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Enterprise IT, engineered to scale. Governed to last.

I'm a technology executive and U.S. Army veteran with 20+ years leading enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, and AI governance across healthcare, energy, education, and defense. From a $30M IT portfolio at 20% ROI to 99.99% uptime across a dual-country medical institution, my standard never changes: it has to hold under pressure.

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Based In Houston, TX
Focus CIO · CTO · VP, IT
Credential CISM · Army Veteran
Experience 20+ Years
Willie J. Roberts
Technology Executive
Willie J. Roberts
0+
Years Leading
Enterprise Technology
$0M
IT Portfolio Governed
At 20% ROI
0%
Uptime Across
Dual-Country Operations
0K+
Endpoints Secured
Across The Americas
20+ Years
Under Pressure
CISM · Army Veteran
Willie J. Roberts
The Approach

The job is not to chase technology. It is to make it dependable. Uptime, security, and trust are the same discipline, and the standard does not change whether it is a military supply chain or a dual-country medical institution.

01

Govern before you are forced to

Chartered an institution's first AI governance framework ahead of regulation, approving 11 generative AI use cases for production with privacy, auditability, and human-in-the-loop controls.

02

Tie every dollar to an outcome

Delivered 20% ROI on a $30M IT portfolio through NIST-aligned consolidation, and secured $8M in E-Rate funding to modernize infrastructure without raising the operating budget.

03

Build teams that outlast you

Grew technology organizations from zero to 15 and led teams of 68 across engineering, DevSecOps, and global operations, improving retention 14% through structured KPI frameworks.

Capability Stack

One operating discipline, five layers deep.

The way I run a technology organization, from the cloud foundation up through the governance that keeps it accountable. Select a layer to see the proof.
LAYER 01 Cloud & Infrastructure 70% MIGRATED LAYER 02 Security & Zero Trust SOC 2 TYPE II LAYER 03 AI Governance 11 USE CASES LAYER 04 Network Architecture 300% BANDWIDTH LAYER 05 Operations & AIOps 99.99% UPTIME
Layer 01 · Of 05

Cloud & Infrastructure

The Record

Five posts. One standard. It has to hold.

Two decades across regulated and high-stakes environments, from a Fortune 10 energy footprint to a VC-backed medical school operating on two continents.
2022 · 2025
Great River, NY
USA & Grenada

Vice President, Infrastructure & Networks

University Support Services LLC

Mandate: Modernize IT infrastructure for a VC-backed dual-country medical school to accelerate accreditation and enrollment growth.

Directed a 5-year IT modernization roadmap for a dual-country medical institution, reducing technical debt 60% and sustaining 99.99% uptime against accreditation and enrollment targets. Generated $7.5M in operational savings by migrating 70% of workloads to Azure and AWS, cutting the on-premises footprint 45%. Chartered the institution's first AI governance framework and rebuilt global network architecture across two countries. Led 68 professionals across engineering, architecture, DevSecOps, and product.

60% Technical Debt Cut 99.99% Uptime 70% Cloud Migration 68 Professionals Led
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2019 · 2021
The Woodlands, TX

Director, Infrastructure & Security Operations

RPC Inc.

Mandate: Govern enterprise IT security and infrastructure for a complex global oilfield services company.

Delivered 20% ROI ($7.5M) on a $30M IT portfolio through NIST-aligned vendor consolidation, system rationalization, and capital reallocation. Achieved zero critical audit findings and SOC 2 Type II compliance by deploying Azure AD SSO, enforcing least-privilege access, and eliminating 18 critical vulnerabilities. Reduced vendor incidents 80% with a structured governance program tying payment to measurable SLA performance, and cut network latency 30% via SD-WAN and zero-trust architecture. Directed 43 professionals.

20% ROI On $30M SOC 2 Type II 80% Fewer Vendor Incidents 43 Professionals Led
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2018 · 2019
Spring, TX

Senior IT Manager, Americas

Apex Systems · Client: ExxonMobil / XTO Energy

Mandate: Lead enterprise endpoint and asset management transformation across North America for a Fortune 10 energy company.

Secured enterprise mobility for 10,000+ users by deploying Microsoft Intune across the Americas, reducing endpoint security incidents 72% through MDM policies and conditional access. Built a centralized ITAM framework aligned to ITIL and ISO 19770, achieving 98% asset accuracy and eliminating audit exposure from prior manual processes. Led 31 IT professionals, delivering full-scope endpoint transformation on time and within contract parameters.

10,000+ Users Secured 72% Fewer Incidents 98% Asset Accuracy 31 Professionals Led
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2014 · 2017
Stafford, TX

Director of Information Technology

Stafford Municipal Public School District

Mandate: Modernize district technology, harden cybersecurity posture, and align technology investment to student outcomes.

Secured $8M in E-Rate and grant funding to modernize district infrastructure without increasing the operating budget. Earned board approval for 35 technology initiatives by advising the Superintendent and Board of Trustees directly, translating technology decisions into student-outcome narratives. Recovered 30% in outsourced contract value through renegotiation, and closed 100% of identified vulnerabilities through a district-wide security program.

$8M E-Rate Funding 35 Board Approvals 100% Vulnerabilities Closed 30% Contract Value Recovered
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2001 · 2014
Houston, TX

Chief Technology Officer

NAIS International School · Promoted From Director

Mandate: Build and scale a world-class technology organization for an elite international private school serving 3,500 students globally.

Directed a $30M end-to-end infrastructure buildout across 6 campus facilities, establishing the architectural foundation that enabled accreditation and enrollment growth over 13 years. Built the full technology organization from zero to 15 direct reports, with zero failed accreditation reviews and zero major system outages across the tenure. Reduced administrative technology overhead 50% by replacing legacy platforms with scalable, integrated systems.

$30M Buildout · 6 Facilities 0→15 Org Built 3,500 Served 13 Yrs Zero Major Outages
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Foundation

Where the discipline came from.

Credentials and a service record that explain the operating standard: precision, accountability, and systems that perform under load.
United States Army · Honorable Discharge

The standard started in uniform.

Served on active duty as a Corporal in automated global supply chain management and network operations engineering, across domestic and international assignments. The military discipline of logistics under pressure, where systems have to work the first time and every time, became the operating model for every technology organization built since.

Corporal · Active Duty Global Supply Chain Automation Network Operations Engineer Domestic & International
CISM
Information Security

Certified Information Security Manager. Governance, risk, and compliance at the enterprise level.

ITIL 4 MP
Managing Professional

Service management discipline behind every operations and vendor governance program.

Security+
CompTIA · PMP-Adjacent

Core security and program management credentials underpinning regulated-industry delivery.

B.S. CS
University Of Houston

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. The engineering foundation under the executive seat.

Let's Talk

Ready to build something that holds.

Open to CIO, CTO, SVP, and VP of Technology roles. I'm Houston-based, open to remote worldwide and select relocation. If you want a leader who treats uptime, security, and trust as one discipline, let's start the conversation.

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