Executive Profile

Senior public-sector leader with extensive experience directing complex organizational, operational, technology, and business transformation initiatives.

My career includes organizational leadership, enterprise systems, program and project delivery, business-process improvement, organizational change, data strategy, vendor management, and development of partnerships across government agencies and business functions.

Leadership Expertise

Executive & Organizational Leadership Strategic Planning Staff Development Program & Project Leadership Organizational Change Management Budget & Resource Management Business Process Improvement Policy & Procedure Development Vendor & Contract Management Cross-Agency Collaboration Governance & Risk Management Technology & Data Strategy Executive Decision Support

Professional Experience

King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention

IT Project Manager | Departmental Technology & Data Lead
2023 – Present

Provide organizational, technology, and data leadership supporting DAJD operations, executive priorities, enterprise systems, reporting, organizational risk, and modernization initiatives.

  • Lead and supervise a team supporting departmental technology, systems, data, reporting, and organizational initiatives.
  • Provide strategic oversight for a portfolio of more than 50 systems and applications supporting DAJD operations and administration.
  • Led the $2.38 million DAJD Data Warehouse Project to successful completion ahead of schedule and substantially under budget.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives involving DAJD leadership, operational units, KCIT, vendors, technical teams, and external stakeholders.
  • Strengthen departmental reporting and analytics capabilities while reducing dependency on external vendors and improving access to operational and executive information.

King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention

Senior Business Analyst
2017 – 2023

Served in a senior business and project leadership role for implementation of DAJD's $25 million Jail Management System.

  • Led business-process analysis, operational redesign, and organizational-change activities supporting system implementation and adoption.
  • Led business subject-matter experts through requirements, workflow design, system review, testing, implementation, and organizational readiness.
  • Led development and implementation of the project's Organizational Change Management strategy.
  • Coordinated major project decisions and deliverables across DAJD, King County technology teams, vendors, and criminal-justice partners.
  • Supported procurement, vendor evaluation, governance, project accountability, and executive decision-making.

Orange County Employees Retirement System

IT Programming Manager
2012 – 2016

Managed the Programming Department for a public retirement system responsible for an approximately $11.9 billion investment portfolio and retirement services for active, deferred, and retired members and beneficiaries.

  • Directed department operations, staffing, application development, data management, information security, reporting, and pension-administration system support.
  • Led data-conversion activities associated with a $25 million pension-administration system replacement.
  • Directed production, testing, migration, data-reconciliation, risk-management, and vendor activities.

Tustin Unified School District

Systems Manager, Information Technology
2010 – 2012

Managed enterprise systems and technology platforms supporting 28 schools, district administrative offices, approximately 35,000 student network accounts, and more than 2,500 employees.

  • Planned and managed enterprise infrastructure, applications, databases, systems integration, and technology services.
  • Developed and integrated systems supporting student information, personnel administration, purchasing, inventory, facilities, and technology operations.
  • Planned and implemented enterprise data warehousing and information-management capabilities.

Vision Quest Integrated Technologies, Inc.

Director / Manager, Process Transformation & IT Integration
1994 – 2017

Provided organizational-development, process-transformation, technology-integration, and management consulting services to organizations requiring operational improvement and technology modernization.

  • Developed process-improvement and technology strategies based on organizational and business needs.
  • Led requirements definition, business-process modeling, process mapping, workflow design, and development of business rules and standards.
  • Supported strategic management, leadership development, team development, quality management, and organizational change.
  • Developed and led enterprise ISO quality-management systems for Alexander's Moving & Storage and Atlas Van Lines International.

Xerox – The Document Company

Service Engineer / District Service Marketing Specialist
1989 – 1994

Provided technical service, installation, troubleshooting, customer support, and training for high-volume document systems, including equipment deployed aboard United States Navy vessels and within high-security environments.

United States Marine Corps

Food Service Specialist
1982 – 1989

Served in operational and administrative roles involving food-service operations, procurement, inventory, accountability, quality assurance, contract oversight, and administrative support.

Education & Professional Studies

Western Governors University – Washington

Bachelor of Science, Business – Information Technology Management

Pepperdine University – Graziadio School of Business and Management

Undergraduate Studies, Management

Rio Hondo College

Undergraduate Studies, Business and General Education

University of California, Irvine Extension

Professional Studies, Information Technology

Professional & Community Leadership

Project Management Institute American Society for Quality The American Legion – Past First Vice Commander Tustin Chamber of Commerce – Past President Tustin Dollars for Scholars – 2015 Volunteer of the Year National Society, Sons of the American Revolution

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