Brian Greenberg

The Second City

ImprovOlympic — iO

The Jimmy Carrane School

One Group Mind

Antioch University Seattle

Founder Institute

Illinois State University

The City College of New York

Harper College

CIO / CTO  -  Board Member  -  Trusted Advisor  -  Forbes Contributor  -  Speaker  -  Adjunct Professor at DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Interim, Fractional, and Virtual CIO, CTO, and Strategy Advisor to companies throughout the US and Europe in various industries, including non-profits, legal, technology, fitness, health, and eDiscovery. Captured value and tamed complexity associated with integrating IT capabilities into rapidly evolving business strategies. Led enterprise digital transformation initiatives and product development that has elevated efficiency, productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction to record levels.

Areas of expertise: Digital Transformation, Business Intelligence, Integrated Operational Management, eDiscovery & Litigation Readiness, accelerating overall Time to Value, M&A IT Due Diligence, post-merger integrations, Big Data, CyberSecurity Initiatives, and Corporate Systems Architecture.

Industries: Finance, legal, cloud, PR, service providers, manufacturing, retail, insurance, hardware & software technology.

Fortium Partners

CIO/CTO, Limited Partner, Strategic Advisor

Non-profit Board of Directors Member
IT Committee Chairperson May 2022 to present

Resilience

Member Board Of Directors

Non-profit Board of Directors Member
Chief Information Officer
IT Committee Chairperson

Literacy Rescue

Beyond Indigo Pets

Chief Information Officer

Subjects Taught: Information Assurance, Cybersecurity, Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Security Policies, Authentication, Access Control, Risk Management, Data Centricity, Threat and Vulnerability Assessment, Common Attack/Defense Methods, Privacy, Governance, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues In Information Security.

DePaul University

Adjunct Faculty, College of Computing and Digital Media

InfraGard

Chicago FBI Infragard Member

Private Directors Association®

Member

Loyola University Chicago

Guest Lecturer

Turnaround Management Association

Forbes Technology Council

Contributor at Forbes & Member of Forbes Technology Council

Think IT Association

Member of The Board Of Advisors

LawRise Inc.

CTO & Founder

Established and manage IT operations and strategy for the business specializing in e-Business architectures and enabling technologies in support of new business processes and the development and delivery of new products and services. Implemented all Enterprise IT systems. Directed a multi-national, multi-vendor organization in the development of a cloud platform for the delivery of corporate services. Providing thought leadership through written publication and implementation of on-line branding technologies.

Akrete Communications

Chief Information Officer (CIO/CTO) & Strategic Advisor

Deft

Interim Chief Information Officer

PJ SOLOMON

Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Corsearch

Strategic Advisor and Interim Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Lift Brands

Strategic Advisor

Ends+Stems

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Strategic Advisor

American Dental Association

Interim Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Business Communications — Improv skills for enhanced communication and collaboration.

Roosevelt University

Leading channel partner relationships for the North American Fortune 500 market, providing business partners and customers with strategic and technical guidance and thought leadership. Develop and cultivate ongoing relationships with our customers and partners. Award winning speaker at user events, industry conferences, seminars, and technology leadership groups. Serve as a liaison for field systems engineering, business development, communications, and product marketing.
-  Dell Champions Ambassador

Dell

Enterprise Architect • Business Strategist • Evangelist

Established the strategic direction for the application of new technologies, selecting cloud services, call center technologies, and managed the day-to-day operations of the IT organization. Oversaw the operations of multiple facilities, the cloud platform, and approximately 10,000 internet sites. Transformed data center and IT operations, developed and implemented an enterprise-level plan to replace and enhance IT systems. Implemented monitoring systems to ensure compliance of service level agreements to customers and developed security protocols and technologies to guarantee data and system integrity of cloud services across the enterprise to address internet security threats.

Total Attorneys

Vice President of Technology Operations

Serve on the Executive committee as Treasurer. Fiduciary responsibilities includes developing the budget and creating fund raising programs for the organization. On the Communications Committee, I bring together differing needs of multiple stakeholder groups: board, staff, audience, institutional partners, scientific advisors. As CTO, I'm the technology advisor to the organization, I employ technological solutions for non-technological challenges.

