Who I Am ?

Things I can...I DO, things I can't...I LEARN. I bring 24+ years of IT experience starting as an entrepreneur working with clients, organizations and IT companies. Agile, aspirational leader, passionately in pursuit of IT operational excellence. Uplifting service availability, UX & CX 24x7x365 days. | Digital transformation enabler | Technologist with cloud first mindset, promoting cloud services, automation, sustainable growth & cost optimization.

Moved to Carmel, IN area in 2009 after joining KAR. With KAR, I transitioned from system, network, integration administration to becoming passionate, innovative, digital transformational leader. Focused on work-life balance, self-improvement, and continuous learning.

Since 2009 I'm with KAR Global (KAR Global re branded as OPENLANE in 2023), engrossed in technology transformation at OPENLANE, where I got reacquainted with driven, result oriented, passionate & customer centric tech teams. Excited with OPENLANE continuous growth & my career.

Before KAR Global, I was at Northwestern Mutual working on Middleware application integration administration.

I'm blessed with a wife who brings out the best in me. I am a proud father of a teenage girl and a boy, who is Conflict Resolution in Chief (CRIC). We go on a lot of adventures, enjoy the outdoors, love nature and riding two wheelers. I am grateful for everything I have been blessed with and believe in sharing my blessing with the community as a way of thanking them. My recent volunteer service was at the Gleaners food bank and at Hamilton County through Good Samaritan Network.

What I do ?

Quick learner with a curious mind. Passionate & inspirational leader upholding people, process & technology adding value to business.
Assisting, promoting culture, talent & high impact agile teams. Leading technology modernization from the front helping people unleash their full potential (Inspire, develop, grow talent & create leaders ) focus on delivering high quality work and sustainable solutions in a timely manner for business. Focused on uplifting user & consumer experience.(UX/CX)
Leader to me... is a humble, appreciative, empathetic, honest, leading with humility, positive attitude, hungry to learn & visionary.

My Philosophy:

Connect, Assist, Empower & Challenge. [CAEC]

What does that mean & how?

Connect: Listen, learn, identify & recognize talent.

Assist: Inspire, motivate, provide feedback, encourage ownership.

Empower: Encourage, invest, shield, promote culture & innovation.

Challenge: Optimize, automate, sustain & progress.

Inspiration:

You’ve got to start with the customer experience and work backwards to the technology. You can’t start with the technology and try to figure out where you’re going to sell it.”

— Steve Jobs