Paul Gue is an experienced IT executive with over 25 years of experience in strategic planning and execution of IT initiatives. He has a proven track record of aligning technology strategies with business needs to drive profit gains. His experience includes roles as CIO and VP of IT Operations for healthcare IT companies. He has expertise in areas such as cloud strategy, compliance, security, and analytics. Currently he works as an independent IT consultant, assisting clients with risk assessments, audits, infrastructure projects, and more.
An accomplished senior leader with over 25 years’ in progressive leadership roles in Information Technology, the last 15 years have been in executive level positions (VP/SVP/CIO/Consultant). Experience ranges across industries with current in Hospitality.
Owner of Technology Advisory Services, Inc. which provides technology leadership and advisory services in support of delivering the right solutions at the right time using effective right-sized governance practices.
Specialties include Business IT alignment, Governances including Executive Council and Steering Committee, Project Portfolio Management, Change Management, Resource Management, Vendor Management, Financial Management, contracts and agreements, effective communication, leadership and leadership development and talent optimization.
Dawn’s Information Technology Management experience is strong and encompasses all IT domain areas. She views IT as an integrated business and all departments need to operate in unison in support of delivering continuous results. Security, compliance and data protection are always in the forefront, strong talent management is expected and continuous improvement is part of core operations with expected high customer satisfaction results.
Dawn is passionate about helping and guiding organizations to embrace change using innovative approaches that challenges and delivers business results. She is recognized as a steady, trusted leader and partner who fosters and builds deep connections among organizational stakeholders and teams at all levels.
Dawn continuous to challenge herself to become a better version of herself in everything she does and she is grateful for the opportunities she has been privileged to experience through great partnerships. She brings this approach and attitude to every client and delivers expected results and more. She may join a team as a leadership consultant but always leaves as a trusted partner and advocate.
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An accomplished senior leader with over 25 years’ in progressive leadership roles in Information Technology, the last 15 years have been in executive level positions (VP/SVP/CIO/Consultant). Experience ranges across industries with current in Hospitality.
Owner of Technology Advisory Services, Inc. which provides technology leadership and advisory services in support of delivering the right solutions at the right time using effective right-sized governance practices.
Specialties include Business IT alignment, Governances including Executive Council and Steering Committee, Project Portfolio Management, Change Management, Resource Management, Vendor Management, Financial Management, contracts and agreements, effective communication, leadership and leadership development and talent optimization.
Dawn’s Information Technology Management experience is strong and encompasses all IT domain areas. She views IT as an integrated business and all departments need to operate in unison in support of delivering continuous results. Security, compliance and data protection are always in the forefront, strong talent management is expected and continuous improvement is part of core operations with expected high customer satisfaction results.
Dawn is passionate about helping and guiding organizations to embrace change using innovative approaches that challenges and delivers business results. She is recognized as a steady, trusted leader and partner who fosters and builds deep connections among organizational stakeholders and teams at all levels.
Dawn continuous to challenge herself to become a better version of herself in everything she does and she is grateful for the opportunities she has been privileged to experience through great partnerships. She brings this approach and attitude to every client and delivers expected results and more. She may join a team as a leadership consultant but always leaves as a trusted partner and advocate.
Dianne Wyllie, Brocade: Transforming the Annual Planning ProcessUMT
Dianne Wyllie, Brocade gave this presentation at Microsoft and UMT event Project Portfolio Management Exchange at Microsoft San Francisco office on January 14, 2014.
Digital Enterprise Architecture: Four Elements Critical to Solution EnvisioningCognizant
For the digital enterprise, architecture of all varieties must evolve strategically in step with technological capabilities and business imperatives. Such a multidimensional approach includes automation, AI, analytics, big data management and digitization as a holistic phenomenon.
Strong history of delivering complex IT projects on time, within budget/specifications and without compromising performance by employing expertise in business planning, technology right-sizing, IT financial planning and operations management. Proficient in troubleshooting, resource allocation/maximization, change management, continued process improvement and new technology introduction. Experienced in creating scalable technology infrastructures from the ground up and expanding technology capabilities during growth and change. Possess integrated understanding of technical, liability, vulnerability and compliance perspectives related to managing IT security and risk issues; proven ability to apply technology initiatives to broad range of business operations through understanding of how technology solutions drive business results. Reputation for focused work ethic, exceptional infrastructure management capabilities and ability to successfully formulate advanced technology solutions that meet diversity of corporate/customer needs.
