Senior-level Technology Leader

BRIAN BECHARD, MS

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CIO or VP of Technology (Mid-Market) VP of Infrastructure (Large Enterprise)

Senior-level Technology Leader with over 25 years of multi-industry experience in fusing business and technology strategies, providing enterprise oversight and leading IT for complex and evolving organizations. Highly skilled in infrastructure management and driving delivery of complex distributed product portfolios and IT transformation projects. An inspiring leader, with the ability to develop and lead a diverse team, that improves efficiency and effectiveness, while ensuring security and compliance, as a company continues to grow and transform. Open to a variety of industries and roles.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Executive Leadership • IT Strategy & Execution • Coaching & Mentoring • On-Time & On-Budget Delivery Multi-site IT Management • Process Improvement • Organizational Transformation • Business & IT Alignment • Disaster Recovery • Large-scale Project Planning & Management • Program Management Quality Programs • Vendor Relations • Infrastructure Management • Portfolio Management • IT Security Cloud Computing • Budgeting • Business Continuity • Systems Development Lifecycles • Leadership Development • Operations Management • Network Administration • Internal Consulting • Support and Customer Service • Analytical Skills • Complex Problem Solving • Regulatory Compliance • Team Building

INDUSTRY SECTOR EXPERIENCE

Healthcare • Telemedicine • Physician Practice • Fintech • Construction • Financial Services

Banking • Insurance • Consumer Products • Software • Biotechnology

NOTABLE HIGHLIGHTS

Currently leading all technology needs for a state-of-the-art telemedicine company. (RTNA)

Implemented new solutions and platforms: Kaseya and Veeam for server monitoring, patching, performance and change management; ConnectWise (LabTech) for desktop management; Slack for companywide and some external collaboration; and Monday.Com for Project Management. (RTNA)

Provided technology leadership of enterprise wide information technology systems and infrastructure for a bank with $1.2 Billion in assets. (Avenue Bank)

Ensured that all information systems, networks and policies complied with internal standards, external accrediting agency standards, regulatory agencies and legal requirements, including GLBA, FDIC, and FFIEC. (Avenue Bank)

Remediated State and FDIC audit findings leading to an ECR rating improvement from a 4 to a 1. (Avenue Bank)

Led planning and directed all operational activities for the Insurance Business Line IT department for one of the largest independent insurance brokerages in the U.S. (First Horizon / Synaxis)

Completed projects to interconnect with new parent company, including Active Directory rollout, database consolidation and LAN/WAN architecture modifications. (First Horizon / Synaxis)

Surpassed established SLA’s for Infrastructures Project Management dept. (First Horizon / Synaxis)

Spearheaded all technology matters for 10+ M&As including coordinating the conversion / merger of new acquisition data to provide standardization of systems for multi-site operations. (Synaxis)

Replaced telecom services, with savings of up to 50% per month at several locations. (Synaxis)

Headed up overall effort for Joint Commission Certification. (Core10)

Managed project and team that selected and implemented new ERP system. (Core10)

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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

LEADERSHIP HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATION

Holds management staff accountable for achieving plans and performance targets. Works with them to identify and resolve the most complex issues and problems impacting initiatives and operations.

Develops staff to ensure continued professional growth and to provide the competencies the company needs to support its growth and long-term success.

Articulates and demonstrates an expectation for continuous quality improvement utilizing processes that include consideration of all stakeholders.

Controls the overall cost of IT while making strategic investments in technology, gaining competitive advantage and building new capabilities for the future.

TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY & EXECUTION

Highly experienced leading large-scale project management teams on multi stream programs.

Effective in identifying creative, innovative solutions to complex, time-critical challenges.

Ability to apply knowledge of multidisciplinary business principles and practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional projects and activities.

Plans, organizes, and supervises the workflow of team members according to priority, in an effort to maintain productivity consistent with department standards.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Manages short and long-term projects designed to meet business requirements for infrastructure functionality, performance, availability, cost and business continuity needs, while considering business direction and growth strategies.

Leads the design and administration of server and network systems, storage solutions, virtual environments and cloud architecture.

Leads initiatives in planning and executing business process re-engineering, architecture, business cases, development, analytics, contract management, financial management and resource management.

Sets strategy and establishes standards and ensures compliance and accuracy for assigned technical baselines, including cloud architectures, server technologies, and communication technologies, LANs, WANs, Internet, Intranet, security, wireless implementations and any devices connecting to systems.

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT & SUPPORT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS

Works with the internal and outsourced development teams to deliver on the IT roadmap, ensuring quality and on time delivery.

Provides overall IT leadership for Application team, including support for initiatives, relationships with both internal and external parties, and providing expertise and counsel.

Sets scope and delivery expectations with business partners, product teams and customers.

IT OPERATIONS BUDGETING PERFORMANCE METRICS

Maintains an effective internal control environment to ensure that assets are safeguarded, policies and operating procedures are followed, necessary controls are effective and efficient, proper compliance with existing laws and regulations achieved, and operations comply with the legal and regulatory parameters in which it operates.

Develops, reviews, and monitors financial and performance outcomes to assure attainment of organizational objectives established by corporate leadership and the Board of Directors. Maintains an effective budgeting and capital planning discipline in conjunction with operational management to ensure planned revenues, expenses, and/or profit goals are met.

