John H.

John is offering business and IT advisory services assisting with special projects, strategic planning, product management, transformation program planning and management, RFP management, and project quality reviews. John is a seasoned and energetic IT executive with over 40 years of experience in delivering technology-based business solutions. John has excellent executive communication skills and is a straight shooter. Although he's an executive, he will "deep dive" into the details when the situation calls for it. He is recognized as a great leader of teams and a mentor/developer of people. Most of his career has been spent as a partner with Accenture, IBM and Cognizant. He has also held executive positions at Hilton Hotels Corporation, First Data Corporation, CruisingStore, WorldStrides and MarkerTrax. John is a former restaurant owner/operator in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the former Chief Technology Officer for CruisingStore - an on-line travel agency focused on the Cruise industry. John recently served as the CIO of WorldStrides, leading a major business and IT transformation program. John is also an accomplished musician and music producer (see 2nd profile). Key Companies Served as Executive or Consultant: • Airlines: Delta, American, US Airways • Gaming: Harrah’s, Caesars, TabCorp, Scientific Games, MGM Resorts, Wynn Resorts, MarkerTrax • Transportation: FedEx • Hotels/Resorts: Hilton, Marriott, Choice, The Promus Hotel Companies, Disney • Cruise Lines/OTA’s: Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Cruisingstore • Rental Cars: AutoNation, Alamo/National • Retail: Carrefour, Dollar General, The Home Depot • Payment Processing: First Data Corporation • Restaurants: Rachel’s Kitchen • Education Travel and Experiences: WorldStrides John also is a freelance, home-based music producer helping up-and-coming songwriters turn their compositions into high-quality recordings. He specializes in taking basic recordings and adding arrangements and instrumentation to round out the record.