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Jeff Schmidt

Vice President, Information Technology & Security

About Me

Transformational IT executive with 20+ years of experience modernizing infrastructure, strengthening security, and shaping technology strategy to enable growth. Skilled at aligning IT with business priorities, advising executive leadership, and delivering scalable, compliant solutions in complex healthcare and enterprise environments. Recent accomplishments include leading HITRUST certification, driving adoption of Zero Trust security, and advancing AI - driven automation across operations. Passionate about leveraging technology to deliver meaningful business impact, especially in healthcare and mission - critical environments.

Jurisdiction

United States

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
Vice President, Information Technology & SecurityLiviniti
2024 - Present

• Directed full HITRUST certification initiative, enhancing compliance and organizational credibility. • Implemented Zero Trust security model with Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Entra Private Access, Conditional Access, and Yubi Keys. • Advanced AI and automation initiatives using low - code platforms and Microsoft Syntex (OCR search). • Advised senior leadership on vendor risk, compliance, and IT strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities. • Oversaw adoption of Zendesk, Salesforce, Box, Tableau, and other platforms to modernize operations. • Guided call center transformation from Avaya to Genesys, improving scalability and efficiency. • Managed Azure, Microsoft 365, and IT operations budgets, optimizing spend while supporting rapid growth. • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Driving adoption of Terraform to standardize deployments and strengthen governance. • Resilience & DR Strategy: Expanding disaster recovery with automated cross - region failover and exploring multi - cloud recovery (Azure workloads to AWS) using Veeam - based backups.

Senior Director, IT InfrastructurePhysicians Pharmacy Alliance / AdhereRx / AdhereHealth
2018 - 2021

• Maintained business continuity through a building fire disaster, relocating operations with minimal disruption. • Migrated enterprise systems from on - prem to AWS, improving scalability and resilience. • Replaced legacy network with Meraki solutions and transitioned Shoretel phone system to a cloud - based platform. • Led HITRUST renewal, reinforcing compliance and security posture. • Supported scalable VDI environment, managing hundreds of endpoints for flexible operations. • Directed development of in - house pharmacy management software, balancing compliance and innovation.

Business Analyst – Product OwnerConduent (formerly Xerox)
2015 - 2017

• Agile Product Owner for a healthcare analytics application. Led requirement gathering, release planning, and delivery of features to improve patient risk visibility.

Founder / IT ConsultantBright Idea Technology Solutions
2014 - 2015

• Independent consultant delivering infrastructure modernization and data management projects for healthcare organizations.

Project Manager / Senior Systems AnalystNationwide Children's Hospital
2011 - 2014

• Managed data warehousing and application development projects supporting pediatric research. Built tools to accelerate insights and improve research quality.

President & CEOSOTA Technologies
2006 - 2011

• Founded and led IT systems integration firm, delivering managed services and technology projects across education, government, finance, and manufacturing.

Skills

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Skills

Information Technology, Corporate Strategy, Leadership, HyTrust, Network Security Specialist, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Operations, Information Technology Management, Cyber Security

Languages

English