Springboro, OH ***** Timothy Perry
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www.linkedin.com/in/timperry
Career Highlights
Oversaw Architecture and Engineering for 6,000+ servers, 13+ Petabytes of
storage, 2200+ circuits;
Oversaw virtualization of servers, reducing dedicated physical servers by
over 60%;
Led infrastructure services for transformational programs in LexisNexis and
Elsevier businesses;
Implemented global best practices for service management and enterprise
architecture;
Initiated organizational change management for a culture of service over
silos of technology;
Implemented low-latency DWDM network to connect three data centers, with
redundant routing;
Introduced emerging technologies to enterprises to maximize productivity
and lower costs;
Led infrastructure integration for M&A activities, including a $12 Billion
merger;
Avoided hundreds of millions of dollars in stent inventory expirations with
a mobile inventory management solution. This helped meet patient demand
that outstripped stent supply shortly after introduction, improving patient
survival;
Assembled, cultivated, and managed teams of 4+ direct and 125+ FTEs around
the world through departmental goals and objectives as well as open
communication;
Never exceeded fixed Budget and managed within $250 million expense and
$35 million capital.
Chronology
2010 - current, Partner, NEW Ventures LLC (privately-held consulting firm)
2008 - 2010, Sr Vice President, Reed Elsevier (Global information broker
with +$9 billion in revenue)
2007 - 2008, Partner, NEW Ventures LLC (privately-held consulting firm)
1998 - 2007, Global Director, Johnson & Johnson, J&J NCS, (Healthcare
enterprise with 250+ Companies)
1993 - 1998, Manager, IMI Systems (IT consulting firm, now part of Ajilon
Consulting)
Education
Master of Technology Management, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton - SEAS
Master of Public Administration, The Ohio State University, College of
Business
Bachelor of Arts, The Ohio State University, College of Arts & Sciences
Springboro, OH 45066 Timothy Perry
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www.linkedin.com/in/timperry 908-***-**** (Home Office)
Information Technology / Business Process Executive
I am Business Executive who focuses on defined results today and tomorrow
through Information Technology and an open mind. What differentiates me
from others is that I can build networks with a wide web of people to
collaborate on a vision but also stay grounded in the pragmatic need to
implement and operate that vision to get defined business results. I am a
thought leader who delivers.
Professional Experience
Chronology
10/2010 - current, NEW Ventures LLC (privately-held consulting firm)
2008 - 2010, Reed Elsevier (Global information broker / publisher with over
$9 billion in annual revenue)
2007 - 2008, NEW Ventures LLC (privately-held consulting firm)
1998 - 2007, Johnson & Johnson (Healthcare enterprise with 250+ Operating
Companies worldwide)
1993 - 1998, IMI Systems (IT consulting firm, subsidiary of Olsten and sold
to Ajilon Consulting in 2000)
Reed Elsevier, Miamisburg, OH 2008-2010
Senior Vice President
Reed Elsevier is a global information publisher committed to delivering
world class information and tools that enable its customers to make
critical decisions, enhance productivity and improve outcomes.
Recruited to build the engineering function for a global shared services
organization that:
New/Increased Revenue
Conducted due diligence on over a dozen Merger & Acquisition targets with
business partners.
Reduced by 10% cycle time for Source Code Management to move new products
into Production.
Worked with business to implement new infrastructure as part of Lexis for
Microsoft Office
Manage Costs / Improve Margins
Developed inventory and optimized/decommissioned applications no longer in
use.
Saved nearly $10 million in savings through contract negotiations with
vendors.
Consolidated multiple marginal data centers into core set of data centers.
Managed continuous efforts to reduce waste and avoid costs such as avoiding
maintenance on out-of-support software by upgrading to supported levels.
Organizational Effectiveness
Standardized technologies (i.e., Configuration Items) used in technology
designs to increase efficiency of the design process and make Production
easier to support
Simplified systems and introduced automation wherever possible.
Established well-documented processes based on best industry practices
through awareness training throughout the organization.
Maintained appropriate controls over compliance systems to support the
Corporation's responsibilities to all a global organizations.
Promoted innovation through "failure free" experimentation with our
business units in such areas as Virtual Worlds (e.g., Second Life), mobile
devices (e.g., iPad), and others.
Operational Excellence
Maintained Reliability Availability Performance (RAP) metrics through
appropriate designs and 3rd level support.
Reduced the number of reported problems by 10% through proactive measures
(e.g., automated reboots).
