IT Infrastructure Leader
Resume:
GLENN MEACHAM
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CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER SENIOR IT INFRASTRUCTURE LEADER
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Performance-driven, analytical, and results-oriented information technology professional, equipped with extensive years of experience in developing and delivering cost-effective, high-performance technology solutions and software. Armed with hands-on experience in leading all phases and aspects of various IT projects, including system engineering and architecture, development, training, and maintenance. Expert at interfacing with customers and business line owners from different backgrounds with regard to the development of technology solutions. Creative thinker and analytical problem solver, with demonstrated ability to manage complex and large-scale projects, from planning to execution within fast-paced, time-sensitive, and highly secured environments.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Project Management
Software Development Lifecycle
Strategic Planning and Implementation
Executive Leadership and Development
Change Management
Customer Service Management
Business and Application Development
Enterprise Systems Planning and Integration
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GENWORTH FINANCIAL - RALEIGH, NC
North America IT Infrastructure Leader 2012-Present
Senior IT Infrastructure Program Manager 1999-Present
- Take full management accountability for the $9M department budget.
- Apply excellent leadership skills in supervising more than 20 outsource and FTE associates and actively mentoring peers and team member.
- Provide expert oversight for all aspects of IT infrastructure, which include servers, storage, network (voice and data), and client workstations.
- Assume full responsibility in patching and distributing software for more than 1500 client workstations worldwide for the mortgage insurance business unit.
- Systematically develop and implement rigorous change management program to correspond with monthly application release schedule.
- Serve as subject matter expert in overseeing overall facets of IT infrastructure in Canada, Mexico, and United States for the mortgage insurance business unit of Genworth Financial.
- Ensure on-time delivery of project while continuously balancing business goals with IT strategy.
- Oversee overall key vendor relationships both internal and external.
- Effectively identify opportunities for process improvement through continuous collaboration with team.
- Demonstrate extreme focus on technology trends and continually assessing value proposition of change to the business.
- Display team-oriented skills and dedication in developing and maintaining an open and collaborative culture.
Notable Contributions:
- Successfully drove progress toward project and company milestones through successful migration of the data center for the Mortgage Insurance business unit of Genworth Financial.
- Played a leadership role in restructuring the North American IT Team into three functional groups.
- Achieved outstanding recognition in 2012 for achieving the highest possible rating at Genworth Financial.
- Made substantial contributions to the launch and implementation of virtualization for server and workstation environments.
- Instilled strategic vision among project management group to ensure proper execution of all activities in alignment with specifications.
- Earned the Genworth Financial Chairman’s Compass Award (an award given to selected group of Genworth Financial associates yearly) as well as the Team Genworth Award.
EARLIER CAREER
BRANCH, BANKING AND TRUST - WILSON, NC
IT Operations Analyst 1999
BUFFALO BILLS, INC. - ORCHARD PARK, NY
Director, Information Systems 1995-1999
MICROSOFT CORPORATION - REDMOND, WA
Support Analyst 1995
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY - WEST POINT, NY
Systems Engineer 1992-1995
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science Business Administration
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA - FREDONIA, NY
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Genworth Trusted Advisor Program
Project Management for Technical Teams
Getting the Results Without the Authority: Completing the Project
Applying Leadership Principles 1: Developing Critical Leadership Skills
Influencing Stakeholders
Leadership Skills – Build a Winning Team
Department of the Army IT Internship
ACTIVITIES
Food Bank of North Carolina
Habitat for Humanity
St. Bernard Project in New Orleans, LA (rebuilding post Katrina homes)
Capital Area Soccer League Coach of the Year – 2006 (Youth Recreational)
TECHNICAL ACUMEN
Microsoft Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 2012 SQL Server Microsoft Systems Center
Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 7 Citrix XenServer Citrix XenDesktop Apple Mac OSx Apple iOS
Oracle DBMS Microsoft Office (All versions) Microsoft Applications (Visio, Project, SharePoint)
Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server
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