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Education
Villanova University (Unknown - 2014)
- Degree: Mini-MBA / Business Essentials Certification
- Field of Study: Unknown Field
- Description:
Temple University (1990 - 1993)
- Degree: BS
- Field of Study: Business Administration
- Description:
Bucks County Community College (1988 - 1990)
- Degree: Associate's degree
- Field of Study: Business
- Description:
Skills:
Infrastructure, ITIL, Management, Service Delivery
Work Experience:
CIO, Sr. Director of Network Ops & Info Security at CGFNS International, Inc.
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Duration: 2022-03 to Present
- Description: IT Operations, Infrastructure, Security, Development for 24x7 Global Environment, establishing increased availability, efficiency and growth enabling in-house and external services.
Head of Information Technology and Information Security at CCT Tapes
- Location: Greater Philadelphia Area
- Duration: 2019-01 to Present
- Description: Provide digital transformation initiatives to the company landscape which provide increased data visibility, operational efficiencies, increased customer experience, cloud and long-term stability. Work closely with business functional leaders seeking new ways for providing digital and mobile transformation. Salesforce, HRM (Kronos / Viventium / Paylocity), ERP (Sage 100). Established a solid and sustainable IT organization providing stability for long-term growth capitalizing on Cloud and On-premise solutions. Data Center, Networking, Servers, Windows, System Administration, LAN-WAN, Network Engineering, Storage, Hardware
IKEA IT Retail & Supply Expansion Manager, US Technology Projects at IKEA
- Location: Plymouth Meeting, pa
- Duration: 2017-06 to 2018-12
- Description: Strategically steered all U.S.-based Country IT expansion for retail and distribution locations encompassing all infrastructure, external vendor services and all user environments. Cost-effectively managed vendor selection and execution to align with goals. • Led a team of Country Project Managers in skillfully executing key projects, including Infrastructure & Network Solutions, Retail Applications and End User LCM efforts, WMS, and new solution executions. • Established local and regional outsourcing of infrastructure services to maintain expansion growth with limited resources
Sr. Director of Network Operations & Information Security Officer at The American College of Financial Services
- Location: Bryn Marw, PA
- Duration: 2015-07 to 2017-06
- Description: Spearheaded long-term technology and data security strategies and execution while directing all network operations teams, server / system administration, storage and Cloud solutions, telephony (VolP), and Cisco call center management. Led efforts in corporate and data security management, incident and cyber security response planning and execution, disaster recovery and business continuity planning, and Cloud and platform integrations management and implementation. Optimized change and release management. Handled vendor and third-party hosting agreements and service-level agreements. Migrated to Office 365. Led PeopleSoft ERP and HRMS, FMS, and CRM infrastructure support and migration. Promoted seamless virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), EMC storage, networking (Cisco, Juniper), SaaS and PaaS services, VoIP, wireless, and Windows server environments, as well as Cisco Unified Intelligent Contact Management Enterprise.
SR Director of IT - External Consultant & IT Security at Monetate, Inc.
- Location:
- Duration: 2014 to 2017
- Description: • Responsible for IT Organization, Network Operations and Infrastructure Services o Redesigned network and wireless solutions • Reported Directly to CFO / COO • Established External Vendors for networking services, solutions and security • Architected and Redesigned all IT Infrastructure Services for 100% Service Delivery and Uptime Availability • Established IT Governance Policies - Data retention, User Security, Procurement • Established Video Conferencing program Utilizing Zoom and Life Size video conferencing Services • IT Contract Vendor Renewals and Negotiations
Candidate Intelligence Report
AI-powered analysis from the perspective of a US hiring director — evaluating career continuity, growth trajectory, and role fit.
Career Continuity & Risk Assessment
No significant employment gaps detected; multiple concurrent senior roles suggest ability to manage overlapping responsibilities. Overall tenure shows a progressive leadership path with continuous IT governance, security, and operations focus.
Industry exposure spans healthcare/education, retail, e-commerce, and manufacturing. While this demonstrates adaptability, it introduces some variability in domain-specific regulatory contexts; the candidate compensates with broad IT leadership and security program experience.
Several early roles overlap (Monetate and The American College of Financial Services) and multiple transitions within short periods. This could raise questions about long-term role fit, though later tenure at CGFNS and ongoing CCT Tapes tenure mitigate concerns.
Educational detail is limited to institution (Villanova University) without specifying degree. While Villanova is prestigious, lack of degree wording introduces some ambiguity about formal credentials versus experience for certain CIO-level searches.
Career Growth Curve
Best-Fit Roles (Top 5)
Chief Information Officer (CIO) – Global / Enterprise IT98% fit
Proven track record in overseeing IT operations, security, cloud/federal compliance, and digital transformation at multiple organizations; current CIO-level title and responsibilities align with strategic enterprise leadership.
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) / VP of Information Security92% fit
Extensive information security leadership, incident response, DR/BCP, and cloud security experience; directly aligned with security-focused governance and risk management responsibilities.
Senior Vice President (SVP) / VP of IT Operations & Infrastructure90% fit
Deep operations, network, data center, virtualization, and infrastructure management experience; suitable for organizations needing scale and reliability in IT delivery.
Head of Digital Transformation & IT Strategy85% fit
Track record of driving digital initiatives, cloud adoption, ERP/CRM integration, and business-IT alignment; fits organizations prioritizing strategic modernization.
Global Head of IT Infrastructure, Cloud & Security Operations80% fit
Broad leadership across on-premises and cloud, security, and vendor management; suitable for multinational or multi-site environments requiring integrated IT ops and security.
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