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EMAIL AVAILABLE PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLECandidate's Name | LinkedIn Bennington, NE Street Address
IT and Management ExecutiveAccomplished IT Executive with over 20 years of experience specializing in improving operational efficiency and organizational building.Proven track record of implementing innovative technology solutions that drive efficiency, revenue, scalability and cost savings. Skilled in strategic planning, team and organizational leadership and stakeholder management. Expertise in cloud computing, SaaS product development and support, software development and Agile methodologies. Energetic and visionary servant leader committed to continuous improvement and driving organizational success through technological excellence. An experienced IT leader that is also a proven business leader excelling in Finance, HR, Physical Plant, QA, and PMO.Areas of Expertise Project/Program Management Quality Assurance Team Leadership & Training Product Management Cloud Computing / SaaS Agile Methodologies
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Global Resource ManagementCareer ExperienceQuantix, Inc., Denver, CO 2023 2024Consultant Senior Development LeaderProvide strategic leadership and direction in the development of a pioneering B2B SaaS product from inception to MVP to go-to Market for Huron Consulting Group. Led a team of 38 domestic, nearshore, and offshore professionals, including development and QA staff, to ensure the delivery of products on time and achieve customer adoption.
Achieved on time delivery of the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and go-to Market RCI product for Huron Consulting Group without issues or delays. Directed a significant shift in the team structure, transitioning to an entirely offshore model. Implemented MS .NET core on AWS and utilized AWS-QuickSights for generating interactive dashboards.Ponca Tribe of Nebraska., Lincoln, NE 2022 2023CEO Osni Ponca, LLC | Executive Director Ponca Economic Development CorporationOversaw a $4 million LLC, Osni Ponca, LLC, executing strategies to improve the profitability and performance of tribal businesses while introducing new revenue streams, including Tribal Broadband services. Simultaneously, worked on enhancing community welfare by making essential services accessible to the tribal members. Successfully managed the strategic planning and implementation of the LLC's projects, demonstrating strong leadership and administrative capabilities. Secured funding from two distinct federal grant programs by establishing and implementing a small business and entrepreneurial loan program for the Ponca tribe. Turned around the operation of a grocery store that was previously incurring losses of $100K monthly, to a breakeven enterprise, enhancing the profitability of the tribal businesses. Implemented Tribal Broadband, making essential connectivity services available to underserved and unserved tribe members in rural Nebraska. This initiative also created a profitable revenue stream for Osni Ponca, LLC, by selling broadband services to non-Ponca tribe members. Provided executive direction for the Ponca Economic Development Corporation, introducing a free online college preparatory course that benefits an average of 20+ Ponca members each month.Agile Transformation, Inc., Omaha, NE 2019 2022Vice President - Product DevelopmentLed cross-functional teams in the areas of Development, Engineering, QA, PMO, and DevOps, including taking on additional responsibility for Finance, Accounting, and Human Resources. Oversaw and coordinated a team of 50 employees working remotely in various locations worldwide while managing a $12M company budget and a separate $4M IT budget. Implemented a Paycor payroll system, significantly enhancing the HR function company-wide. Provided executive-level leadership and support in creating and implementing a new PTO policy to minimize exposure to accrued time off. Established and executed a comprehensive Diversity and Inclusion program to foster a more inclusive work environment. Successfully achieved SOC2 Certification and FedRAMP Certification to ensure company compliance and enhance cybersecurity measures.
Led the development and implementation of a DevOps function, revamping the existing CI/CD pipeline for improved efficiency. Developed Strategic Product Roadmap for ATI s SaaS product, creating a 3 year strategic roadmap for product enhancements. Led the Development of ATI s SaaS product in a MS-Azure, .NET Core, ADO tech stack.
Led as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and successfully implemented cost-saving measures that resulted in substantial reductions in expenses, staff size, and payroll. Successfully devised and executed a strategic plan to minimize layoffs by implementing a strategy to relocate 50% of the Development team offshore within a span of three years.Capital One Bank, N.A., Lincoln, NE 2017 2019Senior Manager - Software Engineering Retooled 15 development team members to an Open Source/AWS technology stack in just six months, with all team members receiving internal job offers or promotions due to retooling in place of RIF. Traveled to Chicago every week throughout the conversion process to work alongside the Capital One team.Cabela s World s Foremost Bank, Lincoln, NE 2012 2017Senior Solutions Delivery Manager
Performed instant issue of over 3M Visa cards across Cabela s locations and contributed to overall bank growth from $50M to $500M in annual revenue at the time of acquisition. Managed 80 retail locations which included 160 Visa printing devices, a call center of 500 agents, and 15 full-time IT direct reports including .NET developers, QA, PMO, DBA, and Help Desk functions. Achieved a perfect score of 1 from FDIC in their annual audit for five years of leadership tenure.
West Corporation, Omaha, NE 2001 2012Information Systems Manager IT Director VP of Product Development Managed a $20M budget and grew from oversight of five direct reports to 120 direct reports. Increased annual revenues by $2.8M and created a standard software development methodology which eliminated missed product dates for the Business Unit. Built four data centers and supervised domestic and offshore call center technology for 80+ call center locations. Reduced technology downtimes from 82% uptime to 99.99% uptime through success in load balanced, geographically distributed data centers across Omaha, Denver, and San Antonio.EducationMaster of Computer Systems ManagementCreighton University
Bachelor of Arts in EconomicsUniversity of Nebraska
Technical ProficienciesMicrosoft Office 365 Suite, Google Suite, Slack, Zoom, Agile Methodology, Waterfall Methodology, AWS, MS-Azure, MS-DevOps, .NET, Java, Linux, Windows, SQL Server, React JS, Angular, Git, Jira, Yellowfin, Java Script, PHP, HTML |
