ELENA M. WHITFIELD
elena.whitfield@example.com | Seattle, WA | 555 742-0198
Technology executive with 15+ years leading infrastructure, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. Translates complex technical decisions into business outcomes and builds high-trust teams that deliver reliable platforms at scale.
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Education and Credentials
Master of Business Administration, Foster School of Business, University of Washington
Bachelor of Science in Information Systems, Pacific Northwest University
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Professional Experience
Vice President of Technology
Mar 2020 – Present
Northgate Health Systems, Seattle, WA
- Lead enterprise technology strategy for a 12-hospital network with 8,500 employees and a $42M operating budget.
- Direct infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, and service desk teams across 35 modernization initiatives.
- Partner with the CFO and clinical leaders on investments that improve patient access and platform reliability.
Key Accomplishments:
- Launched a zero-trust security roadmap that reduced critical vulnerabilities by 58% within the first year.
- Built a leadership bench through mentoring, succession planning, and a rotational program for engineers.
Director of Infrastructure & Operations
Jun 2014 – Feb 2020
Summit Ridge Financial Group, Portland, OR
- Managed hybrid cloud operations for trading, lending, and customer platforms serving 2.1M active accounts.
- Introduced SLAs and executive dashboards that improved board-level incident response visibility.
Key Accomplishments:
- Led datacenter consolidation that lowered hosting costs by $3.6M and improved recovery objectives by 40%.
- Standardized runbooks and on-call rotations, reducing Sev-1 incidents by 31% year over year.
Awards
Pacific Northwest CIO of the Year · PNW Technology Leadership Council