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Vice President, Information Technology Development and Strategy

SP+ links innovation with market-based expertise in Parking, Transportation, Facility Maintenance, Event Logistics and Security.

Versatile and transformational Information Technology Executive with extensive expertise in the areas of IT strategy, public cloud architectures, agile application development, M&A, cyber/risk management, and ERP/back-office systems. Proven ability to lead, motivate, and roll up sleeves when partnering with diverse, cross-functional business teams to successfully deliver complex technical solutions on time and on budget. Career Highlights •10+ years of building IT Strategic Plans from the ground up to facilitate significant organizational growth in manufacturing, government, and hospitality industries. •20+ years of leading enterprise software development teams including 5+ years of leveraging AWS cloud technologies to build cloud native, elastic B2B/B2C applications capable of supporting millions of monthly transactions. •20+ years of architecting and deploying enterprise-wide technical infrastructures including 5+ years of AWS public cloud services with a focus on increased availability, flexibility, scalability, and security. •20+ years leading InfoSec teams focused on developing policies, IR plans, and security roadmaps for government regulated and public organizations. •20+ years of oversight of key IT process controls including Change Management, Source Code Management, PII, PCI, NIST, CCPA, GDPR, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. •Responsible for numerous on-time, on-budget ERP and EPM implementations focused on process reengineering, revenue growth, and G&A reductions of up to $2 million per year. •Coordinated the successful diligence review and technical integration of over ten M&A transactions. •Mentor of many successful leaders who now guide their current organizations as CIO’s, CISO’s, and Directors.