Sector Experience

Retail
Travel & Hospitality
Manufacturing
Financial Services
Technology
32
years

Years of Experience

6/20

Member Since


Bulge Bracket Investment Banks
Fortune 500

Experience

 
Hammerhead Technology Corp Management Consulting
President
05/2020 - Present
Management consultant for large to medium-sized companies looking for an interim CIO, Digital Transformation Assistance, Strategy Support or M&A Due Diligence

Simply Secure Sign Information Technology
President
07/2018 - 05/2020
President of electronic closing platform covering all of financial services.

Transformed seed legacy product to fully digital, online ADA compliant experience. Industry-leading solution covering all closing scenarios.

Transforming the closing experience for borrowers using proven technology to improve consumer and client satisfaction.

Mortgage Connect LP Information Technology
CIO
04/2016 - 05/2020
Mortgage Connect is a premier mortgage services provider in the United States providing a complete line of nationwide valuations and title & closing services for purchase, refinance, home equity, and default mortgage transactions.

As CIO reporting to the CEO and responsible for all aspects of technology for all divisions. Key contributor to 20x revenue growth in four years and supported expansion from a single product national refinance and closing company to a fully diversified company.

Freddie Mac Corporate Strategy & Development
Chief Architect
03/2012 - 04/2016
eporting to the CIO and leading an organization of ~300 resources and influence over 3,400 IT resources.
Responsible for all aspects of technology strategy, architecture, enterprise platforms, reuse, data management, and corporate innovation program (featured in the Wall Street Journal this program resulted in operational saves and technical innovation).

Bank of America Information Technology
Chief Architect
08/2006 - 03/2012
Successfully led technology aspects for the largest financial services merger in history.
Rebuilt enterprise architecture organization post-merger and defined a multi-year strategy to drive business goals and modernize/improve the technology portfolio.
Established best practice program for managing obsolescence, based on technology risk and business risk, and drove remediation effort to reduce highest risk declining and non-standard technology.

Countrywide Financial Services Information Technology
EVP Application Development
10/2000 - 08/2006
Initiated major technology transformation efforts to modernize legacy applications. Defined multi-faceted approach covering technology, process, and people.
Made changes to processes and policies to facilitate more efficient, modern development practices around the agile methodology.
Introduced project governance to manage new development efforts in accordance with the technology strategy.
Implemented major document image/workflow-based systems to significantly improve efficiency

Premier Farnell Information Technology
Sr Consultant
05/1998 - 10/2000
Independent Senior Consultant worked on major systems replacement project for global electronic component reseller and distributor as part of a Y2K effort. System was also Euro compliant in supporting multiple currencies and languages. Systems covered all aspects of warehouse, distribution, purchase and sales. Systems were successfully deployed in UK, United States, Singapore, Brazil, Australia, Germany and France.

Premier Foods Information Technology
Head of Application Development
05/1996 - 05/1998
Managed application development for Premier Brands, a subsidiary of Hillsdown Holdings PLC.
Responsibilities covered all computer systems supporting manufacturing, warehouse, distributions, sales, invoicing, finance and human resource operations. Managed major systems replacement with Marcam's Prism ERP system, managed acquisition and integration of two other food manufacturing businesses, managed outsourcing of infrastructure support to 3rd party.

GTA Information Technology
Manager Application Development
05/1994 - 05/1996
Managed application development for global travel organization. Implemented reservation system dealing in multi currency travel for large groups involving scheduling and reservations of tour guides, hotels, tour buses, events etc. Involved major systems integration including major hotel chains, transportation companies, public transportation, ticket agencies, and linguists.

AIG Software Information Technology
Senior Developer
05/1992 - 05/1994
Senior developer on worldwide travel system development. Provided guidance to other developers, participated in technical committee defining best practices and standards for software development.