Jim Whittet

SVP - IT Project Services at Baird

Role
SVP - IT at Baird
Location
Milwaukee, WI, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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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

  1. SVP - IT

    Baird

    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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