Executive Profile
Technology executive with 30 years architecting and leading enterprise digital transformations across healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and hospitality. Hands-on practitioner from factory-floor electrical engineering through C-Suite digital transformation advisory; has personally built, migrated, secured, and modernized enterprise systems at scale. Led multi-year platform migrations, cloud adoption strategies, and legacy-to-microservices transitions while managing distributed teams and multi-million-dollar budgets. Reduced enterprise IT costs by $1.2M annually, improved knowledge-worker capacity 28%, and led 60-day ransomware recovery - pairs strategic vision with operational credibility because both have been executed at scale, under pressure.
Experience
- Embedded structured AI/ML practices across software engineering operations; transitioned teams from ad-hoc prompting to reusable context-engineering frameworks
- Defined KPIs linking AI adoption to measurable productivity and code-quality outcomes; established governance for responsible AI deployment
- Advised executive sponsors on AI roadmap, change management, ethical AI, and long-term strategic adoption
- Led cross-functional incident response team through full ransomware recovery cycle (threat assessment, containment, negotiation, restoration) in under 60 days
- Re-architected core information systems with segmentation, monitoring, and resilience frameworks to prevent recurrence
- Delivered post-incident playbooks, business-continuity standards, and team training to harden enterprise security posture
- Led enterprise modernization for healthcare and business clients; aligned executive sponsors, IT leadership, and operations on multi-year transformation roadmaps
- Architected omnichannel digital workplace solutions integrating Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, line-of-business systems, and analytics platforms
- Managed cloud migration programs (Azure, AWS, M365) across distributed teams; established cost-optimization, governance, and security standards
- Co-authored automated SharePoint migration toolset using Portainer, Terraform, Balena, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Defined cloud-first technology strategy for statewide service organization; established technical standards, modernization roadmap, and security posture
- Improved IT operations, staffing, support processes, and technology governance across distributed offices
- Owned enterprise collaboration platform serving 5,000+ users; led upgrades, migrations, and integrations with Salesforce.com and ERP analytics
- Designed information architecture and consolidation strategy that reduced annual IT spending by $1.2M
- Established governance via steering committees; built automation tools and executive Power BI dashboards on AXIOM ERP and Salesforce data
- Led modernization assessments and transformation strategies for healthcare clients; created standardized methodology used across 20+ engagements
- Designed SharePoint and cloud migration strategies (lift-and-shift, re-platforming) with zero operational disruption
- Led modernization of business systems supporting expansion from regional to national operations
- Implemented unified identity management; completed enterprise Microsoft 365 deployment; built dashboards and analytics tools; authored 200+ knowledgebase articles
- Co-founded and serve on the Board of Advisors for Soundscape VR; own product roadmaps and strategic planning cycles
- Develop partnership strategies with industry stakeholders; align hardware/software initiatives with business goals; support solution delivery and best practices
Skills
Retail & Omnichannel Platforms
Point-of-Sale (Lightspeed Retail evaluation) · E-Commerce (Shopify, BigCommerce evaluation) · Order Management Systems (OMS) · Inventory Visibility · Customer Experience Platforms · Loyalty & Identity Platforms
Enterprise Architecture & Modernization
HubSpot · Salesforce · Microsoft Dynamics · Zoho · Microsoft 365 · SharePoint · Teams · ERP Integration · Microservices · API Strategy
Cloud & Infrastructure
Azure · AWS · Google Cloud · Hyper-V · VMware · Docker · Kubernetes · Terraform · Ansible · CI/CD · Infrastructure as Code
Data, Analytics & BI
Azure Data Warehouse · Power BI · Tableau · SQL Server · MySQL · PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Cosmos DB · ETL Pipelines · Real-Time Dashboards
AI / ML & Emerging Tech
AI Adoption Frameworks · Context Engineering · Prompt Engineering · LLM Integration · Power Automate · UiPath · RPA
Cybersecurity, Risk & Compliance
HIPAA · PCI · SOC 2 · GDPR · ISO 27001 · Zero Trust · IAM · MFA · SSO · Disaster Recovery · Business Continuity · Incident Response
Software Engineering & SDLC
Agile · Scrum · CI/CD · REST APIs · Microservices · LAMP · Node.js · React · TypeScript · Python · PowerShell · Bash
Financial & Vendor Management
IT Budget Ownership · SaaS Strategy · Cloud Cost Optimization (FinOps) · ROI Tracking · Strategic Partnerships · Systems Integrators
Selected Projects
AI Adoption Program - MMR Engineering Transformation (2025)
Modernized software engineering operations by embedding AI into the development lifecycle. Transitioned teams from ad-hoc "vibe coding" to structured context-engineering frameworks; built training, KPIs, and measurement systems linking AI usage directly to measurable performance gains.
Ransomware Incident Response - FVK Solutions / Cognesense (2025)
Led on-site emergency response team after a ransomware attack. Directed containment, threat-actor negotiation, forensic analysis, and full-system restoration. Re-architected hardened infrastructure - full recovery delivered in under 60 days.
HIMSS Information Architecture Modernization - DTIG (2020)
Redesigned and deployed modern information architecture for a healthcare-information-management governing body. Built logical single-source-of-truth on SharePoint and Dataverse - 28% improvement in knowledge-worker capacity.
University of Chicago Medicine Multi-Farm Migration - DTIG (2020-2021)
Zero-downtime migration of five SharePoint server farms with zero interruption to emergency-care operations.
Reyes Holdings SharePoint Migration & PMO Analytics - DTIG (2020-2021)
Defined KPIs for migration PMO and designed Power BI reports for real-time decision-making and stakeholder communication.
Heitman Financial SharePoint Upgrade & Executive Analytics - Heitman (2019)
Delivered SharePoint 2013 → Online + 2016 hybrid migration. Built standard + executive Power BI dashboards backed by Salesforce.com data.
DTIG Automated SharePoint Migration Toolset (Co-Author) - DTIG (2021)
Contributed to design, development, and deployment of orchestration and automation library using Portainer, Terraform, Balena, Ansible, Chef, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Rockit Ranch Cloud & Identity Migration - Rockit Ranch Productions (2014)
Migrated on-premise file servers and Windows Active Directory to SharePoint and Azure AD. Designed and deployed BPM workflow automation.
Certifications
Certified HIPAA Security Professional - 4Med
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - Productivity Point
Context Engineering & Prompt Engineering practitioner (OpenAI, Anthropic frameworks)
Languages
English - Native speaker
Interests & Service
Founder, Friends of Fur (2018 – Present) - Animal welfare organization focused on rescue, medical support, and adoption services
Pet Therapy, Village Senior Care (2004 – 2007) - Trained and managed therapeutic animals for senior care facilities
Animal Care Volunteer, PAWS Chicago (2004 – 2009) - Care and support for shelter animals
Civic Tech Participant, Random Hacks of Kindness - Supported the Sohana Project for Chicago's CERT Team