Russ Davidson

About Russ Davidson

Professional Profile- 20+ years of experience executing customer facing technology delivery programs and projects spanning a range of industries that include: retail banking, financial services, eCommerce, telecommunications, on-line education, commercial real estate, and product development- Excellent communicator capable of working across business and technology organizations while interacting with executive leadership, sponsors, stakeholders, and execution team members alike- Experienced program lead executing application and infrastructure consolidation and migration programs reducing costs, improving availability/performance and enhancing capability- Broad experience in financial planning and program cost management while meeting aggressive business objectives and milestones- Adept in application of Six Sigma improvement practices in analyzing risk, efficiency and stability opportunities across business and technology practices- Experienced in the strategic and tactical operation of high volume, transactional customer facing online and mobile service delivery solutions- Resourceful, creative problem-solver with proven aptitude in analyzing complex technical or business problems and delivering innovative solutions- Capable operational risk management leader with extensive experience identifying, analyzing and remediating critical application availability opportunities- Proven background in process improvement using industry best practices and quality assurance measures.Areas of Expertise- Large scale, customer facing SaaS application operations- End to end solutions engineering and execution- Structured program and project management- Infrastructure and application migration- Problem resolution and troubleshooting- Customer experience monitoring and analytics- Risk management- Performance and architecture validation testing

Experience

1. VP & Manager, Enterprise Portfolio Management Office

   First Hawaiian Bank

   May 2016 — Present · Honolulu, HI, US

   Responsible for the management and oversight of the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO), associated project managers and staff- Work with internal and external stakeholders to assist in the coordination and planning for all major technology initiatives- Provide planning and coordination for the annual technology and facilities capital budget planning process including prioritization of the initiatives- Manage the bank\'s initiative planning process to insure prioritized initiatives are properly reviewed, resourced and perform adequate due diligence in order to provide clear requirements as well as a clear plan for implementation- Responsible for the execution of bank-wide initiatives across business and technology disciplines focusing on enabling customer and business benefits, financial stewardship, and efficient, high quality delivery- This role also provides bank-wide oversight and enforcement of project life cycle policies, procedures and best practices.