Senior IT Consultant

Daniel G. Barron

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Senior Information Technology Project Manager

SUMMARY

Passionate IT leader with more than 20 years of progressive responsibility and success, directing all aspects of Information Technology teams and services. Looking to secure a position as a Senior IT project manager or leader/member of a PMO team where I can leverage my background in IT leadership and PMO/project management experience while continuing to learn new technologies & helping an organization advance its strategies and goals.

SKILLS

Portfolio summary- I have led more than 100 projects over the course of my 20+ years of IT leadership for several companies. Projects ranging from small website updates to full enterprise-wide system migrations with budgets up to $10M, 55,000 customers, 1000 employees and 50+ project team members.

Versatile Team Player- I have functioned as the PMO Director, IT Project Sponsor, IT Project Manager and Technical Lead/Systems Analyst in various projects over several years

Disciplines- Well versed in SDLC especially with Waterfall methodology and have also led Agile/Scrum projects for Website/Software Development/Digital projects as well. I have fully participated in all phases of a project from Concept to Delivery and Operational Support and have been responsible for all facets of the project from an Executive IT perspective down to the technical/function SME perspective.

Process Leader-I have built and managed all types of documentation throughout the project lifecycle from RFP to Run Books. I have also led Business Process redesign exercises to maximize process & technology

EXPERIENCE

The Joint Commission

Director, IT Strategy and Business Operations 2/2023 to 5/2024

Led IT PMO supporting $10M in spend and 75 stakeholders. Provided all PMO services to the team and portfolio and align with TJC strategy and operational goals

Project Manager for several Security projects including Service Account remediations, Conditional Access policy rollouts & security operations transition from existing tools to new tools- 3rd-party to Azure

Project Manager for company acquisition- integrated all IT services, combining infrastructure, computers, users, software, security tools, data & vendors into one platform & set of services, eliminating costs & streamlining user experience for all

IT financial management and budgeting- responsible for all IT spend ($25M), alignment to strategy and cost optimization

Vendor and Contract Management, procurement and all invoice processing for IT spend. Included all hardware, software, consulting services and Cloud solutions including Azure, Workday ERP etc.

Business Continuity- led DR and BC efforts for the organization. Updated plans annually, developed new strategies for recovery and resiliency, ensured that plan passed audits

Project Management and systems architecture. Worked with the technical leadership team to design and implement solution in Azure to support a full cloud/SaaS deployment for all software used by staff and customers

Developed IT Strategic plan with IT leadership team, developed Business Value of IT program and did industry research to ensure TJC IT was on the leading edge of available tech like AI, ML and Cloud and align mature technologies with TJC Strategic and Operational objectives

Metra Commuter Rail

Director, Information Technology 12/2019 to 2/2023

Led the IT project portfolio for IT organization- 50 IT employees + relevant business stakeholders- Infrastructure, CyberSecurity, Software implemntations.

Led the Network Services team comprised of 25 IT professionals providing leadership, project management and oversight including attraction, retention and mentoring over time

Help Desk services supporting over 3000 employees and provided tech support for all hardware, software and end-user computing issues including mobile

Infrastructure services- Designed, built and supported all required infrastructure including compute, storage, networking and applications; On-Prem and Cloud infrastructure- PAAS, IAAS etc.

CyberSecurity- responsible for all aspects of IT Security for METRA corporate IT networks and systems. Included collaboration with CISA and other government entities to ensure low cyber risk posture and highly protected and resilient systems

Led migration of workloads from On-Prem data centers to Microsoft Azure cloud- applications, servers and networking/security services migrated over time

Procurement- responsible for all IT procurement for the organization including all process from sourcing through implementation of solutions.

Vivid Seats, Chicago, IL. 1/2019- 8/2019

Senior IT Manager

Manage IT project portfolio and project management processes (PMO) aligning IT resources and spend with company strategy and goals

Led multiple IT projects focused on infrastructure, security/SSO/IAM, office buildouts and on-prem migrations of workloads to Cloud/SaaS solutions- JIRA etc Lead the Service Desk and Infrastructure teams for a 500+ employee, 2-billion-dollar company

Led integration of newly acquired company- identified all IT assets and apps, developed integration plan and shut down duplicative services.

Project Manager for new office build-out. Led the effort to build out all required technical components including networking, structured cabling, Work with InfoSec team to ensure IT security and controls are in place and PCI and other industry requirements are met

Talent development and retention- lead a team of 10-12 IT professionals responsible for On-Prem and Cloud infrastructures

Develop IT strategy and roadmap for all operational technology including endpoints, infrastructure and cloud technologies

JourneyCare, Glenview, IL. 12/2016-10/2018

Healthcare- Hospice and Palliative Care, 100 Million revenue, 1000+ employees, 20-member IT team

Vice President, Information Technology

Develop IT strategy and project plan to consolidate 3 separate organizations into 1 IT architecture and set of IT services- Active Directory integration, rollout of Office 365 and shut down of legacy systems

Lead and direct the IT services for a healthcare organization including Help Desk, Infrastructure, Service Desk, Business Intelligence and Project Management

