SIM Chicago at the Metropolitan Club in the Willis Tower

WHEN

Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 11:00am - 2:00pm

WHERE

The Metropolitan Club - Willis Tower - 66th floor, Michigan Room, 233 S.Wacker Dr, Chicago IL

Global Coordination of IT Services and Implementing Google Apps for the Motorola Mobile Devices Business

SIM Chicago is pleased to present Walt Oswald, Vice President of Information Technology for Motorola Mobile Devices Business. Please join us on January 21st when Walt Oswald presents how his team implemented a multi-million dollar cost transformation project and transitioned Motorola operations to cloud-based email and collaboration.

Walt will share how, while improving their business operations, his team was able to reduce their IT budget by $250 million in the past two years. A critical success factor for Walt and his team was how Motorola's IT organization synchronized with the business not only in the traditional categories of consumption reduction and rate reduction but also initiated a business process simplification effort. Their strategy was simple; by simplifying business processes, Motorola Mobile Devices Business would benefit from improved global coordination of services and IT had unique opportunities to transform its cost structure. And they were right on target.

In addition, Walt will share details of their Google Apps deployment at Motorola Mobile Devices Business. They moved over 15,000 employees in over 100 global locations to a cloud-based email and document collaboration platform. This effort produced some surprising results.

Please join us on January 21st when Walt will share his strategy related to these significant events, discuss the eDiscovery and security issues, and reveal some unexpected results from these business process changes and cost reduction efforts.

We look forward to seeing you on January 21st!

Agenda:
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Networking
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Announcements and Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Keynote Speaker and Q&A
2:00 pm – Adjourn

Cost:
$40 per member. Includes lunch and beverages
$50 per guest. Includes lunch and beverages
*Must be accompanied by a SIM member

Professional BIO

Walt Oswald serves as the Vice President of Information Technology (IT) for the Motorola Mobile Devices Business. Mr. Oswald is results-driven with a strong background in all aspects of global IT operations including systems architecture, large-scale project management, continuous process improvements, disaster recovery, business continuity, information security, regulatory compliance, P&L control, budgeting, vendor contracts, and staff management. He has consistently applied his focus on technology innovation and best-practice operational structures to contribute significant value and ROI in key leadership roles while with Motorola.

He provides visionary leadership within the Enterprise space working with business partners such as Google, Microsoft, and CSC while aligning IT with business, and uniting diverse stakeholders around a common goal. He does this by leveraging next-generation technology solutions, leading turnaround initiatives to accelerate growth, and resolving business challenges, all while improving operational performance. In addition to keen business acumen and problem solving skills, he achieves ground-breaking success in operations by building a culture of performance excellence, team cohesion, and reducing the overall IT cost.

In addition to his 17 years of experience at Motorola, Walt has held various positions within the Telecommunications industry, such as Senior Director - Account Executive of Computer Sciences Corporation, Telecommunications Operations Manager for the Signature Group, and National Account Representative for American Network / ITT.

Walt graduated from Roosevelt University receiving a B.A. in Marketing.

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