John Pirovano

About John Pirovano

Results-driven and business-oriented information technology leader with over 20 years of experience managing IT operations and delivering transformative business solutions. Skilled at collaborating with stakeholders to develop strategies that maximize today’s opportunities while preparing for the future. Strong communicator and change agent experienced in building effective teams. Demonstrated ability to deliver multimillion-dollar projects and improve operational processes.CORE COMPETENCIESLeadership: Organized and effective leader with strengths in building/maintaining strong relationships, developing employees, managing vendors and effectively driving change in a high-accountability environment. Able to articulate a clear vision focused on common objectives to align stakeholders.Strategic Planning: Significant experience leading executive level teams through the strategic planning process. Partner with business and technical teams to clarify goals, to identify solutions for achieving those goals, to develop a delivery roadmap and to ensure successful delivery of that roadmap. Solution Delivery: Extensive background in leading major programs to deliver Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and custom developed solutions. System/Process Design: Ability to leverage a unique background as an IT professional and a certified public accountant to identify the most effective approach to delivering business value. Spent 13 years as an adjunct professor at DePaul University teaching courses in Technical Project Management and Process Improvement.

Experience

1. SVP Business Line Information Systems - Finance

   Wintrust Financial Corporation

   Jun 2018 — Present · Rosemont, IL, US

   Act as the IT point of contact for the Financial area for Wintrust, a financial services company based in with approximately $27 billion in assets.

Education

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  1990

• DePaul Driehaus College of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Operations Management

  1997

Skills

• Integration
• Business Process Improvement
• Sdlc
• Process Improvement
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Sap Crm
• Management Consulting
• Vendor Management
• Sap Sd
• IT Strategy
• Strategic Planning
• Business Analysis
• Project Management
• Business Intelligence
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Crm
• Solution Delivery
• Salesforce.com
• Department Budgeting
• Erp
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Consulting
• Program Management
• IT Operations
• Management