Sr. Technology Leader

PONCE KENTON

Johns Creek, GA

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CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Driving Business Growth Through Innovation and Digital Transformations A performance-driven technology leader with success in architecting and executing technology strategies that accelerate digital transformation, enhance security, and drive measurable business outcomes. Align technology initiatives with enterprise goals, optimize infrastructure, and foster innovation while building high-performing teams and cultures of continuous improvement. Strategic thinker, recognized for exceptional communication and interpersonal skills used to develop collaborative, long-standing relationships with professionals at all levels within organizations. Areas of Expertise:

Strategic Planning Organizational Leadership Agile / Lean Cyber Security Board Experience Cloud / On Prem AI / ML SaaS Cost Management Project Management IT Operations Financial Acumen PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Fractional CTO

Datum Nexus, Duluth, GA 2025 - Present

A technology firm specializing in AI-driven data integrity solutions for industries such as wireless infrastructure, mergers and acquisitions, and oil and gas.

§ Led development of machine learning capabilities to automate validation and risk detection in complex asset documentation, supporting high-stakes M&A transactions.

§ Partnered with leadership to align product roadmap with customer needs. Nova Health, Atlanta, GA 2025 - Present

Digital health company that developed NOVA, an AI-powered communication triage platform designed to streamline patient-provider interactions in oncology practices.

§ Spearhead technology for NOVA’s AI-powered communication triage platform that streamlines oncology workflows by automating patient messaging and clinical task routing.

§ Partnered with founder to accelerate go-to-market execution. REGED, Morrisville, NC 2022 - 2025

A compliance management platform, trusted by more than 80% of top financial services with $95M in revenue. Chief Technology Officer

Directed and executed strategic direction of Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, IT Operations, and Information Security, ensuring alignment with business goals. Led a high performing team of 200 employees and managed a $32M+ budget, driving strategic initiatives and directly reporting to the CEO.

§ Increased win rate by 20bps and secured marquee clients, strengthening market position. Co-led AI strategy to automate marketing and advertising compliance reviews, accelerating campaign time-to-market.

§ Developed international product enhancement strategy, enabling sales to close $1M+ in new business and supported the company's expansion into Canadian markets.

§ Transformed the organization to agile, increasing engineering delivery predictability from 50% to over 90%.

§ Reduced cloud hosting costs by $500K annually by establishing a highly effective Azure cloud operations function.

§ Reduced IT and cloud costs by $1.4M over 18 months by enhancing technology leadership and building a highly effective IT organization.

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§ Enhanced the company’s data security and compliance, implementing a cybersecurity program, enabling sales to meet booking goals.

SAI360, Chicago, IL 2017 - 2022

Global integrated ethics, governance, risk, and compliance software company, $90M in revenue. Senior Vice President of Product Development

Spearheaded the strategic technology vision, driving product development and operational excellence for three GRC platforms. Led 80 employees and managed a $20M+ budget, directly reporting to the CTO.

§ Developed new product offerings through DevOps methodologies at Sai Global, creating new business value and leading digital transformations across the organization.

§ Drove strategic technology vision, product development, and operational excellence for the associated SaaS-based platforms at organization.

§ Transformed an existing software product into one of the company’s two strategic growth drivers, enhancing a key application’s customer experience and boosting retention, leading to a 5% increase in customer growth.

§ Optimized the reliability of product delivery timelines to support sales growth in addition to transitioning product development to the cloud to enhance business agility and decrease product development costs and operations. HEALTHMEDX, Ozark, MO 2014 - 2017

Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions for long-term and post-acute care, $60M in revenue. Vice President of Development and Product Management Led a 50-person product development and product management organization with a $10M budget, driving innovation and execution while reporting to the COO.

§ Achieved the company goal of $25M in annual sales by improving the quality of existing products while providing added value by optimizing customer experience and boosting customer retention rates.

§ Enhanced software quality and expedited software release time, establishing product roadmap, centralizing software product development management, creating standardized software build processes, and aligning software features with customer needs.

§ Launched successful cloud-based and mobile solutions leveraging the latest advances in technology that addressed strict healthcare regulations for the administration of controlled substances. MCKESSON, Alpharetta, GA 2006 - 2014

Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions, $80M in revenue. Vice President of Development

Oversaw and guided an organization of 90+ software engineers and testers with a 20M budget, business unit general manager.

§ Drove $80M in revenue by developing a new revenue stream and introducing a new product offering at McKesson, in addition to administering a $14M budget for R&D spend and new data center development and execution.

§ Achieved a 30% increase in sales by deploying a high-quality monthly software release cadence and using Lean software best practices that improved time to market.

§ Launched the company’s first cloud-based and mobile solutions leveraging the latest advances in technology that addressed strict healthcare regulations for the administration of controlled substances. PONCE KENTON www.linkedin.com/in/poncekenton PAGE 3 OF 3 ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, Alpharetta, GA, Vice President of Technology, Development Manager, Software Architect EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Chairman’s Award for Innovation and Collaboration, McKesson, 2011 Six Sigma Yellow Belt, 2011

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