James Russell

Information Technology Executive

Seminole, Florida, United States

About

Accomplished senior technology executive who creates strategic partnerships with organization leaders to effectively align with and support key business initiatives. Innovative, strategic thinker focused on providing business value for customers. Proven track record of increasing efficiency, effectiveness, quality, and productivity in the face of challenging circumstances including economic decline, community upheaval, and senior leadership changes. Recognized for building and retaining high performing teams through hiring, developing, directing, and motivating skilled professionals to work toward common goals. Consistently and reliably achieves objectives with cooperative, participative, people-oriented “win-win” leadership style that builds confidence in technology solutions throughout organizations.

Experience

  • Pinellas County Business Technology Services (13 yrs 2 mos)
    • Cloud Services Program Manager
      Oct 2015 - Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    • Deputy CIO
      Nov 2013 - Oct 2015 · 2 yrs

    • Interim Chief Information Officer
      Jan 2013 - Nov 2013 · 11 mos

      Under interlocal agreement, I currently work at the pleasure of an independent Business Technology Services Board composed of County representatives and the Constitutional Officers of Pinellas County Government and the Judicial Sixth Circuit including the Chief Judge, State Attorney, Public Defender, Sheriff, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Property Appraiser, Tax Collector, Supervisor of Elections, two of the County Commissioners, and the County Administrator. I am accountable to the Board for an annual operating and capital budget of $40 million, the effective provision of 154 permanent staff positions and the delivery and support of enterprise business services. These services include the Pinellas County Website, Customer Support Center, Geographical Information Systems, Asset Management, Local and Wide-Area Networking, Telecommunications, E-mail, Criminal Justice, Oracle eBusiness, Personal Computing, Security, and an extensive portfolio of additional customer business services.

  • Manager, Enterprise Technology Services at PInellas County Information Technology
    2003 - 2005 · 2 yrs

    Provided leadership and direction to team of approximately 40 professionals to deliver enterprise services to all Information Technology Board agencies. Responsibilities included operational aspects of Information Technology Department including IBM Mainframe, IBM RISC systems, Intel Servers, Desktop Support, Email Platform and Technology Training.