PAUL F. ZYLA

612-***-**** adjzsn@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-zyla/

CIO/SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY

Bridging Technology and Strategy to Advance Business Performance

Client centric Technology Leader with a proven track record as a scalable solutions delivery champion, expert in maturing technology organizations, provide strategy design, data analytics and mining, and a growth enabler. Conducts thorough business and technology assessments. Defines road maps and investment strategies. Leads integration of technology systems and products, advances infrastructure and network platforms, and ensures information assets are adequately protected in highly regulated industries. Experienced in delivery of scalable data analytics and migrating technology from cost-center to competitive advantage through highly reliable technology platforms, services, and high performing teams.

Solution delivery champion creating competitive advantage: Leads organizations in technology investments, including hybrid technology of cloud-based services and in-house resources.

Insight prospector driving innovation and creating value: Finds value in data, an organization’s greatest asset, through use of cloud-based services.

Drives growth through concise technology roadmaps: Trusted collaborator and advisor with the C-suite and business partners through tried and true process: listen, define, clarify, acquire, and drive the vision and mission of the organization.

Instills trust and empowers others to succeed: Known for being an inspiration to others and building high performing teams.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Team Leadership Agile/Scrum Analytics Maturity Business & Partnership Relationship Management

Business & Technology Strategy Business Transformation Enablement Change Management (Prosci)

Infrastructure Development Cloud-Based Solutions Core Banking Cyber Security & Regulatory Compliance

Digital Banking Maturity (Fiserv & Alkami) Governance Investment Strategy Mergers & Acquisitions

Service Management Maturity Systems and Data Integration (NiFi, Kafka, Docker, Jenkins, MongoDB)

CAREER PROGRESSION

CONNEXUS CREDIT UNION, BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY (BT), Wausau, WI 2018 – 2020

Member-focused $3B asset cooperative credit union, serving 380,000 members with a multi-channel service model and 360 employees.

Senior Vice President – Business Technology

Recruited as technology executive leader to leverage a strong combination of technical proficiencies and technology leadership practices. Laid the foundation that substantiated the criticality of the evolution of core business systems. Led the integration of technology systems and products; advanced infrastructure, network and operations platforms; ensured information assets were adequately protected; matured data analytics capabilities; and migrated resources to a business transformation state. Ensured that BT’s day-to-day operations reached a maturity plateau, creating the space and time necessary to operate more fully as a strategist. Member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). Supported over 360 employees with 45 staff and a $9M budget.

Enabled integration of critical systems: core banking, digital banking, document management, loan origination, financial analytics and compliance, data warehousing, insights and reporting, infrastructure and operations, and server virtualization.

Delivered cloud-based data-driven experiences with Snowflake (data warehouse) and Looker (data analysis and reporting).

Managed four agile scrum teams simultaneously, resulting in delivery of solutions for Lending, Member Services, Core Systems, and Digital Services.

As Chairperson, led the Information Technology Steering Committee (ITSC) – Subcommittee of Board.

Established Information Security (Cybersecurity) procedures, policies, and controls (FFIEC and NIST).

Implemented policies and controls for 3rd party selection, maturity, and risk management.

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Senior Vice President – Business Technology (Continued)

Delivered cloud-based ERP platforms – Salesforce.com, Workday.com, and Axiom Financial.

Executive sponsor of Salesforce.com FSC and Marketing Cloud implementation ($1.9M licensing and $800K implementation).

Coached business partners on strategic technology innovations.

Facilitated a strategic roadmap with BT leadership, empowering them to act with a business mind first and technology second.

Served as executive on Pandemic Response Team accountable to maintain business operations and provide remote work capabilities to over 300 employees transitioned to remote workplaces in less than three weeks.

Managed merger-related technology activities with a $160M credit union.

COMPEER FINANCIAL SERVICES, BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY, Sun Prairie, WI 2017 – 2018

(Merger with AgStar Financial Services, Badgerland Financials, and 1st Farm Credit Services)

Vice President – Business Systems and Project Management

Drove the company's internal and external client business systems and products through oversight of project management, business analysis, quality assurance, development services, application development, product deployment, adoption and change management with a team of 35 employees. Led efforts to carry out the technology strategy and investment philosophy. Responsible for the business systems and product deployment functions for Business Technology. As member of Business Technology Governance, provided vision and guidance in the ongoing assessment, prioritization of technology projects, and development of leading-edge systems across all Compeer business units with varying degrees of investment dollars.

Delivered successful business system requirement alternatives and cost-effective solutions to meet and deliver Compeer business strategies.

Planned, led, organized, and motivated agile project teams to achieve high level of performance and quality in delivering agile projects, providing exceptional business value to users.

Managed merger-related technology activities for a three-way "merger of equals" with a growth in user population from 600 to over 1,800.

Delivered mature, reliable, business-driven services with varying degrees of investment dollars.

Partnered with BT, business leaders and other stakeholders to define opportunities and to identify and prioritize projects based on predefined criteria (return on investment, productivity, and compliance).

