Monterey, California, United States
Chief Information Officer. Technology & Leadership Mentor, Coach, Student. QTE Certified Board Cybersecurity Adviser Outstanding Commitment to Leadership Award Winner. Proven History in Transformation and Crisis Management. 25+ years of Leadership Experience in Creating, Nurturing, and Guiding successful Teams that can apply forward-looking Solutions in Organizations from 10 to 10,000 in size; ranging from the Start-Up to the Global Enterprise to the NGO. CONTACTING ME: Sadly, due to LinkedIn becoming an uncontrollable mess with regards to SPAM, Vendor Solicitations, and Bots, I no longer accept Connection Requests or InMails that have not been pre-approved. If you wish to reach out to me because you are seeking career or professional advice, or feel that we share some similar interests, feel free to send me a message at LinkedInRequests_at_kohlman.org and I would be more than happy to chat.
Inaugural CIO and ISO for one of California's most recognized Public Transit Agencies, the recipient of the 2025 APTA Outstanding Public Transportation System Award (<3M passenger trips) and 2022 CTA Small Operators Transit Innovation Award - That is Monterey-Salinas Transit! Whether you’re headed to work, school, shopping or meeting friends, Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) will take you there. MST provides bus service to the greater Monterey and Salinas areas as far south as Templeton and Big Sur and as far north as Santa Cruz and San Jose. Our goal is to provide residents and visitors with high-quality transit service.
Providing One-On-One Career Coaching and Mentoring for Aspiring Leaders, About The Fish is a Consultancy engaged in the journey of exploring ways of helping People to Take Charge of Their Own Careers and Lives. "Give a Man a Fish, Feed Him For a Day. Teach a Man to Fish, Feed Him For a Lifetime" - Lao Tzu
Inaugural Chief Information Officer of the Illinois State Board of Elections, successfully steering the State Elections I.T. Systems through a transformational pandemic as well as a historical election (2020) in one of the largest elections systems in the U.S. -- Illinois elects more than 40,000 public officials and has well over 6,000 units of local government - more than any other state.
Chief Information Officer and a member of the transitional team for Saint Joseph's College during their suspension of operations and restructuring efforts into a community focused continuing-education institution.
First DCIO and ISO at Saint Joseph's College; named a "character-building college" by the Templeton Foundation and a "Best Midwestern College" by the Princeton Review, is a four-year, Catholic college offering 27 majors, 3 group majors, 32 minors, and 10 pre-professional programs, complemented by the nationally acclaimed Core Program. SJC also offers three master's degree programs.
Born of necessity, creatively crafted with the passion for business excellence, Appolis heightens the backend of your supply chain. We call it the Art of Inventory. Glamorous… perhaps. Amazing? Yes! You see pallets of material, we see serial traceability. You see unending paper trail and human error, we see cost cutting with on-demand invoicing. You see complex applications for multiple locations and unique product assembly, we see simple, robust and real-time inventory management utilizing today’s smartphone and tablet technology. All wireless and across all platforms – that’s why we call it the WithoutWire™ Warehouse Management System.