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Global, business-focused, strategic Senior Executive. Leads complex business transformations, and drives performance improvements with world-class solution delivery. Skilled in anticipating shifting business needs and proactively adapting IT direction that creates new opportunities and drives business results. Adept at building and leading large teams through complex, enterprise-wide change.
Business Technology leader with expertise in enterprise server, storage, networking, OS and Hypervisor, high availability, OLTP & DSS RDBMS, ERP and e-Commerce architectures. Breadth of experience running transformational infrastructure projects to consolidate & refresh systems infrastructure. Experience employing ITIL methodology for managing changes, reducing incidents & problems and tracking configurations.
• Customer & Business Partner: Track record of year over year cost reduction and systems stability improvements. Ensure that business technology aligns with defined standards. Maintain cost effective hosting services that meet customer expectations.
• People Manager: Expertise in leading diverse teams of professionals supporting large global business hosting environments. Maintain a balanced approach of increased productivity and associate engagement.
• Strategic Technology Leader: Direct the planning, implementation and operations of global business hosting initiatives. Manage to performance goals for delivering transformational initiatives. Provide thought leadership for technology governance and vendor management. Maintain relationships with vendors and service providers such as Oracle, Microsoft, VMware, IBM, HDS, EMC, NetApp and Symantec.
• Team Builder: Enjoy mentoring and developing individual's competencies and helping people in cross-functional teams succeed in realizing their personal best and achieving business objectives.
Methodologies: SDLC, ITIL, IDEF0, BCP, RACI, SWOT, IaaS, SaaS, PaaS
Compliance: SOX, PCI-DSS, SSAE-16 / SAS/70, HIPAA, SEC-17a-4
ERP Packages: SAP BASIS FI, HCM & BI/DW, PeopleSoft Financials & HR, Lawson Payroll
Hipervisors: ESXi, VIOS, Solaris Zones, VirtualBox, Parallels
Operating Systems: Microsoft, Red Hat, SuSE, Ubuntu, Oracle, Apple, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX
Hardware: Sun, HP, IBM, Apple, EMC, HDS, McData, Brocade, Cisco, STK, NetApp
Data Protection: NetBackup, TSM, NetWorker
Clustering: VCS, Sun Cluster,
Databases: Oracle, SQL server, DB2, Informix
Disk Virtualization: VxVM, TimeFinder, SRDF, ShadowImage, TrueCopy, Apache, WebSphere, SiteMinder,
RCS, MS Office, Visio, Project, SharePoint, Patrol, Remedy
Languages: BASH/Korn/Bourne shells, AWK, Perl, C, SQL
Protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, AD, NTP, SMTP, SNMP, CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, FCP, FCIP, RAID, HTTP/S
Associations: Technology Leaders Association, USENIX, Storage Network Industry Association
Security Best Practices: SANS, FISMA and ISO 27001
Checkpoint Firewall & IPS, ADFS, FIM, UAG, MPLS, SCCM, SCOM, TCP/IP, Hyper-V, VMware, Windows Server, AIX, Cytrix VPN, Symantec Enterprise, Office 365, ControlPanelGRC, F5, ArcSight, Qualsys, CyberArk, SQL, Stonebranch
Senior information technology leader accomplished in using technology in support of business operations. Expertise in delivering a competitive advantage to business by utilizing a strategic business plan and complementary technology roadmap. Utilize technology, people, process, and leadership skill to support business and impact bottom line. Diverse field of technology work experience with Fortune 500 Company, entrepreneurial business, and trade association.
1. PAUL L GUE pgue01@gmail.com
3178 Walking Stick Overlook Marietta, GA 30066 Phone. 678-427-4317
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulgue
EXECUTIVE IT PROFILE:
Results-driven in the planning and execution of short- and long-term IT strategies that align with
business needs to result in significant profit gains. Proven technology strategist, with an ability to
oversee major technology implementations and restructuring efforts that lead to substantial
savings and revenue growth. Strong client, vendor, and business partner relationship
management talents. Interface effectively with executive and technical management at all levels.