Coordinated and led project management, business analysis, quality assurance, development, and systems and data integrations within the Compeer business systems/product deployment function.

AGSTAR FINANCIAL SERVICES, BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY, Mankato, MN 2009 – 2017

A $254M financial services cooperative, managing $9B in assets and providing a broad range of financial services to over 23,000 agricultural and rural clients.

Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Recruited as top technology executive to lead the company's internal and external clients through the management and oversight of all aspects of AgStar's Business Technology (BT) functions including Business Solutions Project Management (BSPM), Enterprise Architecture, Operations and Infrastructure, and Business Partnership. Led efforts to carry out the technology strategy and investment philosophy to support a 600 internal user group population. Managed a team of 40 members, a $19M department budget, and a $2-$3M technology investment.

Executed a technology strategy integrated with the AgStar business strategy designed to deliver forward-thinking, collaborative, reliable technology solutions.

Successfully shifted the business-view of technology from back-office to front-office with increased business engagement.

Introduced cloud-based platforms with the implementation of Salesforce.com.

Established Business Partner role with overall responsibility to serve as the strategic interface with business units to drive technology development, solution delivery, relationship, and risk management.

Developed 3rd party selection, maturity, and risk management processes.

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DAKOTA COUNTY, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, Hastings, MN 2008 – 2009

$345M organization with 1,800+ employees serving the citizens of Dakota County.

Director, Information Technology

Recruited as top technology executive to lead an IT group of 61 individuals and an operating budget of $8.4M.

Implemented appointment scheduling, e-forms, and Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) to manage the 18,000 Employment and Economic Assistance client cases.

Deployed a property taxation and assessment system to manage the 155,000+ tax parcels throughout Dakota County.

Implemented an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to manage the financial and human resource management environment.

Directed the enterprise wide EDMS solution (OnBase).

Revitalized and implemented an IT governance model.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Includes employment as the Director of Information Technology, Senior Manager of Applications Development, Manager, Project Leader, and Programmer Analyst for the National Marrow Donor Program – Be The Match (Minneapolis, MN).

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA – CARLSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Minneapolis, MN

Bachelor of Science Degree (MIS Emphasis)

CERTIFICATIONS

ITIL 4 Foundations Certification

DDJ Meyers – Advancing Leadership Success

Gettysburg Leadership Experience

AgStar Leadership Development Program

Prosci Change Management Certification

ORGANIZATIONS

Society for Information Management (SIM MN) – Membership Chair – 2021

Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)

CIO Professional Network

HMG Strategy – Advisory Board

PAUL F. ZYLA

612-***-**** adjzsn@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-zyla/

Bridging Technology and Strategy to Advance Business Performance

February 7, 2021

United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Denver, CO

Hiring Manager:

I am pleased to present my resume for the Chief Information Officer (CIO) position at United Launch Alliance (ULA). I am a business leader (CIO/CTO/SVP) focused on bridging technology and strategy to advance an organizations performance. My progressive executive leadership experience allows me to bring innovative technology solutions, move technology from back-office (transactional) to front-office (value-add), build capable, high performing, mature technology organizations, and an assurance of accessible quality data to make real business decisions for an ever-changing business environment. I am willing to relocate.

I have been watching for an opportunity like this and know my skills and expertise will be leveraged to advance ULA’s technology strategy focused on digital growth, data and system integrations, DevOps, and cloud-based platforms and services.

1.Executive technology leader; Business Systems and Development, Data Analytics and Science, Infrastructure and Operations, Security Operations, DevOps, Support Services/Service Management (ITIL), Process and Analysis (Lean Six Sigma).

2.Ability to balance the hype/promise of new technologies and the reality of business and financial practices.

3.Integrator of scalable technology systems (core, cloud-based CRM - Salesforce.com, document management - OnBase, data analytics and science - Snowflake.com/Looker, ERP - Workday.com, Financial - Axiom, and Digital Services, advancing infrastructure, network, operations, and cybersecurity platforms.

4.Achieve in reaching a maturity plateau of day-to-day technology operations and security.

5.Expert establishing strategies and capability maturity models by a framework of strategic context, business direction/partnerships, and technology proposition and investment strategies.

6.Advanced Analytics maturity from chaotic/reactive processes to predictive resulting in a Data Governance Playbook.

7.Certified ITIL 4 Foundations – IT Service Management and Prosci Change Management.

8.As Chairperson, led the Information Technology Steering Committee (ITSC) – Subcommittee of Board.

9.Established Information Security (Cybersecurity) procedures, policies, and controls (FFIEC and NIST).

10.Trusted collaborator, advisor, coach, and team member using a tried and true process.

11.Live family values of Integrity, Respect, Open & Honest Communication, and Synergy.

Confident in my ability to add value to the Chief Information Officer position, I have attached my resume for your review. I look forward to speaking with you soon and explain further why I believe I am the person ULA is looking for. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Respectfully,

Paul F. Zyla

Bridging Technology and Strategy to Advance Business Performance

adjzsn@r.postjobfree.com

612-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-zyla/

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