James M. Pitman

About James M. Pitman

Adept as transforming vision into tangible achievements across sectors including healthcare, financial services and tech startups. Capable of leading technical teams towards achieving or surpassing complex, multi-tracked technical objectives that align with corporate expectations. Well-versed in developing and managing multi-million-dollar technology budgets and forecasts, as well as delivering financial analyses to senior staff. Strong believer in Leadership by personal example, embodying emotional intelligence, integrity, accountability and transparency. Trusted Partner with all levels of non-technical stakeholders and cross-functional department heads to exceed expectations. Supervisor and inspiring mentor to teams of up to 40. Builder of relationships with renowned companies such as AWS, ATT, Cisco, Microsoft and RackSpace.

Experience

1. IT Director Technology Program Manager

   Parker Technology Management

   Jul 2005 — Present · Oakland, CA, US

   Technology Leader, IT Director / IT Manager / IT Program Manager experience in broad spectrum of industries such as banking, finance, government, healthcare, biotech and tech startups. Lead and managed teams between 75 people to deliver infrastructure projects, new office build, AWS / Azure cloud migrations, data center moves. Managed $12M budget. Key Strengths:Vision & Leadership – Managed as much as 75 cross department technical personnel IT Director / IT Manager / IT Program Manager. Hired, mentored and lead technology staff to fullfil on technology strategic vision. Developed PMO standardized documentation for newly formed Project Management Office. Finance & Budget Management – Accountable for budget management up to $7.2M. Produced financial reports to Executive Management. Management, Mentor, Team Building – Developed and mentored technical teams by vetting and onboarding technical staff and providing career coaching and skills improvement opportunities. Business Process Improvement – Developed and implemented new PMO procedures and processes, Utilized extensive experience with industry best practices to produce 10x efficiency improvements in IT business processes. Vendor Management – Gathered and validated requirements for external vendor engagements. Performed qualitative analysis on offerings, negotiated contracts and held vendors accountable for deliverables. Technology Initiatives – Delivered over 50 technical initiatives for PMO: 18 data center relocations, 22 infrastructure upgrades, 7 security upgrades, 12 cloud migrations, 5 office move/build outs including 1700 person / 45 department new office build for UCSF, 3 HRIS Optimization projects (UKG/Okta). Communication – Authored and delivered weekly status reports and budget updates to C-Level executive stake holders. Routinely demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical issues to all levels of corporate stakeholders.

Education

• San Francisco State University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2003 — 2005

• NLP Marin

  Master Practioner

  2003 — 2004

Skills

• IT Strategy
• Program Management
• Infrastructure
• IT Operations
• Vendor Management
• IT Management
• Software Development
• Microsoft Project
• Strategic Visionary
• Information Technology
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Cloud Computing
• Dr Projects
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• System Deployment
• Servers
• Itil
• Budget Management
• Disaster Recovery
• Cloud Applications
• Virtualization
• Department Budgeting
• Troubleshooting
• Strategy
• Microsoft Exchange
• Enterprise Software
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Databases
• Outsourcing
• Azure
• Integration
• Project Management
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Project Planning
• Data Center
• Software as a Service (Saas)