I’m currently searching for a Corporate CIO role where I can help organize and grow a business through the use of information technology and the practical application of strategic vision and functional expertise. The optimal position for me is in an organization that has evolved to a point where they recognize the need for professional IT leadership and business process development and maturation. I possess global skills and experience, am seasoned in high-technology businesses and focused on the strategic alignment of IT with the business, using technology where it makes sense to advance business objectives.
My skill sets can benefit any organization in need of application portfolio rationalization, infrastructure uplift and consolidation, strengthening of security protocols, regulatory alignment, co-sourcing as is of value, financial and technical leadership. I am skilled at explaining technology initiates to industry leaders in a vernacular that promotes understand and secures leadership support and funding.
I’m a problem solver, motivator, coach, mentor, excellent communicator, and relationship builder. I have high energy, a clear sense of urgency and direction, and am able to inspire and invigorate associates at all levels. My ethics and integrity are of the highest possible standards. I pursue aggressive personal growth in myself and in my team while respecting the dignity and uniqueness of each individual. I’m a global thinker who integrates the diverse thoughts, opinions, and perspectives of others and integrate them into purposeful action.
DOUGLAS K. WILEY
SUMMARY
Technology executive with extensive experience keeping Information Technology (IT) resources aligned with rapid growth and quickly evolving business objectives searching for a CIO role in a growing technology company. Led global organization through business realignment while supporting growth through $3B revenue and IT cost reduction to 1.4% of sales. Proven ability to affect the entire organization by articulating vision, developing strategic, tactical, and operational plans, influencing, overcoming resistance, leading, mentoring, coaching, and driving for results. Led all areas of IT including acquisition integration, business process development, software development, infrastructure development, outsourcing selection and management, architecture and operations. Proficient at adapting plans to facilitate tactical changes necessary to support competitive needs. Strong focus and track record on implementing phased changes to maximize business benefits while minimizing disruption. Strong relationship building and entrepreneurial skills enabled via consistently applied communications expertise.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
WORLD RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED LOGIC & COMPUTING, Lausanne, Switzerland 2007-Present
An early-stage company with development rights to a disruptive and evolutionary advance in how computers handle data, and an engineering management practice with deep expertise in complex computing applications in media and telecom.
Chief Information Officer / Chief Operations Officer
Report to President and Chairman. Responsible for all operations of a geographically dispersed team of mathematicians, software developers, business development and investor relations’ staff, legal, IT, and operational delivery professionals. Led the systems identification and implementation process for all business and operating systems, ensuring best practices while minimizing investment and leveraging co-source partners. Assisted in development and delivery of numerous investor briefs and the development of multiple business models, and operational and marketing plans for each. Collaborated with engineering on host architecture and network topology schemas, linking business development and marketing goals with technical feasibility. Communications focal point for the team.
HONEYWELL SECURITY, Melville, New York 2004-2007
Leading global manufacturer and distributor of residential and industrial security systems generating $3B in sales.
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Reported to sector CIO and business unit president. Responsible for ensuring alignment of IT direction with business unit and corporate requirements. Provided leadership over IT activities including strategy development, budget and cost management, proposal development, acquisition integration, product and service acquisition and delivery, relationship building and customer satisfaction. Scope: 175 staff, 8500 users, $44M G&A budget, $12M capital budget, 250 sites, 35 countries, 15 languages.
• Consolidated disparate organizations and data centers into one high performance organization by communicating vision, defining strategy, goals, objectives, and cultural imperatives while lowering IT cost of operations by $400K/yr. Transformation allowed business processes and supporting software and infrastructure to be developed and implemented with a company-wide view, reducing redundancy and duplication of effort.
• Led IT acquisition integration activities for ten acquisitions in three years, consolidating systems, rooftops, and organizations into one IT operating entity while realizing aggressive targeted synergies, and minimizing disruption to the business. Constructed a repeatable integration model yielding an average two-month decrease in integration schedules and improving cost forecast accuracy by 50%.
