CIO / CTO

• Apr 2018 - Present

Bridge Investment Group is a real estate investment management firm with $48 billion in assets under management. Bridge combines its 5K person, nationwide operating platform with specialized teams of investment professionals focused on select US real estate verticals, which Bridge believes offer above-market opportunity: multifamily, office, seniors housing, affordable housing, opportunity zones, development, logistics, net lease, single family rental and debt strategies. Bridge Investment Group is a real estate investment management firm with $48 billion in assets under management. Bridge combines its 5K person, nationwide operating platform with specialized teams of investment professionals focused on select US real estate verticals, which Bridge believes offer above-market opportunity: multifamily, office, seniors housing, affordable housing, opportunity zones, development, logistics, net lease, single family rental and debt strategies.

CIO

• Sep 2015 - Apr 2018

The City and County of Denver, Technology Services, offers a unique opportunity to work with a diverse business and technology environment that supports over 56 agencies. • Overall responsibility for Technology Services for the City and County of Denver. To include a workforce of 13,000 employees and 700,000 residents.• Cloud first initiative for software and business service platforms. To include HR (Workday), Financials (Workday), Budget platform (Questica), Customer Relationship Management (Salesforce), office productivity and collaboration (Office 365) and IT Service Management (ServiceNow).• Increased employee engagement by 200%.• Developed strategic roadmap for people, process, technology and business alignment.• Established governance for project intake to include business review and project lifecycle management.• Overall responsibility for support services for city 311 services, internal service desk and field services.• Named to 2016 “Top 10 Most Influential CIO’s” in Colorado by Colorado Technology Association. Show less

CTO

• Oct 2013 - Sep 2015

The City and County of Denver, Technology Services, offers a unique opportunity to work with a diverse business and technology environment that supports over 56 agencies. We employ over 12,000 people, of which 9,000+ are daily technology consumers in support of a diverse population in excess of 500,000 citizens.- Organizational development – aligned organizational model to drive innovation, support agency specific infrastructure (radio & 911), architecture and operations.- Develop strategic road map for people, process, technology and business alignment- Overall responsibility for converged infrastructure, (3) enterprise data centers, radio services, 911 support, service desk, performance management, client computing, asset management and IT Service Management.- Cloud first initiative for systems, platforms and data centers.- Collaboration and support framework for connecting with over 56 agencies within the City and County of Denver. Show less

Senior Director

• Mar 2012 - Oct 2013

Oversee IT Operations for EchoStar. Responsible for all infrastructure services including support and project teams for Service Desk, client computing, Server, VM, Storage, Email, AD, Voice, Data, Security, Data Center, NOC and Oracle back end systems. Standardize methodologies and identify operational improvements. Perform IT environment analysis and monitor reliability. Oversee IT Operations for EchoStar. Responsible for all infrastructure services including support and project teams for Service Desk, client computing, Server, VM, Storage, Email, AD, Voice, Data, Security, Data Center, NOC and Oracle back end systems. Standardize methodologies and identify operational improvements. Perform IT environment analysis and monitor reliability.

Senior Manager - Technology Department

• May 2011 - Mar 2012

Led team responsible for delivering mission critical services for internal operations as well as over 200 tenants within the airport. Specialized in service delivery, service management, program / project management. - Established road map and implementation plan for evolving the Network Operations Center. - Reorganization based on initiative to re-architect business processes within our department from an outsourced to in sourced model. - Re engineer processes to streamline our operational functions versus project portfolio - Implementation of Balanced Scorecard metrics for my team - Kicked off environment assessment to develop road map to gauge system reliability, performance and capacity Show less

