Danny Rodriguez

About Danny Rodriguez

Danny Rodriguez is a distinguished technology executive with a prolific track record of spearheading innovation, technological transformations, and business growth. With an extensive background in strategic leadership, Danny excels in identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities, integrating information technology with business objectives, and managing risks effectively.At ABM Industries, as the Vice President of Technology, he has been instrumental in transforming the technology landscape for various business functions, significantly reducing turnover, and crafting visionary technology roadmaps. His leadership in robotics process automation (RPA), quality assurance, and vendor management has driven substantial returns and operational efficiencies.Previously, at Dell Technologies, Danny led a global team, overseeing a broad portfolio of software products, enhancing user experiences, and driving innovation through agile methodologies and partnership with data science teams. His role in technology transformation at World Fuel Services, focusing on cloud strategy, DevOps, and business process standardization, underscores his ability to drive substantial business value.Danny\'s tenure at Teva Pharmaceuticals and Viax Dental Technologies highlights his strategic vision in cross-functional initiatives, IT leadership, and his capacity to deliver significant business improvements. His educational foundation in accounting, complemented by certifications in project management (PMP), Lean Six Sigma, and information systems auditing (CISA), provides a robust framework for his leadership in technology and business transformations.Fluent in English and Spanish, Danny is a trusted advisor to senior executives, fostering strong relationships and leading high-performing teams towards achieving strategic objectives and driving innovation.

Experience

1. Chief Information Officer

   CoolSys - Refrigeration and HVAC Systems

   Jul 2024 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Leading the technology organization for CoolSys, a national $1B PE backed Commercial Refrigeration, HVAC and Energy Services Company. Responsible for short to long-term strategy, focused on stabilizing and driving technology transformation to deliver value, enhance capabilities, and enable significant growth.Established long term strategy to modernize the software (ERPs) and infrastructure platforms with cloud technologies that will support driving innovation, optimizing business operations, and create competitive advantage. Major software platforms include: SalesForce, Oracle, Workday, UKG, Dynamics, Genesys, Outsystems, etc. Executing short term strategy by stabilizing and consolidating current platforms, reducing technical debt, enabling efficient business process, and improving analytics in preparation for delivering long term strategic objectives. Leveraging short-term strategy to drive the changes that underpin the longer term objectives. Assessed and incorporated legacy technologies from prior M&A activity into current modernization plan.Right-sized the technology organization and projects inflight to focus on key strategic initiatives in conjunction with the business / operations.Implemented a new Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) leveraging the Microsoft Stack (Azure, PowerBI) to deliver robust analytics for Operations, Finance, Pricing and Sales & Marketing functions.Improved overall governance and risk management practices to strengthen the technical security posture of the organization.Continuously assess and implement AI solutions, prioritizing use cases that can drive process efficiency and enable company growth.

Education

• Florida International University - College of Business

  Bachelor, Accounting

  1995 — 1999

• Florida International University - College of Business

  Masters, Accounting

  1999 — 2000

Skills

• Sox
• Strategic Planning
• Erp
• Forecasting
• Compliance
• Auditing
• Change Management
• Internal Controls
• Quality Assurance
• Governance
• Business Process Improvement
• Process Engineering
• Business Analysis
• Risk Assessment
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Program Management
• IT Governance
• Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Risk Management
• Business Process
• Data Analysis
• Six Sigma
• Problem Solving