Manager Information Technology

LORENZO BROWN

Centerville, Ohio *****

Cell 937-***-****

Home 937-***-****

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Executive Summary:

. An experienced, high performing, strategic and visionary,

executive level IT leader with an excellent understanding of

the business enterprise and technical experience.

. Over 15 years of IT leadership experience as a CIO, VP, SR.

PMO Director, Director, and Technical Manager, across several

industries

. CIO and CEO references

. Very recent MBA with concentration in Information Technology

. Extensive Program Management and Project Management

experience

. Graduate of 3 Project Management disciplines

. PMI PMP experience and training

. Excellent communications and leadership experience working

with complex and matrix organizations

. Very successful developing and delivering IT road maps and

directing the simultaneous delivery of multiple large global

IT projects.

. CIO level responsibilities for a $5 billion global company

. Lead the start up, transition, and transformation, of

multiple IT managed services clients across several

industries including manufacturing, health care, banking,

retail, etc, with the establishment of best practice Program

Management Offices

. Successfully project managed global initiatives to reduce IT

spending by $150 million annually for two major corporations

. Lead the development and implementation of the corporate-wide

relationship governance model and 100 global IT performance

metrics for spun-off companies

. Lead AT Kearny and Deloitte consulting engagements

. Recognition: National Engineer of the year nomination,

magazine articles, and, high achievers trips and awards

EXPERIENCE

2008-Present IT Executive for a $2 Billion, 200,000 member

financial institution in Ohio; responsible

for all aspects of information

technology, also a member of all key strategic teams.

Implemented major infrastructure,

process, delivery, cost, and quality improvement

initiatives for multiple data center

operations. Redesigned and deployed new e-channel

and Web 2.0 delivery engine.

July 2002 - L.L. Brown Enterprise

2008 Centerville, OH

President

. Providing Information Technology (IT), business venture,

and business

improvement consulting to clients.

. Consulted as a Vice President of IT Solutions for

InfoServices Inc., M. Heights, Mi.

July 2003- Siemens Corporation, IT Solutions and Services

2008 Mason, Ohio, and Toledo Ohio

Sr. Program Director

. Lead internal and external service delivery

organizations in the delivery of global IT services for

large clients across multiple industries via robust PMO

structure including CRM and vendor management

. Lead several project executives delivering multiple

projects via a best practice

centralized Project Management Office, with robust

PMP (PMI) processes and the

ability to deliver to multiple statements of work

. Lead start up, transition, transformation, and go to

market activities.

. Successfully turned-around troubled service and

relationship engagements

. Successfully implemented 53 service and relationship

improvement initiatives in 6 months, and implemented

projects such as VMware, Active Directory, major desktop

migrations, Pix firewalls, Integration Labs, network and

VOIP upgrades, Exchange, factory systems, application

and database conversions and rationalizations, etc.

. Implemented a very large IP Telephony (voice over IP)

project at 24 manufacturing sites using Cisco gear and

Unity and Call Manager.

. Provided SAP and PeopleSoft development, migration,

consulting, and value capture services

. Made corporation's Top Achiever's Club.

1989 - Electronic Data Systems (EDS)

2002 Director of Global Programs (Information Officer, CE)

(1998-2002)

. Responsible for consulting, and support of Delphi

Automotive's Global Programs efforts.

. Included defining and delivery of global services in

support of Delphi's SAP project and Competency Center.

Helped Delphi's Competency center to become SAP

certified, and to implement projects on time.

. Defined and implemented a global SAP call center.

. Led the selection of EAI middleware tools. Directed

large US, Canada, and Mexico, implementations of

servers, desktop units (7,000), infrastructure (WAN/LAN,

access switches, fiber, routers, etc.), EDI, and label

management systems.

. Led the rationalization of over 500 systems down to the

business critical few, including legacy interfaces and

conversions.

. Directed, change management, training, "as is" and "to

be" process analysis, and the SAP rollout for multiple

locations.

