CIO / CTO / VP, Information Technology

Seasoned CTO/CIO with a broad range of Business, Strategic and Tactical experience in running highly technical and complex organizations
Dynamic, accomplished strategist with exceptional record of leading IT initiatives to drive entities spanning several industries to optimized profitability. Expertise in leveraging technology to provide business solutions that create multi-millions in added value. Visionary with demonstrated ability to initiate and lead projects that transform IT from cost center to profit center while dramatically reducing expenditures. Adept at coordinating / spearheading efforts to elevate organizations to global competitiveness. Dedicated to aligning IT functions to achieve corporate goals.

Selected Achievements

• 6 Patents in Healthcare Informatics in Business Intelligence, Work Flow, Digitization and Database design of Patient Medical Records and Outcomes Research. [HealthBanQ]
• 15 years Project Management experience with multinational companies ranging from $12M to over $150B annually.
• Multicultural experiences in UK, Asia, North & South America, Korea, Australia.
• Created and Deployed high volume B2C, B2B and credit card processing web systems. [Laptops For Less]
• Delivered highly complex and strategic IT solutions that spanned from data warehouse automation to financial systems deployment (in several languages), PeopleSoft, Oracle that reduced overhead by $7M. [Phoenix Technologies, Media Solutions Holdings]
• Transformed IT from cost center to profit center that added .08 to EPS; globalized the business to double sales ($80M to over $160M) within two years. [Phoenix Technologies]
• Multiple Startup experiences and participated in IPO and complex acquisitions of companies. [InSilicon Corporation]
• Delivered technology strategy that saved $24M within one year to drive business to profitability. [Direct TV]
• Reduced call time at call centers by 30% to secure $12M year-over-year operating savings. [Direct TV]

Areas of Expertise
Strategic & Operational Planning | Financial Management / Budgeting | Organizational Re-structuring
Product/Project Development | Technology Integration | International Business Operations
Contract Negotiations | Sarbanes Oxley Compliance | Complex Systems Implementation
CRM/CMS Business Intelligence | Merger, Acquisition, IPO | Web Development

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Confidential, Tampa, FL
Is a for-profit company that develops personalized cancer treatments for patients using molecular technology in collaboration with Merck Pharmaceuticals and Moffitt Cancer Center. Confidential
Director, Technology (acting CIO) 2009 - 2011

• Created and managed a Project Management team for acquisition of complex data conversions, data analysis and reporting for scientific and business modeling needs.
• Manage all key areas of Information Technology, Data Warehousing, Application Development, Quality Assurance, Data Center Operations, Project Management and all strategic projects for M2Gen and Merck Pharmaceuticals.
• Created and deployed web based systems, SaaS systems and cloud computing for research and scientific biomarker discoveries for Moffitt Cancer Center and Merck Pharmaceutical scientists.
• Architected and built collocation data center facilities to facilitate all customer facing web applications and data warehousing systems and Business Intelligence tools (BI).
• Designed and deployed a corporate wide network that includes Exchange, SQL Server, Data Communications, HIPAA/HL-7 security.
• Manage, created and deployed all technical and scientific systems for research and collection of tumor samples and data extraction into Business Intelligence tools.
• Work with multiple EMR, Document Management Systems, Imaging systems, Consent systems, Data Abstraction and Electronic Data Capture (EDC) systems.
• Participated and led multiple committee's that reported to the CEO and Chairman of both companies M2Gen and Moffitt Cancer Center.

• CIO for a $100+ million Advertising/Affiliate company brought on by the investment community to restructure the IT operations and technology departments. (Hydra)
• Managed all key complex projects and created PMO organizations for acquisitions of companies and data conversions for financial systems migrations.
• Liaison responsible for communicating and supporting both internally/externally to all levels of the organization and to board members.
• Reduced operating budgets by 30%, turnaround ill-functioning IT department, consolidated remote data centers into a single location, streamlined CSR (Customer Service Representative) operations.
• Top graded existing Information Technology teams and completed a complete re-write of software in 90 days (PHP).
• Designed & Rebuilt datacenter from a 6 year old infrastructure to a world class environment.
• Designed & built a corporate infrastructure that included Exchange, Help Desk, HRIS, Compliance, Goverance and Financial systems (SAGE MAS500) with policies & procedures for future growth.
• Deployed a Business Intelligence system for Sales, Marketing, Finance and Executive Leadership (Microstrategy)
• $50+ million, 3 distribution companies and a 100,000 square foot distribution warehouse in Memphis, TN. (Media Solutions)
• Credit Card processing, PCI-DSS compliance, SAS70 web development and deployment of e-commerce web systems.
• LAMP Stack environment, PERL, PHP, .NET, SQL Server, MySQL, ASP software technologies deployed and supported.
• Manage all vendor relationships in US, UK, Asia, Japan, Korea, (Akamai, Mirror Image, Qwest, AT & T, SAGE, Cisco), contracts, software and adhere to industry applicable laws, compliance and regulations.
• SEO, Adsense, DoubleClick, Google and Yahoo search engines and Akamai and Mirror Image Content Mgmt Systems.
• Led new portal development project to successful completion and launch within two months in a .NET, C#, AJAX technologies that accept over 15 million page views per day with a subscriber base of 22 million subscribers.
• Designed and directed a Campaign Management System for ad distribution and content delivery to over 200 web sites.
• Implemented Change Management processes (Agile and SCRUM) for software development programs and Operation efficiency.