CYBER SECURITY IT RISK MANAGEMENT BUSINESS CONTINUITY

Provides vision and leadership for all aspects of IT/IS Risk Management, including initiatives to ensure the security and integrity of business processes, data, systems, and networks and for maintaining an effective Information Security Program across the Company.

Assesses the security of customer information and the critical data that drives the business.

Identifies weakest links in defending against the ever changing technology threat landscape.

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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

RTNA REAL TIME NEUROMONITORING ASSOCIATES, Nashville, TN Feb. 2017 – Present

The leading physician practice in remote neurophysiological monitoring and neurodiagnostics.

Director of Information Technology

Supervise and manage all areas of telemedical company’s technology needs. Responsibilities are wide and varied including being very hands on in regards to daily operations and Helpdesk, to compliance and data security requirements, to overseeing customer software development in addition to all things infrastructure. Also provide various levels of support and consultative services to our clients. Other duties include budget and financial reporting, capacity planning and metrics for hardware, server and storage, staff and vendor management.

Completed project to add redundancy throughout the environment: this included: redundant and auto-failover core switch, internet connectivity and firewalls.

Oversee ongoing custom application suite development with external development firm utilizing agile practices and AngularJS application framework.

Reworked and refreshed all VMWare servers to provide better and more stable performance.

Developed Security program including all related policies and procedures.

Designed, wrote, implemented and tested new cloud based DR Plan.

CORE10, Franklin, TN Oct. 2015 – Feb. 2017

A provider of Fintech software solutions, including development, integration and implementation.

vCIO / Special Projects

Provided tactical and strategic planning, technical consulting, staff management and oversaw day-to-day operations for multiple IT Departments. This included finding and transitioning IT Staff members, correcting significant issues around security, compliance, infrastructure and disaster recovery. Companies include healthcare, technical and construction.

Took over failing custom software application and ran project until rolled out.

Developed and tested new disaster recovery plan for telemedicine company.

Handled annual PCI compliance renewal for construction company.

Completed 2016 & 2017 CapEx and OpEx budgets for two companies.

Ran project to refresh firewalls at all 6 locations, nationwide for construction company.

Directed projects to outsource email, phones, and managed SIEM solutions.

AVENUE BANK, Nashville, TN Oct. 2010 – Sept. 2015

A bank with $1.2 billion in total assets. Merged with Pinnacle Financial Partners in 2016.

Chief Information Officer

Provided technology vision and leadership in the development and implementation of enterprise wide information technology systems and infrastructure. Facilitated communication between staff, management, departments, vendors, and other technology resources. Oversaw data center operations, including local and wide-area networks. Developed and monitored the approved annual operating and capital budgets for information and technology systems as directed by the IT Steering Committee and documented in the IT Strategic Plan.

Fixed and tested severely flawed Disaster Recovery site and plan; led project to hardened all servers to NIST standards.

Redesigned and implemented core network change and eliminated single points of failure

Served as chair of Information Systems Steering Committee.

INTERIM ENGAGEMENTS, Nashville, TN Apr. 2009 – Mar. 2011

BIOMIMETICS via W2Squared Consultant

Procured and deployed Shavlik Patch Management system; deployed SolarWinds Network Monitoring system including application level monitoring.

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PHARMAMD via W2Squared Consultant

Implemented new end point security solution – Sophos; configured existing Active Directory to allow for single sign-on to hosted email solution; and deployed new call center environment.

JOHN W. MCDOUGALL CO. via Synergy Systems Consultant

Managed various projects including retiring 5 application servers, installation Network Monitoring, outsourced SPAM solution and bolstered perimeter security with new Cisco ASA Firewall

GIBSON GUITAR CORP. Information Technology Director

Provided leadership, and supervision to IT staff. Oversaw and prioritized the launch of new technology and enhancements. Collaborated with other departments and divisions to understand business needs.

FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL, Nashville, TN 2002 – Sept. 2008

First Horizon acquired Synaxis Group in 2002. At the time, Synaxis was one of the largest independent insurance brokerages in the U.S.

SVP, Enterprise Technology (2002 - Sept. 2008)

Responsible for planning and directing all operational activities for the Insurance Business Line IT department. Balanced the business line’s needs with the requirements of the parent company. In addition, worked on enterprise level initiatives and projects including 18-months as manager of Infrastructure Project Management Dept.

Worked with internal Audit Dept. to make insurance business line compliant with SOX and other regulatory requirements. This included adding and improving documentation and procedures.

Worked on project to establish enterprise level “Best of Breed” product standards and vendor lists.

Information Technology Director (1999 – 2001)

Accountable for all IT services delivery, with 11 direct reports. Partnered with other senior managers to establish and prioritize strategic and tactical goals. Additional responsibilities included vendor relations, telecommunications, security and business continuity.

Installed Citrix Metaframe server farm to support multi-site operations

Implemented CheckPoint firewall solution including site-to-site and client-to-site VPNs.

Updated LAN networks using Cisco switches and routers.

EDUCATION

RIVIER UNIVERSITY, Nashua, NH

MS Master of Science, Computer Science, 1998

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Lowell, MA

BS Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, 1995

With Computer Proficiency Certificate

RECENT CERTIFICATIONS

BOSTON UNIVERSITY Pocket MBA for the CIO, 2008

ITIL Foundations Certificate, 2007

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