Zero Compliance Audit findings (PCI and Sarbanes Oxley).
NEW Ventures LLC, Flemington, NJ and Springboro, OH 2007-2008;
2010-Current
Partner
Customers have included:
Merck, Worldwide Licensing & External Scientific Affairs (WWL & ESA)
Engaged to find new Open Innovation approaches to improve existing lead
generators and opportunity channels and/or create new lead generators or
opportunity channels through which Merck will gain additional market
advantage over its competitors in licensing early stage compounds,
capabilities, and services.
Research In Motion (RIM), Chief Operating Officer
Recruited by the COO to work himself and the VP of Marketing in order to:
Assess current global market opportunities that can take advantage of
developments at RIM,
Define target markets in North America in the near future where RIM can
bring value,
Delineate "build vs buy" decisions for RIM to participate in these
healthcare market opportunities,
Investigate potential partnerships for RIM.
Johnson & Johnson, Raritan NJ 1998-2007
IM Director, Global Infrastructure Architecture (2005-2007)
Johnson & Johnson is the world's largest healthcare manufacturer, with 2007
revenues over $61 billion and 250+ Operating Companies globally.
Consolidation of all infrastructure under J&J's Networking & Computing
Services (NCS) global shared services organization was an enterprise
strategic initiative which ultimately placed an annual budget of
approximately $700 million and 2,500 associates under NCS.
Created and led an architecture and strategy department at NCS to establish
and leverage expertise, standard technologies, best practices, and business
trends and needs around the globe in a consistent fashion in order to
provide appropriate standard, stable, secure solutions to support this
strategic initiative and the on-going enterprise.
Supported dozens of critical solution architectures such as: the $3
million Web 2.0 phased rollout, SAP Optimization, Pfizer Consumer merger,
business continuity planning, data center optimization, and the $1 billion
Global HR Transformation.
IM Director, Team Technologies Global Development (1998-2005)
Drove organization to manage these shared services through a Product,
Service, Solution (PSS) business model and a "service culture" around
infrastructure products to enhance the customer experience, reduce non-
value costs, and introduce new services to meet changing customer /
business needs.
Evaluated and selected emerging technologies,
Published an ITIL-based Service Catalog,
Developed master Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and approving
modifications for the J&J businesses,
Oversaw cost accounting for the PSS, making presentations to senior
management for 3-year technology roadmaps for budgeting forecasts,
Developed benchmarks with external companies,
Wrote or approved marketing materials and User Guidelines for Appropriate
Use.
CIO Insight has published a case study on this successful use of "Process
Excellence" in infrastructure services at J&J
(www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1540,2096714,00.asp).
IMI Systems, Inc., Melville, NY 1993-1998
National Program Manager (1997 - 1998)
In the mid-1990's IMI created a Vendor Management practice to help its
clients reduce costs and protect them from co-employment issues.
Promoted to build the IT recruiting function and vendor management system
that:
Developed measurable business processes to ensure clients got the required
talent in a timely fashion and kept within the contractual guidance for
costs,
Maintained scorecards for vendors and addressed those vendors who were not
abiding by the customer's "rules of the game" or who were not scoring well
on performance metrics,
Piloted a new partnership for outsourcing in India for a module in the next
upgrade of the application. That upgrade was delivered on time and under
budget,
Retained these 2 Fortune 50 accounts and gained an additional 3 Fortune 500
accounts.
Lead Technical Consultant at SmithKline Beecham R&D (9/1993 - 7/1997 IMI
Systems, Wilmington, DE)
SmithKline Beecham (now part of GlaxoSmithKline) was a leader in the
research, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical and
consumer health products.
Hired as an on-site consultant through IMI Systems:
Led the support team for Laboratory Automation on the King of Prussia, PA
campuses, ensuring scientific instrumentation produced accurate data for
R&D analysis and decision making.
Designed new business process to reduce average cycle time for support
issues from over 30 to 3 days.
Gathered requirements to enhance business processes (e.g., departmental
purchasing, asset management, project prioritization & management) and
produced software to automate them, using Rapid Application Development
(RAD).
Developed system management scripts to monitor system performance.
Education
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Wharton School of Business and School of Engineering And Applied Sciences
Master of Science, Technology Management (1997)
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
College of Business, School of Public Policy & Management
Master of Public Administration, Information Resource Management (1991)
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
College of Arts & Sciences
Bachelor of Arts (1987, Graduation with Honors and Distinction)
Majors: International Studies & German; Minor: Economics