Brent Knipfer
Board, CEO, and Investor Consultant Advisor @Business Bridge
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WORK HISTORY
Board, CEO, and Investor Consultant Advisor @Business Bridge
Chicago, IL, US
Investor, Acquisition Due Diligence and Expert Insights. Providing summary opinion and observations on enterprise packaged software, software selection, product management capabilities, IT Business Management, IT Finance Management, Software as a Service, Cloud Platforms and business lifecycle management custom software solutions. Acquisition due-diligence for Dell Services on multiple firms both acquired and not pursued including Perot Systems. Professional market researcher with experience with Business Communications Corporation (BCC) full-lifecycle direct data collection all the way to written publication of world-wide technology reports, IBM with internal and external customer surveys on inbound support and outbound sales interactions from survey to actionable results through real-time analytics technology, client-paid survey based data science market research analytics.
EDUCATION
Winfield-Mount Union High School
High School Diploma, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program
Syracuse University
MS Coursework, Metallurgical Engineering
Binghamton University
Pursuit of MS, Statistics
Iowa State University
BS, Ceramic Engineering
Truman State University
High School Summer Honor Program, Computer Science
SKILLS
ABOUT BRENT KNIPFER
Chief Officer / Board Advisor with solution innovation-edge experience discovering, defining and implementing game-changing digital transformation. Focus on strategic journey to defining, using and exploiting a few core technology platforms for accelerated business value. Unparalleled depth in integrated cloud platforms for Managed Service Providers & Clients embracing a multi-vendor strategy. I bring to life Enterprise Solutions using SIAM, DevOps, ITSM, ITOM, ITBM, SecOps, SACM, CMDB, APM, PPM and HR. My unique skill is finding people & information FASTEST, assuring my customers get out of the learning curve and into operations FIRST. I have proven ability to return IT budget back to the business within a fiscal year. I am identified by supreme confidence backed by conservative engineering analysis, savant comprehension, energy, passion, credibility, brilliant intelligence and hard work. I have spoken at the largest ServiceNow Users Group in the world. My top areas of leadership are:Executive Leadership Core Team MemberTransforming Cost-Centers into Profit ContributorsGeneral Manager of Productized ServicesPrivate Cloud BrainchildStrategic Portfolio ManagementX-as-a-Service Solution BuilderPlatform Journey MappingBusiness Service ManagementEnterprise Solution SelectionMerger, Acquisition, TransitionCorporate Spend ManagementSecurity Operations and IRMTeam Building, Mentoring and MotivationDigital TransformationEnterprise Packaged Software I advise C-Suite & Boardroom leaders on new business models and growth strategies. I provide acquisition due diligence & investment consulting. I have worked for the largest engineering & IT firms in the world. I have consulted in nearly every industry and 30% of Fortune 100 working across North America, Australia, Europe, and Middle East.Specialties: Multi-tenant, Shared Services, Solution Selection, Enablement & Utilization, IoT, APM, SOM, ITSSM, BSM, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, RPA, EA, Orchestration, Automated Provisioning, Self-Service, ITO, Machine Learning, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Cloud Costs, Cloud Management, Cloud Billing, Azure Cost
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