Richard Brownlee

Chief Technology Officer at River Run

San Diego, California, United States

About Richard Brownlee

Richard Brownlee is Chief Technology Officer at River Run. Location: San Diego, California, United States.

I have extensive experience creating and executing strategic plans to drive fast-growing companies across diverse industries. I like to join companies when they are at an inflection point and help guide them through substantial change. Core competencies I bring to the table: • Executive Leadership, Vision, Strategic Planning & Goal-Setting • Change Management & Business Transformation • Corporate Pivots / Department Turnarounds • Technology Services Modernization • Cross-Functional Team Leadership • Enterprise Cloud & SaaS Strategy • Cybersecurity & Compliance • On-Time Project Delivery • Global Infrastructure • Crisis Management • M&A & Integration Key accomplishments include a proven track record of leading the technology and operational transformation of multiple international companies by applying a disciplined process and rigorous benchmarks and metrics to "raise the bar" on company profitability and performance. AWS - 50% Outage Reduction while increasing service resiliency and growing capacity beyond 5x YoY. PDS - Led a multi-year cloud enablement program modernizing services to grow $1B revenue. Zango - Recruited by founders to rebuild IT services and repair partner trust. Led IT operations while scaling this contextual advertising firm at 500% revenue CAGR for 3 years. Terabeam - Development of Free-SpaceOptical Laser Communications raising $550M in capital. 2010 Winter Olympic Games - Hired workforce and led the teams to deliver & operate secure technology infrastructure against unmovable deadlines, supporting a global audience of 4 billion.

Skills

  • Modernization
  • Global Delivery
  • Enterprise Architecture

Additional experience

  • Technology Strategy Advisor

    Blue Tree Technology Group

    Started January 2023

Education

  • , Executive Management & Leadership Program, West Point, NY
  • Honorable Discharge, United States Army Reserve