San Diego, CA — Available for Consulting & Director / VP Roles
30 years building the infrastructure healthcare and biotech run on. IAM migrations at Exelixis. Epic go-lives at Stanford, UCSF, Scripps, and Kaiser. Cloud DevOps programs at Gilead. Systems that can't go down.
Three decades of delivery across identity security, clinical systems, and enterprise infrastructure — at organizations where downtime is measured in lives and regulatory exposure.
Okta implementation lifecycle end-to-end: SSO federation, MFA enforcement, RBAC policy design, lifecycle management, Okta Verify rollouts, Okta IGA, and Okta OAG. SOX and GxP compliance audits. OneLogin-to-Okta migrations at enterprise scale. Disaster recovery planning for identity infrastructure.
300+ apps → Okta at Exelixis · IGA · OAG · SOX / GxP complianceAWS and Azure infrastructure program management. DevOps engineering org buildouts. Cloud migration strategy through execution. Disaster recovery architecture, data center transitions, and network upgrades at pharma scale.
AWS · Azure · DevOps engineering · Gilead Sciences · ExelixisInfrastructure program management for Epic go-lives. Cutover planning, activation command center operations, and pre-go-live readiness assessments. Ambulatory and inpatient environments across multi-site health systems.
Stanford · UCSF · Scripps (5 hospitals, 30 clinics) · Kaiser (35 hospitals, 431 MOBs)Disaster recovery data center design and build. Network, storage, and server infrastructure at enterprise scale. Matrixed team leadership across 30+ engineers. VoIP, WLAN, and LAN program delivery nationally.
30+ person matrixed teams · DR data centers · ~870-site VoIPCertified Scrum Master. Sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and velocity tracking. Cross-functional delivery coordination across engineering, security, and clinical IT. Multi-team agile programs at program scale.
Certified Scrum Master · Multi-team programs · Gilead · ExelixisIntegration broker strategy and implementation. ERP migrations including Oracle EBS to SAP. Application rationalization and portfolio management. Integration pattern governance across complex multi-vendor environments.
Oracle EBS → SAP · Integration brokers · Scripps HealthConsulting and director-level roles across healthcare IT, biotech, and defense — consistent delivery from Kaiser in 1995 to Exelixis today.
2023 – Present
Exelixis
Director, Product Management – IAM / InfoSec · Alameda, CA
Leading enterprise Okta IAM program — migrated 130 applications from OneLogin to Okta Verify SSO/MFA. Deployed Okta IGA and Okta OAG. Full SOX and GxP compliance ownership for identity and access environment. Disaster recovery planning for identity infrastructure.
2022 – 2023
IT Solutions via Exelixis
Senior Agile Program Manager – Cloud DevOps & Okta SSO
Okta SSO onboarding across Exelixis engineering organization. Cloud DevOps program management in pre-director capacity.
2019 – 2022
IT Solutions via Gilead Sciences
Senior IT Infrastructure & Agile Program Manager
Led 30+ person agile infrastructure program. Program Manager for Gilead DR data center technical stack design and network upgrade — full lifecycle from architecture through cutover.
2015 – 2019
Healthcare IT Leaders via Scripps Healthcare
Program Manager – Enterprise Architecture & Epic Program
Epic infrastructure program spanning 5 hospitals and 30 clinic locations. Enterprise architecture integration broker strategy and build-out.
2006 – 2015
Intellix Solutions via Kaiser, UCSF, Stanford
Director / Senior Program Manager
Epic go-live activation management for Stanford Hospital & Clinics — Ambulatory and Inpatient. Epic infrastructure programs at UCSF Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente (35 hospitals, 431 Medical Office Buildings).
2005 – 2006
SAIC
Lead Test Engineer · San Diego, CA
Systems integration testing for defense and government program environments.
2001 – 2005
Kaiser Permanente
Lead Technology Consultant
Managed 20 support engineers for 24×7×365 KPHC EMR operations. VoIP 3rd-party integration discovery across approximately 870 Kaiser Permanente sites nationally.
1998 – 2001
SAIC (KP-CIS Project)
Lead Software Test Engineer / Program Manager
Kaiser Permanente clinical information systems. Full software test lifecycle ownership on a large-scale health IT program.
1995 – 1998
Kaiser Permanente
Functional Testing Systems Analyst
Clinical systems functional testing. The start of a 30-year career in enterprise IT.
Organizations I've led programs for
Three engagements across identity security, clinical systems, and enterprise infrastructure — each representing a category of work done at scale.
Exelixis · 2022–Present
Migrated 130 applications from OneLogin to Okta Verify SSO/MFA across the Exelixis engineering and corporate environment. Deployed Okta IGA and Okta OAG. Established full SOX and GxP compliance posture for identity and access. Disaster recovery planning for identity infrastructure. Ongoing product ownership at Director level.
Stanford Hospital & Clinics · 2006–2015
Infrastructure program management and activation command center operations for Stanford Hospital's Epic go-live — covering both ambulatory and inpatient environments. Cutover planning, pre-go-live readiness assessments, and day-of activation management.
Gilead Sciences · 2019–2022
Program Manager for DR data center technical stack design, procurement, and implementation at a global biotech. Network infrastructure upgrade across a 30+ person agile engineering program. Full lifecycle from architecture through cutover.
Available for consulting engagements and Director / VP / C-suite roles in enterprise IT program management — IAM & identity security, Epic EHR infrastructure, cloud program delivery, and matrixed infrastructure leadership. Based in San Diego, CA. Open to remote and hybrid engagements nationally.