CIO, VP of IT

LORENZO BROWN

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Centerville, Ohio 45458

Cell 937-***-****

Home 937-***-****

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Executive Summary:

• Experienced, strategic, IT Executive, with proven ability to deliver the vision, leadership, talent enrichment, and technology road map, that fully supports the corporate business strategies.

• Over 15 years of IT leadership experience as a CIO, VP, Sr. Director, Director, and Technical Manager

• Proven outstanding ability to maximize the ROI of IT investment while exceeding scorecard goals.

• Very successful at developing and executing multi-year IT plans and road maps

• Strong history of managing and leading complex projects

• CIO level IT responsibilities for multi-billion dollar companies

• Successfully lead very large global IT cost reduction initiatives

• Managed Big 6 level IT consulting engagements

• Lead several merger, acquisition, and conversion related IT initiatives

• Highly recognized (National Engineer of the year nomination, magazine articles, community awards, top performer trips, etc...)

• ITIL and process improvement course graduate (Deming, Six Sigma, etc...)

• August 2010 Completion of MBA , MIT and U of M Executive Programs

EXPERIENCE

2008-Current IT Executive responsible for all information technology, information security, Business Continuity Planning, IT Governance, and the Enterprise Project Management Office, for a multi-billion dollar financial institution with 25 branches

Restructured entire IT department to improve service delivery quality, uptime metrics, employee skills and morale, and agility.

Upgraded Production and Disaster Recovery Data Centers,

Developed and or deployed new websites, mobile Apps, cloud technologies, virtual servers, virtual storage, virtual desktops, data warehouses, etc...

Member of Sr. Leadership strategic team meetings and the Assets and Liability Committee (ALCO) which sets all financial rates

July 2003- Siemens Corporation, IT Solutions and Services

2008 Multiple Ohio locations

Sr. Program Director, Enterprise Accounts

• Lead internal and external service delivery organizations in the delivery of global IT services for 70 clients.

• Lead several project managers delivering multiple projects via a best practice

centralized Project Management Office, with robust PMP (PMI) processes and the

ability to deliver to multiple statements of work

• Lead start up, transition, transformation, and go to market activities.

• Successfully turned-around a troubled managed services and relationship engagements; received commendation letters for outstanding results

• Successfully implemented 53 service and relationship improvement initiatives in 6 months, and implemented projects such as VMware, Active Directory, major desktop migrations, Integration Labs, network and voice upgrades, Exchange conversions, factory systems, application and database conversions and rationalizations, etc.

• Implemented a very large IP Telephony (voice over IP) project at 24 manufacturing sites using Cisco gear

• Provided SAP and PeopleSoft development, migration, consulting, and value capture services

• Made the corporation’s Top Achiever’s Club.

July 2002 – L.L. Brown Enterprise

July 2003 Centerville, OH

President

• Provided Information Technology (IT), business venture, and business

improvement consulting to clients.

• Consulted as a Vice President of IT Solutions for InfoServices Inc., M. Heights, Mi.

1989 – Electronic Data Systems (EDS)

2002 Global Programs (Information Officer, CE) (1998-2002)

• Responsible for consulting, and IT support for Delphi Automotive’s Global Programs

• Included defining and delivery of global services in support of Delphi’s SAP project and Competency Center. Helped Delphi’s Competency center to become SAP certified, and to implement projects on time.

• Defined and implemented a global SAP call center.

• Led the selection of EAI middleware tools. Directed large US, Canada, and Mexico, implementations of servers, desktop units (7,000), infrastructure (WAN/LAN, access switches, fiber, routers, etc.), EDI, and label management systems.

• Led the rationalization of over 500 systems down to the business critical few, including legacy interfaces and conversions.

• Directed, change management, training, “as is” and “to be “ process analysis, and the SAP rollout for multiple locations.

• Served as a Business Strategy Consultant

EDS, Delphi Chassis Division (formerly General Motors)

Client Executive (IO) (1995-1998)

• Reported to the General Manager with responsibility for all global information technology activities with an IT budget of over $100 million and operations in over 40 countries.

• Implemented all Information Technology projects such as desktop (15,000 units), communications infrastructure, business, engineering, and factory systems, and all reporting metrics.

• Analyzed business processes, developed Information Management (IM) plans and road maps, and integrated all required technology.

• Led the analysis, selection and implementation of Enterprise Application Packages, such as SAP and PeopleSoft as options for legacy systems, and to help achieve business process savings.

• Removed over $10 mil. in structural costs. Served as a key member of the CEO’s staff for the $5 billion global operation.

• Outstanding customer relations.

Special Projects lead while also performing Delphi Chassis’s CE/CIO role:

• Led EDS global metrics project with responsibly for developing methodology, identifying metrics, developing global processes, and implementing financial, business process, development, and technical infrastructure metrics.

• Led Delphi/EDS $21 million structural information technology cost reduction project across Delphi Corp. globally.

• Selected as a member of Dayton, Ohio, City Manager’s IT Strategy Team, responsible for the new I.T. footprint for all city government operations.

General Motors (Powertrain Divisional Purchasing and Engineering Business System)

EDS Client Executive (Mid 1993 – 1995)

• Served as a member of the Executive Director’s Staff, with responsibility for all information technology activities and participation in strategic business decisions.

• Commonized systems, changed technology platforms, assisted in re- engineering of product and program readiness processes.

• Directed and coached PICO workshop consultants for GM Powertrain suppliers.

• Significantly improved client relationship; highest satisfaction score of all sector CE’s

Manufacturing Professional Development (MPD) Program (1993)

• Completed an intensive program for select EDS leaders, designed to increase enterprise business and IT strategy skills.

• Taught by top industry experts and authors.

• As a result of the program’s curriculum, several universities grant graduates 12 credits towards a master’s degree.

• Assigned to Faygo Beverage in Detroit, Mich.

• Worked closely with the company’s president and his management team to improve all aspect of their business; resulted in recommendations that tripled profit.

EDS Account Executive, Warren, MI Transmission Plant (1989 – 1993)

• As a member of plant the manager’s staff of a $2 billion operation, helped to implement Quality Network synchronous manufacturing strategies, including serving as a course instructor.

• Lead account team which had responsibility for all information technology activities including manufacturing systems such as real time transmission tests, R F tractability, and material management systems.

• Installed the I.T. data center and infrastructure to increase production from 6000 to 10000 units per day. The plant became a divisional model.

• While serving in the above capacity, also authored a study of how the best manufacturing plants utilized information technology.

• Studied and visited the best plants to assess all aspects of their business to determine how I.T. was used to support processes, I.T. plans, and business plans.

1989– GM Detroit Plants and Detroit Forge (now American Axle Manufacturing)

Prior Detroit, MI

IT Manager

• Held several leadership positions responsible for plant floor systems development and technical support.

• Worked my way up from a hourly assembly line worker

A full description of positions held available upon request; including progressive manufacturing salaried and hourly positions

EDUCATION

Strayer University, Mason Ohio,

MBA with Management Information Systems major

Detroit Institute of Technology, Detroit MI (now merged with Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI)

Bachelors of Business Administration, Accounting and Information Systems

PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

U of M, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Executive Program, CEO’s Agenda program

(An intensive $30,000 program that covered all areas of a Global MBA)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center For Organizational Learning

1-year joint EDS/MIT program to create and lead learning organizations, 1995, instructed by Fred Kaufman and Peter Senge (the Fifth Discipline)

PMP (Project Management Professional) Completed project experience and education requirements, also complete a graduate level Project Management course

Applied for 2011exam

Licensed Insurance Professional

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