Functional Skills

Change Management / Org Design
M&A Support
IT Transformation
Technology Strategy
Systems Integration

Software Skills

AWS
Azure
Cloud computing
Datacenters
DevOps
High availability
IBM Cloud
Network monitoring
Networking
Microsoft Office

Sector Experience

Retail
Travel & Hospitality
Financial Services
Technology
Transportation & Logistics
39
years

Years of Experience

3/21

Member Since


Fortune 500

Experience

 
Candor Technology Solutions Information Technology
VP, Technology
01/2015 - 04/2022
Provided technology and organizational transformation strategy and executable tactics. Executed system and application migrations to AWS and/or Azure. Effective with email and SharePoint/Teams migrations from on-premise Well-versed with system and application security and general CyberSecurity risk analysis and remediation.

Anixter International Information Technology
Senior Director
01/2018 - 01/2019
Led network, database, compute, storage, end-user compute engineering, field services, global service desk, and eCommerce (digital) services. Responsible for Disaster Recovery. Led and mentored eight direct reports, with a total team of 140 staff worldwide. Led Global technology and organization of the I/O division and outsourced to IBM.

FTD Companies Information Technology
Senior Director
01/2017 - 11/2017
Led a team of 65 geographically dispersed staff responsible for network engineering and support, digital technologies, database engineering, and support, Disaster Recovery, compute virtualization, data protection and storage, cloud engineering, and operations, as well as service desk and network operations center. Also led the operations of three consumer B2C platforms supporting five brands driving $600mm in annual revenue. Technology lead with PCI audits and RoC response and remediation.

Hyatt Information Technology
Director
01/2012 - 01/2015
Responsible for eCommerce operations and application development, Cloud Operations, and DevOps. Responsibilities for the application and technology stack supporting Hyatt.Com, a $1.2B revenue channel. Technology lead for PCI audits and RoC response.

Mayer Brown LLP Information Technology
Director
01/2009 - 12/2011
Served on senior IT leadership team responsible for global service desk as well as direction for desktop/laptop, mobile technologies, training programs, and global video conferencing systems and services. Member of the CEO strategic team. Responsible for disaster recovery and business continuity processes and procedures. Responsible for, mentoring and coaching five direct reports, with a staff of 40.

American Express Information Technology
VP
07/2007 - 09/2008
Led global operational management and direction of mainframe and storage technologies, disaster recovery services, and technical service desks found in multiple geographic regions. Responsible and developing and executing technology strategy and supporting projects. Led the outsourcing of the mainframe, storage, DR, and technical service desk to IBM - a 3-year outsourcing contract valued at $1.2bn and held direct leadership of a staff of 30 and an indirect staff of 1,200.

TransUnion Information Technology
VP
01/1996 - 07/2007
Responsible for global technology operations in over 16 countries.

Avis Budget Group Corporate Strategy & Development
Co-Founder | CIO | Business Advisor
01/1999 - 01/2007
* 12 Franchise Locations*
Provided technology strategy and led outsourced strategy execution. Also provided business consultative services as well as advised on M&A activity. `

Avis Budget Group Information Technology
Director, Technology Infrastructure and Operations
01/1983 - 01/1997
*Avis Budget Group Corporate*
Led staff of 30, including application developers, system engineers, operational support, and Disaster Recovery - Financial, Fleet, and Property Management Systems. Served as the technical SME for M&A activity.