Experience

ActiCare Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer - Co-Founder

  • May 2015 - Present

  Identify opportunities and risks for the business. Manage research and development (R&D). Monitor technology and social trends that could impact the company. Participate in management decisions about corporate governance. Communicate the company's technology strategy to partners, management, investors and employees. Maintain current information about technology standards and compliance regulations. Identify opportunities and risks for the business. Manage research and development (R&D). Monitor technology and social trends that could impact the company. Participate in management decisions about corporate governance. Communicate the company's technology strategy to partners, management, investors and employees. Maintain current information about technology standards and compliance regulations.



Big Dawgs Rescue

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • May 2009 - Present

  Big Dawgs Rescue was founded in May 2009 as a faith based, non-profit charitable organization run by volunteers and staff dedicated to placing large breed dogs and providing sanctuary. Through the commitment of volunteers and staff, Big Dawgs is working to ensure services such as: rescuing adoptable large breed dogs at risk and bringing them to the sanctuary, providing medical care - both routine and special needs, providing Good Citizen Canine training and most importantly, lots of love. Big Dawgs Rescue educates the public about spaying/neutering and responsible pet ownership. We match suitable adopters with the right dog, host adoption on-site events and in-home sleep over's. We are funded by contributions and donations from individuals, corporate sponsors, grants and the Bay Area community. Since May of 2009 over 10000 rescues have been saved and placed in a forever home


Alere, Inc., Home Monitoring
• Vice President Information Technology

  • Mar 2012 - May 2015


Spectra Laboratories, a Fresenius Medical Company

• Director IT

  • Nov 2008 - Mar 2012

  IT professional with strong leadership qualifications coupled with “hands-on” technical management and infrastructure expertise. Always focused on achieving bottom line results while developing and implementing advanced technology and business solutions. Responsible for the day-to-day IT management, strategic think and of the IT Service Delivery function. This position has overall responsibility for Application Development for Laboratory and Billing Systems, Data Center Operations, Network Operations, Telecommunications, This includes management of all computing platforms, deployment of technology, upgrades, technical change management, risk management, project management and network management. Specialties Strategic Planning / Project Management / Contract Negotiation / Business Solutions / Infrastructure Architecture / Organizational Leadership / Budgeting & CapEx Planning



Alere, Inc.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director IT

  • Nov 2005 - Jul 2008

  Director of IT for a Medical Device manufacturing company. My responsibility covered the management of corporate technology development, networks, telephony, system administrations, software development and SOX audits. In 2007 Cholestech was purchased by Inverness Medical Innovations and I was promoted to the Western Regional IS Manager overseeing current and acquired companies from Colorado to the west coast. Director of IT for a Medical Device manufacturing company. My responsibility covered the management of corporate technology development, networks, telephony, system administrations, software development and SOX audits. In 2007 Cholestech was purchased by Inverness Medical Innovations and I was promoted to the Western Regional IS Manager overseeing current and acquired companies from Colorado to the west coast.



EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Manager

  • Apr 2003 - Nov 2005

  Responsible for the day-to-day IT management, delivery of IT Services. This position has overall responsibility for Application Development for order processing, network operations, and telecommunications, This includes management of all computing platforms, deployment of technology, upgrades, technical change, project and network management. Responsible for the day-to-day IT management, delivery of IT Services. This position has overall responsibility for Application Development for order processing, network operations, and telecommunications, This includes management of all computing platforms, deployment of technology, upgrades, technical change, project and network management.



Cacheon

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Director IT

  • 2001 - 2003

  As a Start-Up I oversaw all information technology, network and telecommunications infrastructure, to include Help Desk, Network Engineering, Desk Top and Server support. Managed day-to-day technology strategy and purchasing of new technologies. Supported 17 software engineers building cutting edge technology to migrate J2EE servers from one platform to another. This included build and deployment servers. Worked with IT developers to create a self managed Build and Deployment environment so work could be segmented between SW Engineers.



Butterfield & Butterfield

• United States

• Director IT

  • 1998 - 2000

  Responsible for all aspects of strategic and tactical IT planning and implementation supporting corporate headquarters and two remote facilities to include; network infrastructure, desktop support, system administrations, security, telecommunications, and application development. Lead a team with six direct and two indirect report employees. Member of the senior staff. Managed the Y2K IT team and identified IT assets needing to be replaced, code that was to be modified and required system patches. Initiated Y2K conversion plans for developers and system/network administrators, which was completed in 63 days. Led the organization through a series of upgrades to capitalize on emerging technologies and application enhancements, including the replacement of obsolete systems in three geographically dispersed facilities with redundant frame-relay WAN upgrade. Managed the installation of three new PBX at each facility to further foster common hardware platform and reduce operations cost. In 1999, Butterfields' merger with eBay open the opportunity to provided direct input to technologies being developed by eBay SW Engineers to allow Real-Time simulcast auctions which was later used during the KISS Farewell Auction at Paramount Studios, Hollywood CA.



United States Marine Corps

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• SGT -USMC

  • Dec 1981 - Jun 1991

  Okinawa Japan - Camp Hansen, 7th COMM BN Long Lines CO Camp LeJeune HQSBN COMM CO 2nd FSSG, 2nd Force Recon, 10th Marines, MSG Quantico VA, 2 BN 8th Marines Okinawa Japan - Camp Hansen, 7th COMM BN Long Lines CO Camp LeJeune HQSBN COMM CO 2nd FSSG, 2nd Force Recon, 10th Marines, MSG Quantico VA, 2 BN 8th Marines