Gary Hoke, MBA, PMP®

Gary Hoke, MBA, PMP®

Innovative IT Executive with Leadership, Project Portfolio Management & IT Service Management Experience

Location
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
Industry
Pharmaceuticals

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Gary Hoke, MBA, PMP®'s Overview

Current
  • Vice President, Global IT at Aptiv Solutions
  • Founder & Inventor at CubeShield
Past
  • Director, Enterprise Applications & IT Governance Services at INC Research
  • President & CEO at Tectopia
  • Software Engineer at Centra Software
  • Software Engineer at Centra
  • Software Engineer at MindLever
  • Internet Systems Consultant at CISYS
  • Internet Systems Consultant at Custom Information Systems

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Education
  • North Carolina State University - College of Management
  • North Carolina State University
  • North Carolina State University
  • North Carolina State University

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Connections

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Gary Hoke, MBA, PMP®'s Summary

Gary currently serves as Vice President, Global IT at Aptiv Solutions. Aptiv Solutions is a full-service international CRO with proven expertise in supporting global clinical trials for biopharmaceutical and medical device companies. Gary provides strategic and tactical direction to develop world-class IT systems that align with the company's focus on the design and execution of adaptive clinical trials.

Contact Information: LinkedIn@GaryHoke.com

Specialties

Project Portfolio Management
Strategic Planning
IT Governance
Business Relationship Management
IT Service Management
Enterprise Architecture
IT Operations Management
Business Analysis
Business Process Management
Capital & Operational Budget Management
IT Cost Optimization
Computer Systems Validation
IT Asset Management
Vendor Management
Cloud Computing
Systems Integration
Business Intelligence
Knowledge Management
Collaboration Technologies
Software Development (SDLC)

Gary Hoke, MBA, PMP®'s Experience

Vice President, Global IT

Aptiv Solutions

Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry

April 2011 – Present (11 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

· Lead global team of IT professionals with major offices located in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland.

· Provide strategic vision for IT services delivered to 850 employees worldwide.

· Perform technical due diligence on IT systems and infrastructure of acquisition targets and lead planning of IT integration projects.

· Negotiate and manage vendor contracts for implementation and maintenance of hardware and software assets used throughout global IT infrastructure.

· Oversee implementation, integration and management of private and public cloud solutions.

· Responsible for performance management of IT service teams which include Governance, Applications, Operations, Network/Communications and Support.

· Create and manage IT capital and operational budgets.

Founder & Inventor

CubeShield

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Consumer Goods industry

April 2002 – Present (9 years 11 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

· Established CubeShield Inc. in June 2002 to develop and market a unique product that allows employees to personalize their office cubicle environments and block out bright overhead fluorescent lighting

· Filed U.S. patent application (20030140823) in Sept. 2002 and international PTC filing in Sept. 2003

· Established partnership with collapsible products manufacturer with facilities located in Hong Kong

· Developed and manage online ecommerce website (cubeshield.com) utilizing PayPal payment processing

· Received permission to license the trademarks of North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University in 2004

· Granted U.S. Patent 7,117,802 on October 10, 2006

· Manage online advertising campaigns, search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing and web analytics

· Achieved double-digit sales growth annually since 2004

· Responsible for executive management, corporate finance & accounting, marketing, product development and operations

Director, Enterprise Applications & IT Governance Services

INC Research

Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry

July 2004 – April 2011 (6 years 10 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

· Lead global team of managers, software developers, project managers, enterprise architect, quality assurance specialists and computer system validation (CSV) specialists focused on implementing and maintaining enterprise software solutions that meet INC Research business needs and comply with corporate SOPs/WIs, GCP and FDA/ICH guidelines

· Define project portfolio management (PPM), business analysis, enterprise architecture and software development methodologies utilized in selecting, analyzing, designing, developing and maintaining enterprise systems and applications which support the core business processes throughout the company

- Manage IT Engagement Model utilized by CIO and IT executives to align and prioritize portfolio of IT initiatives with strategic business objectives

· Organize and facilitate IT Steering Committee meetings with members of executive management (C-Level & Vice Presidents) where new and ongoing IT projects are reviewed, strategic alignment with business objectives are assessed and ROI to the company is evaluated

· Oversee project management, business analysis, development, testing, implementation and validation of FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliant clinical trial and data management systems

· Manage annual resource and capital budgets. Oversee vendor selection and management of third party product and service providers. Responsible for vendor management including RFPs, quotations, contracts, SOWs and software license agreements for enterprise applications

· Work collaboratively with IT Operations, Database Administration and Networking teams to develop comprehensive business continuity, disaster recovery and data center infrastructure plans for GxP and business critical systems

· System manager for the following types of systems:
Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS)
Electronic Data Capture (EDC)
Clinical Data Analysis
Document Management
Electronic Trial Master File (eTMF)
Case Report Form (CRF) Management

President & CEO

Tectopia

April 2000 – December 2004 (4 years 9 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

· Provided software development and project management consulting services to corporate clients including AT&T Global Solutions, Koroberi, PlanITTech, Campaigners and 119 Consulting

· Acquired domain name and developed TriangleTraffic.com to allow Triangle commuters to easily check local traffic conditions from their PC, PDA or mobile phone. Later divested both the domain name and associated intellectual property to a private buyer

Software Engineer

Centra Software

Public Company; 201-500 employees; CTRA; Computer Software industry

January 2000 – July 2004 (4 years 7 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

· Project team leader responsible for management and implementation of product requirements for the Centra content management products.

