Brian Rook

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Suntex Marinas

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

About Brian Rook

Brian Rook is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Suntex Marinas. Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States.

RESULTS-ORIENTED | TEAM BUILDER | DIFFERENCE-MAKER Passionate executive leader who delivers impactful business outcomes via technology with 29+ years experience in the Retail, Pharmacy, Defense, and Consumer Goods Industries. BUSINESS PARTNER: Cultivates trusted relationships across the enterprise to identify, accelerate, and deliver impactful changes – effectively translates “IT Speak.” FISCALLY ASTUTE: Understands how to gain synergies from mergers – recently identified ~18% in savings; and, optimizes IT “run” activities to find funding to pursue “grow” and “transform” business capabilities – reinvested ~4% of annual budget. PEOPLE DEVELOPER: Recruits, restructures, and mentors teams by communicating candidly and clarifying priorities – recently reduced attrition from 27% to 4%. TECHNICAL & LEADERSHIP ACUMEN: Business & IT Transformation, Digital Strategy & Innovation, Mergers & Acquisitions, IT Operations & Technology Business Management (TBM), ERP/CRM/SC Platforms (Oracle, Deltek, ADP, Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce, JDA, Manhattan), P&L Responsibility, Business Intelligence, Data & Analytics, Servant Leadership, Cybersecurity, Automations (RPA, UiPath, Nintex), Custom Application Development, Agile, Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), XaaS, Cloud (Azure), Service Desk/Call Center (ServiceNow), Vendor Selections & Contract Negotiations, Program & Change Management, High-Performing Team Builder, Collaboration

Skills

  • Business Transformation
  • IT Strategy

Additional experience

  • Chief Information Officer Governing Body Member

    Gartner

    Started November 2019

Education

  • BS, Alfred University
  • Global Leadership Development Program, Accenture