EcoMyths Alliance, NFP

Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Board of Directors

Created and led operations of a new software and professional services business. Developed the data storage forecasting and eDiscovery software and established marketplace credibility through professional consulting services. Designed and implemented cloud enterprise IT systems.
-  Pioneered data storage forecasting models and methods providing customers 10x cost savings and drove down eDiscovery costs by 80%.
-  Designed and implemented solutions for some of the world’s largest companies in varying industries, including: Deutsche Bank, JFK Healthcare, and Forsythe.
-  Developed the companies business plan, operating agreement, and patent applications.
-  Won key business and set the standard for interfacing with customers and prospects in order to learn their business requirements, evaluate the value of services, and developing strategies to enhance long-term relationships.
-  Cultivated the development team, brought to market new products and several services.

General System Dynamics

Founder, Chief Technologist, and CEO

Established the strategic direction for the application of new data storage technologies, managed the day-to-day operations of multiple facilities, and delivery of petabyte scale data storage services. Developed compliance programs that addressed state and federal regulatory requirements. Transformed underperforming critical backup systems into an exceptional model of performance and reliability. Increased performance and supportability through development of SOP’s and documentation leading to a reduction in incident response time. Developed eDiscovery policies and procedures reducing compliance costs. Increased visibility into data storage operations through the development of new technologies providing real-time monitoring and reporting on the security and protection of critical data.

Citadel Investment Group LLC

Manager of Data Storage and Backup Engineering Operations & Architecture

Bloomberg

Senior Consultant

Capital One

Designed and implemented IT solutions for some of the world’s largest companies in varying industries. Created and implemented solutions, developed policies and procedures, provided sales engineering support, and facilitated million dollar storage sales deals.

GlassHouse Technologies

The Hartford

Courses Taught:
-  Business Ethics
-  Introduction to Philosophy
-  Critical Thinking
-  Ethics

William Rainey Harper College

Adjunct Professor of Philosophy

Started up and managed early operations of a new IT solutions business with initial focus on developing the product portfolio, and establishing marketplace credibility. Implemented all Enterprise IT and eCommerce systems. Developed the business plan and operating agreement. Developed the web site, created the reporting and metrics systems and established the EDI facility for on-line processing.  Product development, marketing, distribution, and advertising.

ITDoc's-to-Go!

Founding Partner

Expatriate in Japan and principal consultant to Fujitsu for managed storage services (SaaS) offerings. Provided thought leadership and best practices to Fujitsu customers. Developed and deployed managed data storage systems for the Japanese market. Created and implemented solutions, developed policies and procedures, provided sales engineering support, and facilitated million dollar storage sales deals.

Fujitsu 富士通

Designed and implemented solutions for some of the world’s largest companies in varying industries. Expatriate in Japan and principal consultant to Fujitsu for managed storage services (SaaS) offerings. Created and implemented solutions, developed policies and procedures, provided sales engineering support, and facilitated million dollar storage sales deals.

StorageNetworks, Inc.

Senior Architect

Created course materials, tests, skills assessments and certification guidelines for junior to senior level IT professionals for various disciplines including Web Design and Development.

iGeneration

Subject Matter Expert

Microsoft

Led in developing plans for the deployment of integrated systems to support company requirements within the regulatory framework of the insurance industry with collaborative architectures and integration between all business units.

Grange Insurance Association

Senior Systems Architect

Managed I.T. operations, long-range planning, and systems architecture. Created operational policies. Managed the support infrastructure. Designed testing and implementation methodologies and conducted research and development regarding new technologies. Multiple-award-winning LAN Manager, Systems Architect, and Engineer. Repeat guest instructor for Motorola University. Pioneered the first corporate intranet and first web sites for the Land Mobile Products Sector (LMPS) and the Automotive, Energy, and Components Sector (AECS) that led to reduced process cycle time and costs, increased information quality, and defined new standards in information systems. Developed a new leasing program that reduced computer hardware and support costs. Reduced system support costs by developing new software distribution technology that increased product quality and reduced build cycle time by 12x.

Motorola, Inc.

LAN Manager / Senior Systems Administrator / Instructor

Consultant, Systems Architect & Project Manager to several companies in numerous industries.

EarthCorps.com

Owner

Strategic marketing and sales of IBM technologies.  Managed marketing and sales force.  Technical advisor/specialist for special systems integration and planning.

Collegiate Representative

Systems designer and architect of new systems, re-engineering existing systems, systems analysis, customer and staff educator.  Job function and responsibilities included a thorough and complete knowledge of all of the most common hardware and software products in the market.  Accomplished a marked highest sales period.