Robert E. Gerhart Jr.

1893 Fox Chapel Drive, Smyrna, GA 30080 404.558.2086 robert@rgerhart.com

______________________________________________________________________________ CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

Results-oriented leader with 20+ years experience in strategic planning and execution, problem solving, organizational development and project management. Recognized aptitude for identifying and implementing new opportunities that align with organizational strategic and tactical objectives. Proven ability to build collaborative relationships and assemble high performing teams. Established and maintain reputation as a proactive, engaging and innovative leader who thinks outside the box and gets the job done.

SIGNIFICANT QUALIFICATIONS
Leadership Astute fact based decision-making and problem-solving skills essential in senior leadership roles. Recognized ability to attain high value outcomes by doing the right thing at the right time. Skilled at introducing innovative approaches to implementing transformational and cutting-edge solutions essential in diverse and complex organizations. Strategic Planning and Execution Adept in achieving strategic and tactical objectives to meet short term needs with a long term outlook. Demonstrated ability to manage change in a way that capitalizes on opportunity, mitigates risk, and adds value to the community in a manner that is planned, efficient and quantifiable. Proven ability to align services and operations with business objectives and customer needs. . Organizational Management Successful at building and leading cross functional and collaborative teams to achieve exceptional results. Strong track record in evaluating, developing and integrating business process solutions that enhance organizational effectiveness. Proficient in creating organizational structures that rapidly and effectively adapt to evolving technologies and their uses. Proven management skills necessary in staffing and motivating an effective workforce.

EXPERIENCE
(2012 to Present) GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR (Office of the CIO) Working with Georgia Techs Office of the CIO. Tasked with leading Georgia Techs information technology (IT) master planning initiative as senior project manager. Coordinating with institutes executive leadership, IT governance committees and campus constituency to develop and implement Georgia Techs first IT strategic plan. Achievements: Serving in a project leadership role tasked with implementing an enterprise level video and web based communications strategy comprised of in-house and outsourced service options. Serving as team lead to develop enterprise strategies for various institute services to include cloud based collaboration services (Office 365, Google Apps), unified communications, customer relationship management (CRM), mobile device management (MDM), and business analytics and reporting. Collaborating with Georgia Techs executive leadership to formulate governance policies and procedures focused on business continuity and regulatory compliance requirements.

Establishing continuous process improvement measures and metrics for improving institutes IT service effectiveness. Leading institute efforts to design and implement an enterprise service for managing workflow, selfservice analytics and reporting, document management and communications. Initiating and leading institute efforts to implement an enterprise level access control, training and monitoring service that will be used in the management and support of Georgia Techs academic/research equipment and laboratory assets.

(2009 to 2012) GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - Atlanta, GA DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES (College of Architecture) Assumed responsibility for the oversight and management of building operations in addition to technology management duties (see Director, Information Technology position below). Oversaw technical and fixed assets for five schools and five research centers distributed across eight locations. Facility responsibilities included overseeing space planning, operation and maintenance, space build-outs, major renovations and repairs (MRR), and capital improvements. Lead team of twenty full time and part time employees. Achievements: Successfully merged three separate and diverse departmental functions and budgets (IT, building services, and fabrication shop) into one organizational unit. Reduced the new departments operational and personnel budget by over 30%. Formulated and implemented master space plan which introduced spatial and organizational efficiencies for both the colleges academic and business units. Integrated future technology uses into the college/institute long-term master space plan for efficient adaptation of emerging technologies as part of a buildings programming and design. Initiated and spearheaded the development of virtual building information models (BIM) linked to backend operational data of all colleges buildings resulting in greater efficiencies related to asset management and operations. Operated as the College of Architecture project manager for the $9.5 million restoration, rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the historic Hinman Research Building. Managed the $2 million renovation/restoration and technology upgrade of the colleges 1950s historical auditorium and administrative offices. Planned, designed and oversaw the construction of two high-tech collaboration labs for the Schools of Industrial Design and Building Construction. The project required a high degree of engineering and design effort to successfully integrate three tiers of collaborative technology ranging from low-end web technologies to purpose built high definition video conferencing systems. (1999 to 2009) GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - Atlanta, GA DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (College of Architecture) Developed IT strategic plans to meet the colleges short and long term technology requirements. Managed a team of IT professionals tasked with providing technology services for seven academic programs and six research centers. Responsible for identifying and fulfilling all technology needs that support organizational business, instructional and research objectives. Prepared, justified and managed operational and capital investment budgets. Executed and managed service level agreements. Achievements: Initiated and supervised the selection, evaluation and implementation of an institute wide desktop management solution. Led vendor negotiations, organized and managed product evaluation and testing.

