Executive Summary

When faced with any scenario, I quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues, many times finding the connections between seemingly unrelated items to provide creative alternative approaches. I transform conceptual ideas into an execution plan, then garner buy-in and generate excitement to move the project forward. I accomplish this by focusing on the strengths of the individual, team, and organization – motivating towards excellence; transforming strengths into world-class achievements.
Across all legs of a Balanced Scorecard, I deliver results:
Customer
Focus
  • Improved customer satisfaction by consolidating 5 separate transmission systems into single enterprise solution - increased cross-selling revenue by $7M+ over projection & generated $4M annual save.
  • Initiated global focus groups to rationalize technology programs with Citigroup line-of-business stakeholders.
  • Developed formal technology positions (presentations, whitepapers, web pages) for global socialization to business lines, managers, and engineers.
Financial
Returns
  • Devised a $5M solution to a $50M problem–implemented heterogeneous IPSec solution, saved coding-level changes to over 10,000 legacy systems.
  • Delivered $33M cost avoidance – negotiated contract for 50% off tape encryption product & free onsite vendor support during installation phase; engineered solution to dramatically reduce total units required.
  • Generated 35% annual telecommunications net save by integrating voice & data transmissions.
Business
Processs
Improvements
  • Generated $20 million net save by developing a superior migration methodology and an annual $1.5 million net save in operating costs.
  • Delivered $10M one-time & $500K annual savings – process re-engineered aspects of global Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to emphasize low-assurance targets.
Leadership
&
Team
Building
  • Developed Data Protection organization from concept to 11 direct reports in 3 years.
  • Senior decision-maker & negotiator for assessing and purchasing  security technologies.
  • Directed multi-discipline international team of 250 analysts, programmers, web designers & hardware engineers as Vice President – Global Security Engineering at Citigroup.
  • Managed three concurrent government contracts for Trawick & Associates –
    • Engineering Lead & Manager – Dept. of Energy
    • Development Manager – Dept. of Transportation
    • Lead IT Auditor – National Library of Medical Records
CAREER HISTORY 
 
  CxO Timeshare 2009-Present
  IT Executive Consultant  
  CITIGROUP 1996-2008
  Vice President - Global Security Engineering (2004-2008)
  Assistant Vice President - Public Key Infrastructure (1999-2004)
  Manager - Product Assurance (1997-1999)
  Sr. Network Engineer (1996-1997)
  TRAWICK & ASSOCIATES 1994-1996
  Sr. Network Engineer - Dept of Energy  
  Development Manager - Dept of Transportation  
  Lead Technology Auditor – National Library of Medical Records  
  UNIVERSAL FOODS CORPORATION 1991-1996
  Network Manager  
  EIMCO PROCESS EQUIPMENT 1990-1991
  Business Systems Analyst/Developer  
  NETWERX 1988-1991
  Founder  
  USA COMPUTER TRAINING CENTER 1988-1989
  Instructor - DCE, University of Utah  
  SEARS BUSINESS SYSTEMS CENTER 1986-1988
  Systems Engineer/Developer  
  INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 1984-1986
  Developer/Technician  
     
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
  EDUCATION  
  Washburn University - BA, Computer Information Systems 1984
  CERTIFICATION  
  CISSP 2004
  Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) 1997
  TCP/IP Analyst 1996
  Novell Certified Network Engineer (CNE) 1995