Donald Bender specializes in Information Technology (IT) strategy, planning, and direction for engineering and professional services firms. His background includes leadership, strategic direction, business partnerships, and implementation of Global Information Systems and Enterprise Architecture. Six years of director level leadership of infrastructure, six years of Enterprise Resource Planning Management, and six years of systems analysis, design, and development have strengthened Don’s problem solving skills in managing network and data center operations, business applications and development, and unified communications and security. He is skilled in IT development and business operations, strategic planning, cross-functional business process design, and technology roadmap and team leadership development. Utilizing IT due diligence and systems integration strategies, Don has extensive enterprise architecture and deployment experience and significant financial management experience. He is a problem solver with strong communication skills and budgeting, profit and loss, and cost containment strategies.