Karen Connelley

About Karen Connelley

k••••••@yahoo.com - Visionary, results-oriented, value driven, highly motivated experienced IT Technology and Professional Services leader with global, broad and deep expertise and business acumen in financial services, professional and government services - 20+ Years of Experience Developing and Delivering Business Solutions - Senior global Executive with expertise in delivering highly complex portfolio initiatives, working across global organizations, setting strategic and delivery objectives, financial acumen and aligning technological resources and services with business objectives- Proven experience in creating and developing high performing teams and managing an IT staff to achieve peak performance; successful track record of contractual negotiations with customers, key suppliers, business partners and IT professionals- Hands-on management style which gets the best out of staff and peers to successfully complete high visibility initiatives- Well organized and keeps priorities in order to help the organization lower costs, increase revenue and improve over the competition- Keeps a global perspective and recognizes how immediate events will affect the company.

Experience

1. Deputy CIO - Advanced Services

   Maricopa County

   Mar 2016 — Present

   Provided leadership, consulting, fiscal and resource management across the Enterprise Application portfolio for Maricopa County serving over 4.5 million residents. Work closely with the appointed and elected county leaders to deliver new innovative and enhanced technology solutions by optimizing technology investment funds. Developed and mentor technology staff in delivering highly available and effective applications that deliver on the County’s core mission of serving the citizens that reside and live within the 4 largest county in the United States.

Education

• Northern Arizona University-The W. A. Franke College of Business

  Bachelor of Science and Business Administration (BSBA), Marketing

• Northern Arizona University

  Bachelor of Science Business Administration (BSBA), Marketing

Skills

• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Pre-Sales
• Resource Management
• IT Strategy
• Governance
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Pmo
• Payment Systems
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Business Process
• Outsourcing
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• IT Service Management
• IT Portfolio
• Software Development
• Enterprise Contract Mgmt
• Software Project Management
• Crm
• Itil
• IT Management
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Program Management
• IT Operations
• Data Warehousing
• Professional Services
• Vendor Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Business Intelligence
• Cloud Computing
• Saas
• Requirements Gathering
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Project Management