Strategic consulting leadership with focus on software delivery excellence. Provided continuous delivery architecture, process, and technology analysis & implementation. Cadence Design Systems Group Director, Enterprise Applications, Architecture & Strategy October 2001 - December 2013 (12 years 3 months) San Francisco Bay Area In a variety of roles provided both operational, strategic, and architectural IT business solutions for Cadence, a global software company with over 5,000 employees and $1b+ revenue: Enterprise Applications Management: Responsible for application maintenance, production support and project execution for enterprise application portfolio that included SAP, Salesforce.com, Siebel, custom java based e-commerce and fulfillment system, business intelligence, electronic software download infrastructure and legacy applications. Provided overall architectural vision, responsible for both capital and expense budget management and organization leadership and development. • Led a variety of teams culminating in all of Enterprise Applications with a peak team of 200 (mix of employee and contractor resources, both on and offshore) • Executed 2 SAP upgrades from 4.5 to ECC 5, and from ECC 5 to ECC 6 • Managed relationships with executive level internal customers and major vendors • Lead globalization effort for IT Application Management group including vendor selection, contract negotiation and process definition. Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy & Strategic Initiatives: • Established Enterprise Architecture as a practice in IT • Led development of an IT Strategic Plan, portfolio management and investment strategy • Created application consolidation roadmap and SaaS strategy • Established an Enterprise Mobility program to address both internal mobility and development of customer focused mobile applications • Established Apple COE and managed the introduction of Mac OS into Cadence environment Page 2 of 6