quality assurance, configuration (Change) management, data base management, networking, and telecommunications; actively managed over 80 projects in company portfolio spanning three different data centers in three different states and two time zones
Direct report to the CEO
Cut $4.5 million annually in processing cost by tuning software to work more efficiently
Saved $3.5 million annually in telecommunications cost; consolidated corporate telecom infrastructure, restructured agreements to match requirements with services, and renegotiated contracts
Lead corporate M&A IT functions on three acquisitions increasing company’s size and capabilities
Designed and implemented companies Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plan.
Enterprise Director
Gentriqs, Inc.
01.2001 - 05.2001
Managed team of seven implementing solutions for United States based financial transaction processors
Managed on-time on-budget completion of system development and implementation project for Equifax and United States Postal Service implemented formal SDLC methodology and applied best practices for software design and development.
Senior Technical Manager
CommerceQuest
06.2000 - 01.2001
Managed implementation of core B2B product and developed of interfaces for prospective business partners
Led development of integration software to provide efficient interfaces between companies in a virtual business park, using Java J2EE architecture, MQSeries, CICS, JCL, and XML workflow objects for communication between components.
Product Support Lead | Payment Gateway and APIs at Finserve (Subsidiary Of Equity Bank Kenya)Product Support Lead | Payment Gateway and APIs at Finserve (Subsidiary Of Equity Bank Kenya)