Technology & Operations Executive (COO/CIO)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Visionary Technology and Business Executive with a proven track record as CIO/CTO of driving innovation, digital transformation, and business growth.Expert in aligning technology strategy with enterprise goals, leveraging emerging technologies to create competitive advantage, and leading high-impact initiatives that have generated up to $40B in new revenue.Trusted advisor with deep expertise in scaling global operations, optimizing costs, and delivering mission-critical solutions in fast-evolving markets. Proven ability to build agile, future-ready organizations in dynamic global markets. KEY COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
ExecuƟve & Technology Leadership
Strategic Technology Planning & Governance
Business & IT Strategy ExecuƟon
Technology InnovaƟon
Emerging Tech IntegraƟon
Enterprise Architecture & IT
Infrastructure OpƟmizaƟon
OrganizaƟonal Design & Restructuring
OperaƟons, Datacenter & Risk Management
Enterprise Technology ModernizaƟon
Cloud MigraƟon
Cybersecurity & Risk Management
Growth, Product & Market
• StrategyGrowth, Product & Market Strategy
• Product Development & Lifecycle
Management
• Go-To-Market (GTM) Strategy & Business
Development
• Start-up Growth & Venture Capital Strategy
• M&A Due Diligence & P&L Management
• Data-Driven MarkeƟng & Customer
Experience
ExecuƟon & Process Excellence
• Program/Project Management
• Process AutomaƟon
• Strategic Vendor & Partnership
Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Total Quality Management
• Strategic NegoƟaƟons
• Teambuilding
• Regulatory Compliance (Financial /
Insurance, FCC, FDA)
ITSM & SLA Management
ERP (D365, SAP, Oracle)
Cross-FuncƟonal Team Leadership
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Velocity Media Ventures, New York, NY
Managing Director – Chief Information & Technology Officer Jan 2009 – Present
• Strategic Growth & Leadership: Conceptualized and executed end-to-end enterprise tech strategies that drove
$1B+ revenue growth, marrying AI, automaƟon, next-generaƟon ERP, and analyƟcs to deliver compeƟƟve strength and operaƟonal excellence across distribuƟon and financial services sectors.
• Global Team Leadership: Directed a high-performance, geographically dispersed IT organizaƟon of professionals, insƟlling a culture of innovaƟon, talent management, and cross-funcƟonal collaboraƟon, resulƟng in increased employee engagement and consistent business value delivery.
• Digital TransformaƟon & ModernizaƟon: Directed large-scale, mulƟ-year digital transformaƟon iniƟaƟves, including ERP, data plaƞorm modernizaƟon, eCommerce, and OMS/PMS integraƟons.
• Cybersecurity & Compliance Excellence: Enhanced enterprise cybersecurity posture through adherence to evolving regulatory standards
(SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, FDA, FCC), advanced threat defense adopƟon, and substanƟal risk exposure reducƟon across the organizaƟon.
• OperaƟonal Efficiency & Service OpƟmizaƟon: Enhanced IT efficiency by the adopƟon of ITSM standards, simplificaƟon of heterogeneous applicaƟon porƞolios, and development of SLA-driven dashboards, resulƟng in improved service delivery, reduced operaƟonal cost, and increased user saƟsfacƟon.
• C-Suite and Board-Level Advisor: Led as a key technology advisor to the C-suite and board of directors, ensuring technology expenditure aligned with corporate strategy, informing execuƟve-level communicaƟons, and guiding enterprise-wide technology iniƟaƟves driving business transformaƟon and sustainable growth.
RepresentaƟve Assignments:
The Metropolitan Opera – New York, NY
Interim Chief InformaƟon & Technology Officer
•Technology & Cybersecurity IntegraƟon: Directed both InformaƟon Technology and Cybersecurity programs, idenƟfying and integraƟng innovaƟve technologies that increased organizaƟonal performance and compliance with industry standards. Tailwind Capital – New York, NY
Virtual Chief InformaƟon Security Officer
•Risk MiƟgaƟon & Cybersecurity Strategy: Reduced cyber risk exposure in porƞolio companies by over 50% through the implementaƟon of state-of-the-art aƩack surface monitoring, strategic reporƟng, and enhanced threat detecƟon systems.
