Tony Lombard

About Tony Lombard

Transformative IT strategist focused on maximizing technology’s impact in highly regulated sectors—including healthcare and international logistics. A dynamic change agent who has built and empowered high-performing teams to deliver secure, scalable, and user-friendly solutions that enhance operational efficiency and drive sustainable growth. Expertise in identity-driven security frameworks, IT transformations, and data modernization ensures technology remains accessible, reliable, and aligned with long-term strategic priorities. Committed to incremental improvements that create lasting impact and lay a robust foundation for future innovation. Core Strengths• Identity-Based Cybersecurity & Risk Management• Enterprise Data Governance & Privacy Controls• EMR Implementation & Optimization• Post-Acute IT Strategies• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery• Strategic IT Planning & Infrastructure Modernization• Clinical Informatics & Workflow Design• Servant Leadership & Mission-Driven Culture• Provider-Centered System Design• Cross-Functional Collaboration & M&A Readiness• Transparent, Trust-Based Leadership• Cost Reduction & Operational EfficiencyPLEASED TO CONNECT: 91••••••76 | T••••••••@LIVE.COM

Experience

1. Chief Information Officer

   Hillco, Ltd

   Jun 2019 — Present · Kinston, NC, US

   THE STORY: Led an IT and culture transformation, reducing costs while establishing IT as a trusted business partner. Modernized and consolidated legacy infrastructure to support Hillco’s ecosystem—across 50+ facilities and 5K employees. HIGHLIGHTS: Identity-Driven Cybersecurity Framework: Implemented a resilient, identity-driven security framework that enhanced the existing network-based solution. Achieved this by evaluating managed services against in-house models and implementing a comprehensive XDR solution that improved authentication control, access control, and proactive threat detection & remediation in an evolving risk landscape. HRIS & Workforce Modernization: Replaced outdated, fragmented recruitment, people management, and time & attendance, systems separated by redundancies and manual gaps. Delivered an integrated solution that streamlined workflows and eliminated inefficiencies. Enterprise Data Transformation: Unified disparate data sources into a structured, centralized data backbone, normalizing and cubing datasets to enable comparative analytics. Established automated ETL pathways via an iPaaS platform, streamlining data integration and visualization for business leaders to drive informed decision-making—and providing critical insights for board-level and business leader decision-making. IT Infrastructure Optimization: Performed application, networking, and licensing rationalizations, achieving over $1M in cost savings while enhancing business continuity through ITSM consolidation. Rebuilt voice and data infrastructure, migrating to a modern SDWAN solution to eliminate dependencies on outdated carrier services. These optimizations laid the foundation for future successes, including an identity-driven security framework, HRIS & Workforce Modernization, and Enterprise Data Transformation.

Education

• Wickliffe High School

  High School Diploma, English Language and Literature/Letters

• University of Mount Union

  BA, English, French

Skills

• Software Project Management
• Analysis
• Strategy
• Pharmacy Benefit Management
• Disaster Recovery
• Healthcare
• Security
• Leadership
• Business Intelligence
• Healthcare Management
• Vendor Management
• Software Documentation
• Business Analysis
• Versatile
• Strategic Technology Planning
• Budgeting
• Build Consensus with Key Decision Makers
• Healthcare Consulting
• Strategic Planning
• Business Process
• Versatility
• Training
• Drug Launches
• Process Improvement
• Integration
• Project Planning
• Risk Management
• Managed Care
• Clinical Trials
• Contract Negotiation
• Cooking
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Business Process Improvement
• Budgets
• Healthcare Industry
• Oncology
• Social Influence
• Customer Service
• Creative Problem Solving
• Personal Chef Services