Experience

Octo (formerly B3 Group)

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Director, DTC Shared Services

  • Aug 2022 - 1 year 5 months

  Remote Lead the cyber, customer success center, license management and business intelligence teams for the VA's Digital Transformation Center.

• Director Infrastructure Optimization

  • Mar 2021 - Aug 2022



Alliant Energy

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Enterprise Analytics

  • Feb 2020 - Mar 2021

  Madison, Wisconsin Rebuilt the Analytics program with a focus on business results and execution.

• Director Business Transformation

  • Jan 2019 - Feb 2020

  Madison, Wisconsin Working to make energy affordable for Alliant Energy customers. - Responsible for increasing the speed of innovation and reducing costs over the next 5 years - Define the vision for digital transformation and ensure the execution is successful. - Partner with consultants to create a sustainable approach to business transformation. - Apply agile techniques to traditional business problems. - Set the vision and guidance for our Analytics office - using data insights to improve… Show more Working to make energy affordable for Alliant Energy customers. - Responsible for increasing the speed of innovation and reducing costs over the next 5 years - Define the vision for digital transformation and ensure the execution is successful. - Partner with consultants to create a sustainable approach to business transformation. - Apply agile techniques to traditional business problems. - Set the vision and guidance for our Analytics office - using data insights to improve quality and integrity of our programs. - Prioritize analytics efforts and establish appropriate governance.

• Director - Information Technology Services / CIO

  • Apr 2011 - Jan 2019

  Provide technology leadership for all aspects of technology strategy and execution. Areas of responsibility include: applications, infrastructure, project management office, telecommunications, governance, strategy, risk management, change management and talent development. • Provided technology leadership for all aspects of technology strategy and execution. Areas of responsibility included: applications, infrastructure, project management office, telecommunications, governance, strategy… Show more Provide technology leadership for all aspects of technology strategy and execution. Areas of responsibility include: applications, infrastructure, project management office, telecommunications, governance, strategy, risk management, change management and talent development. • Provided technology leadership for all aspects of technology strategy and execution. Areas of responsibility included: applications, infrastructure, project management office, telecommunications, governance, strategy, risk management, change management and talent development • Sponsored and directed our fiber plan • Developed next level talent and created an innovative culture for my team of 250 resources so that we could contribute to our company’s success at a high level • Partnered with business peers to transform their areas though people, process and technology with a portfolio of projects that ranged from $50-120M annually. These projects yielded a positive return on investment within 5 years. • Reduced IT labor cost by while improving service levels to the organization • Guided the organization to a higher level of cyber security maturity. • Developed a business centric 10-year technology plan that is refreshed quarterly • Negotiated contracts and provided executive sponsor leadership for a Customer System Project that transformed our approach to customer service and reduced operations costs – nominated for Customer System Project of the year in 2016 • Represented Alliant Energy in our Business Development area to help guide investments for a $500M energy technology fund

• Director - Sourcing and Supply Chain

  • Aug 2008 - Apr 2011

  Responsible for an organization made up of strategic and inventory buyers, system support, supplier diversity, and supply chain logistics.

• Director - Program Management Office

  • Feb 2006 - Aug 2008

  Managed a team of project managers that are responsible for high corporate risk projects. Responsible for Lean Six Sigma deployment and execution for the corporation.

• Manager - IT Strategy, Security & Records

  • Jun 2004 - Feb 2006

  Responsible for: - Provided coaching and mentoring for Team Leaders of security and records - Managing all IT Security functions - Developed and implemented corporate IT strategy - still in place today - Managed the records and retention function

• Manager - IT Consulting Services

  • Oct 2002 - Jun 2004

  Responsible for: - Oversight and day to day direction for IT Project Managers - Expansion and management of Entrprise Application Integration (EAI) - SeeBeyond - Management of Sharepoint services - Developed a collaboration strategy for IT - Directed the growth and maturity of our web technology and content management systems

• Team Leader - IT Project Management

  • Apr 1998 - Oct 2002

  Responsibilities included: - Developed an IT Project management group - Responsible for management of IT project portfolio - Trained and managed IT project managers - Assisted director in strategy development



Alliant Energy

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programmer Analyst (Lead & Senior)

  • Dec 1995 - 1998

  - Developed applications for utility use (gas, line clearance, etc.) - Led small projects within application delivery team



Metavante

• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Programmer Analyst

  • Jan 1993 - Dec 1995

  Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Implementation consultant for Customer Service Systems at financial institutions