Versatile, result oriented, Senior Global IT and Business leader with extensive experience in multiple public and private sector organizations designing and delivering IT strategy and roadmap to enable technology supporting business strategy. Lead global teams for over 10 years in multiple countries delivering on business growth. Lead groups of over 100 professionals and managed budgets of over 30 million. Speaks multiple languages and willing to travel up-to 75%.

Related Highlighted Experience

Reporting directly to the CIOs, developed and delivered on IT Strategies for multiple organizations on 3-5 year plans through cost effectiveness, application and data services ownership and alignment with business strategies for global teams across 4 continents.

Designed, Developed and Delivered on global IT Strategies through innovative technologies, cost effectiveness supporting business targets, goals through motivating multiple groups and building relations..

Provided crucial expert input to business executives globally on developing business strategies, budget development and management, strategic staffing plans to ensure business enablement through technology. Owned Global Systems, Information Security, Privacy, Compliance and Risk management programs for multiple organizations.

Over 12 years of people management experience of groups over 100 IT professionals (vendors, fulltime employees and contractors) globally for multiple organizations.

IT Leadership across multiple domains (Application, Data, Project Management, Vendor Management, Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Risk and Compliance, Business and Information Analysis, Database Administration, Data Management and Governance)

Strong leadership with ‘Can-do’ attitude, leading by example leader demonstrated through initiative, ownership and accountability representing the organizations values on the highest level of leadership.

Expertise

Leadership and Influence

Strategic Planning and delivery

Organizational Development and cost containment

Budget Development & Management

Acquisitions

Infrastructure Design & Implementation

Process Improvements

Continuous Improvement

Large Scale Deployments

Contract Negotiations & Management

ERP deployment and Enterprise Architecture

Information Management Security, Governance and Risk

Chronological Summary of Experience

Xcel Energy June 2015 – Current

Director, Enterprise Information Security, Records Management, Risk and Governance and Compliance Context:

New regulatory changes, strategic business initiatives and information security risks, company was challenged with effectively and efficiently support regulatory needs, customer’s expectations and third party risk management.

Charged with institutionalizing a mature Enterprise Information Risk, Governance, Compliance and Privacy program in alignment with global, federal, state and local requirements to enable Xcel to be more effective at meeting global regulatory and compliance needs, mitigate enterprise risk through people, process and technology changes.

Responsibilities:

Design, Implement and enhance Xcel Energy’s Enterprise Information Governance, Compliance and Risk strategy and program to comply with privacy, confidentiality and information-security related laws and regulations.

Own company information management and protection program for privacy, critical infrastructure related policies and standards, systems ensuring compliance with laws and regulations (HIPPA, ECPA, FERC, NERC, and Privacy) and business strategy.

Cybersecurity compliance and monitoring.

Develop consolidate information risk management program, risk assessment program and risk mitigation plans including risk registry based on information, systems and business process criticality.

Perform leadership responsibilities, such as determining budget needs. Create and maintain an effective culture. Prepare formal communications. Hire, train, retain talent and implement staffing strategy and influence over 2 million dollars budget.

Results:

Standardized Information Security Risk Management process in alignment with Enterprise Risk Management process mitigating compliance risks for EU Nationals, US Customers and Critical Infrastructure.

Delivered Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) System for the Enterprise.

Delivered Enterprise System to measure and monitor third party data release management mitigating extensive supply chain and vendor management risk.

Delivered Enterprise Data Breach Response plan.

Target, DigiKey Electronics October 2014 – June 2015

Consultant Enterprise Architect

Context:

Target

oAs a result of Data Breach in Q4 if 2014, Target Corporation wanted to implement an Enterprise Wide Data Management, Governance and Compliance strategy to increase customer trust, compliance with legal requirement and improve brand perception globally using TOGAF framework.

oEnterprise Architecture team was charged with developing a people process and technology based data and information strategy in alignment with Business Capability strategies.

oWorking with business executives, developed Data and Information Strategies for Target Merchandising organization in alignment with Business Strategies for Systems and Data lifecycle management.

DigiKey Electronics

oThe organization wanted to understand current state of Product Data and Systems globally to decrease delivery time, increase inventory management and product information availability for global IT Teams and customers.

oOnce the strategy was developed, the tactical and implementation of systems, processes and governance structure was to be implemented.

Responsibilities:

Target

Worked with business leader and operations to identify and classify over 3500 data elements and align them with supporting business capabilities.

Delivered Data Strategy, Principal and Framework based on Identified Data and Business capability architecture.

. DigiKey Electronics

Working with Global Business and IT teams, developed Data and Systems current and future state architecture, Product Strategies for DigiKey electronics.

Re-engineer Business Architecture Framework, align with Application, Data and Infrastructure Architecture, and develop RFI, RFP for Product Management system.

