Taylor Higley

Taylor Higley

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Cloud, Security & FinTech Executive ⎮ Scaled Billing $0→$80M ⎮ AWS SA‑Pro • CISSP
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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    Chief Technology Officer
    Empowerment through Technology Education Inc
    Jan 2007 - Current (19 years 10 months)
    Providing managed IT services in the Washington, DC market, acting as a virtual CIO for clients across various industries, and playing a key role in technology and business strategy, while actively involved in all technical initiatives.

    - Managed technical projects, processes, and client relationships, serving as a strategic IT security leader for both the company and its clients.
    - Partnered with the President on staffing, business development, and logistics, working with international team members across Bolivia and Peru.
    - Advised clients on technology solutions and documented their requirements.
    - Developed and supported multi-tenant architecture, catering to diverse organizations' information processing needs.
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    Director, Information Services
    AFGE
    Mar 2006 - Current (20 years 8 months)
    Largest US federal employee union, representing over 700K government workers worldwide.

    - Lead a $4M annual IT budget, managing two deputy directors, 15 staff, and consultants, delivering secure IT services to 350+ internal users across 12 locations and applications supporting 350K+ global members.
    - Directed the successful implementation of AFGE E-Dues, a scalable membership platform currently at $2.8M MRR, designed to scale up to approximately $10M MRR.
    - Drive organizational technology strategy including architecture, cloud initiatives, software development, data management, and cybersecurity, fostering a results-oriented, service-centric culture.
    - Established a comprehensive Information Security program based
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    Network Engineer
    Nortec Communications
    Jun 2005 - Mar 2006 (10 months)
    Nortec is a managed services provider offering cloud services to clients in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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  • University of Maryland University College
    Master of Business Administration (M.B.A
    University of Maryland University College
    Jan 2013 - Jan 2014 (1 year 1 month)
  • University of Maryland Global Campus
    Masters, E-Business
    University of Maryland Global Campus
    Jan 2008 - Jan 2010 (2 years 1 month)
  • University of Maryland Global Campus
    Bachelors, Technology Management
    University of Maryland Global Campus
    Jan 2006 - Jan 2008 (2 years 1 month)