Frank Tate

About Frank Tate

As a result-oriented professional, I possess extensive experience in developing and…

Experience

1. CEO

   Gulfsoft Consulting

   Oct 1998 — Present

   While working as CEO, CIO, and Lead Enterprise Architect, I perform technical working sessions with large enterprise clients to assess existing IT architecture, recognize any gaps, and provide effective solutions. I associate with sales personnel to support clients in gaining potential services to improve existing applications and use technology effectively. Moreover, I offer field consultants as third-level support to understand complex new applications during integration. Key Accomplishments: Directed all sales and customer-related activities, focused on 80% technical implementation, and 20% dedicated effort towards sales initiatives. Assessed financial position of company by evaluating existing and future staffing and potential impact of R&D investments. Provided interactive user interfaces, automation, and server development by creating applications through combination of technologies, such as ASP.NET, PowerShell, HTML, and JavaScript. Led 40 consultants and 5 back-office personnel to deliver inclusive IT implementation services to big enterprises. Oversaw various engagements software advancements to cloud migration initiatives with budgets of $2M and generated annual revenue of $12M Supervised budgets of $100M and associated with 200 people to execute various IT initiatives, such as ERP systems, network infrastructure, ITSM (IT Service Management), databases, and cyber security. Applied solutions associated with ITIL, TOGAF, and COBIT frameworks by executing Agile methodology. Created engaging content to utilize in various channels from website to conference booths. Applied internal applications and solutions, such as Google Workspace, Amazon Chime, Wix, Blogger, Google Cloud Compute, and Zoho CRM. Enlarged team from 3 people to 40 employees and fostered annual sales from zero to impressive value of $12M.