John Gillespie

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  • Timeline

    Aug 1987 - Feb 1988

    Software Developer

    Eldeco, Inc.
    Mar 1988 - Jan 1997

    Developer, Technical Lead, Project Manager

    Milliken & Company
    Jan 1997 - Mar 1998

    Principal Consultant

    Keane Consulting
    Current Company
    Mar 1998 - now

    Senior Information Technology Manager

    The Vanguard Group
    Charlotte, North Carolina; Malvern, Pennsylvania
  • About me

    Information Technology Senior Leader | Digital Transformation | Data & Analytics Cloud Infrastructure

  • Education

    • The george washington university

      1999 - 1999
      Master's certificate project management
    • Furman university

      1983 - 1987
      Bachelor's degree computer science

      Activities and Societies: Association for Computing Machinery; Theater - Performance & Lighting

  • Experience

    • Eldeco, inc.

      Aug 1987 - Feb 1988
      Software developer

      🔹 Developed and maintained COBOL-based accounting and billing systems.🔹 Provided IT support for 300+ employees, troubleshooting desktop and system issues.

    • Milliken & company

      Mar 1988 - Jan 1997
      Developer, technical lead, project manager

      🔹 Progressed from COBOL Developer to Project Manager, delivering enterprise HR system enhancements and IT infrastructure projects.🔹 Spearheaded the digitization of data collection for packaging and inspection lines during a major facility rebuild.🔹 Led the transition from mainframe-based development to LAN-based MicroFocus Workbench, improving development efficiency.🔹 Contributed to the company’s efforts to win the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award.

    • Keane consulting

      Jan 1997 - Mar 1998
      Principal consultant

      🔹 Led Year 2000 remediation programs for major clients, overseeing cross-functional teams across multiple locations.🔹 Managed a 20-member team across three sites for a large-scale manufacturing client, ensuring compliance and system readiness.🔹 Directed IT assessments and remediation planning for a regional grocery chain, streamlining legacy system transitions.

    • The vanguard group

      Mar 1998 - now

      🔹 Led cross-functional teams in three different IT sub-divisions, building high-performing teams that optimized efficiency and innovation.🔹 Transformed data analytics cloud infrastructure into a reliable, resilient, and cost-effective solution.🔹 Built and led Help Desk & SRE functions from the ground up, reducing incident resolution times and improving service reliability.🔹 Led multi-year migration of on-prem trading system to AWS Serverless infrastructure.🔹 Spearheaded multiple business-IT initiatives, with a focus on right-sized staffing and enhancing delivery speed. Show less

      • Senior Information Technology Manager

        Aug 2000 - now
      • Project Manager

        Mar 1998 - Jul 2000
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional scrum product owner i

      Scrum.org
      Jul 2021
    • Professional scrum master i

      Scrum.org
      Jul 2021
    • Aws certified solutions architect

      Amazon web services (aws)
      Mar 2020