Flexible and loyal GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES IT AND IS EXECUTIVE with 25+ years of experience analyzing business needs to formulate initiatives that improve organizational performance, transform strategic gaps into opportunities and leverage technology to propel growth. Resourceful and pragmatic team leader with offshore and remote team management experience, C-level organizational responsibility and expertise developing business models, integrating technology to support the business unit while mentoring and training employees to optimize productivity. Analytical information security specialist adept at implementing transformative strategies to drive strategic initiatives, evangelize the vision and lead change. Methodical business leader with an ability to establish cross-functional communications to mitigate issues and drive success. Honest strategic planner adept at establishing superior customer satisfaction, anticipating customer wants or needs, identifying opportunities, developing sales strategies, closing new deals, and developing organizations and staff to reach goals and drive profitability. Served as an IT Executive, Infosec Executive, Risk Executive, and recognized as a Subject Matter Expert on Identity and Access Management. Led large-scale software development programs in Fortune 100 Financial Services Organizations with budgets in excess of $120M and staff management exceeding 600+ personnel. Change agent to facilitate transition from manual costly processes to automated efficient programs, driving down costs and reducing firm risk. Gained C-level proficiency, reporting directly into CIO, CISO, and CROs throughout tenure, often presenting to boards and regulators as a trusted advisor, proxy, or acting as the deputy to the C-level leaders. Headed crisis management and executed several stressful events from concept through rollout, such as Y2K, several downturn/market events (9/11), and credit market crashes (2008-2010). Designed and deployed numerous state-of-the-art IAM solutions, some becoming reference architecture sites. Reduced reliance on headcount and manual processes, drove down operating costs, and reduced risk while improving ROI and business process efficiency. Designed, Built, and Implemented three global IAM solutions on Sailpoint, three on Oracle, one on CA, and two custom/hybrid build solutions. IDSA Board member since 2017, Distinguished Ponemon Fellow, and 2021 IAM Evangelist of the Year Winner. 