Career History

From the Shop Floor
to Principal SME.

I started as an Air Force machinist. Every role since has built on that foundation — hands-on technical discipline, accountability under pressure, and a practitioner's perspective on what maintenance operations actually need to run.

Full Career

Experience

Six primary roles at the Maximo practitioner level, plus four years of related pre-Maximo positions. Eleven total. All of it shapes how I work today.

Customer Success Manager — Sustainability Software
Oct 2021 — Dec 2023
IBM — Southeast United States Territory

Drove technical adoption across Maximo, MAS, TRIRIGA, Sterling Order Management, and the Environmental Intelligence Suite for enterprise accounts across the Southeast US. The role sits at the intersection of technical depth and client relationship management — you need to understand the products well enough to lead workshops and well enough to call out misconfigurations when you see them.

Key Work
  • Managed adoption and value realization for SaaS and on-prem deployments across Maximo, MAS 8.x, TRIRIGA, and Environmental Intelligence Suite
  • Co-defined implementation roadmaps and KPI frameworks with clients; ran QBRs, workshops, and product demos across the territory
  • Translated client operational needs into concrete use cases and growth opportunities aligned to the IBM portfolio
  • Worked with IBM-sponsored user programs to demonstrate ROI on AI-driven application offerings
Maximo MAS 8.x TRIRIGA Environmental Intelligence Suite Sterling OMS Customer Success SaaS Adoption QBR Facilitation
Maximo / Windchill Program Manager
Jul 2017 — Apr 2020
WMATA — Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority · Washington, DC

Managed a portfolio of Maximo and Windchill programs covering engineering, maintenance, supply chain, and procurement operations for one of the largest transit systems in the US. COTR responsibilities meant I was accountable not just for deliverables but for the contracts, the contractors, and the budgets that funded the work.

Key Responsibilities & Accomplishments
  • Program management across Maximo (maintenance and supply chain) and Windchill (engineering document management) for Washington Metro
  • COTR for contract support personnel: staffing selection, resource negotiation, budget development and maintenance
  • Led change management initiatives and multidisciplinary teams of WMATA employees and contractors
  • Delivery of comprehensive reporting and cost tracking across active programs
Maximo 7.x Windchill Program Management COTR Transit Change Management Supply Chain
Senior Maximo Consultant
Sept 2015 — Sept 2016
N.E.T. — Pentagon Facilities Services Directorate, Arlington, Virginia

Embedded in the Pentagon's Facilities Services Directorate for a focused one-year engagement on Maximo data quality, governance, and reporting. If you want to understand what bad data governance costs at scale, facility management for a building the size of the Pentagon is an instructive environment.

Key Work
  • Resolved Maximo configuration issues and drove data quality improvements for Pentagon FSD operations
  • Implemented URS and FRS documentation frameworks to guide Maximo deployments and configuration decisions
  • Developed multi-application Refrigeration Tracking method for regulatory compliance
  • Designed UAT criteria, performance metrics, balanced scorecards, and Cognos reporting dashboards
  • Created custom Maximo user guides and role-based training plans for FSD personnel
Maximo 7.x Syclo Mobile Cognos Data Governance URS/FRS UAT Facilities Management Government/DoD
Senior Maximo Functional Consultant
May 2015 — Sept 2015
Genesis Solutions — Celgene Pharmaceutical & NASA Kennedy Space Center

Two short-duration, high-stakes engagements that covered two of the most demanding Maximo environments you'll encounter: pharma GxP validation requirements and NASA mission-critical asset management. Both required tight documentation discipline and executive-level delivery.

Key Work
  • Celgene: functional support, data mapping and migration, URS/FRS documentation, installation qualification research, and executive Maximo training
  • NASA Kennedy Space Center: discovery sessions, functional requirements development, use-case analysis for ExMax Mobile implementation, and training plan development for yet-to-be-deployed features
Maximo 7.x ExMax Mobile Data Migration Pharma / GxP NASA URS/FRS Executive Training
Earlier Career
Hazardous Materials & WMD Response Technician
Anteon — Pentagon Hazard Response Division, Arlington, Virginia
2003 — 2004
Staff Sergeant (E-5) — Machinist & Welder
United States Air Force — Edwards AFB (AFRL Propulsion) & Kadena AB (18th Maintenance Sq.)
1993 — 2003
Staff Sergeant (E-5) — Machinist & Welder
1993 — 2003
United States Air Force — Edwards AFB, California & Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan

Ten years serving as a research and aircraft support machinist and welder. Two bases, two mission sets. Kadena AB (18th Maintenance Squadron, 1994–1998): combat aircraft maintenance in the Pacific theater. Edwards AFB (AFRL Propulsion Directorate, 1998–2003): rocket propulsion R&D for the Air Force Research Laboratory. Additional duties included Building Manager, Site Safety Officer, Military Shop Chief, Assistant Foreman, and Disaster Response Force HAZMAT Worksite Operator.

Awards & Recognition
  • Airman of the Year — AFRL, Propulsion Directorate (1999)
  • Airman of the Year — AFRL (2000)
  • Airman of the Quarter, 3rd Quarter — Edwards AFB (1999)
  • Airman Leadership School, Distinguished Graduate Award (2000)
  • Airman Leadership School, Leadership Award (2000)
Precision Machining Welding Rocket Propulsion R&D Combat Aircraft Maintenance HAZMAT Operations Site Safety Edwards AFB Kadena AB
By the Numbers

Career Summary

20+
Years in Maximo EAM
9
Industry Sectors
$145M
DoD Assets Managed
$2M+
Documented Savings
200+
Users Supported
725
KPI Library
Let's Work Together

This Background Matters
for Your Maximo.

Every engagement I run is informed by 20 years of working at every level of this discipline — from the shop floor to the C-suite. If you need someone who's actually done the work, let's talk.