Dee Wayne Anthony

IT Advisor 

Nov 2010 – Present

Pragmatic visionary on the art of innovation on the workforce, IT and the business to CxOs and IT Leadership.

+ Co-founder for Gartner's Digital Workplace Solutions

+ Founding Team Member within Consulting for:
++ Digital Business
++ Digital Workplace
++ Internet of Things
++ Cloud Operating Strategy
++ Disruptive Technology (Cloud, Social, Mobile, and Data) Integration

IT Advisement Specialties

+ Disruptive Innovation
++ Innovation Management; Internet Of Things; Digital Workplace / Workspace Innovation; Workplace Impacts of Innovation; Personal Technologies; Smart Home; Smart Life; Industrie 4.0; Artificial Intelligence Use Cases; Digital Government; Civic Moments; Smart City; Smart Campus; Smart Factory; Disruptive Technologies; Cloud Computing; Digital Business IT Strategy; Business Moments; Digital Transformation;

+ Traditional Information Technology
++ IT Strategy; Enterprise Architecture; Implementation Planning; Program & Project Management; Roles, Responsibility, and Accountability; Process Optimization; Service Design; Organizational Design; IT Operational Modeling; Organizational Change

Business Specialties

+ Employee Mentoring, Sales Strategies, Business Development, Key Account Development, Pipeline Development, Professional Service Offerings, New Product Introductions, Public Speaking and Presentation.

Mentor - Volunteer 

Jan 2018 – Present

Mentoring protégés in the determination of the goals, identification of skills required to meet goals and objectives.

Partner 

Jan 2009 – Nov 2010

Collabera Senior IT Advisor

+ Strategic and tactical planning with successful implementation plans for IT leaders.

+ Executive and senior manager coach on IT including strategy, governance, process and architecture design, transformation planning and performance management.

+ Collabera consulting practice leader for Enterprise Architecture, Process Optimization, Governance and Organizational Transformation.

IT Advisor 

Jul 2000 – Dec 2008

Information Technology Consultant with specializing in:

+ IT Strategy - Vision / Goal Planning to include the development of multi-year achievement plans to meet corporate business goals and objectives. Alignment of IT with Business through service design.

+ Enterprise Architecture - Technical architecture design and development to meet service design requirements including business solution, technology and information architectures.

+ IT Governance - Governance model development including governing styles, decision rights, and governance mechanisms and associated organizational transformation planning.

+ Process Optimization and Engineering - Development of service strategy, design, transformation, operations, and performance measurement systems for continuous improvement.

Vice President 

Jul 2000 – Mar 2005

+ Business development including consultative sales and solution packaging

+ Methodology development including refinement of development and delivery processes

+ Employee mentoring and management including alignment of employees with skill, professional, and personal development

+ Project Manager and Consultant including leading large and complex architecture, process, and governance projects

Architect Consultant 

Mar 1999 – Jul 2000

+ Consulting Practice Lead - Coordinated and forecasted service revenues from business development activities. Responsible for the methodology, training, engagement processes, sales and marketing assistance, technical delivery, and business model for new services and the integration into existing consulting practices.

+ Consulting Product Leader - Responsible for the development of services offerings and programs relating to the six (6) consulting services areas of Inacom’s Solution Delivery Practice.

Prinicpal Consultant 

Oct 1996 – Mar 1999

+ Solution Development and Practice Lead - Responsible for the analysis of client needs and recommendation of appropriate solutions based upon architectural designs for major information subsystems that provide feasible solutions for technical and business problems and opportunities. Additional responsibilities included mentoring and management of over 125 consulting resources during project based events.

+ Product and Methodology Leader - Responsible for the development of technical best practices and sales/marketing materials surrounding Vanstar service offerings.

+ National Practice Organization Developer - Responsible for the establishment of national consulting capabilities including the direct management, growth and development of consultants based in the United States.

+ Practice Lead - Responsible for the growth of revenue and control of expenses of consulting level engagements nationally.

Director, Distributed Computing 

Nov 1993 – Oct 1996

+ Responsible for design improvement, implementation, and maintenance of Ceridian’s Enterprise Network to include vendor relations, application compatibility testing, budgeting and personnel management.

