Mike Stem

Experience

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  State of North Carolina

  Nov 2000 - Nov 2010

  • Information Technology Director

    Oct 2005 - Nov 2010

  • Information Technology Manager

    Nov 2000 - Oct 2005
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  North State Industries, LLC

  Nov 2010 - Aug 2021

  Executive Director of Operations

  Directed all technology operations and contracts for IaaS, PaaS, Web Apps, Networks, Systems, Software, Database, Cloud, Phone Systems, and Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery. Provided the vision and direction for operational activities and set comprehensive performance and growth goals as well as related processes and procedures. Performed contract and relationship management as well as project management for infrastructure, software, and migrations. Budgeted for and sponsored all technology systems and software. Evaluated team performance by analyzing data and interpreting metrics.• Promoted the company culture and vision by aligning IT plans, designs, implementations, procedures, and infrastructure with business strategies.• Developed effective life cycle management plans including upgrades, replacements, right-sizing, and patch management. Show less

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  Ensono

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  Enterprise Technical Delivery Manager

  Delivered technical expertise and coordination for IBM Mainframe Service, Product Management, and service operations. Coordinated project efforts and ensured smooth deployments. Assessed performance, customer feedback, and lessons learned to identify ways to better meet customer needs.• Implemented ITIL utilizing ServiceNow to track SLA performance.

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  Wells Fargo

  Jan 2022 - Sept 2024

  Vice President Storage/Software Engineering

  Provides technical leadership and guidance in the development and execution of the corporate vision, mission, values, and culture and direction of engineering teams to build standardized solutions that deliver robust and reliable systems. Partners with business owners to design and implement products and services to achieve their objectives. Prepares operational and project/program budgets. Leverages Agile methodology to guarantee consistent processes and workflow.• Ensures full compliance (legal and regulatory) and that all documentation of standard was maintained and up to date. • Optimizes costs and maintains quality standards through effective negotiation of contracts and management of supplier partnerships.• Build and create dynamic teams to meet company goals.• Design and recommend storage systems within budget to customer needs.• Promotes career development for the engineering staff by establishing training and mentoring programs.• Oversaw upgrades for 386 servers (Windows 2012 to 2019). Show less