Derrick Price
IT Director + Co-Founder, CSM. Helping Orgs Revitalize their IT Strategy and Empower their IT Teams. // 10+ yr Tech Experience, $6M+ IT Portfolio, M&A, Consultant, Product, SAAS, Security, Infrastructure, Virtualization
- Role
- Technology Site Coordinator, IT Director at Van Buren Isd
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Derrick Price
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Experience
Technology Site Coordinator, IT Director
Jun 2022 — Present · Lawrence, MI, US
Functioning/contracted as a Director of Technology for organizations within Van Buren County in a matrixed environment, accounting for users/stakeholders.Responsible for $6M+ portfolio including concurrent projects nearing $3M in total cost with up to 50+ team members.Notable Achievements-Upon hire took over two simultaneous distressed technology mergers. Resulted in contract negotiation battle between organizations to have my full-time presence instead of being split 50/50. Largely transformed both organizations in one year by—Correcting budgets, expenditures, priorities, and short, mid, and long-term strategic saved annually)—Implementing new SOPs and KPIs to align the department with existing SLAs to improve performance, time to close, and user satisfaction—Performing Infrastructure and solutions Gap-Analysis, removing unnecessary bloat, and implementing new solutions to close gaps and provide a solid foundation the organizations can build on—Built a new transparent and welcoming culture that fostered team growth improving the happiness and performance of team members. Provided mentoring and development opportunities for team members. Advocated for the advancement and promotion of team members and reduced turnover rate compared to the parent organization. Notable Projects-IT Strategic Planning, IT Vision, and Auditing. Developed Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans, Data Governance Plans, and 10-year asset lifecycle plans, and ensured Regulatory Compliance, to promote sustainability and stability-$16M Bond. Currently on the board of managers for this program overseeing Information Technology and collaborating on other portions. Technology focused on renovations, infrastructure, and a complete data center renovation-$750k+ Building & Tech Renovation-$750k+ Physical Security Revitalization-$250k+ Enterprise Network Infrastructure Migration-$200k+ EUC Implementation & Lifecycle+More
Education
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
Grand Rapids Community College
Associate's degree, Network Administration
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