Management Team Software Development

Jay Cohen

Sanford, ME 603-***-**** ***.*****@*******.***

linkedin.com/in/jay-cohen-4902051

VP of Enterprise Architecture Architectural Modernization & Digital Strategy Expert

Driving Tech Growth & Cloud Enablement Enabler of Operational Excellence & Digital Alignment

Technology Leader with over two decades of expertise in leading large-scale architectural modernizations across esteemed educational institutions and technology enterprises. History of reshaping the vision for enterprise architectural modernization, managing budgets, and leading the development of comprehensive API ecosystems. Career track record of ensuring the right skills, mindsets, and systems are in place to create IT strategies that enable operational excellence, digital alignment, cloud enablement, and strategic growth. Excels at scaling tech organizations, harmonizing teams, and matching talent with the requirements of IT roadmaps while leveraging outsourced and internal labor models to ensure swift implementation.

Core Competencies:

Enterprise Architectural Modernization API Ecosystem Development Digital Transformation Strategy Budget Management Team Leadership & Harmonization Talent Allocation & Management IT Strategy Alignment Infrastructure & Software Development Operational Excellence Cloud Enablement Strategic Growth Initiatives Cross-departmental Collaboration

Professional Experience

AccelerEd Feb 2022 – Sep 2023

Vice President of Enterprise Architecture

Delivered technical leadership for a leading provider of education technology products and the IT partner to UMGC, one of the largest online universities in the world.

Served as a key member of the executive leadership team, overseeing a budget of $8M across four organizational units, including development, integrations, quality assurance, and enterprise architecture.

Shaped the vision and strategy regarding enterprise architecture modernization, balancing investments in technology and core operating functionality while investing for the future to enable digital transformation and organizational agility

Led the development of an API ecosystem, enhancing data accessibility and facilitating real-time data exchange between core systems tailored to customer requirements

Led the discovery and build-out of multiple POCs utilizing AI and ML to increase accuracy of student communication and eliminated manual processes

Achieved significant cost savings of over $300K, channeling these funds towards vital modernization efforts on two major platforms and reducing technical debt

Stepped up as interim CIO for a duration of 6 months, handling an expansive $40M budget and leading 165 employees.

Enhanced relations with primary clients through a commitment to transparency, continual communication, and an emphasis on customer satisfaction and strategic resource reallocation

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Dec 2010 – Feb 2022

Director of Enterprise Architecture

Led infrastructure and software development teams, facilitating university systems to scale efficiently accommodating a significant increase in student enrollment and program offerings.

Directed and built a world-class technical team by identifying top talent, fostering continuous professional development, implementing best practices, and promoting a culture of innovation and excellence

Ensured tight collaboration across departments to drive strategic initiatives, including an understanding of the alignment between technology strategy and various technology road maps

Played a pivotal role as the Enterprise Architect for the university's SIS migration and integration architecture, guiding software/system architects and platform leads.

Directed the expansion of the university portal to accommodate 8M hits monthly, establishing it as the primary gateway for all university system access.

Oversaw the SNHU-Bus, an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), one of the largest ESB/API implementations in higher Ed; introduced +470 APIs accessible to all associated systems and designed +15 custom APIs for core SIS data objects

Showcased technological advancements through presentations at notable conferences such as Ellucian Live, Salesforce events and to peer universities

Newmarket Jul 2003 – Dec 2010

Professional Services Infrastructure Engineer

Served as a Professional Services Infrastructure Engineer, specializing in the design, architecture, and configuration of expansive customer networks tailored for Newmarket's product suite.

Oversaw product certification, rigorous testing, and end-to-end project planning, leading project teams to execute plans seamlessly, boasting a 100% success rate for all orchestrated projects

Contributed to the growth of the certification program, generating over $100K annually in revenue across both technical and business training sectors

Pioneered Newmarket's inaugural technical training certification (NICE Engineering Certification)

Team Lead

Managed daily operations and activities of an engineering team comprising eight employees.

Handled tasks such as accurate forecasting, scheduling, resource allocation, and training in new technologies and software troubleshooting.

Oversaw escalation management, streamlined installation processes for increased productivity, and assumed budget forecasting duties in the absence of the group manager.

Contributed to the Systems Engineering group achieved a revenue of $2.3 Million, exceeding the projected amount by over $600,000

Previous Roles:

Newmarket -Sales Engineer

Integrated Information Systems - Solutions Architect

Xpedior - Senior Technical Project Manager

Education & Other Credentials

CHI Institute

Associate’s in Computer Engineering Technology

Board Appointments

VP, Technology & Transformation at Friends of Treasure Island, Manchester, NH Aug 2019 — Present

Friends of Treasure Island is a non-profit entity preserving the oldest Scout camp in the continental US by offering camping days to Scout units in exchange for work projects.

Joined the FTI board to help lead the charge in digital enablement, including the digital adoption of their website, automated registration capabilities, and external contact management

Committee Chair, Technology at Nashua PAL, Nashua, NH Jul 2019 — Present

Joined Nashua's Police Athletic League to help guide their system and technology maturity

Over the years, successfully migrated their systems to cloud-based ones, as well as re-vamped their entire digital presence

Technologies:

Ellucian SIS, SQL Server, Unidata, Oracle/PeopleSoft, Azure, AWS, Zachman and TOGAF, Azure, Google Cloud, Data Governance, Strategy

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