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1996 - 2009 Copyright Make IT Pay Consulting All Rights Reserved
Established in 1996, our focus is improving Product Development & IT
delivery success through Interim Executive & Consulting Services.  

We specialize in offering objective advice, implementable solutions,
high "value for dollar invested" service delivery -- all leveraging the
deep "hands on" experience of an expert Practitioner.

Cindy Johnson has 25+ years experience creating & implementing
winning business & technology strategies across various industries
from Hi-Tech, to oil & gas, to leading edge manufacturing &
semiconductor companies.  For IBM, HP, Apple Computer, Amdahl, as
well as Silicon Valley .coms -- she has held positions such as:

IBM Global Business Services (GBS) IT Strategy Engagement
Lead
HP Professional Services & Outsourcing Executive (P&L)
For 10+ years, Owner & Principal of Make IT Pay
EVP/CIO ($2B, $6B)
CTO (Web)
Data Center, Networking, IT Security Executive

Executive Career Highlights include:

15+ years -- led average staff size of 260, $65MM budgets
Delivered critical enterprise software ($5 - $20 million) with
project teams of 150+, many in 75% less time than forecast
Ran/built some of the West Coast’s largest data centers, global
networks, and security organizations.
Produced career TCO and business benefit savings of over
$240 million.

Johnson has consulted with Fortune 500 companies such as Applied
Materials ($7B), SAP BusinessObjects, Network Appliance ($3B),
Cadence Design Systems ($1B) -- to name a few -- as well as a variety
of SMB's (i.e. small to medium size businesses).

To see in-depth delivery summaries of the Consulting Engagements
delivered by this firm, with benefits achieved, and the
Needs they fulfill,  
please visit the
Consulting Services page and click the links provided.

We are located in the San Francisco Bay Area but will travel to work on
your site weekly, or as required.
Improving IT & Product Delivery Success
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