Ron Van Zanten 605-***-**** ac8yxu@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/ronvanzanten

SVP, Information Technology

Building effective technology infrastructures and teams that meet constantly changing business needs

An accomplished technology leader with proven experience integrating technology and business solutions for mid-sized companies, as well as large enterprise corporations. Expert in transforming IT organizations to become a strategic partner for the business, with a strong focus on aligning networking, data management, and agile development to the larger strategies, goals, and objectives of a business. Adds value by partnering with C-level executives to shape the technology roadmap of a company, as well as through an ability to guide the tactical execution of strategic initiatives.

- Core Areas of Expertise -

Information Technology Leadership M&A Technology Consolidations Building Positive Team Cultures

Strategic Planning & Execution Cloud Migrations & Integrations Team Leadership & Management

Defining Technology Roadmaps Data Architecture & Infrastructure Coaching, Training & Mentoring

C-Level Decision-Making Expertise Driving Agile Transformation Continuous Process Improvement

Selected Career Highlights

Consulting/Partnership with Banco Central do Brazil- Advised on a new state consumer credit worthiness program. Reviewed infrastructure needs, methodology and risk. Bank visited PREMIER Bankcard for 2 days to review plans

Gartner Consultant - One of 100 consulted by Gartner when developing Magic Quadrant reports for Web Portal software, BI tools, Software, and Business Intelligence best practices.

Forbes Magazine and Forbes Conference Speaker –twice interviewed by Steve Forbes as an expert in area of technology driven business performance.

Microsoft’s Business Platform Technology Advisor: This is a group of 30 professionals that meet advise and review Microsoft’s .Net, SQL Server, Windows Server products.

Interviewee - the book Drive Business Performance: Enabling a Culture of Intelligent Execution.

Forbes Magazine, Computerworld, ITPro Today, US Banker

Public Speaker – Keynote, Session, and Panel moderator and speaker

Dubai Technology Conference - HP’s Annual Open World Conference

Forbes Technology Conferences - Microsoft’s Tech Ed Conference

SQL Pass Conference - Microsoft BI Conference

Gartner Conference - SAS Conference

Consulting/Advisement Engagements -National Bank of Chile, Banner Health Systems, Barnes and Noble, AgFirst, HMC WellPoint Insurance, Allegis Recruiting, Wells Fargo, Midcontinent, Daktronics, Emirates NBD

Board Member - South Dakota State University’s College of Financial Engineering

University of South Dakota School of Business

Professional Experience

SVP, Data Systems & Business Intelligence Meta Payment Systems 2015 – Present

Recruited to develop and deploy the strategic vision and technology roadmap during a period of rapid growth for the company. Chief Strategist aligning IT goals with the lager strategic objectives of the business, defining the common standards, practices, and governance across the organization as the technology evangelist positioning the company to deliver on both a local and global scale.

Increased development and support efficiency 1,000%, with the average project taking 10,000+ hours decreased to just 500 hours; drove the 2-year project that included building and redesigning all data system architecture.

Oversaw the end-to-end migration of tax systems to AWS, in addition to directing the complete development process to SQL Azure.

Implemented an Agile development methodology

Owned a multi-million dollar technology budget

Ensured 100% compliance with all external guidelines and regulations, including HIPPA, PCI, GLBA, ADA Title III, and GDPR by designing and implementing data system monitoring and compliance standards.

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Decreased system downtime 30%

Reduced maintenance hours 50% via new Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and IT process automation

Integrated technology and business operations.

Established COBIT and ITIL as the “Why and How” standards for IT, as well as establishing TOGAF architecture standards for the enterprise.

Reshaped the process for onboarding new partners, decreasing the time IT needed to complete the onboarding process from 6 months to 6 weeks.

Vice President, Business Intelligence Great Western Bank 2011 – 2015

Recruited to design and build a data management environment, including all architecture, project management, and hiring and training DBAs, Analysts, and Project Managers.

Architected the entire data infrastructure for Great Western, which was purchased by National Australian Bank; integrated financial risk reporting for $50B in assets with 30+ systems and vendors.

Achieved a $16M annual recurring savings by achieving full compliance with BASEL II standards

Built the business case for, and rolled out, a new CRM system bank-wide across 200+ branches

Ensured continuity of operations through the development of an enterprise-wide data recovery strategy

Delivered millions of dollars in cost savings with several key IT vendors

Significantly improved margins by identifying the attributes of profitable customers, including customer behavior of non-profitable customers, to increase overall customer engagement.

Decreased loan review and approval time 50% by developing a loan credit review and scoring application.

Director, Office of Business Intelligence PREMIER Bankcard, LLC 2003 – 2011

Oversaw the complete design and build out of a data management environment, leading the ground-up project through the end-to-end project lifecycle.

Achieved a 733% ROI within 3 months of launch, enabling the business to overcome significant obstacles stemming from lack of revenue and profitability.

Built the strategic plan that navigated the company around a “cease and desist” order, creating data systems that were in line with all industry standards and best practices.

Negotiated multi-million dollar deals with numerous vendors, including SAS, Microsoft, Trans Union, and Experian.

Increased uptime 50% YOY by developing an Information Systems Business Continuance plan, ensuring there would never be more than 15 minutes of downtime for data systems.

Substantially increased communication, workflow, and quality of information systems infrastructure through the introduction of new processes and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Generated $100K annual savings by designing and developing an in-house enterprise-wide imaging system

Director, Office of Information Systems The Credit Store 1997 – 2003

Managed day-to-day and strategic operations of the Information Systems department, including leading a 30-member cross-functional team comprised of DBAs, Developers, Project Managers, and Report Developers.

Education

Colorado Technical University

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Systems

South Dakota State University

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Economics

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