CTO

• Jan 2004 - May 2011

Oversee operations and technical architecture for Kiewit. Manage an organization of 240 people responsible for: application services, service delivery, infrastructure, and client computing. Oversee customer support initiatives. Standardize methodologies and identify operational improvements. Perform IT environment analysis and monitor reliability. Interact with management to identify needs. • Implement 300-site operations plan that improves customer support and system reliability and decreases redundant costs. Manage complete systems integration. • Developed and implemented a shared service model for IT operations. We have consolidated 28 disparate IT groups into a single shared service for Kiewit. • Eliminated escalating uncontrolled spending. Developed cost breakout reporting method that revealed area-specific savings opportunities. Enabled spending versus value analysis. • Led all development phases of company’s first customer service model. Created centralized service desk based on ITIL. Developed support team and infrastructure including comprehensive metrics to track performance and improve results. Project necessary for SAP deployment. • Established project management office (PMO) that created company’s first governance model. Enabled request reviewing, alignment with business goals, cost justification, executive sponsorship, progress tracking, and schedule validation. • Standardized IT environment for eight uniquely functioning organizations within single company. Created methodology, schedule, and budget. Implemented system at 85 locations (2,400 users) in 18 months. This was a predecessor to our overall Shared Service implementation. • Replaced IT environment unable to scale to business demands. Developed comprehensive design and schedule for 15 locations (350 users). Implemented new messaging, security, and telephony strategies. Installed system on time and on budget. This was a predecessor to our overall Shared Service implementation. Show less

IT Director (a Kiewit Company)

• Jun 2006 - Sep 2009

IT Director (a Kiewit Company)

• Jan 2004 - Jun 2006

Practice Manager

• Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

Provided advanced client consulting on business strategies, process re-engineering, and strategic development. Managed IT infrastructure projects for 800 users, corporate data center, and lab migrations. Developed IP telephony initiative, including: formal engagement methodology, statement of work, team development, business development, vendor relationships, financial reporting, and deliverables. Oversaw multi-vendor project team of 45. Wrote proposals, budgets, project plans, and reporting methods. Results: · Eliminated unprofitable projects by developing consistent bidding and work performance methodology. Partnered with Cisco, Shoretel, and HP to better utilize technologies. Solicited success strategies from networking, IP telephony, Voice over IP, security, and wireless organizations. · Led on-time completion of IT infrastructure for aggressively scheduled new Avaya R&D facility with 200 labs. Directed relocation of 3,000 employees. Partnered with contractors, customers, and vendors. Facility became Avaya showcase. · Participated in due diligence effort resulting in nationwide real estate consolidation project. Saved $15M. Show less

Board of Directors - Volunteer

• 1999 - 2003

Manager of Information Systems

• Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

Led team responsible for: support, application development, network design, and remote location implementations. Managed national LAN/WAN projects. Developed integration strategy for an acquired company with 160 branch offices and three national call centers. Results: · Consolidated business and network efforts resulting in $4M cost reductions. Led team responsible for: support, application development, network design, and remote location implementations. Managed national LAN/WAN projects. Developed integration strategy for an acquired company with 160 branch offices and three national call centers. Results: · Consolidated business and network efforts resulting in $4M cost reductions.

Network Manager

• Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

Led project teams in the U.S., U.K., and France. Managed global network implementations, network technologies, and server hardware and software systems. Established functional short and long-term goals. Developed methodologies for remote location network migrations including documentation and audits. Results: · Led design and implementation of new company infrastructure. Defined globally scalable architecture, support needs, and network application requirements. SAP deployed on time. Show less

Systems Engineer / Project Manager

• Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

Provided client consulting for: project management, network design, implementation, and troubleshooting. Managed implementation of 300 workstations in 35 locations for an integrated healthcare system. Oversaw team of 15 from four unique companies. Led professional and technical development of associate engineers. Provided client consulting for: project management, network design, implementation, and troubleshooting. Managed implementation of 300 workstations in 35 locations for an integrated healthcare system. Oversaw team of 15 from four unique companies. Led professional and technical development of associate engineers.

Senior Network Analyst

• Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

Managed network infrastructure for three hospitals. Served on business integration team. Managed network infrastructure for three hospitals. Served on business integration team.

Network Administrator

• Jan 1991 - Jan 1995

Administered complete network environment. Managed daily operations and upgrades. Conducted analysis on performance-related issues. Administered complete network environment. Managed daily operations and upgrades. Conducted analysis on performance-related issues.