Jim Kacanowski

Jim Kacanowski

Director Of Information Technology @ Open Dealer Exchange

About

I specialize in building and leading strong teams with a fervent commitment to deliver. I thrive on setting a vision, aligning with stakeholders, and producing quality results. Above all, I enjoy finding opportunities for my team members to grow, mature, and make a difference.

Country

United States

City

Clarkston

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

SDLC, Vendor Management, Cloud Computing, SOA, Enterprise Architecture, PMP, Integration, Software Development, IT Strategy, Project Management, Solution Architecture, ITIL, IT Management, Leadership, Business Intelligence, Quality Assurance, Requirements Gathering, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Experience

Open Dealer Exchange

Director Of Information Technology

Open Dealer Exchange

LinkedIn
2021-8 - Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

Southfield, Michigan, United States

• Led migrations of on-prem and colocation data centers to Azure and Google Cloud Platform • Accountable for IT budget projections, cost allocations and spending • Led executives, directors, managers, and employees through corporate objectives, technology roadmaps, and budgetary alignment • Transformed support organizations to align with business and developed measurable DevSecOps • Guided development, architecture, operations, infrastructure, desktop, project and digital transformation departments • Ensure disaster recovery for enterprise where no formal plan or process existed

AAA-The Auto Club Group

Senior Information Technology Project Manager - API C4E & Disaster Recovery

AAA-The Auto Club Group

LinkedIn
2019-8 - 2021-7 · 2 yrs

Dearborn, MI

API Center for Excellence & Digital Transformation • Accountable for Digital API Hybrid Cloud Strategy • Converted key system integrations to Mulesoft APIs • Leading team of 13 Engineers to extend the on-prem Mulesoft API Platform to Google Cloud (Mulesoft Runtime Fabric) and Amazon Web Services (Mulesoft Cloudhub PaaS) • Led build out and migration of API in alignment with Enterprise Architecture Hybrid Cloud Strategy • Developed strategy and plan for API Center for Excellence Google Cloud Platform - Custom document management • Led the delivery of custom Google Cloud Platform “docGarage” headless API document system • Integrated Akamai, Cloud Armor, Cloud Functions, AppEngine, and Google storage Enterprise Disaster Recovery • Sole Leader for Enterprise Disaster Recovery where no formal plan or process existed • Facilitated Lines of Business and Senior Management sign-off for approach and scope • Created first centralized and consolidated plan for system recovery across multiple Data Centers • Ensured Recovery Time Objectives and Recovery Point objectives were defined and exceeded • Led teams of system owners to execute Disaster scenarios • Created vision for Disaster Recovery as a Service for automated recovery • Presented results and recommendations Senior Management and Auditor

AAA-The Auto Club Group

Senior Project Manager - Value Management

AAA-The Auto Club Group

LinkedIn
2019-4 - 2019-8 · 5 mos

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

• Led AVPs and Directors of IT infrastructure to create roadmaps • Ensure alignment with Enterprise Architecture and business objectives • Directed 10 Project Managers to oversee infrastructure initiatives • Developed Project Pipeline using Asana for Senior Management visibility • Central IT liaison to Finance, Procurement, Security, Compliance, Architecture, and Business

The Auto Club Group

Project Manager - Enterprise Integration

The Auto Club Group

2004-7 - 2019-3 · 14 yrs 9 mos

Senior Leader inspiring architects and engineers with expertise in the following technologies: Application servers including WebSphere, Oracle, WebLogic, JBoss, and Tomcat. Data Management and data technologies including Google Cloud Platform, Informatica, and Oracle Business Intelligence. Integration technologies such as Mulesoft, WebSphere MQ Series, GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer. Security software such as IBM Security Access Manager. Extensive leadership with insurance systems and leading large teams. Constantly evolving DevOps, automation, and use of containers.

AAA-The Auto Club Group

Software Developer

AAA-The Auto Club Group

LinkedIn
2001 - 2004 · 3 yrs

ASP and Java Developer with expertise in VBScript, javascript, HTML, CSS, and JAVA

Plex, by Rockwell Automation

Software Developer

Plex, by Rockwell Automation

LinkedIn
2000-10 - 2001-9 · 1 yr

Microsoft ASP Developer

Compuware

Software Development and Quality Assurance

Compuware

LinkedIn
1998-7 - 2000-10 · 2 yrs 4 mos

COBOL developer and Quality Assurance tester

Education

Michigan State University

Michigan State University

LinkedIn

Advertising

1987 - 1992 · 5 yrs

Jim Kacanowski's Contact Information

Email

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