Wendell Bobst
Partner and Prinicpal Consultant @ tw-Security
About
✦ Leveraging technology, strategy and execution to deliver enterprise business value ✦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ✉ wjbobst2@gmail.com ▣ LEADERSHIP, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT A business savvy technology leader (MBA) experienced in strategic planning, IT operations, employee development, solutions building and data/systems security, I’ve helped multibillion-dollar and startup organizations alike transform their IT organizations, improve customer experience, unify disparate technology platforms and drive organic/M&A growth. My experiences span highly regulated industries including healthcare and credit unions. My ability to define and champion an IT vision/roadmap and gain universal consensus for large-scale transformations, along with a career-long track record aligning technology with enterprise goals, has generated consistent success for my companies. Highlights include: ➤ Leveraging technology/digital transformation to enable an entrepreneurial startup to triple its number of locations in less than 3 years while lowering cost and improving customer experience. ➤ Building and transforming Information Security programs to allow managed growth that’s aligned with acceptable risk levels. ➤ Unifying numerous support organizations under a single services standard and operational structure and gaining consensus across all key stakeholder groups for a consolidated enterprise support model. Other transformational Leader successes in my career include *taking a low-performance IT organization and repositioning it among the company’s top-2 business units in terms of organizational leadership, *writing an acquisition playbook for rapid clinic deployments and M&A integration, *developing an Azure-based hybrid cloud architecture to accelerate deployment and increase security and *improving employee engagement scores and retention by modeling Gallop and Studer principles. ▣ IT SECURITY MINDSET With a deep technical background and passion for security, I provide IT Security guidance to senior executives and Boards of Directors regarding strategies for optimizing risk, security posture and investments while minimizing security incidents. My business acumen and technical expertise allow me to communicate across technology and business teams, bring together divergent groups and deliver technical solutions that improve business performance while minimizing risk.
United States
Caldwell
Hospital & Health Care
Healthcare Information Technology, Information Security Management, Healthcare Information Systems, Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Security, Security, Security Management, Network Security, Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Cerner, Process Improvement, Healthcare Management, U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Healthcare Information Technology (HIT), Disaster Recovery, Project Management, Healthcare, Program Management, Strategic Planning
Experience

Vice Pesident of Technology (CIO)
Sacramento, California Area
▣ OVERVIEW Recruited to stabilize, secure and scale technology in an effort to drive top-line business growth. ▣ KEY ROLES Led all IT personnel and operations. Steered initiatives to eliminate system outages, close security gaps, optimize speed and performance and execute a unified technology roadmap supporting all service locations. Spearheaded system transformations, developed data warehouse solutions and performed all technology M&A due diligence. Implemented Identity & Access Management (IAM) processes and drove automation. Led IT Steering Committee driving alignment with security risk, IT and business objectives. ▣ LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS ➤ Defined, executed and championed growth-oriented enterprise technology vision and roadmap enabling private equity-backed firm to deliver low-cost, profitable services. ➤ Wrote Denovo playbook with recipe for rapid rollout of 18 new clinic locations despite Covid-imposed constraints. ➤ Developed BI practices providing daily production reports, forecast models and clear view into business performance. ➤ Secured first/renewal $5M cyber risk policy protecting ongoing business operations. ▣ TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION HIGHLIGHTS ➤ Delivered on-prem and Azure-based hybrid cloud architecture providing 99.99% site reliability, accelerating deployment cycles, minimizing security attack profile and significantly reducing IT costs. ➤ Completed 2-year IT workplan that scaled, secured and modernized business operations. ➤ Implemented comprehensive Information Security Program and established security-conscious culture across all levels of the company. ▣ PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS ➤ Streamlined service operations by eliminating 70% of business applications; improved information security and generated significant cost savings. ➤ Cut system upgrade time from 6 months to 2 weeks; boosted productivity 25% by standardizing IT training.

Assistant Vice President of IT Customer Services
▣ OVERVIEW Promoted to improve customer experience by unifying Support centers and IAM functions across 20+ healthcare facilities. ▣ KEY ROLES Implemented ITIL/ITSM solutions and automated IAM processes. Defined identity and audit processes, coordinated IT ERP and managed contracts and vendor relationships. Streamlined IT functions during hospital acquisitions/ divestitures. Mentored site directors, CISOs and advised senior leadership on M&A impacts and opportunities. Selected as leadership development program liaison and technology point-person for all M&A engagements. ▣ LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS ➤ Successfully unified 24x7 support center, identity services and business application support. ➤ Drove 9% customer satisfaction improvement by implementing a centralized, 24/7 support center that eliminated regional inconsistencies and created a single dashboard interface for all customers. ▣ PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS ➤ Leveraged Knowledge Management (ITIL), focused training and data analytics to improve first call resolution rate. ➤ Dramatically reduced user onboarding time while improving IAM security. ➤ Reduced labor demand and optimized allocation by introducing ticket forecast model. ➤ Developed Service catalog and request portal for 100+ commonly requested IT services.

(Executive) Director of Site Services
▣ OVERVIEW Internally recruited to unify operations and transform Site Services organization. ▣ KEY ROLES Ensured structural, delivery and security consistency across all healthcare facilities. Built and managed executive-level strategic relationships, established IT Management Committees and coordinated shared services contracts. Directed technical operations/application services and 140+ staff. Developed IT leaders and mentored technical staff. ▣ LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS ➤ Unified all facilities under a single services standard and operational structure. Partnered with corporate engineering teams to improve systems and services delivery. ➤ Gained consensus among all 18 facility executive teams for a consolidated enterprise support model. ▣ PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS ➤ Enhanced team performance by better utilizing business analysts and developing/delivering consistent technical staff training and development programs. ➤ Improved resource allocation, implementing project forecasting and labor models and objectively measuring service delivery performance.

Director IT Security (Chief Information Security Officer)
▣ OVERVIEW Orchestrated initiatives to unify technology architecture and operations across all healthcare facilities to improve security, governance and performance. ▣ KEY ROLES Oversaw risk management functions, directed IAM and instituted governance and policy standards. Coordinated response to all infosec incidents and led effort to roll out HIPAA compliance. Spearheaded M&A technology due diligence and integration. ▣ LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS ➤ Delivered Advent’s first Information Security program supporting $2.6B, 21-facility healthcare organization. ➤ Unified all technology processes, established risk assessment capabilities and remediated all prior HIPAA compliance issues. Implemented policies and control structures based on ISO 17799. ➤ Established Security-conscious culture through Security Awareness program targeting risks and controls for securing enterprise information. ▣ PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS ➤ Improved vendor/partner contracts by initiating coordinated risk reviews. ➤ Defined standard contract language for all IT contracts and finalized $20M Cyber risk agreement.
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