Senior Information Technology Executive with broad experience creating strategies and executing across IT for the financial and health industries. Adept at communicating with top leadership and business functions and at orchestrating teams to deliver on complex strategies. A consistent track record of achieving greater results with fewer resources by leaning operations, creating leverage with suppliers, and balancing resources. Known for teamwork and for building strong organizations. Specialties:Expertise in applications and systems software, networks, and operations. Business support experience spans health care; information services including consumer and commercial credit and real estate information; financial services including mutual funds, retail and institutional brokerage, custody and transfer agency; and human resources outsourcing including payroll, defined contribution, defined benefits, health and welfare, and employee stock options.

Director, Enterprise IT Infrastructure Operations @ From April 2012 to Present (3 years 7 months) Garland, TexasSVP Data Center Services @ From July 2009 to December 2009 (6 months) SVP End-User Computing @ From February 2009 to June 2009 (5 months) SVP Regional Services and Computing Facilities @ From November 2005 to February 2009 (3 years 4 months) SVP Mainframe Operations @ From August 2001 to October 2005 (4 years 3 months) SVP Enterprise Systems @ From January 1997 to August 2001 (4 years 8 months) VP Technical Services @ From May 1992 to December 1996 (4 years 8 months) Director Operational Services @ From January 1989 to May 1992 (3 years 5 months) Director User Services @ From December 1986 to January 1989 (2 years 2 months) Manager Technical Services @ From February 1983 to December 1986 (3 years 11 months) Supervisor Systems Programming @ From January 1979 to February 1983 (4 years 2 months) Systems and Applications Programmer @ From October 1976 to January 1979 (2 years 4 months) Founder @ Developed and operated a software application automating insurance and welfare claims billing for clinical medical practices. The innovative data capture method was transparent to the clinic’s existing processes, and expert system logic minimized payment delays. The system serviced the primary customer efficiently for eight years. From 1974 to 1976 (2 years)

B.S. @ Stanford University From 1969 to 1973 Ken Romans is skilled in: Leadership, Data Center, Vendor Management, Program Management, Performance Management, Financial Services, Technical Writing, Business Analysis, Outsourcing, Disaster Recovery, Information Technology, Enterprise Architecture, Executive Management, Business Process, IT Management, Change Management, Project Management, Cloud Computing, IT Strategy, Management, Process Improvement, SDLC