Michael Lewis

About Michael Lewis

Executive Summary: Knowledgeable, successful, global IT leader with a track record of designing, developing, and implementing information systems, software applications, and IT support and infrastructure systems. Strategically leading global infrastructure roadmaps and IT teams to drive growth, providing strategic direction and strategic planning in installing and delivering data center, infrastructure, ERP, and package application support to global environments. Guided and grew teams, delivered advocacy, coaching, and mentoring to ensure an effective working environment, and supported team trouble-shooting, budgeting, finance, communication skills, and leadership skills. Oversaw hubs in Houston, London, and Barcelona and 42 subsidiary offices throughout the US and Europe. Supervised all in-house applications, including AS/400 financial applications, Microsoft products, and communication applications.Professional Achievements: Propelled Hitachi Vantara\'s footprint at primary customer from $1.2M to $7M, enabling customer to unlock new revenue streams, gain a competitive edge, and deliver value to business and society. Contributed significantly to a move of 7PB+ of storage from on-premise storage arrays to AWS and Azure cloud. Drove Gentium International\'s revenue to a $2.5 million per annum within just 2 years, enabling companies to maximize the advantages of IT management and consulting services. Directed saving in operating costs over 3 years by reducing staff, improving network times, and implementing integrated network following the merger with Arrowhead Global Services in Fairfax, VA. Enabled 250% company growth in 2 years through executive direction, management, and support. Launched budget allocation, recording, and control system that identified unprofitable locations saving at Baker Hughes. Consolidated CDSI PM controls to finish the first project 3 weeks early and under budget. Specialities:IT Strategy Data Centers Integration Enterprise Software Telecommunications IT Operations, Service Management & Infrastructure ITIL Private & Public Cloud Cybersecurity Disaster Recovery Planning Networking Risk Management Business Strategy Process Improvement Team Leadership Project Management Change Management Performance Management Vendor Management

Experience

1. Director of IT

   Hitachi Energy

   Jan 2026 — Present · Raleigh, NC, US

   Lead diverse teams of seasoned IT Managers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, ensuring seamless IT service delivery to 19 manufacturing and corporate sites. Provide strategic oversight across key domains including Artificial Intelligence (AI), IT Program Management (PMO), Major Incident Management, IT/OT device governance, and IT Service Management (ITSM), all in support of continuous 24x7 factory operations.

Education

• The King's School, Grantham

  4 'A' Levels, Computer Science

• Coventry University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

• Lanchester Polytechnic

  Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science

Skills

• Disaster Recovery
• Call Center
• Network Communications
• Sharepoint
• Project Management
• Voip
• Data Center
• Personnel Management
• Vendor Relations
• Team Management
• Cost Reduction
• Business Continuity
• Process Management
• Information Technology
• IT Operations
• Sla
• Cisco Technologies
• Infrastructure Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Team Building
• Cloud Computing
• Project Planning
• Contract Negotiations
• Unix
• Operations Management
• IT Strategy
• IT Service Management
• Virtualization
• Change Management
• Erp Implementations
• Team Leadership
• Erp
• Incident Management
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Service Delivery
• IT Management
• IT Governance
• Budget Management
• Microsoft Sql Server