Hands-on chief information officer (CIO) with progressive record of success developing and executing technology strategies to deliver sustainable change. Support technical operations, strategic planning, risk mitigation, and cyber security to drive efforts in high-growth technology environments.
Serve as a collaborative and solution-oriented partner, participating in the implementation of enterprise management systems and large-scale deployments. As CIO for Quandel Enterprises, Inc., within 10 months of hire, established a highly successful enterprise-wide help desk while saving $400,000 in recurring expenses and $75,000 in one-time costs.
Monitor and ensure proper functioning and resource allocation for an evolving technology business. Capitalize on expertise in designing, optimizing, and managing cross-platform technology. Develop key stakeholder relationships to understand business needs and define technical priorities to support change.
Revolutionize all aspects Information Technology and manage systems as one enterprise for this law firm specializing in privacy and data security, intellectual property and energy law in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Highlighted Achievements: • Integrated the Columbus, OH and Harrisburg, PA IT operations, a project the firm was unable to complete in the eight years prior to my employment. o Consolidated all help desk and disaster recovery operations in a newly created virtualized environment using Cisco UCS and Nimble SANs. o Reduced data center power consumption by 75% and a 50% reduction in cooling load. o Redesigned and relocated disaster recovery operations from West Chester, PA to Phoenix, AZ. • Saved $700,000 in recurring expenses and $800,000 in capital purchases by single sourcing vendor contracts and redesigning the enterprise architecture.
• Designed and implemented a self-supported VOIP phone system using SIP trunks, replaced independent telephone systems in seven offices with one system resulting in a savings of $90,000 per year. • Evaluated and selected a new time and billing system. This $800,000 project will drastically change business processes including interoffice, paperless communication and improve the electronic client billing process.