Experience

PyraMax Bank

• United States
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President - Chief Information Officer (CIO)

  • Dec 2018 - Present

  Greenfield, WI Member of the executive management team. Responsibilities include: - Head of the Information Technology area - Chairs the IT Steering Committee - Acts as the Corporate Information Security Officer - Manages the Business Continuity, Incident Response and Vendor Management Programs



Johnson Financial Group

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP - Business Continuity Planning Mgr

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2018

  Racine, WI Recruited to develop and implement JFG’s Business Continuity, Incident Management, and Crisis Management programs for FFIEC Compliance. Directed all aspects of JFG’s response and recovery strategy, planning and assessment efforts and the development of programs policies and standards. • Implemented the Business Continuity Management solution within RSA's Archer eGRC system. • Initiated and led the migration to for a Mass Notification System Platform • Implemented a Response Ready… Show more Recruited to develop and implement JFG’s Business Continuity, Incident Management, and Crisis Management programs for FFIEC Compliance. Directed all aspects of JFG’s response and recovery strategy, planning and assessment efforts and the development of programs policies and standards. • Implemented the Business Continuity Management solution within RSA's Archer eGRC system. • Initiated and led the migration to for a Mass Notification System Platform • Implemented a Response Ready Program / Certification for Breach Notification and Remediation Planning Show less



WPS Health Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP of Information Systems / Telecommunications

  • Oct 2010 - 2013

  Madison, Wisconsin Area Led all Enterprise Network Services (Voice, Data and Video), Enterprise Security and the company’s IT Business Continuity Plan. Managed all aspects of infrastructure, engineering, operations, and staff of 24 Technicians / Engineers. • Implemented a rogue and wireless access network across all corporate offices • Directed VoIP upgrades for LOB call centers to integrate phone with desktop applications • Attained Department of Defense certification for the organization. • Initiated… Show more Led all Enterprise Network Services (Voice, Data and Video), Enterprise Security and the company’s IT Business Continuity Plan. Managed all aspects of infrastructure, engineering, operations, and staff of 24 Technicians / Engineers. • Implemented a rogue and wireless access network across all corporate offices • Directed VoIP upgrades for LOB call centers to integrate phone with desktop applications • Attained Department of Defense certification for the organization. • Initiated a strategy to implement a Security Information and Event Management(SIEM) architecture for collecting, storing, analyzing log, threat, vulnerability and risk related data • Implemented a Mobile Device Management (MDM) strategy and policy for the corporation utilizing smartphones, tablets and BYOD • Initiated a migration strategy to move to a unified fabric datacenter and high-performance campus Network core (10G) that is scalable and virtualized

• Director, Medicare Systems

  • 2008 - Oct 2010

  Madison, Wisconsin Area Directed all jurisdictional System Development changes (SDLC-Waterfall Model) to assure the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oversaw Management / Support of LAN-based client software / hardware and staff of 48 Technicians / Administrators. Accomplishments include Implementing several claims processing Macros resulting in a yearly labor savings of 1.8M



BMO Financial Group

• VP / Payment Technologies Director

  • Jul 2000 - 2007

  Greater Milwaukee Area Managed all aspects of technical support: development, systems maintenance, conversions and large projects in the Payment Technologies area. Managed several large-scale integration and or development projects simultaneously. Accomplishments include Chaired and Implemented a Corporate Check Imaging Strategy and System for 14 processing centers. This includes leading the RFI/RFP vendor evaluation, cost benefit analysis, negotiations and final recommendation. Then coordinated over $12M of… Show more Managed all aspects of technical support: development, systems maintenance, conversions and large projects in the Payment Technologies area. Managed several large-scale integration and or development projects simultaneously. Accomplishments include Chaired and Implemented a Corporate Check Imaging Strategy and System for 14 processing centers. This includes leading the RFI/RFP vendor evaluation, cost benefit analysis, negotiations and final recommendation. Then coordinated over $12M of infrastructure additions or upgrades. Show less



Metavante

• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• VP - Payment Technologies

  • 1985 - Jul 2000

  Greater Milwaukee Area Led Development teams and supported several applications in the Metavante Service Bureau. Led major projects that often exceeded 10,000 hours in scope. Developed application code in ASSEMBLER, COBOL, CICS, CPCS and IMS. Other postions held at Metavante/M&I Data: Senior Systems Manager, Senior Project Leader, Programmer Analyst.