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Background

• IT and business leader with 18+ years architecting large-scale transformational outsourcing and technology solutions for F500 clients, generating $500M+ in revenue. • Demonstrated leadership architecting complex infrastructure solutions transforming clients’ operating models leveraging cloud, automation, and managed services achieving IT governance/operational excellence. • Experienced in leading deals across all sales stages including qualification, value drivers workshops, commercials, due diligence, and negotiations. • Proven leader as overall Enterprise Architect leading large multi-disciplinary teams and integrating products and services by bundling infrastructure, applications, and transformational services. • Cloud Lead enabling clients’ Cloud journey, leading large digital transformation and outsourcing programs. • Left previous employer to pursue entrepreneurship opportunity at R&D start-up specializing in next generation storage technologies, serving as VP of Marketing and Board Member.


Job experience

  • October 2016 - present
    VP of Marketing
    L2 Drive, Inc,
    Irvine, CA, USA

    • Member of the Board and Angel Investor.
    • Lead BD and Product Management and Marketing, strategic, channel, and technical marketing.
    • Successfully led fund raising presentations to VC's and investors that led to additional funding of $1.5M+.
    • Devised partnership strategy targeting Tier1/Tier2 OEMs and channel partners establishing successful partnerships and joint ventures.

  • March 1998 - October 2016
    OU Lead Solution Architect - Infrastructure Services, North America
    Accenture
    Irvine, CA, USA

    • North America Lead for Financial Services and Health & Public Service practices, managing portfolio of 400+ clients, responsible for pre-sales, BD, staffing, and solution strategy, design, and QA.
    • Defined architecture blueprints and managed teams of domain architects to develop multi-tower solutions in large outsourcing programs, driving record sales and exceeding delivery profitability targets.
    • Led proposals for large complex multi-tower deals including Cloud, Storage, Network, Security, Service Desk, EUC, OEM selection, Transition, Vendor Mgmt., People/Asset Transfer and Service Mgmt.


Education

  • University of Michigan, Ross School of Business - Ann Arbor, MI
    MBA
    2006 - 2008
    with Honors
  • The University of Toledo - Toledo, OH
    BS Computer Science and Engineering
    1989 - 1993

Certifications

  • ITIL v3 Foundation
    PEOPLECERT
    GR750046474KS
    January 2013 - February 2013
  • Technology Solution Architect - Lead
    Accenture
    August 2012 - September 2012