Marc Ross

About Marc Ross

Results driven leader with extensive experience in many technologies and industries, who believes it is imperative to align IT Strategy with the Company’s Business Strategy. A Business Executive with a strong IT background that recognizes business comes first and that IT is an enabler to help meet the needs of the business. As an executive and managing consultant, successfully turned around IT divisions and large projects by lowering cost, improving delivery and/or both. Different circumstances require different strategies, has the acumen to recognize the situation, develop a plan and the ability to execute against that plan.Career built through the trenches, with experience in many disciplines and industries. Keeps up-to-date on emerging and standardized technologies and stays aware of the challenges and opportunities in today’s technologies and industries. A comprehensive range of IT experience affords Marc the ability to lead different technology departments, bringing them to work together and collaborate productively. A broad array of business experience enables his ability to communicate with business leaders in a language which builds a good understanding and creates a partnership between business and IT.Possesses a substantial portfolio of successful projects conducted on-shore, off-shore and multi-shore, varying in size from small to very large, technology and disciplines.Specialties: Highlighted Professional QualificationsFull Life Cycle Development, Project Management, Strategic and Tactical Planning, Vendor Management, Team Building and Development, Project Turnarounds, Financial/Budget Planning, Conflict Management, Standards Setting, Multi-Project Management, User Relationships, Staff Management, Off-Shoring, Out-Sourcing, Opti-Shore, Cost Reductions, Improved Delivery, Speed to Market Solutions, SOA Specialist, BI (Business Intelligence), EA, PMCIO, VP, Director

Experience

1. Delivery Specialist and Enterprise Architect

   HCLTech

   Nov 2018 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   Digital Transformation, creating new frameworks, methodologies and execution models for Strategy, Planning and Execution. Providing delivery consultation to improve quality and accelerate product delivery in large transformation projects, especially in Scaled Agile (SAFe), agile and SCRUM environments.Created Enterprise Architecture strategy and approach leveraging TOGAF, TAFIM/FEA, BPM, and other frameworks and methodologies, to ensure successful portfolio management, design, planning, risk mitigation, decision making and standardizing implementation. Creation of Archimate views and veiwpoints using ARIS and Archi. Standardize, simplify and document technology landscape.Portfolio Manger for Tier 2 Applications and ERPs. Responsible for over 300 applications and 150 ERPs development. Program/Product Manager for onboarding several Operating Company\'s eCommerce and Digital environments to a single standardize platform.Product Owner/Manager for a specific multi-channel energy product. developing long term, short and immediate road maps a plans. Engaging with both the business and IT to align expectations and resource planning.

Education

• University of Central Arkansas

  BBA, MIS, Business Administration, QMIS, Marketing and Economics

Skills

• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Business Intelligence
• Telecommunications
• Architecture
• Vendor Management
• Software Project Management
• Insurance
• Banking
• Conflict Management
• Consulting
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Management Consulting
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Oil & Gas Industry
• IT Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Information Technology
• Offshoring
• Asp.net
• Pre-Sales
• Software Development
• Sharepoint
• Staff Management
• Soa
• Program Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Project Management
• Outsourcing