Max Kimble

About Max Kimble

AboutWide experience leading large teams in infrastructure design, architecture, operations and application groups with multicultural and multinational employee and service provider teams in the US, Europe and India.Working towards a Cybersecurity Certificate at the University of Michigan Nexus School, expected award December 2022. Focused on endpoint, IIoT, network, and application security. Special courses include Ethical Hacking, Digital Forensics and Advanced Manufacturing Cybersecurity.CompTIA Network+(N10-008) Certified, September 2022CompTIA Pentest+(PT0-002) Expected, October 2022CompTIA Security+(SY0-601) Expected, November 2022Accomplishments• Program Manager, Data Center Consolidation Cloud Migration for Toyota North America• Data Center Construction for new facilities, decommissioning of data centers including application migration to the cloud and across geographies• Process re-engineering in IT Service Management, Deployment, Policies and Procedures• Wide experience leading teams in infrastructure, operations, architecture and application groups with multicultural and multinational teams in the US, Europe and India• Developed and Initiated the Innovation Fair to highlight and showcase team member ideas, projects and improvements, this is now a global event within Toyota.PassionApplying the principles of the Toyota Way of Continuous Improvement and Respect for People in Cybersecurity and Information Technology practices and processes. Applying all relevant leadership and communication tools to inspire new levels of performance in personnel and professional effectiveness.

Experience

1. Strategic Relationship Manager

   Tata Consultancy Services

   Jun 2024 — Present · WA, US

   Serve as an executive liaison between TCS and TMNA, ensuring alignment on strategic objectives.Develop and maintain strong executive relationships to drive business expansion and innovation.Identify new opportunities for technology solutions and process improvements within Toyota’s operations.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance efficiency and optimize service offerings.

Education

• University of Michigan

  Cybersecurity Professional Certificate, Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism

• UCLA Anderson School of Management

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business

  2006 — 2007

• California State University-Dominguez Hills

  BSCS, Computer Science

• National University of Singapore

  MBA, Business, Asia Focus

  2006 — 2007

Skills

• Enterprise Architecture
• Strategic Planning
• Team Leadership
• Erp
• Continuous Improvement
• Team Building
• Management
• Vendor Management
• Telematics
• Change Management
• Sdlc
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Business Intelligence
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Strategy
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Business Process Improvement
• Process Engineering
• Business Analysis
• IT Management
• Program Management
• Automotive
• Management Consulting
• Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Team Management
• IT Project & Program Management
• Ms Project
• Product Management
• IT Strategy
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Outsourcing
• Business Strategy
• Six Sigma
• Software Project Management