Experience

SimplyPut Consulting

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder, SimplyPut Consulting

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States SimplyPut Consultants and Operators are leaders in Defining, Driving and Delivering Cost Effective, On-Time, On-Budget Successful Programs and Projects. As Consultants we assist your team as Operators will fill operating positions on a temporary basis until permanent hires can be placed or elevated in the organization. We help our clients navigate the impacts of Digitization, Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Data Analytics, Robotic Process Automation, and IoT. We help clients with… Show more SimplyPut Consultants and Operators are leaders in Defining, Driving and Delivering Cost Effective, On-Time, On-Budget Successful Programs and Projects. As Consultants we assist your team as Operators will fill operating positions on a temporary basis until permanent hires can be placed or elevated in the organization. We help our clients navigate the impacts of Digitization, Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Data Analytics, Robotic Process Automation, and IoT. We help clients with Business and Technology Strategies, Digital Transformation with ERP, HCM, CRM, Supply Chain, Performance Management, Right-Sourcing NextGen Infrastructure Services, DevOps, Application Rationalization, and more. We deliver results, Transforming Businesses, Increasing Revenues, Improving Margins, Reducing Operating Costs, Improving Liquidity, Enhancing Financial and Back Office Operations, Streamlining Supply Chain, Merging and Carving out Businesses and adopting new Technologies. Show less



Pilot Freight Services

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Chief of Staff, VP of IT

  • Dec 2018 - Sep 2020

  Glen Mills, PA Assumed “IT Chief of Staff” role for an $800M 3PL client under contract from Venetia Partners as a Senior Executive Consultant and Partner. Was asked to stay on to help guide Pilot through strategic changes. Acted as leading IT Executive taking on all leadership roles including staff mentoring and management while moving Headquarters and all IT system components from an on prem model to a combination MS Azure Cloud, Co-Lo managed facility and third party outsource firms.



ReminderMedia

• Head of Information Technology

  • Nov 2017 - Nov 2018

  King of Prussia, PA HEAD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CIO) – REMINDERMEDIA - a marketing company specializing in manufacture of custom magazines and digital marketing platforms. Brought on board as a consultant and hired full time to lead the team and company to technological maturity. • Responsible for all aspects of technology and team for ReminderMedia • Hands-on leadership style for a full-range of services which included enterprise technology infrastructure, network engineering, manufacturing… Show more HEAD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CIO) – REMINDERMEDIA - a marketing company specializing in manufacture of custom magazines and digital marketing platforms. Brought on board as a consultant and hired full time to lead the team and company to technological maturity. • Responsible for all aspects of technology and team for ReminderMedia • Hands-on leadership style for a full-range of services which included enterprise technology infrastructure, network engineering, manufacturing platforms, application development and corporate IT governance. • Reporting to the CEO as a member of the corporate executive team • Developed the technology roadmap for the company with key focus on customer service, technology reliability, compliance, budgetary adherence and operational excellence. • Renegotiated existing contracts for telecoms and external vendors resulting in over 500k in savings • Employed and rolled out project lifecycle methodology • Developed an IT annual budget based on short term and long term strategic goals. Reviews and compares actual results to planned budgetary performance • Built and maintained excellent relationships with business, manufacturing and external customers • Worked in multiple development life cycle models (example: Scrum, Waterfall) • Provide technology vision and leadership for the development and implementation of technology applications Show less



