Charles King
SVP & Chief Technology Officer | Cyber Executive | Orbie Winner l Board Member
- Role
- Senior Vice-president & Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Evergy
- Location
- Overland Park, KS, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Charles King
Cross-industry technology executive with extensive experience working across executive teams to produce large-scale strategic technology initiatives spanning large-scale modernizations, digital transformation, and mergers/acquisitions (M&A), and board governance across multiple stakeholders in highly regulated industries. A progressive career advancement marked by a proven track record driving the identification, implementation, and operation of diverse technologies and corporate cybersecurity functions to achieve bottom line business performance for Fortune 500 companies. Active focus on diversity, inclusion, and development of highly engaged teams. Ongoing engagement in multiple Board positions and carries an interest in expanding Board experience leveraging technology and cyber expertise.• Strategic Business / Architecture Planning• Digital Transformation / IoT / Innovation• Cybersecurity / Critical Infrastructure • Managed Services / Outsource Management• Software / Systems Implementation and Integration• Call Center Systems / Support• Mergers, Acquisitions, Spinoffs• CRM, eCommerce, Data/Analytics• Vendor Negotiation / Management• Agile Delivery - Project / Program Mgmt• Cybersecurity Federal Agency Consultant• Leadership Development / Mentoring
Experience
Senior Vice-president & Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Feb 2020 — Present · Kansas City, MO, US
In addition to previous IT leadership as CIO, expanded role as a direct report of the CEO, leading deployment of advanced technology enabling transformational automation of internal operations and customer-facing digital advancements with recurring Board-level updates.
Education
University of Arkansas
BSIE, Industrial Engineering
1986 — 1987
Harding University
BS, Mathematics
1983 — 1986
University of Arkansas
MSIE, Industrial Engineering
1988 — 1990
University of Arkansas
BSIE, Engineering
1986 — 1990
Skills
- Process Improvement
- Management
- Vendor Management
- Integration
- Project Portfolio Management
- Erp
- Governance
- Business Process Improvement
- Requirements Analysis
- Spin-Offs
- Acquisitions
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Data Warehousing
- Business Transformation
- Business Process
- Business Process Re-Engineering
- IT Strategy
- Outsourcing
- Project Management Office (Pmo)
- Call Centers
- Data Center
- Project Delivery
- IT Service Management
- Project Management
- Business Analysis
- Change Management
- Pmo
- Pmp
- Security
- Enterprise Architecture
- Leadership
- Project Planning
- Telecommunications
- Software Development
- Architectures
- Risk Management
- Information Technology
- Business Intelligence
- Call Center
- Mergers
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