· Managed the Centra Knowledge Products installation, configuration and deployment processes targeting Microsoft Windows 2000 & 2003 servers utilizing Wise InstallMaster 8 and Wise for Visual Studio .NET

· Designed, developed and maintained database views & stored procedures, active server pages and workflow use cases

· Developed web-based applications using ADSI, COM, VBScript, ASP, Javascript, SQL, HTML, DHTML & XML

· Provided significant contributions to develop a robust localization (L10N) and globalization (I18N) framework.

· Performed routine development tasks in Visual Studio 6, Visual Interdev, Visual Studio .Net, IIS 5.0 & 6.0, Visual Sourcesafe, Crystal Reports, MTS, Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 & 2000 and Oracle 8i & 9i

· Collaborated with documentation team to assist in the creation of robust and detailed product literature.

Software Engineer

Centra

Public Company; 201-500 employees; CTRA; Computer Software industry

January 2000 – July 2004 (4 years 7 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Centra was acquired by Saba Software in 2006.

Software Engineer

MindLever

January 2000 – May 2001 (1 year 5 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

MindLever was acquired by Centra Software in 2001.

Internet Systems Consultant

CISYS

May 1999 – December 1999 (8 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

· Responsible for full life cycle management of custom software applications developed for corporate clients

· Executed project management and business analysis activities including project scope definition, requirements gathering, project scheduling and creation of detailed design specifications

· Provided ongoing support for completed projects by performing required updates and maintenance to server-based applications and databases

· Developed applications using HTML, ASP, Javascript, VBscript, Visual Basic, JAVA, Perl, FoxPro & SQL Server 6.5

· Maintained the company-wide version control system in Microsoft Visual SourceSafe

Internet Systems Consultant

Custom Information Systems

May 1999 – December 1999 (8 months)

Custom Information Systems is now named CISYS.

Gary Hoke, MBA, PMP®'s Certifications

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

    • Project Management Institute (PMI)
    • License 443414
    • December 2006 to December 2013

  • ITIL V3 Foundation

    • ITIL
    • License 888482
    • May 2010

  • Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) : SQL Server 2005

    • Microsoft
    • December 2006

  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

    • Scrum Alliance
    • License 174244
    • November 2011

Gary Hoke, MBA, PMP®'s Patents

  • Cubicle shield

    • United States Patent Application 7,117,802
    Inventors: Gary Hoke, MBA, PMP®

    A shield for a cubicle including an at least partially opaque covering suspended over the cubicle such that the environmental parameters are attenuated, and a frame for supporting the at least partially opaque covering, thereby providing protection for the cubicle user against environmental parameters.

Gary Hoke, MBA, PMP®'s Education

North Carolina State University - College of Management

MBA, Financial & Services Management Concentrations

2007 – 2009

- GPA 3.9/4.0

- Developed market analysis and a business case for using collaboration technologies as an alternative to business travel for the Office of Sustainability for a Fortune 250 technology company. This research helped provide the company with a strategy for utilizing collaboration technologies like web conferencing, unified communications, instant messaging, video telepresence and virtual worlds to lower travel costs, improve employee productivity and reduce carbon emissions.

- Developed a business case and recommendations for a Fortune 100 financial services company that helped them determine how they can best utilize multiuser virtual environments (MUVEs) to building their corporate brand and increase revenues.

- In December 2007, MBA project team released a 17 page whitepaper discussing the changing nature of work and organizations.

Activities and Societies: NCSU MBA Student Association, NCSU Future Executives Association, FMI Business Development Series

North Carolina State University

Masters, Engineering with CPE/EE Concentration

1997 – 2000

Activities and Societies: Courses included Managing for Quality, Experimental Statistics For Engineers, Statistics for Management, Telecom Systems Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Digital ASIC Design, Computer Networks and High Speed Networking

North Carolina State University

B.S., Electrical Engineering

August 1991 – May 1997

North Carolina State University

B.S., Computer Engineering

1991 – 1996

- Obtained a minor in Economics.
- Worked 5 semesters as a co-op student at IBM while pursuing undergraduate degrees.
- Senior design project team developed an enhanced version of Gunning Transceiver Logic Plus (GTL+) called GTL++ which resulted in substantial improvements in slew rate that provided support for significantly higher bus speeds.

Activities and Societies: NCSU Student Senate, Air Force ROTC, IEEE - NCSU Chapter Treasurer, Student Leadership Development Committee, Sigma Pi Fraternity, NCSU Co-op Program (IBM)

Gary Hoke, MBA, PMP®'s Additional Information

Websites:
Interests:

Emerging Technologies, Entrepreneurial Ventures, Investment Strategies, Real Estate Investing, Software Development, Project Management, Running, Cycling, Basketball

Groups and Associations:

Triangle Technology Executives Council (TTEC), Project Management Institute (PMI), Triangle PEERS, RTP ProductCamp, Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), CED Toastmasters, Toastmasters International, The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE), NCSU Alumni Association

Honors and Awards:

- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
- Member, Phi Sigma Theta, National Honor Society
- Completed the American Management Association (AMA) Project Management Certificate Program
- Completed the Finance for Non-Financial Managers seminar through the UNC Executive Education Program
- Completed 30 Leadership Development Modules offered by the NCSU Leadership Development Program
- Competent Toastmasters (CTM) Award, Toastmasters International
- Brainbench Certifications:
--- ASP.NET - 4.34/5.0 (97th percentile)
--- SQL (ANSI) - 4.55/5.0 (92nd percentile)
--- Project Management (2005) - 4.17/5.0 (97th percentile)
- U.S. Patent 7,117,802 - Oct. 10, 2006 - "Cubicle Shield" - Inventor

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