Core competencies include:
• Strategic Business Planning
• IT Infrastructure Asset Management
• Business Transformation
• Strategic Business Planning
• Merger and Acquisitions, Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Cloud Strategy
• Compliance (SOX, COBIT, SSAE16,
HIPAA/HITECH, PCI, ISO27001)
• Enterprise Architecture
• BI/Data Analytics
• Vendor Management / Relationships
• Financial Management/Cost Optimization
• Software Development Lifecycle Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
HealthIT Capital Advisors
Information Technology Consultant, Marietta, GA April 2016 - Present
Independent Information Technology Consultant working in partnership with clients on aligning
technology with business objectives. Specifically assisted clients with risk assessments,
healthcare governance, security audits (HIPAA, PCI), system process and workflow, IT
infrastructure and datacenter consolidation, and Release of Information workflow.
CIOX HEALTH, Alpharetta, GA September 2009 – March 2016
(Formally HEALTHPORT TECHNOLOGIES)
CIOX Health is the nation’s largest provider of release of information service and audit
management software. HealthPort processes and delivers over 23 million ROI requests per year
for over 22,000 hospitals, clinics, and payer systems. CIOX Health employs over 6000 associates
with revenues of $620 Million.
CIO – 2012 – 2016
Responsible for the daily operations and strategic vision of CIOX Health Information Technology
teams. Liaised daily with cross-functional teams, vendors, and executive and business
management in the planning and execution of major IT initiatives. Directly managed and
mentored a team of 68 multidisciplinary employees in supporting the operational and strategic
goals of the company. Provide three-year planning for IT systems, infrastructure, and security
roadmaps. Managed a SG&A and Capital budget of $42 million.
♦ Orchestrated design and development of, and worked closely with, cross-functional
departments in refining a comprehensive three-year IT strategic plan aligned with the
business’ strategic plan.
♦ Worked with providers and payers on interoperability with their platforms (EMR – Epic,
Cerner, McKesson, Insurance Companies - payers)
♦ Implemented several new policies and procedures supporting operational excellence including
change management, architectural review committee, build and release management,
service level agreements, and DR planning and testing.
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♦ Reduced overall stay in business activities by 30% by embracing a cloud first strategy. Moved
many non-IP based systems to cloud providers thereby decreasing “keep the lights on”
activities and focus on projects that created business value and bottom line growth.
♦ Responsible for and managed the IT components for M&A. Lead 8+ M&A integrations and
data center consolidations. Most recently completed the planning and integration of CIOX
Health largest competitor.
♦ Increased employee retention by completing employee-position analysis and implementation
of formal training programs. Introduced formal and informal employee rewards programs.
♦ Built a security organization from the ground up, focused on security policies and procedures,
Risk Analysis, security monitoring and alert infrastructure, annual penetration audits.
Implemented infrastructure security standards, and secure coding analysis and controls for
development.
♦ Member of the Executive Team leading the company through a sale to a private equity firm.
Responsible for all due diligence activities on IT and Security.
♦ Involved in contract review and negotiations, to include BAA, New and Renewed business,
onsite security reviews, and Security contracts
♦ Decreased server and desktop TCO by 40% through implementation of VMWare and VDI/Wyse
thin clients. Increased overall desktop security posture and decreased patch
management/software updates to end-users.
♦ Managed key business development initiatives supporting the company’s strategic vision,
increasing revenue and customer base. Responsible for internal developed systems (Java
and .NET, Agile SDLC, DevOps Change Management), including Print Mail Systems, BPM,
NLP, Electronic Delivery, Release Pricing, and Release Delivery. Company doubled in
revenue and volume during this period.
VICE PRESIDENT IT OPERATIONS – 2009 – 2012
♦ Consolidated numerous SUN Solaris Oracle servers to Virtual Linux servers, saving 30% in
maintenance and support SG&A costs and improved performance by 20%.
