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Director of Information Technology

BakerHostetler, one of the nations largest law firms, represents clients around the globe.

IT/IS Executive with expertise leading digital business transformation, improving operational efficiency, maximizing profits, and managing enterprise risk. Strong technical management and leadership in diverse project and operations domains, with uncompromising, competent, and transparent approach to running IT/IS. Key Strengths: •Leader and motivator of teams via personal accountability and transparency across enterprise. •Executive leadership in strategic planning with clear, focused objectives and competent execution. •Innovative leader in developing/maintaining IT strategy. •Personal philosophy: Lead people and manage processes/projects. Sample of Impressive Contributions: •Data Center Transformation: Strategized transition, negotiated, and led migration of Client’ technology to firm, including 2 data center co-locations and cloud services. •Cloud Strategy: Established firm’s Cloud-First strategy, to include vendor selection, security & compliance requirements, testing, readiness assessment, and service-level protection (SLA). •IS Governance: Organized and led firm’s first meeting, created document representing IS Program, along with PowerPoint presentation. Fortune 100 Client stated program was most mature and complete of 6 competitors and solidified reputation. •Risk Management-Benefits Cost Management: Gained savings on overall insurance program via working closely with representatives on becoming SME on encryption, application white-listing, next-gen firewalls, cloud security, identity and access management. •Technology Ombuds Partner Program: Created and ran program that has become important communication channel in firm and critical to success of multiple projects. •M&A Integration: Led integration of technology of acquired company, including financial system and staff and completed in required timeline for high-priority systems.