Stephen Webster

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STEPHEN WEBSTER is a pioneering leader who creates technology-driven solutions that solve…

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    Executive VP

    SIM Houston

    - Present 9 months

    Science and Technology

    The Executive Vice President (EVP) shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the President in the temporary absence or incapacity of the President. Should the President’s absence or incapacity be expected to extend beyond a reasonable time frame as determined by the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee may declare the office vacant and appoint the Executive Vice President to be President until such time as the President returns or until that President’s term expires. In…

    The Executive Vice President (EVP) shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the President in the temporary absence or incapacity of the President. Should the President’s absence or incapacity be expected to extend beyond a reasonable time frame as determined by the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee may declare the office vacant and appoint the Executive Vice President to be President until such time as the President returns or until that President’s term expires. In furtherance, but not in limitation of the office, the Executive Vice President’s primary duties shall be to:
    1. Assist the President in the carrying out of his/her primary duties as may be requested by the President.
    2. Serve as chairperson of the Bylaws Committee.
    3. Serve as primary event coordinator for any “CIO events” or other special events that are outside of the defined responsibility of the Vice President(s) Programs.
    4. Approve the disbursement of Chapter funds should the Treasurer or President not be available. Serving as the Executive VP of the SIM Houston chapter

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    Management Council, Members In Transition

    Society for Information Management

    - Present 7 years 8 months

    Science and Technology

    Leading the Members in Transition / Career Development program for SIM National.

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    VP - Career Development / Members in Transition

    SIM Houston

    - 9 years 1 month

    Science and Technology

    Responsible for assisting SIM members transitioning between executive employment opportunities.
    The MIT organization provides access to resources, critical information on the job market, and executive networking opportunities.

    The Houston Chapter of the Society of Information Management includes top IT Executives and senior academics. Membership is limited to the top information executives in leading business or public sector firms and key academic contributors to the field. SIM’s…

    Responsible for assisting SIM members transitioning between executive employment opportunities.
    The MIT organization provides access to resources, critical information on the job market, and executive networking opportunities.

    The Houston Chapter of the Society of Information Management includes top IT Executives and senior academics. Membership is limited to the top information executives in leading business or public sector firms and key academic contributors to the field. SIM’s mission is to provide international leadership and education in the successful use of information technology to meet business objectives. SIM International is an international organization for top information technology executives. SIM helps IT leaders develop their management techniques for the strategic use of information and computing technology. SIM has over 30 local chapters, and 2,500 member from more than 500 major organizations around the world.

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    Computer Information Systems Industry Advisory Board

    University of Houston

    - Present 10 years

    Education

    Provide input on the plans and directions of the CIS department at the University of Houston in order to assist in their goal to produce students that are well prepared for careers in Information Systems and Information Technology. It is also our goal to provide opportunities for our students to start and progress their careers in these exciting fields.

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    Advisory Board Member

    PWS

    - Present 3 years 4 months

    Pure World Sustainability (“PWS”), the preeminent sustainable downhole technology company, has announced today the creation of an external advisory board comprised of highly-respected leaders and innovators across a range of sectors.

    “We are thoroughly honored to welcome this dynamic group of thought leaders to our board. Their wealth of experience and progressive approach represent the future of our industry and their contributions to PWS will serve as an invaluable buttress to further…

    Pure World Sustainability (“PWS”), the preeminent sustainable downhole technology company, has announced today the creation of an external advisory board comprised of highly-respected leaders and innovators across a range of sectors.

    “We are thoroughly honored to welcome this dynamic group of thought leaders to our board. Their wealth of experience and progressive approach represent the future of our industry and their contributions to PWS will serve as an invaluable buttress to further usher our company forward to new heights of innovation and sustainable development.” stated, Ariana Carruth, Chief Executive Officer.

    The board will advise on PWS’s strategies while encouraging the development of a governance framework that allows the company to grow and remain sustainable, inventive, and focused on the acceleration of carbon neutral initiatives.

