Pat Harper

About Pat Harper

DRIVING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT THROUGH BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIPAs a Global Technology and Business Executive, I provide leadership to achieve strategic objectives and enhance global competitiveness, leveraging technology to deliver solid business results.In my experience as a senior technologist, I’ve been successful in delivering shareholder value across a broad industry base including consumer goods, business services and government. In these roles I’ve built, led and mentored high performing teams, fostering an understanding of technology’s role in achieving business results. I’ve secured annual savings through adopting annual reductions in transaction cost, while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.I thrive in fast paced, high growth, dynamic settings and have sustained a record of success through strong leadership and collaboration. Most recently I have been honored through the receipt of Computerworlds’ 2015 Premier 100 Award. Respected for my ability to create success, I turnaround struggling organizations and transition companies to best in class status.SPECIALTIES Strategic Planning Market Research / Analysis International Organizational Development Product/Software Development Agile/Scrum Methodology Kanban Methodology Change Management Business Operations Collaboration and Communications Systems Customer-Centric Account Management P&L Oversight M&A Cultural Integration IT Governance / Risk Management ITIL Methodology Implementation Operations Management Global Cybersecurity and Compliance

Experience

1. Chief Technology Officer

   Daxko

   Apr 2025 — Present · Birmingham, AL, US

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  B.Sci. Inform & Computer Sci., Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence

  1981 — 1987

• Douglas County HS

  Diploma

  1977 — 1981

Skills

• Program Management
• IT Operations
• Cloud Computing
• Vendor Management
• Strategic Planning
• Network Security
• Network Architecture
• Management
• Disaster Recovery
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Pre-Sales
• Software Development
• Infrastructure
• Service Delivery
• Business Analysis
• Managed Services
• Integration
• Saas
• Virtualization
• Business Continuity
• Hardware
• Solution Selling
• Product Management
• IT Strategy
• Information Technology
• Process Improvement
• IT Management
• Voip
• Data Center
• Networking
• Cisco Technologies
• Leadership
• Sharepoint
• Strategy
• Professional Services
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• System Administration
• Crm