Hudson, New York, United States
As an accomplished executive leader, I specialize in serving organizations as a fractional CIO, interim CIO, or by providing strategic IT consulting. With a proven track record of aligning technology with business goals, I empower organizations to navigate complex challenges, drive digital transformation, and achieve operational excellence. With deep expertise in IT strategy, digital innovation, and enterprise transformation, I work alongside leadership teams to deliver impactful, scalable solutions. Whether optimizing technology investments, leading IT teams during transitional periods, or crafting forward-looking strategies, my focus remains on creating measurable value for stakeholders. My extensive experience across industries, coupled with a collaborative approach, ensures I deliver tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of every client. If your organization is looking for an experienced technology leader to drive strategic initiatives, provide interim IT leadership, or help solve your toughest technology challenges, let’s connect. #ITLeadership #FractionalCIO #InterimCIO #DigitalTransformation #ExecutiveConsulting
At TPP our partners leverage extensive technical backgrounds to provide technology planning, strategy, project delivery, services management, and process improvement to our clients who receive one-on-one access. In this role I harnesses modern technologies to align business needs and raise organizational performance while building stronger teams, optimizing capabilities, and bridging gaps between business and technology to realize essential integration.
• Assume a consultative role, operating as a factional or interim CIO role to technology, strategy and management consulting services to client organizations • Serve as a trusted advisor to client organizations and TPP partners in defining and implementing IT strategy, along with managing key information technology projects • Champion change while piloting, planning, and implementing global technology transformation solutions • Establish IT strategy and maximize delivery of technology, strategy, and management consulting services to enable the organization benefit from emerging technologies, while improving operational efficiency • Administer technology portfolio, applications and infrastructure development, information security management, M&A integration, IT roadmap planning (in alignment with business goals), and IT facility expansion and modernization
Founder and owner of Schwab Technology Services, a technology support firm serving people and small organizations across the Hudson Valley. STS delivers practical, reliable technology services through a small, experienced team, supporting clients across security and account protection, networks and Wi-Fi, device setup and migration, cloud services, backups, and ongoing technical guidance. Engagements emphasize clear communication, right-sized solutions, and trusted advisory support without long-term contracts or unnecessary upsells.
I founded Test Tone AV as a natural extension of my years supporting nonprofit events with professional-grade sound, lighting, and video. What began as volunteer work - helping charity rides and community causes with gear and know-how grew into a fully-equipped, mission-driven A/V service provider. Today, Test Tone offers scalable event support for clients of all kinds. We bring technical excellence, thoughtful consulting, and a deep commitment to community. Paid gigs help fund discounted or donated work for nonprofits, ensuring that purpose remains at the heart of everything we do.
As Managing Director of Digital Solutions and CIO at ForHealth Consulting, I led the development and execution of an IT strategy that empowered both our business partners and clients to deliver highly effective healthcare services. My role involved aligning technology initiatives with organizational goals, driving innovation, and ensuring seamless integration of digital solutions to improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency.
TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION STRATEGIES | VISIONARY IT LEADERSHIP | SOLUTIONS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT • Richly blended technology solution development skills with business process engineering, client and partner relations, and new business development capabilities • Engaged with 20+ unique organizations across multiple industry verticals to deliver cutting edge solutions that would transform businesses • Enhanced business capabilities through the global application of technology integration, migration, and / or transformation of legacy systems Key projects include – • Executive sponsor for an enterprise re-platforming and modernization (hybrid cloud solution) for a leading cosmetic and nutritional product manufacturer / direct-selling enterprise. Worked in close proximity with the BoD and CEO, building consensus over deployment of a modern business technology application suite to support high volume eCommerce order to cash and make to stock processes • Accomplished Salesforce.com implementation for one of the top 3 performance rights management organizations within timelines, budget, and as per specifications. Consolidated multiple legacy solutions across formerly separate business units to provide a single platform to facilitate customer-facing processes • Administered Accounts Payable Automation project for an owner and operator of several major television and film brands. Optimized a highly distributed accounts payable process to dramatically decrease AP processing time from invoice receipt though approvals and vendor payment while also increasing transparency of the process