Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
As a Chief Information Officer with over 20 years of experience, I bring a strong AI, BI, and general IT management foundation to shape global IT strategies, architectures, and transformative solutions that drive business growth, innovation, and operational excellence. Recognized for leadership that impacts EBITDA, I deliver strategic restructuring and seamless integration approaches that streamline M&A processes, reduce timelines, and optimize cost efficiency. My commitment to strategic IT leadership ensures enhanced organizational value and accelerates business success across diverse environments. Key Achievements Include: ✅ Recognized as EBITDA-impacting CIO, M&A actions expanding EBITDA from $60M to $140M through seamless integration strategy, integrating eight businesses in two years. ✅ Restructured the IT M&A strategy to deliver an average M&A integration timeline of 90 days for complete integration, resulting in $0.5M savings per deal. ✅ Drove financial automation that resulted in a 3% EBITDA pro-forma increase; integrated future-proof AI transformed unstructured data to structured AP information. ✅ Delivered 200+ points increase in NIST 800-171, CMMC2 readiness opened new markets (DoD) accessing $25M revenue, elevated global cybersecurity from basic to DoD level in 9 months, NIS-2 readiness to conserve European market’s compliance. ✅ Managed a successful divestiture led to promotion to VP and transitioned to the US, reporting to CIO, overseeing a $25M budget and a team of 7 direct and 50 indirect reports, restructured IT M&A, digital marketing, and IT PMO processes. ✅ Transformed IT to an ITIL-based service-oriented department and led the work of 100+ IT professionals, focusing on significantly enhancing the image of IT and the overall IT satisfaction of employees. ✅ Directed the European IT infrastructure and IT services with full ownership of production and daily operations, identifying and preparing future developments while supporting the daily IT experience for 5K end users across 15 countries. Contact me through this profile if you wish to connect.
Architect of data governance and AI readiness, aligning information, security, and analytics foundations so organizations can safely and confidently adopt AI at scale. Design and deliver process automation using AI and the most suitable technologies (RPA, ERP, and workflow tools), identifying the highest-return opportunities for automation and AI introduction across the business. Enable companies to co-exist and thrive with AI agents, IT, and people working together, acting as both the manager and engine of change for AI-enabled operating models. Serve as a management coach on applying AI with emotional intelligence, helping leaders build teams that integrate agentic AI, trust AI-driven processes, and maintain a human-centered culture.
Lead large-scale digital and organizational transformation initiatives, guiding new clients in fully outsourcing and modernizing their IT operations. Redesign technology staffing models and reimagine end-to-end service delivery to align with strategic institutional goals. Re-architect enterprise applications for higher education—including ERP, Student Information Systems, and institutional reporting—while identifying opportunities for AI integration and optimizing the technology landscape across campus environments. Own full P&L accountability, driving service excellence, strategic growth, and executive-level alignment through proactive communication and long-term planning. Spearhead the evolution of OculusIT’s IT outsourcing (ITO) portfolio, leading strategy, innovation, and R&D for next-generation technology services and solutions.
• Recruited for extensive expertise to perform as the 150-year-old company’s 1st CIO, serving as an integral executive leader reporting to the CEO, maintaining an initial $5M budget, and leading a team of 3 direct and 12 indirect reports in overseeing all global IT and IT-related activities across Germany, Australia, and Bahrain. • Spearheaded modernization of ERP transformation and BI strategy according to PE requirements and rescued stalled ERP projects, securing successful go-lives followed by proper adoption. • Recognized as EBITDA-impacting CIO, M&A actions expanding EBITDA from $60M to $140M through seamless integration strategy, integrating 8 businesses in 2 years. • Restructured the IT M&A strategy to deliver an average M&A integration timeline of 90 days for complete integration, resulting in $0.5M savings per deal. • Drove financial automation that resulted in a 3% EBITDA pro-forma increase; integrated future-proof AI transformed unstructured data to structured AP information. • Delivered 200+ points increase in NIST 800-171, CMMC2 readiness opened new markets (DoD) accessing $25M revenue, elevated global cybersecurity from basic to DoD level in 9 months, NIS-2 readiness to conserve European market’s compliance. • Launched global sales forecasting solution supported by AI in Salesforce, delivering early insights ensuring all sales budgets are achieved; achieved 80%+ forecast accuracy by merging AI and human work. • Led modernization and automation, transforming operational business reporting evolved from 3-week-old manual-generate data to automated past-day transition-based reporting.
• Managed a successful divestiture led to promotion to VP and transitioned to the US, reporting to CIO, overseeing a $25M budget, and a team of 7 direct and 50 indirect reports, restructured IT M&A, digital marketing and IT PMO processes. • Directed all IT M&A activities spanning the initial due diligence to ERP integration and legal entity harmonization, IT portfolio management, IT service delivery and overall infrastructure integration. • Managed the IT PMO and digital marketing for multiple business units, SEO, website development (4), and the initial lead collection, as well as establishing and leading the corporate RPA team. • Oversaw international performance, collaborating cross-functionally with supply chain and finance, ensuring strategy alignment with organizational goals and objectives in Europe, Asia and the Americas.