Post Graduate Studies Accounting and International Business 1989 - 1990

BA, Cum Laude Math, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry 1979 - 1983

Activities: Sigma Chi, President Pro-Tem, Debate Team

Dee Wayne has the ability to sift through some of the most intricate of details within IT contracts, and then be able to explain them to the laymen as if it was second nature. Alternately, Dee is constantly keeping an eye on emerging technologies so he can keep his clients abreast of what the industry standards are doing, and how it will impact their projects. Dee was extremely valuable on a project we were on, and I would not hesitate to recommend him in the future!

Dee Anthony is a rare talent that not only understands the technology and the management / leadership aspect of a workd class IT organziation, his personality makes him a real pleassure to work with. He delivers high qulaity work and is very thorough in his delivery. I strongly recommend him to anyone seeking his services.

No large or complex project ever gets sold or delivered without a strong and able Team. Within each team is a core player(s) that are critical to the success of the overall team. Dee, often more than not, was the innovative and authoritative technical leader that lead to creating a winning solution and winning the trust of our clients.

Dee came in and helped us tie all the key components of our IT Governance framework together. His advice was came at a critical time when we were just learning to define governance. Without his help, we wouldn't be where we are today.

I have worked with Dee in two companies with a wide variety of clients. Suffice it to say that Dee is one of the strongest, most reliable colleagues I've had in this business. He is both professional and personable, and I would never hesitate to have him on any technology consulting sales or delivery team.

I have had the pleasure to work side by side with Dee he is an asset to an organization. Dee has proven his capabilities as a subject matter expert in the areas of IT governance, ITIL and COBIT as well as in and around data centers. He is a very skilled thought leader across the range of subjects covered by IT consulting and has mastered these disciplines. He has been able to master complex enterprise wide engagements while working with challenging client environments. Dee has worked well with his peers both on the sales side and delivery to ensure success! I would appreciate the opportunity to work with Dee again any time.”

Dee Anthony is a pleasure to work with. He has a good working manner with both clients and colleagues. He takes ownership of problems and is always reliable.

I had the pleasure to work with and then for Dee on numerous projects while at Vanstar, and after I left. He is truly a consummate professional, innovative and conscientious in his approach. His balance and grasp was, and still is, a model for excellence.

Dee is incredibly personable and is effective at getting results. Dee had a detailed grasp of the subject matter and had a very positive influence on our project.

Top-notch Solution Architect. Covered a broad range of projects including Microsoft Infrastructure Design, Desktop Deployments, E-mail and Operating Systems migrations and Business Alignment projects. Would highly recommend for any top-end consultant or managerial position.

Dee is a stellar consultant. He consistently provides well thought-out counsel and insight that reflects his comprehensive understanding of his subject matter. In addition, Dee is a pleasure to work with and I look forward to working with him again.

Dee is a professional Network and Enterprise design consultant who assisted HIP Health Plans in the redesign and engineering of its internal and wide area network. His breadth of experience, well thought out recommendations enabled HIP to achieve a high state of performance and readiness that resulted in excellent initial reliability and a foundation that has held up for years.

Worked w/ Dee at Vanstar from 1996-1997. He served as technical lead defining a series of shared network service points for a leading US insurance company. Dee also completed process analysis for a leading world-wide computer manufacturer and shared his very thorough analysis with me for peer review. Dee & I worked closely together to build out Vanstar's team of IT consultants.

"I have always appreciated Dee's hard work on my behalf and he has made solid contributions to my business.
If I were to be asked, I would describe Dee as committed, a very hard and smart worker, and a team player on whom all of us could count on.
He is personable, reliable, and a pleasure to work with.

Dee is a skilled practitioner across the range of subjects covered by IT consulting. Not only do his credentials speak to his dedication to learn and master each subject, but his experience also shows through when handling complex engagements or challenging customers. Dee is superb at managing complexity while remaining on time and on budget. I would happily work with Dee again any time.

Dee came into a project in crisis, and turned it around to success. He is so valuable to me because of his mix of technical insight, practical experience, and his understanding of people. Dee is one of those rare team members a person can recommend without reservation.

Working with Mr. Dee Anthony at Vanstar was a pleasure and an enriching experience for me. He provided leadership, mentoring and friendship in the workplace. Dee is an excellent consultant, brilliant in his knowledge and worked well with customers and co-workers.

D. Wayne provided a great deal of industry business and technical insight to help us bring our change management processes into the ITIL framework. D. provided excellent work artifacts as well as valuable consultative advice for approach.

Fantastic - very dependable. Would work with Dee anytime.