Ahmad Kakar
Director of Information Technology @Adventist Health
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Information Technology @Adventist Health
Sacramento, CA, US
I direct operational and strategic delivery of IT services to multiple business units by identifying customer and operational needs for an enterprise health care system spanning three states and 42K employees. I improved innovation by adopting digital transformation efforts, emerging technologies, and new models for resource allocation, resulting in reducing monthly expenditures by $45K. I improved customer service by 15%through developing budgets, leading IT professionals, developing contingency plans, ensuring deployments meet customer expectations, and communicating lessons learned to senior leadership. I led strategic efforts to save the organization $600K annually by translating business strategy into actionable business requirements on core IT systems and developing a cost-effective technology roadmap. I managed several digital transformation processes to save $50K annually by consulting with stakeholders and directing IT teams to overhaul legacy applications.
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis
BS, Psychology
Drexel University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General
ABOUT AHMAD KAKAR
I am an IT leader with 15+ years of experience who has managed highly complex projects and successfully defined technologies that increase revenues and achieve business goals for several organizations including Kaiser Permanente and Stanford University. I have managed advancements in technology to identify competitive advantages and partnered with executives on IT service delivery to address business needs and capability requirements. Throughout my career I am proud to have: Set the entire IT strategy for a start-up to enable delivering core technical services, which resulted in increased ROI on technology offerings, and savings of $2.4 million annually Managed teams of up to 20 people and budgets of up to $15 million Deployed Telehealth services for an organization during the start of COVID-19 which enhanced care by improving access to healthcare providers to individuals Introduced innovative solutions to ensure operational readiness for a $1.5B annual revenue organization Transformed applications which resulted in savings up to $2 million and improving efficiency and productivity of the entire organization Led migrations of systems to cloud and modernized technology infrastructure in order to increase scalability and flexibility Specialties: Business Transformation, IT Optimization, Program Management, Strategic Business Planning, IT Infrastructure, Customer Service, Innovation, Leadership Development, Vendor Management.
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