
Director of Information Technology at Dell
United States

Director of Information Technology at Dell
United States
Expertise in enterprise technology optimization, technology in support of competitive advantage and reduction of delivery and support costs.
Proven ability to manage large-scale information technology strategic plans, policies, programs and schedules in support of corporate objectives.
Extensive delivery experience and technical knowledge across a broad range of environments in multiple domains, including software and product development, infrastructure (system administration, network design and administration), and security.
IASA Fellow, multiply published author, frequent speaker in the United States.
Significant volunteer activity in support of women in executive positions and in technology.
*Strategic Planning and Execution
*Large-scale System and Process Integration
*Technology Investment Strategy
*Complexity and Risk Reduction
*ROI and TCO Analysis and Projections
*Rapid Delivery of Large-scale Distributed Systems
*Service-Oriented and Event-Driven Architectures
(Public Company; DELL; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
'08-'09: Responsible for building an enterprise information management organization and driving corresponding strategic initiatives.
'09-present: Responsible for Solution, Business, Information, and Portfolio architecture practices, Innovation practices, IT portfolio planning, workforce planning, IT strategy, process ownership, IT tools, global B2B implementation and operations, SOA implementation and operations, messaging, integration, and data movement and information integration competency centers, IT policy/standards related to data, MDM architecture, compliance, etc.
Dell, Inc. is a multinational technology corporation providing industry-leading products and services, simplifying IT for customers globally, and committing to responsible and sustainable business practices.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BAC; Banking industry)
February 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 7 months)
Responsible for driving architecture strategy and engagement for Consumer and Small Business Banking and Corporate Staff (Business Systems) Technology.
Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management products and services.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)
February 2005 — February 2007 (2 years 1 month)
Responsible for building out the formal architecture practice in the Information Services division at SunTrust in support of retail and small business, corporate, wholesale and investment banking. Charged with driving architecture for initiative investments in excess of $180 million annually.
SunTrust is one of the nation’s largest commercial banking organizations with assets totaling over $180 billion and deposits exceeding $124 billion. Its primary businesses include deposit, credit, trust and investment services.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Package/Freight Delivery industry)
2000 — 2005 (5 years )
Responsible for architectural direction for customer facing technology, including the extremely high-volume UPS.com and its supporting applications and systems.
UPS is the world’s largest package delivery company and a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
2000 — 2000 (less than a year)
Set architectural direction for large-scale Innovation Center engagements with associated program managers.
IBM is the world’s largest technology company, and the Atlanta-based Innovation Center is one of a handful of advanced solution development facilities in the United States.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year )
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Networking industry)
1997 — 1999 (2 years )
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1991 — 1997 (6 years )
Conduct keynotes, workshops and roundtables at conferences and executive forums in the United States and abroad. Significant publications include: J2EE Applications and BEA WebLogic Server (ISBN 0131015524) for Prentice-Hall, IASA Foundation Reference Model (released Q3 2006), Event-Driven Architecture: Theory and Practice (publishing Q1 2007) for Addison-Wesley, How to Be an IT Architect (publishing Q1 2007) for Addison-Wesley
Global Exec Women Executive Council Member,
International Association of Software Architects Advisory Board Member
Fellow of the International Association of Software Architects,
Women in Technology (WIT) Woman of the Year Nomination for 2006,
Distinguished Alumni for University of Tennessee Computer Science Department
US Patent 7,370,365: Dynamic control of authorization to access internet services