Brice Garcia

About Brice Garcia

Accomplished senior information technology executive offering over twenty eight years of demonstrated success.• Capable of leading a diverse group of individuals in a collaborative fashion toward common goals.• Extensive experience leading Infrastructure, Business Development and Application Development initiatives within diverse range of industries.• Results-oriented professional recognized for taking on major initiatives, adapting to rapidly changing environments and resolving mission critical issues to ensure bottom line success.• Develops and manages annual operating and capital budgets that ensure the technology organization is prudent in utilizing the most cost-effective resources at all times.• Experience leading Enterprise-wide cloud based transformations.• Proven ability to build a responsive organization that delivers results with an appropriate amount of risk.• Utilizes strong relationships with both external and internal customers in order to influence positive outcomes.Specialties: Versatile leadership experience ranging from Application Development to Infrastructure across a wide variety of platforms (Mainframe, Unix, Linux, Windows).

Experience

1. AVP, Technology Production Support

   Humana

   Mar 2025 — Present · Jacksonville, FL, US

   Oversee day-to-day management of core technology platforms and operations across all lines of business; manage all infrastructure services for critical systems; and ensure business operations meet business functional and continuity requirements- Lead the organization to focus on fast and cost-competitive delivery through software-controlled infrastructure, cloud technologies and agile infrastructure- Implement Agile methodologies to improve production stability, reduce defects, and increase team responsiveness to business needs- Working with Infrastructure Engineering, leverage software-defined technologies and optimize infrastructure as code practices for our large-scale infrastructure environment. Provide input on key decisions for the use of open-source technology and drive the change necessary to keep Humana on the leading edge. Keep the pace at “one step ahead”- Reduce risk, cost, and complexity due to end-of-life infrastructure- As a senior technology operations leader, ensure high-performance by attracting, engaging and retaining highly qualified individuals to achieve business objectives and optimization of accountability- Establish a team which can diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues in a multi-datacenter, multi-cloud networked environment- Oversee the prompt and effective resolution of production / service issues and ensure that root causes are correctly identified and addressed- Recruit, hire, and motivate a high performing technical team that values transparency and accountability and working as part of a team- Identify the most efficient and effective use of both in-house and outsourced services for cloud applications, data center, computing, information security, data and voice networks, storage, systems, and infrastructure services- Foster a culture of continuous learning by encouraging skill development in software-defined technologies, automation tools, and Agile methodologies.

Education

• University of South Florida

  BSCS, Computer Science

• University of Central Florida

  MBA, Business Administration

Skills

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