JAMES BROWN
5 Seminary Court I Philadelphia, PA 19103 I jb1@gmail.conn I 215.555.5555
IT ASSET & SOFTWARE LICENSING COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT Fuel Breakthrough Results by Driving Compliance, Strengthening Controls, and Reducing Costs
■ Team Leadership: Guided cross-functional team resources through intensive 2-year licensing audit, Six Sigma quality initiative, and launch of new IT asset and software license management business group.
■ Business Transformation & Process Improvement: Invigorated corporate change in software license administration, establishing sound processes and controls that were adopted across enterprise operations.
■ IT Asset Management: Led evaluation, procurement, inventory control, and disposition of IT hardware, software, accessories, and peripherals. Fostered timely education of company-wide management resources.
■ License Compliance: Delivered substantial cost savings and reduced liability exposure by attaining full compliance with SIIA standards for software licensing and documentation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ABC COMPANY — Southeastern, PA Global transportation and logistics organization company with xxK employees and $xxB in revenue. IT Asset Manager I IT Asset Leader (2006—Present)
1994—Present
Lead 4-person team in all aspects IT asset management, including IT hardware, software, and accessory procurement. Craft strategies for effective management of all software licensing models, including enterprise licenses, per-user licenses, and concurrent use licenses. Direct software license audit program. Evaluate new software requests and coordinate asset disposal. Facilitate reconciliation and reporting for enterprise licensing agreements. Design and deliver training and education programs on asset management and license compliance. Plan and manage training, operations, and capital IT Compliance budget of up to $1.2M annually.
■ Identified and communicated software licensing compliance gaps, ascertained associated risks and financial exposure, developed solutions strategy, and fostered buy-in and consensus from executive team.
■ Honored with IT Most Valuable Contributor Award for driving desktop applications, software, and enterprise server licensing compliance as part of 3-phase Six Sigma project. + Reviewed paper invoices for all software purchases dating back to 1999 to compile comprehensive list of all software by title and version, created database, and reconciled with software vendor records. + Reclaimed $667K from software acquired but never delivered.
♦ Retired more than 180 software titles combining for more than 3K client licenses. + Strengthened software lifecycle management processes and controls, which were adopted by multiple business entities across global operations.
♦ Captured nearly $150K in cost savings in 2009 alone through design of software re-use initiative.
■ Assembled team of 12 resources from various business disciplines to form Technology Asset Review Committee (TARC) for evaluation and approval of new software offerings.
■ Initiated annual mock SIIA audit to ensure ongoing compliance and liability mitigation.
■ Leveraged CA's software licensing and IT asset management solution to create custom reporting framework enabling top-down view of all software installs versus licenses with daily discrepancy report.
■ Selected to lead ongoing continuous process improvement and automation initiative for licensing and compliance, including development of Online Software Audit Tools (OSAT). ■ Developed and managed "one-stop shopping" Web portal for IT Asset Management self-service and knowledge management for policies/procedures related to procurement, disposal, location start-up, and used equipment purchasing and for location asset reports, maintenance renewal data, compliance training, plus much more.
5 Seminary Court I Philadelphia, PA 19103 I jb1@gmail.conn I 215.555.5555
IT ASSET & SOFTWARE LICENSING COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT Fuel Breakthrough Results by Driving Compliance, Strengthening Controls, and Reducing Costs
■ Team Leadership: Guided cross-functional team resources through intensive 2-year licensing audit, Six Sigma quality initiative, and launch of new IT asset and software license management business group.
■ Business Transformation & Process Improvement: Invigorated corporate change in software license administration, establishing sound processes and controls that were adopted across enterprise operations.
■ IT Asset Management: Led evaluation, procurement, inventory control, and disposition of IT hardware, software, accessories, and peripherals. Fostered timely education of company-wide management resources.
■ License Compliance: Delivered substantial cost savings and reduced liability exposure by attaining full compliance with SIIA standards for software licensing and documentation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ABC COMPANY — Southeastern, PA Global transportation and logistics organization company with xxK employees and $xxB in revenue. IT Asset Manager I IT Asset Leader (2006—Present)
1994—Present
Lead 4-person team in all aspects IT asset management, including IT hardware, software, and accessory procurement. Craft strategies for effective management of all software licensing models, including enterprise licenses, per-user licenses, and concurrent use licenses. Direct software license audit program. Evaluate new software requests and coordinate asset disposal. Facilitate reconciliation and reporting for enterprise licensing agreements. Design and deliver training and education programs on asset management and license compliance. Plan and manage training, operations, and capital IT Compliance budget of up to $1.2M annually.
■ Identified and communicated software licensing compliance gaps, ascertained associated risks and financial exposure, developed solutions strategy, and fostered buy-in and consensus from executive team.
■ Honored with IT Most Valuable Contributor Award for driving desktop applications, software, and enterprise server licensing compliance as part of 3-phase Six Sigma project. + Reviewed paper invoices for all software purchases dating back to 1999 to compile comprehensive list of all software by title and version, created database, and reconciled with software vendor records. + Reclaimed $667K from software acquired but never delivered.
♦ Retired more than 180 software titles combining for more than 3K client licenses. + Strengthened software lifecycle management processes and controls, which were adopted by multiple business entities across global operations.
♦ Captured nearly $150K in cost savings in 2009 alone through design of software re-use initiative.
■ Assembled team of 12 resources from various business disciplines to form Technology Asset Review Committee (TARC) for evaluation and approval of new software offerings.
■ Initiated annual mock SIIA audit to ensure ongoing compliance and liability mitigation.
■ Leveraged CA's software licensing and IT asset management solution to create custom reporting framework enabling top-down view of all software installs versus licenses with daily discrepancy report.
■ Selected to lead ongoing continuous process improvement and automation initiative for licensing and compliance, including development of Online Software Audit Tools (OSAT). ■ Developed and managed "one-stop shopping" Web portal for IT Asset Management self-service and knowledge management for policies/procedures related to procurement, disposal, location start-up, and used equipment purchasing and for location asset reports, maintenance renewal data, compliance training, plus much more.
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