Management & Leadership IT Consultant

• Technology Management, Innovation & Leadership Consultant

  • Oct 2013 - Nov 2017

  Key Engagements: **ReminderMedia - IT Organizational Consultant. Brought on board to help ReminderMedia's IT Department mature while enabling extreme growth of their business. Responsible for organizational assessment and planning in addition to IT and Architectural road-mapping and future planning. **Digital Realty - ITSM Upgrade Implementation with Service Now. Complete overhaul of client support organization for Digital Realty utilizing internal and offshore resources… Show more Key Engagements: **ReminderMedia - IT Organizational Consultant. Brought on board to help ReminderMedia's IT Department mature while enabling extreme growth of their business. Responsible for organizational assessment and planning in addition to IT and Architectural road-mapping and future planning. **Digital Realty - ITSM Upgrade Implementation with Service Now. Complete overhaul of client support organization for Digital Realty utilizing internal and offshore resources to solve for explosive growth leadership issues. Also responsible for infrastructure and organization assessment, planning and integration for EU based M&A valued at 74MM ** Tapped by Taos Consulting to oversee merger and acquisition IT planning and integration for the $1.1B acquisition of TiVo by Rovi Corporation. Due diligence activities, pre-close integration strategy planning, Day-1 readiness, and post-closure integration activities. Developed and currently implementing an integrated application portfolio rationalization, data center/infrastructure standardization, network integration, and IT Service Management strategy, with oversight for a $24M integration budget. Partner with and serve as key influencer to top management. --Key contributor to the successful Day 1 go-live for merger that doubled stock prices, exceeded market expectations, and came in under budget. ** Provided Fortune 500 consulting through EMC/Wipro in the area of IT transformation and modernization. Served as expert resource for C-level leaders regarding IT maturity continuum, redefining/rebuilding organizations and data centers, and initiating cloud transformations and IT portals. --Delivered C-suite counsel, project planning and program support for key clients including Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola, Carnival Cruise Lines, Northrop Grumman, Cox Communications, and Honeywell. Show less



Laureate Education, Inc.

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President - Global IT Operations & Support

  • Nov 2005 - Sep 2013

  Responsible for strategy, design, integration, budgets, and operations of the organization’s global IT infrastructure and IT organization. Provided mission-critical IT leadership as Laureate grew to 65 physical campuses and online entities through a series of strategic acquisitions. Administering multimillion-dollar technology and operating budgets, supported organization’s 20,000 employees and 600,000 students through leadership and implementation of data center technology systems… Show more Responsible for strategy, design, integration, budgets, and operations of the organization’s global IT infrastructure and IT organization. Provided mission-critical IT leadership as Laureate grew to 65 physical campuses and online entities through a series of strategic acquisitions. Administering multimillion-dollar technology and operating budgets, supported organization’s 20,000 employees and 600,000 students through leadership and implementation of data center technology systems, student-facing software systems, networks, applications, and support structures.

• North American Campus & Acquisitions

  • 2005 - 2009

  Baltimore, Maryland Area CIO for this high-growth organization with seven North American campuses. Built a sophisticated IT framework and grew competencies for campus-specific needs including facilities and IT management, student information systems, on-site student support, student labs, and print shop management. Served as expert resource to campus presidents in IT selection and prioritization; ensured alignment of IT resources with campus goals. Spearheaded design, implementation, and growth of network’s IT… Show more CIO for this high-growth organization with seven North American campuses. Built a sophisticated IT framework and grew competencies for campus-specific needs including facilities and IT management, student information systems, on-site student support, student labs, and print shop management. Served as expert resource to campus presidents in IT selection and prioritization; ensured alignment of IT resources with campus goals. Spearheaded design, implementation, and growth of network’s IT infrastructure, including data centers and new campus locations. Selected Contributions: ** Key player in adding over a dozen new businesses through mergers and acquisitions. ** Acted as CIO to onboard new universities into organization, effectively leading technology integrations, strategic improvements, and consolidations.



Mars

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Environment Manager

  • 1998 - 2005

  Assumed operational authority over global data centers, overseeing maintenance, design, implementation, capacity planning, and telecommunications. Identified opportunities for significant cost savings and improvements, leading teams in comprehensive implementation and upgrade projects. Implemented best practices and workflow methodologies and maintained strict compliance with SLA and facilities requirements.



ISI/Mars

• Manager, Support Transformation Department

  • Nov 1998 - Nov 2002

  Drove needed improvement in the efficiency and productivity of Information Technology while dramatically lowering operating costs. Took the lead in reducing the volume and need for IT support. Identified and implemented numerous continuous improvement activities that increased customer satisfaction and overall operational efficacy.