• SAP - Led the Global Common Process System (CP/S) business transformation process enabled via an SAP implementation. Worked with business leaders to define POS (Point-of-Sale) SOW (Statement of Work) across multiple legacy businesses in Europe. Led program management of the SAP Implementation across 250 sites around the world, consolidating over 20 legacy ERP systems into the SAP solution. Established best-in-class solution vision and developed the RFI & SOW for our unique global distribution business. Evolved data cleansing, normalization, and rationalization processes with the business. Adopted proven communications and change management best practices. Coordinated infrastructure requirements, SLA’s (Service Level Agreements), and business continuity.
• Developed and staffed a .net software engineering organization focused on reducing legacy applications, and delivering projects, capabilities, and functionalities to our customers improving management visibility, eliminating delivery failures, and reducing implementation schedules by 20%. Developed Information Technology roadmaps process for visibility.
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• Established a Project Management Office and enforced use of PMI project management tools and methodologies
resulting in consistency, knowledge capture and communication, and 20% faster project delivery.
• Certified software engineering organizations to SEI/CMM Level 3, the infrastructure organization to ITIL, and all to Six Sigma Green Belt yielding numerous process improvements contributing to the highest customer satisfaction in the sector and introduction of new tools and technologies all within plan. Managed SOX compliance, documentation, and testing.
• Initiated a cooperative teaming arrangement with the alarm monitoring business to architect, design, document, relocate, and provide sustaining support for their Network Operations Center (NOC) reducing downtime by 70% and doubling their business within 2 years.
• Architected, designed and implemented the IT infrastructure for a headquarters relocation in New York including engineering, quality, marketing, sales, and executive leadership of over 450 people and 130,000 sq. ft. under extremely demanding cost and schedule constraints. Also designed and implemented IT for a new factory in Juarez, Mexico.
• Saved $400K/yr by launching an ERP system consolidation program in Europe reducing legacy ERP systems from 17 to 4. Developed a data warehouse to provide management with a consolidated view of the business and to prepare for the SAP migration.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, Azusa, California 1984-2004
Information Technology Program Director (2002-2004)
Electronic Systems / Space Sensors & Exploitation Systems
Manufacturer of military, NASA, and commercial satellites generating revenue of $1.5B.
Reported to sector CIO and program/plant manager. Responsible for transforming the IT support model to improve delivery and customer satisfaction, establish repeatable processes, and provide more integrated services to the customer community. Scope: 70 staff, 1500 users, $23M G&A budget, $7M capital budget, 3 sites.
• Organized and staffed the IT support team into a functional Integrated Product Team (IPT) structure to provide more integrated services to the customer community and ensure IT/business alignment resulting in a 5% increase in customer satisfaction, improved relationships and communications with functional business leaders, and improved IT dept. morale.
• Led the team in establishing revitalized customer engagement leading to more than a $6M increase in contract value during 2002 to $16.2M, and up to $23.1M in 2003, primarily due to enhanced customer relationships that led to SOW increases, new business, and shadow organization work and personnel transfers.
• Governed the Aerojet to Northrop acquisition integration process and administered the government imposed consent decree within budget and schedule constraints by brokering a labor/application sharing agreement between Aerojet and Northrop Grumman that saved each entity from having to invest over $1M each to duplicate systems and expertise.
• Led the SAP development and integration for the division, accommodating unique business and customer requirements into the corporate instance. Full program management of SAP project and support. Negotiated SLA’s, change management priorities, business continuity requirements and DR (disaster recovery) with program mgmt.
• Established formal training process for project management and implemented PMI project management standards improving visibility, communications, reducing scheduled implementation times by 20%, and improving customer satisfaction by 10%. Delivered 67 non-recurring projects during 2003.
Master of Business Administration, National University, 1989
Bachelor of Science, California State Polytechnic University, 1986
Certificate, Six-Sigma Green Belt, 2005
Certificate, Project Management, University of California at Irvine, 2004
Participant, Northrop Grumman Management Development Program (STAR), 1994
Certificate, Industrial Controls Technology, California State University Fullerton, 1992
Certificate, Applied Robotics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1987
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