Confidential, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | Weston, CT
Healthcare informatics start-up (Company was sold in 2005)
Confidential, 2002 to 2005

• Managed complex matrix development and project teams for company acquisitions and data transformation.
• Created 6 patents for Workflow, Imaging and Database design for medical patient information in a HIPAA compliant environment for Hospitals, Insurance, Pharmaceutical and Government agencies.
• Designed all systems/software architecture, Business Intelligence, technologies and off-shore activities for development staff of 45.
• Implemented Digitizing medical records (Entire Patient Medical Record) into a HIPAA compliant database and extracted data from PACS, EMR and propriety hospital systems.
• Primary contact and project manager for all technology patents, documentation and presentation to Hospitals, Pharmaceutical and Insurance companies, Patent lawyers and Venture Capital community.
• Developed software strategies and reduced development time from estimated nine months to 16 weeks.
• Hardware platforms used were HP & Dell servers, Cisco network devices and switches, .NET Framework, SQL Server, Oracle and DB2 platforms.
• Software implementations to customer sites were in the format of Web based solutions, direct connect to databases (DB2, Oracle, Informix, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MYSQL) and data extractions to MS Office suite for presentation capability.

Confidential, Irvine, CA | San Jose, CA
30-year-old software development organization. World's largest BIOS company
Worldwide CIO & Vice President of Technology 1999 to 2002

• Led, managed and created project management, applications development, architecture, operations, integrated systems, and client implementations supporting 12 international locations.
• Created multinational IT departments for startup InSilicon, participated in IPO and later acquired by Synopsys.
• Managed five Directors and 65 employees while coordinating an operating budget of $15M.
• Created this company's first Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 compliance systems and led consulting teams for compliance adherence.
• Slashed overhead costs by $4M within two years and added $.08 to the EPS.
• Reduced annual costs by over $2.8M by initiating key process re-engineering and downsizing projects.
• Decreased telephony / network expenses 25% by negotiating contracts with Asian / European governments.
• Turned around IT relationships and implemented key service measures (e.g. JIT) to improve client / customer satisfaction which included Intel, Microsoft, GE, HP, SONY, Hitachi, DELL.
• Integrated, installed, and supported Oracle Financials, Hyperion, Help Desk, HRIS, Web Development, ERP/CRM, Lotus Notes, Business Intelligence and E-business development on time and within budget.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA
$156B insurance company (Transamerica was sold to Aegon in 1999)
Vice President of Architecture & Technology 1998 to 1999

• Created this company's first web presence by developing their first risk and actuarial system for insurance policy generation.
• Enhanced Company's image as a first-class corporation utilizing vanguard technologies.
• Created Architectural, Technology, and Standards Division to spearhead technology change.
• Developed a team of e-commerce experts to create the Company's first e-commerce policy access system.
• Devised long-range information architecture and strategy.
• Reviewed all major development projects and provided QA for systems initiatives.
• Systems experience with IBM 360, OS/360, AS/400, COBOL, JCL, CICS, SAS

Confidential, El Segundo, CA
World-leading satellite television service provider
Director - Systems Architecture & Object-Oriented Development 1996 to 1998

• Created a systems architecture for Company's technology future.
• Achieved year-over-year cost savings of $12M by designing a new approach to resolve customer and vendor retention issues.
• Reduced call time at call centers by 30% to secure $12M year-over-year operating savings.
• Built Company's first object-oriented development team.
• Designed a distributed computing environment and architecture, including online customer care website.
• Devised business strategy for all application development in CORBA / Middleware technologies.
• Systems were DEC VAX, UNIX, EMC, SUN Solaris, HP-UX

EDUCATION

MBA & BA