James Spilko

About James Spilko

Strategic thinker and creative problem solver with hands-on style of leadership proven to motivate teams to consistently exceed expectations. Traveled extensively throughout my career to build-out global high-performing teams. Motivated, results-oriented, dynamic business and finance professional with more than 20 years of experience in diverse program, sales, and organizational leadership roles. Analytical and organized with proven aptitude for identifying opportunities to improve internal processes and operations as well as team performance. Highly skilled at “turn around” efforts; advanced communicator able to build collaborative relationships with client and stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and executive management. Results driven senior-leader with extensive background in Information Technology, Portfolio Management and Project management. Delivery and Financial responsibility for managing large portfolios $80-$110M portfolio, consisting of 45-50 Projects. Ensure project alignment with corporate strategies and initiatives, by managing execution, performance, client relationships and expectations, and setting the strategy and direction. Management and HR responsibility for Portfolio Managers, Project Managers, and delivery support resources required for delivery management, including recruiting, mentoring, & performance. Client Relationship Manager, responsible for working with Business client to build positive relationship, establish prioritization, ensure project deliverables are met, objectives achieved, and financial targets accomplished. A key strength is ability to evaluate new opportunities against the current portfolio and comparative to each other, taking into account the organization\'s project execution capacity. My combination of Leadership, people skills, technical savvy and business tenacity has yielded positive results throughout my professional career. Extensive experience in managing Global Diverse project teams, Client Interface, Supplier and Financial Management.Specialties: Technical Expertise: 25 years (HW, SW, Application support Infrastructure projects, OS)Industry Expertise: 25 years (Automotive, financial, manufacturing, and Learning Management Systems) Competitive proposal analysis, negotiations, deploymentBudget and P<echnical IT Program Management Supplier ManagementProposal DevelopmentContract Negotiations Process Modeling & Re-engineeringMergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures, Outsourcing Metrics and Reporting SystemsBPO ManagementCRM

Experience

1. Senior Technology Manager, VP Enterprise Program Management Office

   Comerica Bank

   Oct 2016 — Present · Auburn Hills, MI, US

   Delivered Comerica’s largest transformation program of $35M over 2 years for Data Center Modernization (DCM), closing the Livonia Data Center & achieving Federal Reserve Board (FRB) commitments.• Spearheaded a technology portfolio worth $50 million, delivering a strategic Technical Debt Reduction program, which eliminated Corporate security exceptions by 74% via the successful implementation of 24 projects across 10 domain and shared services application teams.• Led the Cloud Migration Program to achieve aggressive Wall Street financial targets through the Corporate Gear-Up Initiative, transforming and modernizing 440 banking centers.• Directed the strategic planning and execution of a technology roadmap, aligning IT initiatives with business objectives, resulting in a 25% increase in operational efficiency and 15% decrease in project timeline periods.• Oversaw a national team of 40+ Program Managers, Project Managers, and IT Professionals, managing the full lifecycle of projects from concept to delivery, achieving a 95% on-time project delivery rate.• Accelerated Portfolio Product Time-to-Market by implementing Agile delivery constructs. Implemented DevSecOps methodology within CTO product workstreams, inclusive standing teams, Kanban to achieve accelerated through-put and results for Business Partners. Aligned resources, process, and technology transformation required to meet the growth plan and strategic digital business roadmap goals.• Provide Strategy and Planning leadership for enterprise, division, and business unit teams. Research and analyze emerging technology, market trends, and service expansion opportunities that optimize R&D and innovation.• Established key performance indicators (KPIs) for technology delivery, resulting in 25% improvement in execution efficiency and a 20% reduction in resource allocation mismatches.• Control audit management and oversight. Interface with Security, Audit, and Risk Compliance teams.

Education

• Walsh College

  MBA, Taxation/Accounting

  1993

• Michigan State University

  Bachelor's of Science, Accounting

  1990

Skills

• Technical Leadership
• Client Engagement
• Workforce Management
• Client Communication
• Help Desk Management
• User Acceptance Testing
• Client Relationship Building
• Solutions Development
• Organizational Leadership
• Accounting
• Test Management
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Programme Leadership
• Strategy & Operations Sciences: Data Analytics
• Proposal Management
• Customer Service
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Client Interfacing
• Proposal Writing
• Financial Planning
• Management Consulting
• Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures, Outsourcing
• Strategic Leadership
• Customer Relationship Management(Crm)
• Human Resources
• Programme Delivery
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Project Implementation
• Talent Management
• Learning Management
• Customer Relations
• Financial Systems Management
• Release Management
• Solution Architecture
• Analytics
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Software Project Management