Jim Whittet
SVP - IT Project Services at Baird
- Role
- SVP - IT at Baird
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jim Whittet
An entrepreneurial spirit and an inquisitive competitive nature combined with a passion for research and technology. An innate drive focused on continuous improvement and cost savings & avoidance. CAREER OVERVIEW:• Experience > 20 years researching, analyzing, acquiring and selling technology.• Cost Savings & Avoidance > strategist, lead negotiator and advisor saving >$60M.• IT Security > 10 years experience focused on software & managed security services.• Business Operations > started, built, managed & sold a successful IT Security firm.• Strategic Accounts > exclusive MSSP sales to Fiserv corporate, 30 BUs and channel.• Channel Development > 2x increase of MSSP sales through the $4B Fiserv channel.• Business Development >$14M in new import/export business generated over 3 years.• Project Management > multi-million technology projects in both Korea & China.• Korea & China - projects & technologies enabled clients to become industry leaders.• International - traveled to Europe and Asia on business >12 times.SELECT CLIENTS & VENDORS:Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg, Xerox, AT & T, Verizon, Cogent, Dow Jones, Insight, Fidelity Investments, First Data, Fiserv, Coca-Cola, Cargill, McKesson, Manpower, GE, Microsoft, Dell, Global Relay, IPC, Salesforce, Workday and Gartner.KEY CONCEPTSStrategically Opportunistic, Research & Analysis, Emerging & Disruptive Technologies, Situational Analysis, Change Agent, Business Process Improvement & Innovation, Entrepreneurial.
Experience
SVP - IT
Dec 2019 — Present · Milwaukee, US
Education
University of Dayton
Business Administration
Marquette University
BS, Business Administration
Skills
- Management
- Research
- Business Development
- Roi Justification
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Negotiations
- Competitive Analysis
- Contract Negotiation
- Selling
- Product Development
- Analysis
- Vendor Management
- Sales
- Technology
- Solution Selling
- Strategic Vision
- Strategic Partnerships
- Leadership
- Training
- Security
- Strategy
- Sales Management
- Partner Management
- Project Management
- Business Strategy
- Business Process Improvement
- Strategic Sourcing
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