SUMMARY:

• Executive with Board level experience • 25+ years of progressive management experience leading Strategic Planning, IT Portfolio Management, Enterprise Architecture, Governance, Risk and Compliance functions.
• Advisory Board Member for Center of Enterprise Architecture, Penn State and Guest Instructor for IS & T College, Penn State, founder of Women in Enterprise Architecture.
• Directed the Enterprise Architecture Operations, Governance, and Application Portfolio Management organizations at Confidential . Managed 35 employees and recipient of 82 Stakeholder awards. Created end - to-end Governance and Application Portfolio Management frameworks accelerating $105 million in IT project delivery by 10 percent, managed 500 applications and resolved open EI3PA compliance issues.
• Reestablished the Executive Architecture Committee enabling EA to advise stakeholders on IT investments and move towards target state. Consolidated 5 committees into 1, eliminated redundancy and increased collaboration in selection, merging, retirement of assets and 42 applications reducing IT support costs.
• Managing Consultant, led the implementation of an Enterprise Architecture and Governance project for Erie Insurance Company. Implemented custom TOGAF framework, including process definition, tools selection, and staff development. Established Governance Review Board decreasing IT support costs by 15 percent through rationalization of technologies and retirement of assets. Managed a project to optimize key technology investments transforming B2C and B2B capabilities.
• Management Consultant, led the global IT Transformation program for Invensys Corporation. Implemented Project and Portfolio Management tools and best practices, rationalized R&D’s technology platform and streamlined the path to market product capabilities resulting in $100 million in savings.
• Directed the Enterprise Architecture Program and Strategic Planning for Confidential . Moved the maturity level from 0 to 3 within 2 years, Established SOA capabilities, implemented Application Portfolio Management and Governance frameworks, including process definition, tools selection, and staff development. Managed $80 million project portfolio resulting in a. 25 percent reduction in IT spend.
• Facilitated the Architecture Review Board driving cross-functional IT portfolio management practices in the selection, consolidation, and retirement of assets. Led ICD-10 Migration project ensuring planned Architecture did not pose data security and compliance risks. HIPAA EDI transaction mandates and 5010 ANSI formats migrated correctly.
• Senior Manager of IT Governance Practice at Confidential increasing revenue by $5 million within 1 year and receiving 4 Client Excellence awards. Managed 35+ consultants and led the delivery of IT Transformation projects for Fortune 500 financial and insurance companies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• The suite of capabilities is underpinned with strong oral and written communication skills which have been leveraged as a public speaker and author in the industry.
• Successful track record in delivering large scale IT transformation programs that move companies from theoretical models to live, measurable and sustainable operations.
• Expertise in maximizing business value through targeted IT investments, strategic frameworks and discovering opportunities for rationalization and cost reduction.
• Results oriented, problem solver with mature judgment. Leadership, coaching and staff development.
• Frameworks: Zachman, TOGAF, FEA, DODAF, FSA - NIST,PCI, GLBA, FISMA, MISMO,HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley
• Tools: Troux, SmartEA, Alfabet, Oracle SOA Suite, Confidential SOA Portfolio, ARIS, MS Project Server, CA Clarity, Confidential Enterprise, HP -PPM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, McLean VA

Senior Director

• Accountable for building the Enterprise Architecture Governance, Application Portfolio Management and Operations organizations, managing 35 employees for an $80 billion secondary mortgage market leader.
• Highly visible role operating across IT services that provided executives with visibility into IT portfolios, regulatory risks, investment opportunities and capability roadmap gaps.
• Established governance framework including process definition, tools selection, and staff development. Provided oversight of $105 million IT projects, 500 Applications, and Technical Standards Portfolio resulting in a 10 percent reduction of standards, retirement of technical assets and 42 applications.
• Served as the Project Architecture collaboration leader for the PMO, Security, Legal, Corporate Compliance and IT delivery Executives ensuring Business Cases, Project Architectures and solutions aligned to business strategy and IT investment roadmaps.
• Led operations providing Executive reporting, PMO, administration and system support.

Confidential, Folsom CA, Boston MA

Managing Director

• IT Transformation programs included tool selection, implementation and integrations. Frameworks spanning; Strategic Planning, Capability Roadmaps, Enterprise Architecture, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Application Portfolio Management, Business Architecture and PMO Centers of Excellence.

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Director of Enterprise Architecture and Strategic Planning

• Responsible for implementing the Enterprise Architecture Program Office and Strategic Planning for California’s largest health plan insurance provider serving over 3.4 million members.
• Collaborated with Executive leadership establishing Enterprise Architecture frameworks, drove the adoption of EA, Governance and IT Portfolio Management practices, including process definition, tools selection, and staff development.
• Established SOA, Technical Standards Portfolio, and Application Portfolios, facilitated Architecture Review Board to govern the selection, consolidation, and retirement of technical assets and applications.
• Facilitated the Strategic Planning Committee overseeing an $80 million IT Project Portfolio.

Confidential, Walnut Creek, CA

Vice President

• Led the professional services consulting practice of 25 employees and multiple contactors for an award-winning, nationally recognized professional staffing company. Responsible for profit and loss of $1.5 million.
• Directed delivery of IT Governance, Solution Architecture, Project and Portfolio Management and Workforce Management projects.

Confidential, Mountain View, CA

Senior Manager

• Responsible for leading the IT Governance Practice across industry verticals, managed 35+ consultants with a profit and loss of $10 million for a global leader in technology and financial management consulting firms.
• Managed execution of client projects implementing IT Strategic Planning, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Business and Enterprise Architecture, PMO Centers of Excellence and conducting system selection, implementations and integrations.
• Directed Partner Alliance program with Confidential, Rational, Microsoft, Computer Associates and Plainview.
• Established Mentoring program certifying 100 employees in PMP, RUP and Agile methodologies.

Confidential

Senior Product Engineer

• Directed product management for global company delivering modular architecture and iterative development software.
• Re-engineered the Rational Unified Process (RUP) Project Management domain product, v.03.
• Authored the RUP Mentor Program, facilitated implementations for Financial, Banking and Insurance companies on standardizing RUP SDLC, UML/Use Cases and Business Architecture frameworks.

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Vice President, Enterprise Project Management Office

• Led the EPMO organization for the largest American savings and loan association ensuring IT projects were executed on time, in compliance and aligned with IT strategy.
• Defined processes, performed tools selection and implementation, and staff development to support the adoption of Project Portfolio Management and Project Management disciplines across IT.
• Managed $80M IT project portfolio, established Governance Review Board

Confidential, Bellevue, WA.

Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Product Development

• Managed 100+ developers and $3.5 M budget for award winning web based training software company.
• Brought to market 3 e-learning (web based training) systems, directed the 24/7 Network Operations Center, the PMO, Web Development and QA organizations.

Confidential, Redmond, WA

Director of Product Management

• Led Product Management for the first leading global Project Portfolio Management software product.
• Architect for the product, ported SQL to Oracle and Sybase, localized product into French and German.
• Managed developers in Washington and California, led User Conference, supported sales and marketing.

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Management and Consultant Roles

• Managed IT organizations and consulted on large scale projects across multiple industry sectors in the delivery of IT Governance, Risk and Compliance, Architecture, Project and Portfolio Management solutions.
• Director of Data Center PMO and IT Governance, Confidential Bank
• Director of Workers Compensation Systems, Crum and Forester Insurance
• Manager IT Compliance and Contracts, Fireman’s Fund Insurance,