Matthew S. Thode
Datacenter, Cloud and ITSM Expert
- Role
- Principal Consultant Lead at AHEAD
- Location
- Springfield-Branson, MO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Matthew S. Thode
Experienced technology leader with a toolbox of complimentary business skillsets: Operations: Daily ops, strategic planning, enterprise architecture, vendor management, budgetingCompliance: SSAE, HIPAA, DFARS, PCI, change managementContinuity: Data protection, disaster recovery, crisis management, securityCloud: Private, hybrid, Azure, SaaS, O365Personnel: Hiring, dehiring, mentoring, performance management, training, outsourcingIndustries: Healthcare, Pharma, Manufacturing, Logistics, GovernmentMy goal is to bridge the gap between business needs and technology solutions!
Experience
Principal Consultant Lead
Feb 2022 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
As a Principal Consultant at AHEAD, I help major clients with complex business challenges that span multiple disciplines including technology, strategy and finance.Some of the programs I\'ve lead include:Application refactoring and cloud migration program (Azure)- Top 10 global insurance firmDatacenter asset discovery and migration strategy - Fortune 500 industrial automation firmDatacenter asset discovery and migration strategy - Major publishing houseDatacenter asset discovery and migration strategy - Top 10 global insurance firmDatacenter consolidation strategy - Largest healthcare system in MichiganDatacenter migration - Asset management firm with $250B under managementDatacenter migration (2)- Largest healthcare system in MichiganDatacenter migration - Top 10 US law firmDatacenter migration - Fortune 10 companyDisaster recovery strategy - World\'s largest convenience store chainGlobal ITSM assessment and strategy (NOC focus)- Tier 1 automotive supplierITSM governance strategy - Largest healthcare system in MichiganIn addition to my consulting role, I also manage an outstanding team.
Education
University of Maryland
Master of Science - MS, Management Information Systems and Services
2020 — 2024
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategy
2016 — 2019
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
2005 — 2009
Skills
- Cloud Computing
- Vendor Management
- Virtualization
- Solution Selling
- Disaster Recovery
- Vmware Esx
- Business Analysis
- IT Management
- Vmware
- IT Service Management
- Integration
- Servers
- Itil
- Storage
- Pmp
- Management
- Networking
- Visio
- Project Management
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