Gary R. Howell

Gary R. Howell

IT Manager

Followers of Gary R. Howell2000 followers
location of Gary R. HowellHawkins, Texas, United States

Connect with Gary R. Howell to Send Message

Connect

Connect with Gary R. Howell to Send Message

Connect
  • Timeline

  • About me

    Information Technology Leader: Cybersecurity / Strategy / Operations / Resource Optimization

  • Education

    • ECPI

      -
  • Experience

    • Accounting and Computer Technology

      Jan 1982 - Jan 1985
      IT Manager
    • Ginnie Johansen Designs

      Jan 1986 - Jan 1987
      Programming Manager
    • Texas Institute

      Jan 1988 - Jan 1989
      Midrange Education Manager

      Developed curriculum and classroom content for midrange education. Provided classroom training in System Design, RPG II/III, COBOL, CL, Operations and Systems Analysis.

    • Daltech International

      Jan 1989 - Jan 1995
      Consultant

      Performed consulting services for large IBM business partner. Taught programming classes to existing customers that were migrating development teams to midrange environment.

    • Credit Management, Inc.

      Jan 1995 - Jan 1997
      Vice President, General Manager

      Directed the Information Services division for a $10M collection company and call center. Worked directly with the company owners to design and implement a state of the art call center data processing system and information management technology.

    • Howell Systems, Inc.

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2002
      President/Owner

      Established corporation to provide consulting and programming services to IBM Midrange clients throughout the US. Managed and directed efforts on a diverse group of businesses and projects,

    • Chiquita Brands

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2015
      CISO

      Global security leader for $3B Fortune 750 international manufacturing company. Oversaw all security policies, procedures and infrastructure development for 20K+ international employees. Implemented defense-in-depth and cloud-focused solutions, protecting corporate assets worldwide. Directed North America and international data centers.

    • The Babcock & Wilcox Company

      Jan 2015 - Jan 2018
      Director CISO, Cybersecurity

      Global security director for $2B international leader in energy sector manufactuating. Initial focus was to design a strategic security migration, away from a DoD/DoE/NERC company to the commercial sector. Oversaw all security policies, procedures and infrastructure development for 10K+ international employees.

    • Wells Fargo

      Apr 2019 - Nov 2020
      Manager, EAM Continuous Improvement

      Conceptualize and build Continuous Improvement teams for EAM Process and Technology initiatives.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ITIL

      ITIL Certified
      Jan 2014
    • CISSP

      (ISC)²