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Joel Lifter is a seasoned IT professional with extensive experience in strategy, integration, program management, and leadership. He has a strong background in IT service management, cloud computing, and enterprise architecture. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from UCLA and various certifications, including ITIL V3 Foundation and Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals, Joel has developed a unique blend of technical and business acumen. He has held senior roles in various companies, including Accenture, Deloitte Consulting, and Kaiser Permanente, where he has managed complex projects, led teams, and delivered results-driven solutions. Currently, Joel is a Group Manager at Avanade, where he oversees strategic technology relationships and develops joint offerings with Google Cloud. Joel's expertise spans multiple domains, including IT strategy, integration, program management, requirements analysis, enterprise architecture, project management, business process improvement, management consulting, leadership, ITIL, and SDLC.

Credentials

  • Green Software for Practitioners
    The Linux Foundation
    Apr, 2024
    - Apr, 2026
  • Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Core Services
    Coursera Course Certificates
  • Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation
    Coursera Course Certificates
  • Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
    Coursera Course Certificates
  • ITIL V3 Foundation
    -

Experience

  • Avanade
    • Boise, Idaho, United States
    • Group Manager - Tech Advisory/FSI
      • Feb 2024 - Present
      • Boise, Idaho, United States

  • Dell Technologies
    • Meridian, Idaho, United States
    • Chief Technology Strategist - Partner Solution Architecture/Google
      • Aug 2018 - Sep 2023
      • Meridian, Idaho, United States

      Manage the strategic technology relationship between Dell Technologies and one of our key Global Alliance partners, Google Cloud providing a single point of technical accountability across the Dell Technologies Strategically Aligned Businesses (SAB).Provide thought leadership, strategic guidance, and technology expertise to lead the development of joint GTM hybrid cloud, Edge and AI-based offerings as well as working with our Global Alliance partners to develop 3-party solutions to leverage technology and information to its maximum potential and accelerate their journey to modern cloud and hybrid cloud computing models.Manage the solution development lifecycle for hybrid cloud solutions including cyber recovery/vault, Edge computing (retail) and initial development of AI as a Service

  • Accenture
    • Greater Los Angeles Area
    • Senior Manager - Cloud Advisory
      • Nov 2016 - Aug 2018
      • Greater Los Angeles Area

      Assess, plan, implement and/or support application solutions for clients, spanning simple IT projects to large-scale, enterprise-level change programs.Conduct application architecture assessments and define solutions for complex problems that require an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.Design, customize, develop, and execute technical resources for methods, procedures, and standards using commercial and Accenture’s proprietary tools to build infrastructure and application components.Develop and manage project plans for information technology projects, including project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.Execute technology delivery for complex projects managing budget, schedule, and scope.Manage onshore and offshore resources, distribute responsibilities across team members, and report on status for assigned scope of work to client stakeholders.Engage with application owners and technology support personnel to communicate activities comprising implementation plans, and to ensure the configuration and custom components meet application requirements and performance goals.Report program status, key risks/issues, and recommendations to senior leaders and gain consensus for project decisions.

  • Deloitte Consulting
    • Greater Los Angeles Area
    • Specialist Leader - Technology Integration/Platform Architecture and Infrastructure
      • Feb 2010 - Oct 2016
      • Greater Los Angeles Area

      Client Management: Manage day to day interactions with executive clients and project sponsors.People Development: Perform role of counselor and coach; provide input and guidance into the staffing process; actively participate in staff recruitment and retention activities; provide leadership and support for delivery teams and staff in local offices.Business Development: Develop and maintain contact with top decision makers at key clients; serve as SME/technical lead on pursuit teams; participate and lead aspects of the proposal development process; participate in the sales/presentation lifecycle. Average annual Sales/supported sales above $16MM.Delivery: Manage and deliver components of client engagements that identify, design, and implement technology and creative business solutions for large companies. Responsibilities include, among others, managing teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures. Serve as SME for numerous complex technical projects and lead project teams to complete projects on time and within budget. Managed projects with budgets exceeding $60MM and staff greater than 125.

  • Kaiser Permanente
    • Pasadena, CA
    • Principal Program Manager - Integrated Planning & Delivery/Infrastructure Management Group
      • Nov 2004 - Nov 2009
      • Pasadena, CA

      Responsible for the successful delivery of multiple strategic initiatives and projects critical to the ongoing KP/IT effort to deliver real-time Healthcare in a 24/7 availability environment to meet the ongoing demand of IT-centric Member Care Services.Primary responsibilities include overseeing cross functional teams of subject matter experts (SME's), project managers for programs with multiple tracks and certifying that all Sarbanes-Oxley audit criteria are met throughout the project lifecycle through successful delivery of Enterprise-wide IT Initiatives.

Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics

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