Strategic Guidance for Your IT Future 🚀
Weems Consulting LLC is built on a foundation of proven, director-level leadership and measurable results. We understand that IT challenges rarely fit neatly into a box, and neither should our solutions.
We are here to help your organization, regardless of scale: from a **single, targeted conversation** focused on identifying gaps and ensuring your current IT team is operating optimally, to providing **comprehensive, monthly strategic support** with actionable deliverables that align directly with your core business mission and drive measurable financial returns.
The Alignment Challenge in Modern IT
Today's IT departments are often caught between rapid digital demands and tight compliance and budgetary constraints. This misalignment frequently results in:
- **Reactive Spending:** Budgetary resources are consumed by firefighting and legacy maintenance, preventing proactive investment in growth.
- **Compliance Gaps:** Security frameworks (NIST, ISO) are implemented unevenly, exposing the organization to unnecessary risk and costly penalties.
- **Operational Friction:** Lack of ITSM structure leads to slow ticket resolution, poor user satisfaction, and reduced overall business productivity.
Weems Consulting addresses these core issues by providing strategic leadership and actionable roadmaps. We translate complex technical needs into measurable business value, ensuring that every IT initiative is grounded in operational excellence and clear financial returns, putting your organization on a proper, strategic path.
Our Core Consulting Services 💡
We offer full-spectrum IT consulting, providing strategic vision and hands-on execution across the entire enterprise technology stack.
📊 IT Strategy & Leadership
Develop clear, forward-looking IT roadmaps aligned with business objectives. Services include technology planning, enterprise architecture design, CAPEX/OPEX cost optimization, and vendor management strategies.
🛡️ Cybersecurity & Compliance
Achieve and maintain critical security postures and compliance standards (NIST, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI). Implement Zero-Trust models, EDR solutions, and comprehensive security awareness programs to mitigate organizational risk.
☁️ Cloud & Infrastructure Modernization
Expert guidance and execution for seamless cloud migrations (Azure, AWS). Modernize legacy infrastructure, optimize cloud spend, and implement highly available and scalable systems for business continuity.
⚙️ Operational Excellence (ITSM)
Transform IT service delivery using ITSM platforms (ServiceNow, custom solutions) to dramatically improve SLAs and user satisfaction. Implement CMDB, optimize support processes, and drive digital automation (Power Platform, Salesforce).
💼 Detailed Professional Experience
Professional Summary: Highly accomplished and results-driven IT Director with over a decade of progressive experience in strategic technology leadership, infrastructure modernization, and enterprise security. Proven track record of reducing IT operational spend (>$500K total across roles), achieving critical compliance certifications (CARF, NIST 800-171, ISO 27001, PCI, HIPAA), and leading large-scale digital transformation initiatives across multi-site and global organizations.
Director of Information Technology
GLOM Global · Livermore, CA · May 2024 – Present
- Strategic IT Leadership & Cost Management: Spearheaded IT strategy and operations across 38 US locations within a $1M operational budget. Partnered with Executive Leadership to develop a comprehensive IT roadmap focused on security, efficiency, and significant cost reduction.
- Compliance & Risk Mitigation: Played a key role in achieving CARF Accreditation, ensuring all IT processes met stringent compliance standards, including securing sensitive PHI (Protected Health Information).
- Service & Efficiency Transformation: Directed the implementation of an ITSM platform, reducing average ticket resolution times from over 7 days to under 1 day, dramatically improving SLAs and boosting user satisfaction.
- Digital Automation: Drove compliance and efficiency by custom-building Microsoft Power Platform (PowerApps/Power BI) solutions for Internal Auditing (HIPAA, Safety), HR, and Clinical Management.
Director, IT
Green Circuits · San Jose, CA · Apr 2022 – Present (Concurrent Engagement)
- Fiscal Responsibility: Drove significant fiscal responsibility by reducing annual IT operational spend by over $100,000 through strategic negotiation and optimization of managed services agreements.
- Cybersecurity & Compliance: Achieved robust NIST 800-171 (CMMC readiness) compliance, which unlocked critical new revenue streams in military and defense contracts while elevating the organizational cybersecurity posture.
- Infrastructure Modernization: Executed a strategic migration of end-of-life servers and storage to Microsoft Azure, enhancing system reliability and minimizing total cost of ownership (TCO).
- Risk Mitigation: Strengthened network defense via the adoption of Zero-Trust principles and directed a comprehensive security and awareness program that reduced phishing susceptibility from 62% to a mere 9%.
Director, Global IT
Overland-Tandberg · San Ramon, CA · Jan 2022 – Mar 2022
- Global Efficiency: Cut unnecessary expenditures on O365 licensing by over $24,000 per year through the consolidation of disparate tenancies into a unified O365 tenant.
- Operational Excellence: Transitioned from an email-centric support approach to an ITSM system, achieving an average ticket resolution time of less than one day.
Director, IT
STACK INFRASTRUCTURE · San Jose, CA · Nov 2015 – Nov 2021
- Financial & Capital Efficiency: Drove strategic initiatives resulting in a $200,000+ reduction in average cost per site for infrastructure deployment. Reduced annual IT operational expenditures by over $100,000 through strategic MSP outsourcing.
- High-Level Compliance: Served as a fundamental stakeholder in achieving rigorous certifications, including ISO 27001, PCI, HIPAA, and SSAE 16.
- Digital Automation & Sales Enablement: Achieved over 100% efficiency gain for the Sales team by optimizing Salesforce and implementing quote-to-cash best practices, saving users 8 hours per week. Streamlined legal and contract management, reducing turnaround time from 8 days to less than 3 days via automation.
Senior Manager, IT and Facilities
Spartronics · Milpitas, CA · Mar 2014 – Nov 2015
- M&A Integration: Executed IT integration for two acquired companies, standardizing site activities, centralizing support, and realizing substantial savings through the elimination of excess IT spend.
- Infrastructure Modernization: Drove modernization by transitioning from physical servers to a private cloud environment, successfully reducing the physical IT footprint by over 90% and boosting scalability.
Additional Experience & Recognition
Blackhawk Network (Systems Analyst, Global Fulfillment Analyst, Desktop Support Technician) | US Navy (Aviation Machinist 2nd Class)
- US Navy Service: Aviation Machinist 2nd Class (Aug 2003 - Feb 2009). Qualified CDI and CDQAR. Received (2) Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals. Honorably discharged.
- Early Career IT Roles: Provided foundational support and analysis across systems and global fulfillment during tenure at Blackhawk Network (2012–2014).
🛠️ Core Competencies & Technical Skills
IT Strategy & Leadership
Strategic Vision
Digital Transformation
Enterprise Architecture
Vendor Management
IT Strategy
Project Management
Cybersecurity & Compliance
NIST 800-171 (CMMC)
ISO 27001
HIPAA
PCI & SSAE 16
CARF
Zero-Trust Principles
EDR / MFA
Cloud & Platforms
Microsoft Azure
Power Platform (PowerApps/BI)
Microsoft Endpoint Manager
Salesforce
NetSuite (ERP)
ServiceNow Admin
Fortinet
Service & Operations
ITSM Implementation
Service-Level Agreements (SLA)
IT Operations
CMDB
KPIs
Telecommunications
Network Admin
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