Omar Reece

Omar Reece is the Global Head of SRE and Service Management at U.S. Bank, based in Hudson, Wisconsin.1 He is an accomplished, strategic business-focused Technology Executive with extensive experience in the banking and technology sectors.1

Professional Experience

At U.S. Bank, Reece has held the position of Senior Vice President, Production Support and Reliability Engineering since July 2016.1 In this role, he leads a team of 250 members focused on the reliability of production applications and systems.1 His team's responsibilities include:

• Providing level 2 application production support
• Implementing proactive support tools and processes
• Engineering solutions to automate incident recovery

Prior to his current role, Reece has held several leadership positions in various companies:

• IT Director at Life Time Technology (Nov 2015 - Jun 2016)
• Group Manager positions at Target (Jul 2010 - Jul 2012 and Sep 2005 - Aug 2010)
• Global Support Manager at Lawson Software (Jan 1997 - Sep 2005)

Skills and Interests

Reece is passionate about changing the way people work and lead.2 He coined the term "Leadership Impressions," emphasizing the value of written communication and networking in leadership.2

Outside of his primary role, Reece has been involved in various projects:

• Participated in the creation of a documentary called 'Born, Bred, Ga Dead'3
• Served as a judge for the Under the Radar Conference in April 2013, evaluating IT start-ups1

Reece maintains a personal weblog where he shares his opinions and experiences, separate from his professional role at U.S. Bank.2