Wayne Godlewski
Chief Information Officer / Chief Technology Officer : Operations & Technology Transformation • Technology Problem Solutions • Organizational & Talent Development
- Role
- ECCO Select
- Location
- Kansas City, MO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Wayne Godlewski
Information technology executive delivering business results through innovation and organizational transformation. Combines business acumen and technology sophistication; filed 4 technology patents. Technology strategist aligning infrastructure with organizational goals. Modernizes legacy technology, improve IT business functionality, enhances IT/business collaboration, and maximizes ROI.Servant leader with talent for mentoring future leaders, building relationships, and creating high-performing teams. Committed to inclusion and diversity. Collaborates with business partners to identify needs, trains technology team to meet those needs, and applies key metrics.Enterprise-scale project manager experienced in delivering large key programs using ITIL, SEI CMMI, and fiscal performance metrics to ensure delivery on schedule and within budget.Highlighted Achievements • CTO/CIO leading $MM project using automation to bring Class 1 railroad into compliance with aggressive, new safety regulations, making railroad the second one in compliance, and delivering project 9 months early.• Slashed twice-per-week railroad interruptions due to unreliable business systems to under 2 per year through metrics-focused culture and streamlined solutions development, boosting system availability to >99.9%.• Built up talent bench and transformed leadership culture with new focus on succession planning versus needs hiring; personally coached and mentored external staff using situational analysis and Crucial Conversation methods.• Created railroad\'s first data security function, establishing budget, hiring team, and implementing cybersecurity practices to make railroad #1 by standard security metrics; team key in establishing new NIST security practices.
Experience
Present
Education
State University of New York College at Potsdam
Bachelor of Mathematics
State University of New York College at Potsdam
Bachelor of Computer Science
Skills
- Integration
- Leadership
- Program Management
- Business Analysis
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Process Improvement
- Requirements Analysis
- Vendor Management
- Management
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