Led IT transformation and integration of all IT systems, consolidating the overall IT architecture from 3 sets of technologies down to 1 in roughly < 2 years; result of the merger of 3 Hospice/Palliative Care organizations

Oversaw Data Center rebuild and implementation of several new software platforms to advance the company’s use of technology overall to improve Clinical UX and automate operations

Led the migration to Office 365 and championed the adoption of new software including SKYPE for Business, SharePoint, Power Apps and others

Led and planned implementations of new software for the enterprise including new LMS (Learning Management System), new training software (QuickHelp), Office 365, SKYPE for Business and Mobile Apps

Led and managed Data Warehouse project including rollout of Power BI, buildout of SQL infrastructure in Azure, integrations with multiple 3rd-party data sources and Dashboard development to include multiple disparate data sources

Oversaw migration of multiple critical apps from On-Prem to Cloud/PaaS environments including Incident Reporting system and SIEM (Security and Incident Event Management) software

American Society of Anesthesiologists, Schaumburg, IL. 10/2012-12/2016

$50 million-dollar revenue, 52,000-member Medical Society, 175 staff, 22-member IT team

Information Technology Director

Senior IT leader within the organization, responsible for all aspects of IT strategy, operations and personnel

Chair of IT Steering Committee, member of Senior Leadership Team, reporting to CFO/CEO/COO in various roles and projects

Lead and direct IT department including Application Development, Infrastructure, Project Management and Web and Digital Services teams

Led the implementation of a new AMS consolidating over 10 legacy data sources and 25 web applications. Implemented new web store and built more than 50 reports and dashboards. Integrated AMS with several other key systems including LMS and CMS. Also implemented new email marketing solution as part of the project. Served as champion for user adoption and overall operational readiness on the new platform. $3M project with more than 50 resources deployed over time

Oversaw the implementation of a new LMS, migrating from custom solution to Moodle/Totara including student and course migrations and all relevant functionality. Rolled out mobile app and responsive design as part of the implementation. Consolidated 2 custom course applications into the new platform as well

Co-led website redesign project which included full content inventory and audit, new features and functionality, new site Information Architecture, new page and template designs, built using responsive design and SiteCore CMS and infrastructure upgrades. Also implemented Coveo search solution as part of the overall UX delivered with the project

Implemented PMO and IT Project Intake processes to align IT resources and spend with ASA strategy and goals

Anixter, Glenview, IL. 01/2012-10/2016

6-billion-dollar revenue, global supplier of communications and security products and wire and cable

PMO Director

Implemented PMO framework and documentation for IT department including SOP’s

Digital Marketing Project- PMO lead for $6M project including new CMS, new Search Engine, consolidation of several PIM’s,

Agile, JIRA/Confluence, IT Guidance, PMO Document Library, Change Management, etc.

American Health Information Management Association(AHIMA), Chicago, IL 07/2000-11/2011

$40 million-dollar revenue, 60,000-member no- for-profit in the Healthcare Information Management space

Vice President, Information Systems (2005-2011)

Information Systems Director (2000-2005)

Senior IT leader within the organization, responsible for all aspects of IT strategy, operations and personnel

Chair of IT Steering Committee, Member of Operations Team, reporting to CFO/CEO/COO in various roles and projects.

Developed custom SDLC process and implemented Portfolio/Project Management within the organization using Agile Development/PM methods and SharePoint PM Templates.

Developed and implemented extensive IT Infrastructure/Data Center procedures and policies directly resulting in enhanced efficiency and productivity in the technology services department.

Led implementation and adoption of SharePoint 2007 across the enterprise improving organizational communications and collaboration and streamlining Content Management

Continuously lead Business Process Innovation teams to drive new revenue, support excellent customer service and streamline operation activities.

Led successful enterprise-wide AMS (CRM) systems migration and implementation overseeing all aspects of technical and business process conversion.

Successfully migrated 60,000-member website to internal website, dramatically reducing hosting fees and system integration costs while improving user experience

Successfully launched new Help-Desk system improving call cycle times and IT customer service delivery

Improved IT portfolio and project delivery by implementing new PM tools and process.

Acted as Project Manager and Sponsor leading IT project teams implementing web-based applications for 60,000 members/200,000 customers

Other positions held

Information Systems Manager/Project Manager Chicago Title Insurance 1999-2000

IT Consultant Judge Technical Services 1998-1999

EDUCATION

DePaul University, Chicago, IL, Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science GPA- 3.6

Lyons Technical Institute, Philadelphia, PA, Associate of Arts in Electronics Engineering Technology GPA- 3.5

TECHNICAL SKILLS

~ Windows Server 2019/2022 ~ Microsoft IIS ~ JIRA, Confluence

~ MS SQL Server 2016/2019 ~ Cisco & Networking ~ O365, SharePoint, Exchange

~ MS Exchange Online ~ Moodle LCMS ~ Power BI/Microsoft Data solutions

~ AMS/LMS/CRM/EMR/ERP ~ MS SharePoint Online ~ Azure Cloud solutions and services

~ Virtualization/VMWare ~ Dell/IBM/HP Hardware ~ SAN solutions- NetApp, Nimble

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