The Technology Landscape

I strive to thoroughly understand the business model and identify how underpinning technology supports the goals of the business to improve shareholder value.

Achieving this standard of excellence requires the ability to listen to my peers, learn what they are trying to achieve, the business reasons why and determine where technology plays a role.

Success also demands the ability to build trust. Trust based relationships throughout all parts of an organization are essential. I have learned that when my peers see my teams being responsible with our own budget and still modernizing the technology stack, the tend to trust you with theirs!

Excellent business leadership leads to phenomenal technology leadership!

1. TECH EXPLOITATION: Understand your existing technology stack, its functionality and how it is being used and can be further exploited to support the business.

2. INNOVATION: Forward thinking and staying in touch with emerging technology is required to understand the Art of the Possible.

1 + 2 = #3.

SERVICE: Knowing the technology landscape and identifying your business case based priorities...ensures technology serves your organization and its people!

Healthy conversations with honesty and transparency lead to open and collaborative thoughts and ideas!

Possessing an accurate and deep understanding of a function's (department's) objectives and goals of the organizations you serve, ensures alignment with their decisions and yours. Investments, adoption, and appropriate abandonment of technology depends on it.

Trust is everything! Allowing yourself to be vulnerable, build on what you know, acknowledge what what you don’t know, and learn from every level in the organization removes barriers and risks of bias. An enduring trust is built by keeping your promises, owning opportunities and celebrating other’s successes.

I firmly believe in being an authentic, transparent and empathetic leader of people. It starts by understanding what each individual team member wants to achieve both professionally and personally. By identifying and mapping where their talents and skills contribute to the objectives and technology strategy, I am able to build dedication, creative solution building and loyalty!

You are only as good as your wekeast link is a phrase I take to heart! Strong links build strong chains!

While one should never let a crisis go to waste, I believe avoiding crisis through planning and discipline cannot be undervalued, especially when there are high safety risks...man vs. machine, elevated heights, and "red zone" areas due to the nature of the business!

The elements of Effective Situation Management requires both disciplined processes AND a team that knows how to calmly consume information, assess options and execute critical decision making.

Effective Situation Management and processes accompanied by a team that knows how to calmly consume information, assess options and execute critical decision making is a must have in Crisis Avoidance and Management.

Effective and efficient business processes are the crown jewels of any successful business! Through my career, I have invested in building a robust understanding of each business unit's core processes. I set the same expectation for my technology teams! By leveraging methods such as Lean 6 Sigma, process and mind mapping, we can leverage technology and change management concepts to engineer processes that best fit the business's goals.

With an unwavering desire to engage and empower individuals in the business arena, it’s only natural that I channel this energy toward helping my community.

In 2016, I learned about the profound risks children face online. Grooming and sexual exploitation is ubiquitous and growing. I serve this community by gifting my business skills to the non profit world of anti sex trafficking.

The outcomes sometimes even surprise me. I have now created an ecosystem of collaboration that includes 40+ nationwide non-profit organizations (HAAT), influential community leaders (The Houston 20), and the Oil and Gas Trafficking Awareness Group (OGTAG).

I have built meaningful and fruitful relationships with legislators and law enforcement officers that hold criminals accountable and protect and priovide services to victims and survivors. I serve on various executive boards including Elijah Rising, Hope Rising, and Crime Stoppers. I take pride in also being an advisor to GOYA Foods and their GOYA Cares initiative in the fight against sex trafficking.