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    Technology Advisory Board Member

    Houston Zoo

    - 8 years 1 month

    Animal Welfare

    Provide the Houston Zoo with technology and strategic information technology advice to support the Zoo's ongoing initiatives and their strategic mission to provide a fun, unique, and inspirational experience fostering appreciation, knowledge, and care for the natural world.

Projects

  • New Tier 4 Data Center Infrastructure and Application Architecture Program

    The client is investing capital funds over several years into a new Tier 4 data center built from the ground up.  The data center will be a key part of all on-going operational, disaster recovery, and business continuity capabilities.  The new computer infrastructure will be a private cloud containing active-active, active-passive and legacy systems environments integrating with other private corporate data centers.  The building is to be commissioned in 2014 and will begin the infrastructure…

    The client is investing capital funds over several years into a new Tier 4 data center built from the ground up.  The data center will be a key part of all on-going operational, disaster recovery, and business continuity capabilities.  The new computer infrastructure will be a private cloud containing active-active, active-passive and legacy systems environments integrating with other private corporate data centers.  The building is to be commissioned in 2014 and will begin the infrastructure installation during 2015.  The first wave of systems will be operational in late 2015, followed by a full scale disaster recovery test.
     
    The team is providing financial, technical, organizational, and program management consulting to the client team and the executive stakeholders.  Knowledge and expertise is drawn from several decades of successful executive IT operations, large program leadership, and an insatiable quest for transforming technology into increased corporate value.

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  • Hearst Media - Application Mapping for Data Center Move

    Project manager - Hearst Media (The Chronicle) – Houston, TX application mapping for pending data center move

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  • BG Infrastructure Transformation

    Spearheaded and achieved Group Executive approval to pursue a comprehensive $200+ million programme to transform BG Groups infrastructure to enable its strategic growth initiatives and digital oilfield programme. The programme delivered the following benefits to the group through a portfolio of 35 projects:
    - Remediation of all infrastructure deficiencies and underinvestment
    - Delivered a resilient, integrated, and right-sized global network
    - Improved user productivity and…

    Spearheaded and achieved Group Executive approval to pursue a comprehensive $200+ million programme to transform BG Groups infrastructure to enable its strategic growth initiatives and digital oilfield programme. The programme delivered the following benefits to the group through a portfolio of 35 projects:
    - Remediation of all infrastructure deficiencies and underinvestment
    - Delivered a resilient, integrated, and right-sized global network
    - Improved user productivity and collaboration capabilities globally
    - Provided seamless mobile connectivity to all end-users
    - Enabled Anytime / Anywhere access to BG resources
    - Delivered a consistent user experience between all BG global locations
    - Improved BG's proactive security and network defenses
    - Provided a standardized, consolidated and fit-for-purpose BG infrastructure through next-generation virtualization and cloud computing

    Programmed delivered a 25% reduction in annual OPEX after year 3, delivering over £30 million in annual savings.

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  • Enchanted Rock Holdings Custom Development Project

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    Custom development project to implement a remote control system for power generation assets. Application developed to interface with the HMS Netbiter Argos application, allowing 200+ generation units to be powered on simultaneously from a remote location via the Internet.

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Honors & Awards

  • MSPmentor 250, “Top People in Managed Services”

    MSPmentor

    MSPmentor 250 list, honoring the world’s top managed services provider (MSP) executives, entrepreneurs and experts.

  • FastTech 50 2012

    Houston Business Journal.

    Awarded #2 in the Houston Business Journal's FastTech 50, an annual list of the fastest growing technology companies in Houston

  • Next-Gen 250 List of Groundbreaking Technology Companies

    CRN

    and CRN’s “Next-Gen 250 List of Groundbreaking Technology Companies” for his work at StratITsphere in 2011 and 2012

Languages

  • English

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Organizations

  • The Society for Information Management

    Members in Transition - Co-VP

    - Present

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