Steve Stidhem

Current

Sr. Enterprise Architect at Cardinal Health

Past

Sr. Enterprise Architect at Abercrombie & Fitch
Sr. Manager, Enterprise Architecture at Limited Brands (Limited Technology Services)
Adjunct Professor at University of Dayton

Sr. IT Enterprise Architect at American Electric Power - AEP
Director of Software Development at First Data Corp.
Associate Director at Cambridge Technology Partners
Manager at Claremont Technology Group
Sr. Programmer at Grumman Data Systems
1st Lt. at US Army
Programmer at SofTech, Inc.

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Education

University of Dayton
Wright State University

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Industry

Information Services

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Steve Stidhem’s Summary

I have had a broad and progressive 20-year career moving from development to project management and senior leadership roles.

Significant expertise in:
- Software Development Lifecycle
- Open Source in the Enterprise
- Acquisitions & Integrations
- Data Warehousing
- Retail Systems
- Energy Sector
- Financial Services
- Enterprise Applications & Complex Environment Management
- Infrastructure/Architecture
- Blueprint/Strategy Development & Strategic IT/Business Planning

Steve Stidhem’s Experience

Sr. Enterprise Architect

Cardinal Health

(Public Company; CAH; Hospital & Health Care industry)

August 2009 — Present (4 months)
Sr. Enterprise Architect

Abercrombie & Fitch

(Public Company; ANF; Retail industry)

January 2008 — August 2009 (1 year 8 months)

Leading Enterprise Architecture and Technology Planning at A&F. This includes Technology Standards, Guiding Principles, Application Portfolio Management and IT Governance and Guidance for projects.
Sr. Manager, Enterprise Architecture

Limited Brands (Limited Technology Services)

(Public Company; LTD; Retail industry)

March 2003 — January 2008 (4 years 11 months)

- Managed the enterprise architecture function (Architecture Management)
- Chairman of the Architecture Review Board and Architecture Governance Board which evaluate all technology projects
- Managed the relationships with our Technology Consulting Partners including Gartner and Forrester.
- Responsible for creating and managing the Architecture processes and ITIL process integration points.
- Responsible for Software Development standards and processes.
- Responsible for the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) which feeds all of the ITIL processes.
Adjunct Professor

University of Dayton

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

January 2002 — December 2005 (4 years )

- Teaching MBA and undergrad MIS courses for business students
- Covering all aspects of MIS including systems, development, relational databases with a special focus on the Internet and E-Commerce
Sr. IT Enterprise Architect

American Electric Power - AEP

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Utilities industry)

March 2002 — March 2003 (1 year 1 month)
Director of Software Development

First Data Corp.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

August 1998 — February 2002 (3 years 7 months)
Associate Director

Cambridge Technology Partners

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Information Services industry)

May 1997 — August 1998 (1 year 4 months)
Manager

Claremont Technology Group

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Services industry)

August 1994 — May 1997 (2 years 10 months)
Sr. Programmer

Grumman Data Systems

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Services industry)

November 1991 — August 1994 (2 years 10 months)
1st Lt.

US Army

(Government Agency; Military industry)

April 1984 — August 1992 (8 years 5 months)

Proudly served my country as both an enlisted soldier (E-4) and an officer (O-2). I enlisted in the Army Reserves in a medical unit, went through Army ROTC at Wright State while also working in a leadership role in the same medical unit I was in as an enlisted solider. Finally, I served as an officer in an Ohio Army National Guard Combat Engineer unit.
Programmer

SofTech, Inc.

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Services industry)

August 1990 — November 1991 (1 year 4 months)

Steve Stidhem’s Education

University of Dayton

MBA , Business Management , January 1992 — August 1994
Wright State University

BS , Computer Science , August 1985 — June 1990

Activities and Societies:

Army ROTC