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Michael Holmes — Chief Technology Officer · Dimensional Fund Advisors · Austin, Texas, United States.
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Senior Technology Leader with a demonstrated track record of managing complex business initiatives, infrastructures, systems and teams. Skilled in Architecture, Development, Engineering and Integration with an Agile approach. Strong business and engineering backgrounds with both front and back-office experience, international experience, a BS in Computer Science, an MBA in Finance/Capital Markets and Doctor in Applied Computing (ABD).
High-energy mentor, coach and inspirational leader as well as a hands-on technologist who values new technology. Motivated by challenging roles warranting business and technology transformation, working with and building high-capability teams to deliver business value. Experience transforming traditional plan/build/run approaches to Infrastructure to DevSecOps/Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
- Strategic Assessment, Planning and Management - Cloud, Data and Mobility Strategies - Data Analytic Management Style - Security and Governance - Sourcing and Vendor Management - Financial Planning and Analysis - Business/Technology Relationship Management - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Experience
Senior Technology Manager
Bridgewater Associates · Westport, CT
2008 – 2017
Problem solver hired to transform critical areas of technology following consecutive years of significant organizational growth. Held numerous senior positions, including Head of Database Services, Head of Compute Services, Head of User Experience, and Chief Operating Officer. - Head of Compute Services: deployed platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings for Linux and Windows server compute environments, subscription-based centralized software distribution and patching, compute self-service provisioning, application release tiered subscription and decommissioning capabilities on private cloud - Head of Database Services: designed and deployed database as a service on private cloud, including database migration as a service, saving the firm millions in custom support costs, improving data availability and recoverability - Head of User Experience: introduced desktop as a service, including hardened operating system and centralized application management, deployed role-based provisioning, app store/application self-service and integrated patching subscription services, deployed virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), introduced a mobile platform to manage, secure and support firm-issued, hardened smartphones and tablets, deployed secure BYOD capabilities - Chief Operating Officer: redesigned the Technology Development and Operations organization, spearheaded changes that resulted in approximately 50% savings across technology costs, renegotiated contracts with key vendors (e.g. Cisco, Microsoft), achieving industry-best rates as triangulated by experts, partnered with the business to design, implemented and tested campus business continuity and disaster recovery plans, deployed a highly secure, scalable remote access solution to support full firm disaster recoverability
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