. Served as a Business Strategy Consultant

EDS, Delphi Chassis Division (formerly General Motors)

Client Executive (IO) (1995-1998)

. Reported to the General Manager and also to an EDS

Executive Vice-President, directed all global

information technology activities with an IT budget of

over $100 million and operations in over 40 countries.

. Implemented all Information Technology projects such as

desktop (15,000 units), communications infrastructure,

business, engineering, and factory systems, and all

reporting metrics.

. Analyzed business processes, developed Information

Management (IM) plans and road maps, and integrated all

required technology.

. Led the analysis of Enterprise Application Packages,

such as SAP and QAD as options for legacy systems, and

to help achieve business process savings.

. Removed over $10 mil. in structural costs. Served as a

key member of the CEO's staff for the $5 billion global

operation.

. Outstanding customer relations.

Special Projects lead while also performing Delphi Chassis's CE/CIO

role:

. Led EDS global metrics project with responsibly for

developing methodology, identifying metrics, developing

global processes, and implementing financial, business

process, development, and technical infrastructure

metrics.

. Led Delphi/EDS $21 million structural information

technology cost reduction project across Delphi Corp.

globally.

. Selected as a member of Dayton, Ohio, City Manager's IT

Strategy Team, responsible for the new I.T. footprint

for all city government operations.

General Motors (Powertrain Divisional Purchasing and

Engineering Business System)

EDS Client Executive (Mid 1993 - 1995)

. Served as a member of the Executive Director's Staff,

with responsibility for all information technology

activities and participation in strategic business

decisions.

. Commonized systems, changed technology platforms,

assisted in re- engineering of product and program

readiness processes.

. Directed and coached PICO workshop consultants for GM

Powertrain suppliers.

. Significantly improved client relationship; highest

satisfaction score of all sector CE's

Manufacturing Professional Development (MPD) Program

(1993)

. Completed an intensive program for select EDS leaders,

designed to increase enterprise business and IT strategy

skills.

. Taught by top industry experts and authors.

. As a result of the program's curriculum, several

universities grant graduates 12 credits towards a

master's degree.

. Assigned to Faygo Beverage in Detroit, Mich.

. Worked closely with the company's president and his

management team to improve all aspect of their business;

resulted in recommendations that tripled profit.

EDS Account Executive, Warren, MI Transmission Plant

(1989 - 1993)

. As a member of plant the manager's staff of a $2 billion

operation, helped to implement Quality Network

synchronous manufacturing strategies, including serving

as a course instructor.

. Lead account team which had responsibility for all

information technology activities including

manufacturing systems such as real time transmission

tests, R F tractability, and material management

systems.

. Installed the I.T. data center and infrastructure to

increase production from 6000 to 10000 units per day.

The plant became a divisional model.

. While serving in the above capacity, also authored a

study of how the best manufacturing plants utilized

information technology.

. Studied and visited the best plants to assess all

aspects of their business to determine how I.T. was used

to support processes, I.T. plans, and business plans.

GM Detroit Plants and Detroit Forge (now American Axle

Manufacturing)

Detroit, MI

IT Manager

. Leadership positions responsible for plant floor systems

development and support

. Worked my way up from a hourly assembly line worker

A full description of positions held available upon

request; including progressive manufacturing salaried and

hourly positions

EDUCATION

Strayer University, Mason, Ohio

MBA with Management Information Systems concentration

Detroit Institute Of Technology, Detroit MI (now merged

with Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI)

Bachelors of Business Administration, Accounting and

Information Systems

PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

U of M, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Executive Program, Live in MBA, CEO's Agenda program

(An intensive $30,000 program that covered all areas of a

Global MBA)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center For

Organizational Learning

1-year joint EDS/MIT program to create and lead learning

organizations, 1995, instructed by Fred Kaufman and Peter

Senge (the Fifth Discipline)

PMP (Project Management Professional) March 2011 exam

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