Steve Lavender

About Steve Lavender

Experienced and talented leader of enterprise-level Information Technology teams. Expert at seamlessly fusing portfolio and program management practices to successfully deliver technology initiatives on time and on value.Partnering closely with business leaders to create technology solutions that drive tangible business value and increased productivity. Reputation throughout career as a thought leader with the vision to drive innovations that deliver hundreds of millions of dollars to the bottom line.Senior level management experience building and leading teams of 30 to 300 people. Passionate about team development - a trusted mentor and coach. Core Competencies: IT Management, Strategic Decision Analysis and Portfolio Prioritization, Proactive Risk Management, IT Portfolio Management, Program Management Office (PMO), IT Investments & Governance, Change Management, Configuration Management, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Management (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Scaled Agile), Software Asset Management Experience, Key Process Indicators and Metrics (KPI), Collaborative Team Leadership, Business Process Improvement, ITIL Service Delivery, Business Operations, Business Value, Analytical Approach, Budgets and Financial Performance, Lean, Design Thinking, Customer Focus and Continuous Improvement Leadership.

Experience

1. Strategic Technology Advisor

   Seattle Public Utilities

   Feb 2021 — Present

   As Strategic Technology Advisor for Seattle Public Utilities, a $1.4B agency providing clean, safe water, sewer, drainage, waste collection and recycling to more than 1.5M people in and around Seattle. As manager of the Strategic Technology Office, I am responsible for the Utility’s technology and information strategy and IT service relationship management. Seattle Public Utilities operates at more than 31 sites throughout the northwest.

Education

• UW Foster School of Business

  Executive MBA, Business Strategy, Economics

  2003 — 2005

• City University of Seattle

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Management

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Testing
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Integration
• IT Management
• IT Governance
• Process Improvement
• Vendor Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Big Data
• Professional Mentoring
• Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Project Planning
• Portfolio Management
• Software Project Management
• Itil
• IT Service Management
• Strategic Vision
• Change Management
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Aerospace
• Sdlc
• Strategic Planning
• Enterprise Software
• Systems Engineering
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Strategy
• Program Management
• Disaster Recovery
• Leadership
• Strategy
• Cause & Effect
• IT Strategy
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Information Technology
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Photoshop
• IT Financial Management