Principal Consultant

• Nov 2022 - Present

Senior Consultant, HCM

• Aug 2021 - Nov 2022

Director, Student Information Services and Operations

• May 2020 - Aug 2021

Senior Program Manager, ERP

• Dec 2019 - May 2020

Workday Platform Administration, Operation, and Strategy

• Jul 2019 - Dec 2019

Lead Systems Analyst (Workday Security)

• Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

IT Director/Security Team Lead – Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO/Workday)

• Dec 2015 - Jul 2018

** Long-term special project assignment, IT Director position reserved. **Directed the overall security strategy to implement Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - Workday Human Capital Management (HCM)/Payroll project. Led cross-functional collaborations to define security and access management requirements by develop consensus among key stakeholders and conducted functionality and security fit-gap analyses.Led a diverse 15-member security analyst team, collaborated with university-wide key stakeholders, and managed expectations of senior university leaders to deliver a 9-month, high-profile, NIST 800-171 compliance implementation project to completion within targeted schedule, scope, and costs. Mitigated primary risk preventing full enterprise adoption of ERP project implementation. First university program to achieve compliance status in compliance with December 2017 deadline of the Department of Defense (DoD)’s Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7012.Championed concept to consolidate three university ERP program security groups into one team. Collaborated with team members and leads in creating proposal to gain support of three ERP program directors and merger authorization by Senior Director of Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO). Show less

IT Director/Senior Manager

• Dec 2011 - Dec 2015

Managed four units of Information Technology Services (ITS) team and administered multi-million budget to provide technical services supporting daily operations for the Office of Physical Plant and enterprise users. Established and led an IT transformation initiative through implementation of strategic direction, operations and services management, customer service focus, and created professional development opportunities.Introduced Business Systems Analyst (BSA/BA) and launched a new Project Management Office (PMO) creating project structure and repeatable processes to standardize project and portfolio management resulting in enhanced accountability and prioritization. Implemented project management information system (PMIS) for IT portfolio visibility and alignment of projects with organizational strategy.Implemented multiple cloud computing services to improve productivity and leveraged the implementation of IT policy and standard operating procedure (SOP) to improve effectiveness and efficiency. Averaged annual five percent budget surplus while championing and adding numerous infrastructure enhancement and service improvement projects. Show less

IT Director – Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research

• May 2008 - Jul 2010

After numerous progressive promotions and consulting within the system, I assumed responsibility for leading the creation and execution of technology strategies for the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research. I led a mid-size technology professional team and administered multi-million annual budget. Reorganized the team and focused efforts on increasing database efficiencies and developing data-driven web applications. Operational achievements included introduction of Agile/Scrum project management, new web presence with enhanced self-service web portal, and FISMA security accreditation (NIST 800-53), and improved service response times. In addition to ensuring availability and quality of data for clinical, scientific research, and statistical analysis within the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, I reengineered a program to achieve compliance with Federal reporting schedules. Show less

Consultant – Site/Enterprise Technical Leader | Project Manager

• Dec 2006 - May 2008

** Consultant, assigned to the Medical College of Wisconsin. ** As Site/Enterprise Technical Leader for the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), I provided strategic technical direction and leadership for a 30-member Technical Services team. Assisted the Vice President of Information System (VPIS)/Chief Information Officer (CIO) for MCW in developing and coordinating the Department of Information Systems (IS) budget of $6M, developed technical proposals, and oversaw enterprise technical initiatives. As Project Manager, I oversaw and coordinated all technical project management for outsourced Technical Services areas. Key accomplishments included completing complex enterprise-wide identity and access management (IAM)/single sign-on (SSO) project, enterprise email unification project, improved MCW network monitoring system, and the successful completion of a new FISMA compliance systems and network infrastructure based on NIST 800-53. Show less

Systems Manager II | Systems Manager I | Unix Systems Administrator

• Mar 1999 - Dec 2006

As Systems Manager II for a large Department of 700, I conducted strategic planning, technical analysis, and project management to lead departmental development teams in cross-institution projects. As Systems Manager, I oversaw and developed the clinical and research data collection and lifecycle management system for the Max McGee National Research Center for Juvenile Diabetes. Ensured availability and optimal operations of databases, clinical applications, custom genetics analysis pipeline solutions, computing infrastructure, and IT personnel. As Unix Administrator, I provided day-to-day operational supports and administration for various Unix systems. Show less