Richard W.
IT Director - Applications & Infrastructure @SSR Mining Inc.
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WORK HISTORY
IT Director - Applications & Infrastructure @SSR Mining Inc.
Denver, CO, US
IT Strategy & Planning:• Collaborates with key stakeholders to understand business needs and prioritize IT initiatives.• Oversee the development and management of the IT budget, ensuring cost-effectiveness in delivering IT services and achieving organizational goals.• Analyze the financial impact of technology decisions and recommend cost-saving initiatives.Technology Leadership:• Lead the architecture function and ensure technology solutions and integrations are designed, implemented and maintained according to best practices.• Oversee the implementation and management of IT infrastructure, software systems, and applications.• Drive continuous improvement in IT support services, enhancing end-user experience and satisfaction.• Manage IT asset lifecycle, including hardware, software, and licensing, ensuring optimal allocation and usage.Project & Vendor Management:• Oversee all aspects of project delivery, ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and budget. • Manage IT purchasing including HW, SW and vendor relationships; negotiate contracts to optimize technology investments.Governance & Compliance:• Established a robust IT governance, risk management, and compliance framework that supports strategic objectives and complies with regulatory requirements (ITGC, SOX, GDPR, etc.). Team Management & Development:• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing IT team, including IT leaders, system administrators, network engineers, and IT support staff. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration:• Serve as a key advisor to senior leadership on IT matters, including emerging technologies and digital innovations. • Communicate IT performance, initiatives, and risks to the executive team. • Act as a liaison between IT and other departments to ensure alignment on technology initiatives.
EDUCATION
Wayland Baptist University
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Major: Accounting
Regis University
Computer Information Systems: Management of Technologies (Graduate Level - Certificate), Information Technology
SKILLS
ABOUT RICHARD W.
Welcome to my LinkedIn Profile; here’s a quick overview of my background. I am a problem solver by nature and specialize in managing IT project teams (30+ application teams concurrently plus offshore personnel) to deliver high-impact team and portfolio results.I am a strategic leader and have fulfilled Manager and Director roles, formally and informally. My favorite part about managing has to be the diverse talent and personalities I’ve had the pleasure to lead. I recognize the importance of building strong relationships through communication and follow-through and I excel at providing strategic direction, planning and resource optimization.When it comes to my work, I am a get-it-done kind of guy and bring a personable style and cooperative approach to every meeting, every interaction and every project.The skills that set me apart from the crowd include a unique blend of strategic direction, full-cycle business acumen and IT technical expertise. I work with the business to define requirements and solutions, connecting the gap between business and IT. Combine this with my ability to drive cross-functional collaborations (even among disparate teams) and the outcome is extremely effective planning AND project execution. In short, I build the bridge of trust between groups.I pride myself on being a team player as well, and enjoy rolling up my sleeves and diving into complex problems to arrive at creative solutions. That is the fun part! I am technical enough to understand the system engineering issues and process flows and can determine what is necessary to bring the right resources together to solve the problem.MY APPROACHListen, collect dataAsk questionsBuild strategic roadmapUse Lean for Business Process (Value mapping) Communicate/Clarify goals, milestonesSteer executionMY GOALTo develop collaboration and cross-functional teams delivering high value results on enterprise-level IT initiatives FAST.
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