•Security Framework StandardizaƟon: Developed and standardized an end-to-end porƞolio security plan, uniƟng OLP, API security, and config assurance soluƟons, leading to improved security posture and compliance. EdisonLearning, Inc. – New York, NY
Chief InformaƟon Officer
• Leadership for Digital TransformaƟon: Directed a comprehensive transformaƟon of an underperforming legacy technology environment, opƟmizing processes, launching innovaƟve new product offerings, and establishing a client-facing SaaS model to deliver maximum customer experience and product value.
• OrganizaƟonal Realignment: Realigned Engineering, SoŌware Development, and OperaƟons teams, realizing enhanced alignment with business objecƟves, maximizing producƟvity, and posiƟoning the company as a compeƟƟve industry player in the educaƟon arena. PAUL TURINO
CHIEF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
DRIVING STRATEGY, INNOVATION AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND PROFITABILITY
New Jersey
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Rutgers University Center for InnovaƟon EducaƟon, New Brunswick, NJ Advisory Board Member Apr 2018 – Present
• Assist in creaƟng Design Thinking and lean startup philosophies, resulƟng in innovaƟon at the Center and best pracƟces in business and product strategy design.
CITIGROUP, New York, NY
EVP – GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY / INNOVATION / OPERATIONS Dec 2005 to Dec 2008
Oversaw all aspects of a $6B enterprise organizaƟon charged with strategic and operaƟonal planning to achieve governance, alignment with business goals by fostering innovaƟon and coordinaƟng the research, evaluaƟon, R&D, architecture, engineering, infrastructure designs, soŌware development, datacenter, and deployment of exisƟng and future IT systems and technologies across the global organizaƟon.
Provided strategic direcƟon and operaƟonal leadership for fostering technological innovaƟon / R&D in line with business goals, resulƟng in the design, development, and deployment of cuƫng-edge IT systems/soluƟons across the global organizaƟon.
Help leadership role on mulƟple corporate groups, including chairing Global CIO Councils.
InsƟtuƟonalized the enterprise-wide use of emerging technologies for deployment, moneƟzaƟon, and/or strategic investment through the creaƟon of a comprehensive InnovaƟon Capability Framework.
Founded and grew the global Strategic Vendor Management Program to maximize the impact of technology- related vendor and partner relaƟonships across the global organizaƟon. o Built a new sourcing and procurement framework – including implemenƟng a strategy for cultural and structural change –that delivered a 70% reducƟon in Ɵme-to-market for soluƟon delivery. o Aligned the program’s governance framework with overall organizaƟonal strategic goals and technology standards to minimize duplicaƟon of efforts and improve Ɵme-to-market as well as adopƟon rates. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
AWARDS
Sanofi-AvenƟs, Bridgewater, NJ - Head of Global Strategy & Service Delivery AXA, New York, NY - Director- Technology & OperaƟons Chase, New York, NY - Vce President - Sr. Technology Officer, Office of the CIO Maersk Data, U.S. A., Mendham, NJ - Director of Technology Cablevision Systems CorporaƟon, Woodbury, NY - Systems Engineer, Technology & Engineering Chyron CorporaƟon, Melville, NY - Design Engineer
KORG U.S.A., Westbury, NY - Design Engineer
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Engineering • Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY Total Quality Management
Managing Diversity
Federal CommunicaƟon Commission’s “Pioneer” Wireless Spectrum Licenses
• Licenses, infrastructure and faciliƟes were developed and constructed as required by FCC
• ProperƟes/licenses were acquired by a major carrier Recording Industry AssociaƟon of America
PlaƟnum Album Awards
Gold Album Awards
Intel
IBM
Hewlett-Packard
Oracle
AT&T
Verizon
Cisco
Microsoft
Adobe
Lenovo
SightSpan
MotionPoint
Dell
NCR
EMC
AMD
Unisys
Aerohive
Nokia
Nortel
RSA
Symantec
Computer Associates
McAfee
Remedy
Motorola
Texas Instrument
Sony
Hitachi
Veritas
Landmark Ventures
Intel Capital
FT Ventures
Sigma Partners
Hudson Ventures
Bessemer
Bain Capital
Riverwood Capital
Warburg Pincus
SGI Cambium
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