Theodore (Ted) Freeman, CIO
Chief Information Officer | Results that Drive Business Success
ENSCO, Inc.•Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Technology Strategies that Solve Business Problems Ted Freeman freeman.ted@ensco.com A strategic thinking IT Executive, experienced turning around underperforming technical operations and building agile organizations with an eye toward the future. Create performance-driven, quality focused work environments that align technology with business strategies, identify process improvements, and implement innovative, cost-effective solutions. → Quality and Reliability: Transformed problematic system availability to a sustained 99.9% across all major systems in a 24/7 globally accessible environment. → Disaster Recovery: Created first-ever DR plans covering all back office operations and key operating facilities, including an innovative text messaging back-up plan should portions of infrastructure not be available. → Customer Focus: Acknowledged as the leading support division providing responsiveness and professionalism in an employee survey. → Process Improvement: Automated a paper-based procurement system that reduced the time to create, approve, and process from a week or more to less than one hour. → Information Security: Implemented COBIT 4.1 and 70% of SANS Top 20 Critical Controls for Effective Cyber Security over 2 year period. → Cost Reduction: Implemented virtual servers, reducing costs by $500K over three years and cut power use by 21%. Able to balance complex priorities through collaborative IT governance processes while eliminating waste and overspending. Apply deep business acumen to ensure effective partnering with cross-functional leaders and develop high-quality teams that cohesively deliver on the highest of expectations. EXPERTISE THAT ENSURES RESULTS Executive Leadership Technology Strategy IT Governance Risk Management Project Management Training and Development Process and Policy Development Vendor Relations Outsourcing Change Management IT Infrastructure Design Cross-Functional Team Leadership Information Security Start-Ups/Turnarounds
Career Timeline
- ENSCO, Inc.Current2003–Present· 23 yrs 9 mos
- Chief Information OfficerCurrentMay 2021–Present
- Vice President, Information Technology and Systems2008–May 2021
- Manager, Division2003–2008
- 1995–2002· 7 yrs
- Director, Information Systems1995–2002
- 1989–1993· 4 yrs
- Technical Manager | Senior Information Technology Manager | Area Service Manager1989–1993