GREGG G. GUSTAFSON

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Severance, CO 80550 www.linkedin.com/in/gregggustafson Email: adim8z@r.postjobfree.com

Chief Information Officer

Accomplished, dedicated, and progressive technology officer with diverse experience leading large-scale technology initiatives and projects. Seasoned in directing the development, implementation, and utilization of emerging technologies in telecommunications, administration, security, and classroom management. Proven track record of innovatively leading programming, hardware, database integration, and database design projects. Energetic team developer and leader skilled in creating inclusive working environments ripe for team collaboration and cross-functional brainstorming. Excellent communication, problem solving, and creative skills.

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Visioning and Planning

System Integrations

Process Reengineering

Team Leadership

Operational Efficiencies

Technical Innovation

Change Management

Project Management

Emerging Technologies

Professional Experience

WALMART, Timnath, CO 2020-2020

Customer Availability Process Team Associate

Responsible for inventory control and correction.

Responsible for maximizing profit per square foot and effective merchandising, store wide.

Responsible for effective utilization of warehouse storage and updating system for quick access.

HOME DEPOT, Boulder, CO 2016-2019

Merchandising Execution Associate

Safety Captain, responsible for over 1,080 days without a team injury.

Project Captain, responsible for the planning and execution of Vendor and Corporate projects for the store.

Responsible for using Shipping and receiving systems to track project equipment and display components.

Responsible for using Corporate software to meet Vendor Service Level Agreement and Reasonable Expectations on a daily and weekly basis for all Vendors under roof.

Responsible for using Corporate and outside vendor software for ordering equipment for all repairs and supplies.

Responsible for team management when the supervisor is not available.

G CUBED TECHNOLOGIES, Denver, CO 2011 – 2016

Chief Information Officer

Lead a diverse range of data management, extraction, and reporting initiatives to identify customer trends, including direct management of projects that drive data warehousing and upgrades.

Design emergency notification systems, large data extraction processes, and a data reporting system to identify trends in student performances for school system clientele.

Manage multiple simultaneous software projects to improve customer experiences and increase the use of software features, including the creation of new front end business intelligence efforts that support accurate budget collaboration by publishing data at set times each day.

Integrated library science, emergency notification, CRM, and state databases using Oracle and proprietary databases.

Continuously create technical reports and information in easily understandable terms and formats.

CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE, Denver, CO 2010 – 2011

Chief Information Officer

Spearheaded the development and participation of multiple statewide student information system pilot projects and subsequently managed multiple system implementations in support of Colorado charter schools.

Led schools from a last-place statewide ranking to first-place gold standard recognition for state reporting of student performance and received commendations from State Department of Education executives.

Improved school data management, health management, and scheduling processes by developing an innovative training program that enhanced data stewardship among all 23 statewide charter schools, hiring system engineers, and delivering in-person and online instruction on data integrity and quality control.

Served as Chief Architect for a large-scale organizational website upgrade.

POQUOSON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Poquoson, VA 2006 – 2010

Director of Technology

Led a division-wide culture change initiative to increase the use of innovative classroom technologies, thereby strengthening organic structural supports to students interested in technical and scientific fields.

Successfully lowered costs of telecommunications, electricity, and technology outlets while simultaneously improving reliability by leveraging federal programs and grants to connect nearby NASA fiber cables into school connections, updating phone systems via patch cords, and training staff to provide subsequent network support.

Directed a statewide pilot project that successfully developed electronic transcript systems.

Improved data-driven decision making by closely managing student information system replacement projects.

Spearheaded a district-wide initiative to improve communication and productivity by implementing an online work management system, Exchange email and Outlook.

Consistently increased server visualization, storage area networks, bandwidth, and network security capabilities.

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, Cullowhee, NC 2005 – 2006

Assistant Chief Information Officer and Project Manager

Drove campus technology initiatives and projects, including campus-wide ERP system, Appworx job scheduling, CollegeNet Suite 25 course scheduling, and WebCT/Vista classroom management implementations.

Directed the first large-scale information system implementation in over 20 years by selling administration on the importance of a system upgrade, outlining additional capabilities that would be realized, securing buy-in from professors, and drafting and presenting a business plan to review with finance and human resources.

Designed an executive overview system using Microsoft Project and a connected SharePoint server to keep school leadership abreast of the statuses and priorities of over 70 projects.

Selected to serve on a State University project board focused on replicating system implementations modeled after that of Western Carolina State University.

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY, Newport News, VA 2003 – 2004

Director of Information Technology Services

Led the campus-wide implementation of an ERP system and related culture and accountability department projects, including the development of IT policies, procedures, and disaster recovery plans.

Successfully revitalized, reinvented, and rebuilt the technology department and secured greater confidence from the State of Virginia following multiple staff departures by creating new relationships, leading and implementing multiple projects focused on enhancing student management systems, and improving network performance.

Redesigned the campus network to accommodate more traffic, doubled internet access, and managed traffic with a bandwidth management system while also rebuilding the University website to greatly increase usability.

Early Career Experience

STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Stafford, VA

Director of Technology and Information Services

Created and implemented award-winning district-wide five-year technology plans, including the development of a technology budget aligned with school system goals, priorities, and objectives.

Continuously managed multiple simultaneous networking projects across 28 county-wide sites.

Developed an innovative data warehouse and reporting system designed to better track student progress.

Designed and built the most advanced technological high school in the state of Virginia by outlining vision, securing district buy-in, organizing vendors, creating a project budget, designing blueprints, hiring staff, and managing all phases of the project, resulting in a successful on-time and on-budget delivery.

Led county cable television franchise negotiations, real-time classroom video projects, and all federal and state technology reporting activities.

Director of MIS

Created annual technology plans in support of district-wide initiatives while also leading technology support activities and coordinating software development priorities.

Oversaw all hiring, training, budgeting, and daily management activities of the department.

Education

Master of Science, Management of Information Technology, University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce

Bachelor of Science, Education, James Madison University

Certificate, Negotiations: Strategy and Professionalism, Western Carolina University

Certificate, Leading Change and Developing Extraordinary Leaders Workshop, Western Carolina University

Certificate, Dale Carnegie Course for persuasive communicator, problem solver, and focused leader.

Naval Aviation Officer Candidate School, Leadership, management, and attention to detail.

Technical Skills

Information Systems: Ellucian Banner, Appworx, CollegeNet Suite 25, Business Objects Business Intelligence, Pearson PowerSchool, Oracle, DB2, MS SQL,

Programs: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, MRTG, APC PowerChute, HP Openview, SQL, Toad for Oracle

Hardware: Cisco PIX, Catalyst 2959/3550 Switches, HP and SUN switches, Cisco and Shoretel VOIP systems

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