Project Manager Management

Gregory Suddreth

Email: abqrkv@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** * ******* ******

City: Gilbert

State: AZ

Zip: 85298

Country: USA

Phone: 845-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $200,000

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GREG SUDDRETH

6704 South Banning Street Gilbert, AZ 85298 845-***-**** abqrkv@r.postjobfree.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregsuddreth

PROFILE: BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION / STRATEGY EXECUTION LEAD

Over 20 years of leading complex, large-scale, multimillion-dollar business transformation initiatives.

Business architecture expert with career marked by building business architecture practice for world`s largest business transformation initiative to date at State Farm.

Highly regarded speaker on business architecture in insurance and financial services sectors.

Develop and introduce rigorous business processes, policies, and methodologies using multiple tools to drive efficiencies and scalable operations.

Lead client engagements to provide strategic direction and execution methodologies that result in optimal customer experience, regulatory/legal compliance, security, and profitable business development.

Professional strengths and abilities include:

Business Architecture Development Enterprise Business Transformation Portfolio Management

Technology Planning Customer Experience Optimization Partner Development & Management

Change Management Process Reengineering Operational Streamlining Training & Development

Client Consulting & Relationship Management Executive Communications P&L Management

EXPERIENCE

STA Group LLC Chicago, IL 2002 - 2013

Practice Director - Enterprise and Business Architecture

Established and managed all practice operations including P&L, business development, and strategic partnership development. Trained, developed, allocated, and led team of more than 80 personnel including 12-member management team. Consulted with clients including State Farm, USAA, Allstate, and Health Care Service Corporation on strategic direction and execution.

Led customer experience initiative that identified and developed a strategic direction for 8 customer facing capabilities at largest P&C company.

Played leadership role in world`s largest transformation initiative, by developing business architecture practice, training, governance, and methodology for major financial services organization.

Spearheaded development, implementation, and management of multiple client initiatives in business areas including compliance, privacy/security, bank, property-casualty, life, agency, corporate law, and customer experience.

Enabled new market entry by identifying all business and technology components required and re-usable to create new company.

Major contribution in the development of State Farm`s enterprise architecture organization by developing governance processes, standards, methods, and training.

Identified areas of legal, financial, and technical exposure in major insurers national flood insurance program by leading comprehensive business process review.

Reduced cost of acquiring bank software by 40% through gap/fit analysis of existing bank software solution and identifying incomplete functionality.

Led additional major initiatives for State Farm including e-signature, change of address, ERP redesign, agency process optimization, life process reengineering, agency portal development, enterprise payment process, and comparative rating.

GPS Integrated Services Chicago, IL 2001 - 2002

Independent Consultant

Consulted with business clients to manage process reengineering and software development projects, enhance reporting, and create processes/procedures for change, risk, security, issue, and defect management.

Contracted as Interim CIO at Landmark Incentive Marketing to support company`s growth through infrastructure and software development.

Worked with CNA Insurance to build Project Management Office (PMO), implement Primavera, and establish PMO supporting infrastructure complete with policies, procedures, and processes.

Thunderbolt Venture Capital Northbrook, IL 2000 - 2001

Chief Technology Officer

Supported firm`s investment strategy by assessing technical infrastructure of acquisition targets and making technical recommendations to Board of Directors. Provided technical documentation for private placement memorandums. Negotiated vendor contracts. Managed $1.5M in IT budgets. Led team of three direct reports.

Ensured cost-effective start-up phase and maximum economies of scale by designing architecture, implementing technology improvements, and managing development of acquisitions including SportsInstruction.com.

HotSamba Schaumburg, IL 2000

Director - Information Systems and Data Center

Developed change management procedures, release cycle documentation requirements, backup and disaster recovery plans, and architecture for internet application servers. Managed $1.7M budget.

Featured in CIO Magazine for managing successful, rapid reduction in force when company lost funding.

United Airlines Corp. Elk Grove Village, IL 1997 - 2000

Independent Consultant / Technical Architect - Project Manager

Managed several technical architecture projects as independent consultant. Developed and/or audited security and change management procedures in 28 countries.

Played key role in 28-country financial software implementation by developing systems architecture.

Created software architecture and led development of cargo shipping and invoicing system.

Additional Experience:

Independent Consultant / Project Manager - Morgan Stanley; New York, NY (1997)

Director of Information Systems - International Gateway Communications; Alsip, IL (1996-1997)

Senior Consultant, Enterprise Engineering - AXS-One Software; Chicago, IL (1995-1996)

Project Manager, Application Development - Wells Fargo; Des Moines, IA (1992-1995)

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION & AFFILIATIONS

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY - Bachelor of Arts in Business

Certified Business Architect

Executive Board Member, Business Architecture Association

Founding President, Business Architecture Guild

Founder Business Architecture Community (LinkedIn)

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

-Solving the Mythical Business to IT Gap.- Cutter IT Journal, October 2008.

-Defining a Great Business Architect.- Cutter IT Journal, March 2008.

-5 Core Principles of Success Business Architecture.- Mega Software Whitepaper.

Speaker, BPM Institute for three engagements

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