Darrin Barnes

About Darrin Barnes

As a versatile and forward-thinking IT executive, I am equipped with extensive background in operations management, IT governance, and technical consulting. My accomplishment-laden career involved spearheading and completing multimillion dollar projects; as well as executing cutting-edge initiatives and strategic plans that aided the organization in keeping up with ever-changing technology landscape. In addition, I am adept at defining and bridging gaps in performance and processes by integrating innovative business solutions. I have collaborated with fellow executives and other key stakeholders in making data-driven IT decisions to address issues and arising challenges. Furthermore, I have led several efforts that ensured the delivery of best-in-class technical services and drove the achievement of customer satisfaction

Experience

1. Chief Information Officer

   TCA Health Inc.- NFP

   Jun 2021 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Leverage solid technical and leadership skills in overseeing key IT aspects in partnership with the following: Chief executive officer (CEO) and executive leadership team toward the delivery of excellent patient care through strategic and tactical planning, development, and evaluation of IT infrastructure. Executive management team in establishing and executing company’s purpose, goals, and values, including high-quality patient-centered care; and Departmental leadership in making strategic IT decisions and adopting and/or updating technology to simplify organization workflows Assurance of distributed and centralized clinical and business operations of the organization by strategizing and executing enterprise information systems and programs Preparation of strategic technology roadmap that enabled seamless deployment of Zero-Trust architecture, Zscaler Cloud Firewall, Azure Hybrid Cloud, Cloud PBX, SharePoint, and Intranet development Creation of CrowdStrike’s Falcon complete product suite, a solution package that provides anti-ransomware services, proactive threat management, and endpoint protection Spearheading the following cutting-edge initiatives that aided in streamlining the company’s business intelligence as well as information gathering and analysis processes: Transition of the company from Excel spreadsheet into Tableau visualization software, a true business intelligence solution; Migration to Office 365 with hosted Exchange Server and Microsoft Teams from on-premise Exchange Server 20196

Education

• Microtrain Technologies

  Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

  2014 — 2014

• Microtrain Technologies

  Security+ Certification Course

  2014 — 2014

• DeVry University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Telecommunications Management

  1999 — 2003

• Microtrain Technologies

  ITIL v3 Certification Course

  2014 — 2014

• Microtrain Technologies

  PMP Certification Course

  2014 — 2014

Skills

• Asset Management
• Third Party Vendor Management
• Functional Analysis
• Customer Service
• Software Implementation
• Software Consulting
• Software Configuration Management
• Project Implementation
• Vendor Relations
• Project Management
• Network Administration
• Requirements Analysis
• Pre-Sales
• Technical Training
• Vendor Management
• Leadership
• Delivering Technical Training
• Ms Project
• Technical Analysis
• Product Management
• System Administration
• Functional Specifications
• Technical Support
• Business Process Improvement
• Computer Hardware
• Supervisory Experience
• Adp Payroll
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Software Project Management
• Employee Training
• Hardware Support
• Kronos
• Customer Relations
• Peer Counseling
• Budget Management
• Process Improvement
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Strategic Planning
• Product Development