Experience

Venture Solutions

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Enterprise Architect

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Note: I'm still with Taylor - Venture is a wholly owned subsidiary of Taylor Corporation. Note: I'm still with Taylor - Venture is a wholly owned subsidiary of Taylor Corporation.



Taylor Corporation

• United States
• Printing Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Delivery Manager

  • Nov 2017 - Mar 2020

  Responsible for web product development for one of Taylor Corporation's subsidiaries, Taylor Communications SCS.

• Program Manager (Consultant)

  • Mar 2017 - Oct 2017



Company Confidential

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Senior Consultant

  • Nov 2016 - Jan 2017

  Network rationalization initiative with global biotech company. Validate business case and identify program and project needs prior to launch. Goals are to lower costs, improve performance and support, and align with future state. Network spans 130+ locations and 36 countries. Network rationalization initiative with global biotech company. Validate business case and identify program and project needs prior to launch. Goals are to lower costs, improve performance and support, and align with future state. Network spans 130+ locations and 36 countries.



Company Confidential

• Consultant

  • May 2016 - Sep 2016

  Carve out management consulting engagement covering infrastructure build, strategic vendor selection, project management, data transfers, contracting and licensing, security program, and transition services agreement. Carve out management consulting engagement covering infrastructure build, strategic vendor selection, project management, data transfers, contracting and licensing, security program, and transition services agreement.



Merrill Corporation

• Vice President, Information Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2016

  Provide acquisition research and due diligence. Assess value of target technology capabilities, staff, process, and security. Provide insights to CIO, COO, Enterprise Architecture, and Business Development on integration costs, risks and liabilities, and architecture fit.Transitional leader for divestiture of technology-heavy business unit. Developed and negotiated technology transition services agreement and am currently directing implementation and compliance.

• Vice President, Information Technology Delivery, DataSite

  • May 2013 - Jan 2015

  Accountable for developing and executing product strategies, initiatives, and projects. Responsible for ensuring that service levels, operating levels, and customer contractual commitments were met.Ensured that service levels from both insourced and outsourced providers supported the highest possible customer satisfaction, and that security commitments to customers and internal users were held to the highest possible standards.Principal partners were Product Managers, COO, CIO, SVP of Enterprise Technology, VP of Operations, and the VP of Security.

• Vice President, Enterprise Architecture IT

  • Aug 2012 - May 2013

  Role was expanded to include development of Merrill’s first Center of Innovation, a new Business Relationship Management practice, and Architect staff realignment.Principal partners were Product Managers, CIO, SVP of Enterprise Technology, Architects, and Delivery Directors.

• Director of Enterprise Architecture

  • May 2010 - Jul 2012

  Advised and guided new technology acquisition and system development to ensure that all enterprise goals were considered. Developed and championed technology rationalization opportunities and standards throughout the organization.

• Director of IT Portfolio Management

  • Apr 2008 - Oct 2010

  Primarily focused on developing the technology project governance framework and leading its adoption. Also worked on technology rationalization, product rationalization, and improving IT awareness of the entire portfolio.

• Director of IT, DataSite

  • Jan 2004 - Mar 2008

  Accountable for executing product strategies, initiatives, and projects. Responsible for ensuring that service levels, operating levels, and customer contractual commitments were met. Assisted Sales with customer calls with CxO and VP-level decision makers. Ensured that service levels from both insourced and outsourced providers supported the highest possible customer satisfaction, and that security commitments to customers and internal users were held to the highest possible standards.Principal partners were VP of IT, SVP of Sales, SVP of Enterprise Technology, and Director of Operations.



Merrill Corporation

• Project Manager

  • 1998 - 2003

  Managed a wide variety of technology projects, mainly focused on system integration and custom development. Managed a wide variety of technology projects, mainly focused on system integration and custom development.