Mark Kaplan Cloud Evangelist & Transformational Leader. Extensive Azure experience architecting cloud enablement and migrating workloads to the cloud. Experienced in managing a 100% cloud-deployed stack. Impeccable track record for consistently delivering high-value technology solutions and projects under tight deadlines and budget constraints. Over 30 years of managerial experience building world-class, synergistic global IT teams. Exceptional IT-to-Business-to-Finance relationship-building experience with a strong focus on developing credibility and trust between departments and organizations. Significant experience with resourceful and innovative cost management. Improving global IT department performance and efficiency, reducing operating expenses, and managing large P&L budgets. Negotiating major contracts and purchase agreements. Working across multiple business units, identifying business problems, own their solutions, and deliver results that drive business value. Build and optimize customer-focused IT teams. Prior career experience as a company controller and outside sales representative, gives me a unique understanding of multiple business areas. Experienced and globally versatile IT professional with expertise managing projects, budgets, and staff from a global perspective. Building efficient & productive IT teams, either from existing staff or, if necessary, from scratch. M&A IT execution including systems integration and/or de0integration.