AL GARDNER

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE

Strategist Catalyst Influencer

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Innovative and driven IT Executive, with more than 20 years of leading industry expertise in constructing and executing enterprise-level business strategies and initiatives. Facilitator and builder of top-quality technology management in diverse industries, with specialty in both start-up and scaled growth stages. Proven organizational development and networking skills, building fruitful partnerships with clients, and delivering bottom-line growth.

Provide decisive and astute executive leadership to guide policy implementation and daily operations.

Build high-performing teams to manage, implement, and streamline complex IT designs.

Develop partnerships and collaborate with internal and third-party stakeholders.

TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP

INSPIRATO - VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE IT & SECURITY

DENVER, CO • 01/2016 - Current

Hired to facilitate company continuity and growth. Leverage enterprise- wide information to engineer IT infrastructure and team strategy into efficient alignment with core business priorities.

Provide visionary leadership for technology and security within the organization.

Determine strategic direction and spearhead technological operations in domestic and international markets.

Lead long-range planning of infrastructure, security, and operations processes.

Established IT policies and systems, full disaster recovery plan, and business continuity planning.

Achieved 20 percent company-wide cost-savings by developing functional solutions for technology spend within six months.

Developed security program and posture that enabled Inspirato to follow the NIST 500-83 framework and multiple industry compliances.

Created IOT roadmap and implementation that produced 30 percent cost savings in global residences.

Managed 15M technology budget.

CONTACT

adg74a@r.postjobfree.com 720-***-****

Denver, CO 80207

WEBSITES & FEATURES

linkedin.com/in/algardner5280

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CORE COMPETENCIES

IT & Business Strategy and Execution

Strategic Oversight

Change Management

Leadership & Team Building

Market Insights

Disaster Recovery

Budget Management

Negotiation

Thought Leadership

Process, Performance & Quality Improvement

Security and Infrastructure

Project Management

Departmental Leadership and goal setting

Vendor Oversight

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MAXIMUS – DIRECTOR GLOBAL NETWORK OPERATIONS

DENVER, CO • 01/2015 – 01/2016

Drove company advancement by translating C-level directives into actionable initiatives to strategically impact technical operations.

Oversaw cross-functional multi-national teams of consultants and IT professionals.

Lead allocation of $10 million in capital expenditure for global network security and architectural changes.

Developed and elected operational improvement directives and enhanced performance improvement plans for vendors and internal resources.

Implemented high quality operational performance improvement from vendors and internal datacenter sites.

LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS – SENIOR MANAGER

BROOMFIELD, CO • 01/2014 – 01/2015

Pioneered engineering solutions that focused on relevant technology implementation comprehension, with supporting tools from diverse applications and network vendors.

Led an outstanding team of technical design managers and engineers in a 24/7 design support environment, including SLA and key point indicator (KPI) reporting.

Developed engineering standards with internal and external stakeholders for customer network designs for North American, European, South American, and Asia.

Oversaw management and load resourcing of more than 100 network vendors, acting as the North American touch point; defining requirements and recommendations.

COLORADO CREDIT UNION – DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

LITTLETON, CO • 01/2013 – 01/2014

Hired to bring industry expertise in security solutions to mitigate network vulnerability.

Planned, directed, managed, and oversaw the IT activities and operations, IT budget, staff and facilities.

DENVER RESCUE MISSION – DIRECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DENVER, CO • 01/2007 – 01/2013

Accounted for entire information technology enterprise, including multiple site management of IT functions, coordination of technology services delivery, and development of strategies, vendor management, and HIPPA audit.

JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES – SENIOR MANAGER NETWORK ENGINEERING

HOUSTON, TX • 01/2000 – 01/2007

Managed network design, implementation, vendor management, project management and software installation of mid-size banks and credit unions.

EDUCATION

Executive Leadership Certificate Cornell University

In progress

MBA

American Intercontinental University

Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Business Administration American Intercontinental University Atlanta, GA

AFFILIATIONS

Colorado Technology Association, Board of Directors (2019 - present)

Colorado Technology Professionals, Board President (2018-2019)

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