Timothy Powers

Current

Manager, Virtualization QA at Sourcefire

Past

Director, Infrastructure & Applications at The Patent Board an ipIQ company
IT Project Manager at SBI Enteris
Project Manager at Experian

Senior IT Change Manager at Kraft Foods
Business Systems Analyst at ACNielsen
CTO at Read 360 Network
Infrastructure Architect, Leader at Scient
Project Manager, eBusiness at Comark
Manager, Network Operations Center at uBid.com
Internet Director at ELEK-TEK, Inc.
Change Management Administrator at US Department of Defense

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Timothy Powers’s Summary

I am a technology professional with 17+ years leading and defining corporate technology strategy and the architecture/implementation of high volume management systems. I define the roadmaps, budget, staff, infrastructure, facilities, and oversee the execution / implement of the plan for increased growth, maximizing business continuity, and ensure high performance/high availability of information systems. I have expertise in development, planning, incubation and planting IT strategy for successful startup organizations.

Note: common misspellings - Tim Powers, Tim Howard, Tim Power, Timothy Power, Timothy Howard (here so those who misspell my name would find me)

Timothy Powers’s Specialties:

PMP, CCNA, IT Management, ITIL, CCNA, Technology Architecture & Integration, Global IT Delivery & Project Management, Budgeting & Cost Control, Vendor Management and contract negotiation, Infrastructure Virtualization, Team Building and Leadership, Leading Edge Software Development, Electronic Commerce Strategy, Support for Open Source Alternatives, Disaster Recovery Planning & Execution, Change Management, Business System Integration

Timothy Powers’s Experience

Manager, Virtualization QA

Sourcefire

(Public Company; FIRE; Computer & Network Security industry)

November 2009 — Present (1 month)
Director, Infrastructure & Applications

The Patent Board an ipIQ company

(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

November 2005 — April 2009 (3 years 6 months)

Full operational responsibility for IT planning, implementation and support nationwide as an integral component of the business plan. Engineers turnaround of IT’s performance and service levels. Transform IT into a strategic business partner. Manage and deliver large scale projects on time and within budget. Responsible for budgeting design and support of all technology.
IT Project Manager

SBI Enteris

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2004 — November 2005 (1 year 4 months)

Technical lead for the Chicago market and provided technical mentorship to colleagues. Simultaneously developed the implementation plan for the company’s acquisition of CHI Research (soon to become The Patent Board/ipIQ) while also engaged as a lead consultant for Conagra Foods and their SAP implementation.
Project Manager

Experian

(Public Company; EXPN; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2004 — February 2004 (1 month)

Managed the relationship with several business groups for technical projects. Planned, coordinated, and managed a portfolio of technical projects within the assigned business groups. Responsible for leading all aspects of projects from start to finish including project team definition, resource allocation decisions with Managers of impacted departments, stakeholder interfaces, project planning, functional documentation, full project execution, tracking, reporting, rollout, interface with other business departments, and formalized project closure.
Senior IT Change Manager

Kraft Foods

(Public Company; KFT; Consumer Goods industry)

April 2003 — February 2004 (11 months)

Managed the ITIL Change Management Life Cycle in an IT Infrastructure environment. Delivered Service Deliverables to the various global business units at a high level of professional services incorporating responsibility, accountability, integrity and quality assurance at all times.
Business Systems Analyst

ACNielsen

(Public Company; VNU; Market Research industry)

April 2002 — January 2003 (10 months)

Analyzed business requirements, functional requirements and served as the liaison with the various business units to gather requirements and resolve issues.
CTO

Read 360 Network

(Consumer Services industry)

August 2001 — April 2002 (9 months)

Startup initiative combining public electronic billboards with wireless transmission of news, email, and applications to the Palm platform.
Infrastructure Architect, Leader

Scient

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

April 2000 — August 2001 (1 year 5 months)

Responsibilities included the documentation of the business and technical needs analysis, functional requirements, gap analysis, use cases, scope maps, disaster recovery planning, vendor selection/negotiations, risk assessments, infrastructure design, customer experience research, and business unit reports. Provided application development leadership, vendor negotiations, project management, technical support, and mentorship.
Project Manager, eBusiness

Comark

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2000 — April 2000 (3 months)

Worked as a mediator and project manager between the application development and network operations to provide the highest caliber of scalability and performance with the current hardware/software investment.
Manager, Network Operations Center

uBid.com

(Public Company; Internet industry)

November 1997 — April 2000 (2 years 6 months)

Managed multiple roles during the firm’s early conception including SQL DBA, network infrastructure, application development, department management, and data center management. Responsible for the company's overall operational efficiency and uptime.
Internet Director

ELEK-TEK, Inc.

(Computer Hardware industry)

October 1993 — November 1997 (4 years 2 months)

· Management of overall IT and Internet marketing synergies including MIS, Help Desk, Network Operations, application development, Internet customer service / credit / order processing, and internal IT training for the company’s dotcom business.

· Spearheaded the online sales initiative, collaborating with sales, marketing, MIT, purchasing, customer service, financing, and accounting departments.

· Developed the ELEK-TEK.COM business unit using a combination of cutting edge technologies. Considered by many industry experts to be on the "Edge of The Web" according to the the April 1997 Consumer Electronics magazine. (http://www.timothypowers.com/consumer-electronics.pdf)

· Responsibilities included staff management, strategic business and marketing planning, training, budgeting, and project management of concurrent initiatives between departments.
Change Management Administrator

US Department of Defense

(Government Agency; Defense & Space industry)

November 1988 — August 1990 (1 year 10 months)

Managed interdepartmental database and document management synergies.