♦ Architected new network and server environment and implemented service level agreements
with various business systems, achieving 99.99% availability. Increased alert and
monitoring capabilities supporting a 24x7x365 operations.
♦ Spearheaded implementation of IT-specific HIPAA/HITECH, PCI, and SSAE16 policies and
controls, successfully passing various healthcare facility and industry audits with zero
material deficiencies.
♦ Performed cost analysis for all new and proposed infrastructure projects. Developed business
case and justification, presenting to Executive Management.
♦ Implemented new support processes and tools that reduced help desk hold times from 30
minutes to less than 1 minute. Increased customer satisfaction to 98% by installing new
tracking system and publishing service level agreements and escalation paths for support
teams.
♦ Implemented Single Sign On (SSO) and Mobile Device Management (MDM) technologies
supporting the companies BYOD initiative.
♦ Created N+1 architecture for all business system, resulting in reduced downtime and
eliminated business outages for maintenance windows.
♦ Presidents Club award for 2011 performance.
PRGX, Atlanta, GA October 2000 – September 2009
Advanced progressively through positions of increasing responsibility from initial role as IT Project
Manager to Vice President, IT for this $400M global leader in financial services, recovery audit,
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and profit improvement. PRGX provided financial services to Fortune 1000 clients across more
than 40 countries.
VICE PRESIDENT IT INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS, 2005 – 2009
DIRECTOR, IT OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT, 2000 – 2005
Responsible for all aspects of operations and support globally for enterprise-wide IT
infrastructure. Managed the infrastructure and support teams located across the United States,
Canada, Latin America, Europe, and Australia. Created and implemented detailed project
strategies. Developed and managed $34 million in SG&A and Capital budgets. Conducted
monthly P&L variance reports and analysis.
♦ Spearheaded development and implementation of several new policies and procedures for
areas such as change management, service level agreements, and disaster recovery.
♦ Championed implementation of IT-specific SOX and HIPAA matrices and controls, successfully
passing SOX audit with zero material deficiencies.
♦ Key player in major cost restructuring initiative resulting in reduction of IT and departmental
expenses by $5MM over a 2-year period.
♦ Steered deployment of system virtualization technologies across all corporate data centers,
leading to a forecasted annual savings of $3MM over a three-year period.
♦ Established and chaired Architectural Review Committee responsible for review and approval
of all new infrastructure and application development projects.
♦ Integrated several acquired companies from an Information Technology perspective.
Integrations include the consolidation of several remote data centers into the Corporate
Data Center. Utilized Citrix MetaFrame and Server Virtualization (VMWare)to facilitate the
consolidation of infrastructure and support services to achieve an overall reduced
infrastructure and streamlined processing, thus reducing Capital and Operating expenses by
greater than 20%.
♦ Reduced network costs by 30% by re-engineering of the enterprise wide area network (WAN)
for all domestic locations.
HARBOR DENTAL PROPERTIES, Norcross, GA January 2000 –October 2000
Harbor Dental Properties was a start-up company providing fully equipped office space for
Dentists and full service financial offerings to the dental community in the form of eCheck-
up.com.
DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Managed all aspects of IT infrastructure design, development, and support. Oversaw the full life
cycle of several projects concurrently. Directed the design and development of several innovative
technologies for the Saas environment - eCheck-up.com, a Web-based accounting / payroll /
reporting system based on the Lawson accounting system.
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Prior experience includes roles as Network Administrator for Spectrx, Inc., and for banking.com /
Leapfrog Technologies, and as MIS Manager, IT Director, AVP for Unity Mortgage Corp.
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
Management Information Systems − ATHENS STATE UNIVERSITY, Athens, Alabama 1990 - 1992
Computer Science − CALHOUN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Decatur, Alabama 1988 - 1990
Affiliations:
Board of Directors – Non-Profit Organization
Member – GCLA - Georgia CIO Leadership Association
Nominee GCLA CIO of the Year 2014, 2015
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Volunteer – WIT (Women in Technology) – 2014, 2015
Health Information IT – Partnered with Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle on establishing Georgia
as the HealthIT Capital in the US.
Contributor – published articles for HIMMS, Health Informatics, AHIMA