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Worked with Georgia Techs executive leadership to formulate campus technology usage policies and procedures focused on compliance with regulatory requirements. Developed and implemented campus level business continuity, disaster recovery and data security plans. Managed the design, planning and implementation of IT infrastructure and client service initiatives that improved delivery of application services and reduced end-user support requirements. Emphasis placed on new virtualization technologies - server, desktop and application virtualization. Negotiated institute wide licensing contract agreements with equipment and application vendors; participated in establishing institute hardware and software standards for State of Georgia vendor contracts.

(1997 to 1999) MICRO CENTER EDUCATION CENTER Atlanta, GA PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR Facilitated instruction of a wide range of technical and software application courses. Demonstrated strong training and communication skills. Modified curriculum by incorporating supplemental teaching materials and integrated practical IT experience into the course instruction. (1989 to 1998) MAJOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION - Atlanta, GA DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Managed all technology, facility, and transportation operations for a 20,000 member organization. Effectively controlled a $1.5M operational and capitalization budget. Managed $20M real estate portfolio. Managed the routing, maintenance and operation of a 15-vehicle transportation fleet. Led a team of forty-five employees and six direct reports. Achievements: Executed major network and application upgrades which included installing fiber-optics backbone and switched 10-gig Ethernet to endpoints. Managed organizations telecommunications network. Built, designed, and managed organizations first intranet, introduced a single source collaborative solution and negotiated vendor contracts to provide customized accounting and customer database solutions. Managed 24 capital improvement and technology projects with total budgets of $10M.

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PERSONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

EDUCATION GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Atlanta, GA M.S. in Building Construction / Integrated Facilities Management, 2009 LEE UNIVERSITY - Cleveland, TN B.A. in Sociology, 1988 Magna Cum Laude NCPT (Paralegal Certificate Program) - Atlanta, GA Completed a one year program for legal training at the National Center for Paralegal Training, 1993 MILITARY U.S. AIR FORCE / U.S. ARMY - Staff Sergeant - Active/Reserve Service (13 years) Enlisted 1979 Honorably discharged active duty 1983, Reserve status 1983 1992. COMMITTEES / ASSOCIATIONS Strategic Technology Investment Committee (STIC) serve as a member of Georgia Techs governance group tasked with oversight and setting strategies for institutes technology investment and management strategy. Technical Advisory Committee (TEC) serve as member of Georgia Techs governance group tasked with advising campus senior leadership on technology initiatives. Founder/Organizer/Chair - COAIT (College Of Architecture Information Technology managers group) - International organization of architecture IT managers. COAIT currently has a membership of 35 architecture/design schools both in the US and internationally. RKS advisory board Serve in advisory capacity to the Georgia Techs Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Technology Fee Committee serve on faculty and student committee responsible for the annual distribution of $4 million in student fees, 2010-2012. United Way served as organizational coordinator for annual United Way charitable campaign, 2008 2010. FlexWork Advisory Committee - Special Project: worked with Office of Human Resources to review the institutes Tele-working policy and develop a strategy for promoting and implementing a sustainable Tele-Work program for Georgia Tech, 2008. MSED Master Series Executive Development program participated in Georgia Tech executive leadership program; responsible for mentoring staff and preparing them for leadership positions, 20072010. PRESENTATIONS Educause - Orlando, FL. - Panel Discussion: one of four panelists that participated in a topic discussion: How to Deploy IT that is Accessible to Users with Disabilities 2005. Construction History Society - Published: Levittown: A Case Study of Modern Era Homebuilding, CHS Newsletter, 2008. Microsoft District Headquarters, Charlotte, NC - Presentation: Utilizing Portals in Academia, 2008. Georgia State University, College of Business Presentation: Utilizing Portals in Higher Education, 2008. Georgia Institute of Technology Presentation: "Content Utilization with SharePoint, 2009. Georgia Institute of Technology Guest Lecturer Presentation: Use of Technology in the Built Environment, 2010 2012.

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