Executive profile

Technology leadership from strategy through delivery.

More than two decades in software development, enterprise technology, and data. Experience leading engineering managers, developers, analytics teams, and complex client programs.

20+years in technology
15+years in leadership
100staff in largest organizations led
$20Mlargest budget responsibility

Professional experience

11/2021–Present

Director, Data Acquisition & Intake – Operations

Vizient, Inc.

Lead a 15-person organization and approximately $5M budget supporting healthcare data acquisition, intake operations, and analytics product implementation.

Established standards for project management, issue tracking, and business processes. Built dashboards and operational metrics to forecast hospital onboarding time, staffing, capacity, and cost.

Identified new analytic metrics from Epic clinical data for the advisory practice. Use Azure DevOps, SharePoint, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI to support delivery and workflow improvement.

12/2020–11/2021

Data Management & Implementation Director

Vizient, Inc.

Directed implementation and data management for hospitals adopting analytics products, guiding technology staff developing data transmissions and integrations.

Proposed custom onboarding software designed to reduce implementation time by 50%. Used SQL Server, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint to develop and communicate the approach.

01/2019–12/2020

Senior Director of Technology Delivery

4th Source

Led engineering managers and software developers across distributed client delivery organizations of up to 100 staff and budgets up to $20M. Served in interim CIO assignments and led technology assessments, enterprise data-flow design, and executive advisory work.

Directed pharmacy-clearance software development for Anovo and technology delivery for Accredo Field Nursing, including preparation for machine learning with IBM Watson. Doubled one development team’s output by changing Agile ceremonies.

Designed an enterprise data warehouse that reduced monthly cost by 70%. Managed five client relationships, materially growing three and conducting technology assessments for two.

10/2017–01/2019

Director of Business Intelligence and Analytics

St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation (BJC Healthcare)

Set BI and analytics strategy during the foundation’s transformation. Led process engineering, report automation, data visualization, and staff development to deliver increasingly sophisticated analytics.

Managed a team of up to six and approximately $2M budget. Used SQL Server, Python, R, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint to support analysis and executive decisions.

10/2016–10/2017

Technology Program Manager

4th Source

Led software engineering managers, developers, projects, and project managers across IT and Finance, including business intelligence, machine-learning strategy, and project recovery. Responsibilities included teams of up to 75 and budgets up to $16M.

Developed and delivered leadership training for technology teams in Mexico, prepared RFP responses and statements of work, and communicated findings to executives.

Captured more than $6M in revenue through pharmacy order repricing in partnership with Finance. Secured a new $500K statement of work within three months of joining a client engagement.

08/2014–10/2016

Information Technology Manager – PMO

Weekends Only, Inc.

Led companywide IT and the project management office, including ERP planning and development, business intelligence, infrastructure, financial reporting, ecommerce, procurement, and vendor contracts. Managed a team of eight, approximately $1M budget, and systems supporting 300 ERP users.

Reduced technology cost to open a new store by 75% and achieved 200% ecommerce sales growth over the prior year. Managed construction of a 120,000-square-foot distribution center and its relocation without closing stores, maintaining 100% inventory accuracy.

04/2011–03/2014

IT Solutions Department Manager

URS Corp.

Led a software and information systems department of 15. Advised client executives on technology strategy and directed system design, development, implementation, and ongoing delivery for public-sector, environmental, and infrastructure programs.

Grew client relationships over a nine-year tenure, building demand for the department I eventually led. Managed programs, prepared RFP responses, and provided expertise in database structure, entity relationships, and process design.

Delivered systems for California High Speed Rail and the Department of Water Resources, along with analysis supporting flood models and wind-energy planning.

02/2009–04/2011

Application Development Manager

URS Corp.

Managed a team of three developing client software, from requirements and design through delivery and support. Coached developers and worked directly with clients on solution design.

Developed Caltrans software that reduced the administrative cost of creating stormwater documents by 50%, and federal procurement software that reduced paperwork time by 50%. Implemented a centralized data warehouse for pollution monitoring and reporting.

02/2007–02/2009

Senior Software Developer

URS Corp.

Responsible for software development projects within the Sacramento branch.

04/2005–02/2007

Software Developer

URS Corp.

Developed software supporting client projects.

08/2002–03/2005

Lead, Data Management Technologies

Jones & Stokes Associates

Led data management technology work supporting consulting projects.

10/2000–08/2002

Data Systems Manager / IT Manager

Independent Contractor

Provided data systems and IT services to clients in Stockton, California.

01/2000–10/2000

Database Administrator

1stPage.com

Administered databases in Lodi, California.

05/1997–01/2000

Team Lead – Software Development

Washington Mutual Bank

Led software development work in Stockton, California.

Education and professional development

  • Western Governors University — MBA, IT Management
  • Bellevue University — BS, Business Information Systems; Dean’s List
  • San Joaquin Delta College — AA, Humanities; with Honors
  • Yale University through Coursera — Connected Leadership, online non-credit course completed July 2025. Verify course certificate
  • Johns Hopkins University through Coursera — Executive Data Science, online non-credit specialization completed June 2018. Verify specialization certificate

Applied AI experience

Hands-on experience with ChatGPT, OpenClaw, Claude, Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Studio, DeepSeek, and Lovable. Use these tools to build software and automation, evaluate generated work, and refine practical workflows. Led a hackathon team creating an AI agent to assist with project management.

Public service

Secretary, Board of Finance, Town of Avon, Connecticut. Contribute to municipal budget review and financial oversight.

How I work

I work with executives and technical teams to define priorities, assess tradeoffs, and turn plans into operating work. My approach combines software development experience with people leadership, financial accountability, and measurable delivery. I develop teams through coaching, clear expectations, and practical feedback.

Core areas

Software engineering leadership · Technology strategy · Program and portfolio management · Enterprise data strategy · Analytics and business intelligence · PMO governance · Client and executive partnerships · Budget and vendor management · Agile and Waterfall delivery · Process improvement · Applied AI and automation