Michelle Beck - Palomar College

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International IT Manager 1996 - 2006
Manager of Messaging, Groupware and Security 1998 - 2005
Promoted and given full responsibility to integrate disparate teams and standardize technologies across 15
countries to meet evolving business, market and customer needs. Following that success, selected to
direct the implementation and management of global IT Security, and Messaging and Groupware
platforms servicing 25 countries.
• Successfully centralized 8 disparate IT departments into a unified global 24/7 support organization
servicing users throughout the United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada,
and Central and South America.
• Drove the implementation of core IT infrastructure and architecture, resulting in common
environment, applications and infrastructure across the enterprise.
• Spearheaded the implementation of single desktop standard based on common applications and
productivity tools, enhancing overall data sharing and information access across the enterprise.
• Created initial strategy and standard security policy; established and led team in architecting and
implementing security best practices; and hired and managed dedicated resource in overseeing risk
assessment and incident management operations.
• Led the integration of teams and technologies for newly acquired John Brown Hydrocarbons, How
Baker, Matrix, and Callidus organizations, eliminating 25% of redundant systems and costs. Led the
seamless expansion of global architecture and infrastructure to support new acquisitions.
Senior Technical Analyst 1995 - 1996
Recruited to assist in designing and building new architecture and supporting infrastructure to replace
legacy systems and enhance the capture and sharing of intellectual capital across the global enterprise.
• Pivotal role in designing global IT architecture based on n-tier technology to modernize legacy
environment and deliver a means to realign resources based on project needs globally.
XL DATACOMP, STORAGE TEK DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS DIVISION Lisle, IL
Network/PC Manager 1992-1995
• Oversaw the modernization of AS/400 environment to desktop computing.
• Led the build out of LAN infrastructure
• Implemented standard productivity tools across the organization.
KRAFT GENERAL FOOD Chicago, IL
Programmer Analyst / Consultant 1989-1993
• Designed and implemented Inventory Deployment and JIT Manufacturing support systems.
EDUCATION
KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Evanston, IL
Executive MBA Expected June 2011
COLLEGE OF ST. FRANCIS Joliet, IL
BS, Computer Science June 1991