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Information Technology Advisory and Consulting Services

Ashley Furniture Industries is the largest United States home furnishings maker and retailer, headquartered in Arcadia

Personal & thought leadership My vocation is to create an environment where individuals are inspired to use their knowledge and vision to make a difference. I am always excited about expanding my outreach, conceiving new strategies, and inspiring new individuals. Building meaningful relationships requires skills to learn what motivates individuals at their deepest core. My strength is linking people’s passion to opportunities. When done well, the opportunity becomes the very soul of the individual. I have instilled this philosophy at many organizations. In every case, I have had positive results and created a true collaboration culture among many different stakeholders. As an executive, I combine core talents in relationship building, networking, and consultative guidance with executive leadership skills – the ability to build teams, create new programs, collaborate with senior leadership, and align Information Technology strategy with the mission, vision, values and goals of the organization. Among the most memorable achievements of my career:  Leading the most successful multiple global data centers consolidation  Inspiring Multimillion-dollars technology transformation projects Technical Leadership: Led several global Datacenters, (Servers, Networks, Storage, Security, Telecom, Operations, End User support and Service Desk teams). Led an on-site, on-shore and offshore teams to produce customer-focused systems delivering business benefits via technology. Consistent record of cutting millions of dollars from operating cost. Excellent negotiation and vendor management skills. Key Skills: Infrastructure Architecture Global Data Center Rationalization, Consolidation & Operations Infrastructure Management & Strategic Planning Outsourcing & Insourcing Services, Vendor and Contract Management Process Improvement, ITIL, CMMI, and Lean IT Security, Compliance & Governance Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Planning Cloud (SaaS, IaaS,PaaS)