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Information Technology Manager

Sound Transit is transforming how the Central Puget Sound region moves by planning, building and operating regional transit systems that give millions of riders an alternative to sitting in traffic. As the agency prepares for nearly a million new Central Puget Sound residents by 2040, transit services are expanding to meet today s growing needs. Overall ridership increased more than 33 percent in 2016, thanks in large part to the opening of stations at the University of Washington, Capitol Hill and Angle Lake with corresponding 95 percent growth in weekday light rail ridership. In 2017, we expect record ridership with more than 47 million boardings on Sound Transit trains and buses.

Dynamic executive IT professional with track record of successes in team development, leadership, customer relationship management, negotiations, project management and development and implementation of large, complex global IT projects. Expertise in application and hardware life cycles and architecture, data resource management, and information technology infrastructures. Excelled in several high profile project advisor roles involving IT systems implementations. •Management professional with more than 19 years of information technology (IT) experience, including coordination, direction, and management oversight of practice consulting engagements, as well as services and solutions. Emphasis on providing direction and technical leadership for the planning, management, and implementation of infrastructure solutions for mission-critical environment •Information Technology management professional in systems analysis, team leadership, program testing, and problem resolution, as well as personnel administration and professional development. Skills include written and verbal communications, time management, organization, and departmental operations. •Customer-focused IT professional, expert in leading and contributing to projects designed to enhance system functionality and end-user productivity. Acknowledged for capacity to tackle challenging issues, analyze viable alternatives, and provide innovative solutions that reside well within clients’ financial and time frameworks. Persistence, personal integrity, and channeled energies are major strengths consistently cited by managers and clients alike—universally praising team spirit, independence •Recognized for successfully identifying IT problems, prioritizing client spending to meet business objectives, and developing solutions that improve the efficiency of IT operations. Proven record of success reducing downtime, improving security, saving costs, streamlining, automating, and improving customer satisfaction.