Results:

Target

Delivered Enterprise Data and Systems Strategy for Target’s Merchandizing Organization in alignment with Enterprise Business Capability Framework through developing principles, architecture framework, Governance and operational implementation plan.

Delivered Enterprise Data Governance Organizational Structure, Data Ownership and Governance structure for Target.

DigiKey Electronics

Delivered Enterprise Architectural Artifacts, Standards and Implemented Architectural Review Board representing all business and IT domains utilizing Zachman Framework.

Lead global DigiKey business and IT teams through value proposition approach of data assets and procurement of Product Information Management (PIM) system.

Minnesota Department of Transportation May 2012 – October 2014

Director of Application, Data, Architecture, Security and PMO services

Context:

During Statewide IT services consolidation, the need for transformational leadership was required. Reporting to the CIO and working with the business Executives a current state and future state analysis of systems, processes and technology was required.

Consistent, repeatable, cost effective, and sense of ownership through accountability and improved business relationship transformational leadership was required for the IT organization.

Consolidation of multiple systems, processes and services was required for the organization for transparency and cost effectiveness.

Responsibilities:

Lead Development and implementation of 3-5 year IT strategy in alignment with business strategy utilizing geographically diverse global teams and service providers.

In partnership with Chief Operating Officer, lead Development and implementation of first Data Management, Security and Governance Strategy and implementation.

Provided leadership on executive level in partnership with business executives on standards, processes and financial management.

Lead development and management of yearly IT budget of over 30 million dollars, IT group of over 100 professionals and yearly vendor service management of over 9 million dollars.

Acted as custodian of all of IT Application, Data, PMO, Vendor Management services through transparency and increased customer satisfaction.

Developed and delivered strategic staffing, career development and retention plans and procedures increasing employee engagement and reducing attrition rate.

Results:

Delivered, implemented a 3 year strategy for the IT organization aligning IT services and business capabilities through consolidation of systems, processes and technologies. Delivered Shared Services resource model increasing employee morale, reducing cost.

Lead Global development teams to implement Data Security, Analytics and Governance platform, Asset Management platform for the first time in the history of the organization delivering business value through technology mitigating Enterprise Risk.

Reduced operating budget by 20% by consolidating services, shared staffing model and influencing reprioritization of strategic initiatives and increased customer satisfaction on SLA by 2 points in 2 years.

DEAN HEALTH PLAN, Madison, Wisconsin January 2012 – May 2012

Lead Solutions Architect Consultant

Context:

Dean Health was experiencing significant challenges as part of growth through Mergers and Acquisitions on systems and data integration for financial systems

Responsibilities:

•.Developed Enterprise Integration Architecture for Financial Systems, robust standard data mapping and transfer methods through automated processes.

Results:

Reduced integration time by 60% resulting in decreased financial month end closing time.

Washington Post - Kaplan University November 2007 – December 2011

VP Enterprise Systems and Architecture

Context:

Kaplan University and Continuing Education needed to modernize enterprise systems, retire legacy systems, implement ERP system and standardize enterprise architecture and processes due to business consolidation and growth through Merger and Acquisitions globally.

Kaplan University needed to retain increase their global B2B and B2C customer base through consolidation of Learning, e-commerce, logistics systems.

Kaplan University needed a 5 year Technology Strategy and implementation for people process and technology.

Responsibilities:

•.Lead implementation of technology Strategy and Roadmap, implementation of ERP globally.

•.Deliver new Global ERP, CRM, BI Analytics and Data Warehouse system, standardize application, data, infrastructure to enable 5 year business strategy and operations.

•.Hire, train, retain and build global teams to support business strategies.

Results:

Reduced man-hours and shipping cost by $12,000 a month by consolidating systems, processes and architecture globally.

Lead multiple global acquisition efforts working closely with pre-deal teams and CFO’s office.

Lead the effort for implementing global ERP,CRM, BI Analytics and Data Warehouse systems.

Lead implementation of global ERP system for $6 billion business.

Retired over 100 e-commerce sites, 2 Mainframe systems by consolidating systems, processes and architecture.

Advanced Marketing Concepts April 2006 – November 2007

Director, Software Development and Systems Architecture

Lead global IT teams for the organization on Development, Support, Infrastructure, Architecture and Data services.

Oversaw an organization of forty-five on and off shore professionals .Negotiated and executed contracts with contracts software development and support.

Developed IT Investment plans for Board of Directors and business partners.

Designed and architected and delivered web based CRM system, Data Warehouse and Analytics Platform.

IBM, SAP, Regency Warranties, American Standard (USA and UK) 1997-2003 March 2012 – September 2012

Software engineer, Systems Analyst, Project manager roles

Developed software SAP ABAP, C++, C, SQL, JAVA, BMC Remedy

Database Administration in SQL Server, Oracle

Project Management for systems implementation, DBMS Upgrade

Education: Bachelor of Science Winona State University, Winona, MN 55987

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