Joel Jensen

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ABOUT JOEL JENSEN

Joel Jensen is a results-oriented information technology leader with extensive record of creating customer success through effective technology solutions. Joel brings a unique blend of business, technology, and process expertise that produces exceptional results in build-change-optimize initiatives. His background includes enterprise IT operations, consulting, infrastructure architecture, and program management. Joel is highly adept at directing complete project life cycles from sales/inception through delivery to post-delivery optimization/operations. With over 20 years experience leading technical organizations, implementing growth and change, and managing budgets as large as $20M, Joel’s experience includes 12 years with EDS, 2 years with Xerox Connect, and 10 years with Core Business Technology Solutions. A frequent presenter at conferences, panels and business events, Joel is known for his expertise at formulating business, financial, and technology policies, procedures, and strategies, recruiting technical teams, and bridging the gap between technical and non-technical groups. Joel is a expert practitioner, mentor, and trainer in IT project methodologies and a practicing consultant in enterprise governance, risk management, and compliance, including large Payment Card Industry (PCI) and Sarbanes Oxley initiatives. Joel’s technology expertise focuses on networking, unified communications, server platforms, storage, and virtualization including the accelerating shift to “X”-as-a-Service and Cloud Computing.Specialties: • Technical Leadership, IT Operations• Business and Technology Consulting• Program Management, Project Methodologies • IT Strategy, IT Governance, Change Management, Process Improvement • System Architecture, Infrastructure Design • Regulatory Compliance, PCI, SOX, Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery