Darren Linden

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ABOUT DARREN LINDEN

Darren Linden is a global IT executive with deep experience developing and executing strategies that transform business through technology applications. In a career spanning 20+ years, from working in deep technical roles in Accenture/Avanade solving customer challenges across the globe on highly visible consulting projects. Post road warrior, focused on driving best in class Corporate IT Services while building and fostering highly effective and top-notch performing teams.Customer focused and performance driven with inclusive style of leadership - resulting in motivated, empowered and high performing diverse global teams. Firm believer that success is rooted upon working with great people.Rich success introducing and leading technology initiatives that deliver operational excellence across large and complex global organizations driven by leveraging future ready technologies such as Cloud and symbiotic SaaS services.Blending sound business judgment while focused on ensuring technology investments are maximized and driving better business outcomes by influencing organizations to be customer-centric, data-driven and results-focused.Combining technical expertise, experience with how technology shapes business outcomes, and an ability to effectively communicate at each customer’s level to ultimately helping to maximize their investment. Whether working with the CIO or the technical strategist, Darren is a trusted advisor and technology partner helping to drive each customer\'s business and tech journey.Darren currently resides in the Dallas area. When he is not focusing on building and delivering world class IT services, he is passionate about traveling with his wife and son. Always driven to learn, change and seek new opportunities and experiences. Darren offers an equally balanced background in business and information technology with rich success in:• Global IT Leadership• Customer Success• Identity & Access Management• Strategic IT Plan Design & Execution• IT organization & Shared Services• I.T. Capital & Fiscal Planning• Cost Reductions/Stabilization• Focused on Business Partnership• ERP experience Oracle• M&A / Due Diligence• Maintenance agreement management• Pre-sales solution architecture/engineering support and proposal generation• Cloud transition• System implementation• Project planning & execution management• Budget planning and forecasting