John Deboth

About John Deboth

An innovative digital technology executive with a passion for excellence and diverse experiences across the breadth of infrastructure and operations. A strategist and change agent with the demonstrated ability to build/lead global teams, and to envision, develop, and manage digital solutions and services for a Fortune 150 company.

Experience

1. Director Cloud Services

   Kimberly-Clark

   Mar 2014 — Present · Neenah, WI, US

   Manage $35 million in annual digital technology spend with a global organization of 40 employees, an outsource partner, and several managed service providers- Partnered with the Digital Core Transformation team, Accenture, and Cyber Security to deliver a secure, cost optimized S/4 HANA cloud hosting strategy- Developed and executed a modern Smart Cloud strategy encompassing the data center, the public cloud, and edge computing (OT): accommodating double digit growth while reducing annual costs by $9 million- Championed automation and agile ways of working: eliminating 30% of hosting issues, improving service quality, and reducing partner costs by 23%- Leveraged external networks, partners, and vendors to remain abreast of the latest trends to enable infrastructure innovation that creates business value

Education

• St. Norbert College

  BS, Computer Information Systems / Business

  1984 — 1988

Skills

• IT Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Information Technology
• IT Strategy
• IT Service Management
• Itil
• Databases
• Management
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Business Process Improvement
• Vendor Management
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Storage
• Process Improvement
• Data Center
• Team Leadership
• Erp