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With nearly 30 years of technology experience in the United States and internationally—primarily with IBM, IBM Global Technology Services, and Kyndryl—Bill has led enterprise architecture, CIO/CTO advisory, financial\-services modernization, cloud, AI, resilience, analytics, blockchain, and emerging\-technology initiatives\. He is strongest in guiding organizations through market\-aligned, low\-disruption technology pivots aligning incentives across global teams and combining executive leadership with hands\-on engineering involvement\. At Kyndryl, Bill built a three\-year quantum business case projecting $1\.3 billion in new Consulting and Managed Services revenue, developed alliances and use cases, and led a global specialist team through commercial launch\. Earlier, his IBM work contributed to a $1\.3 billion ABN AMRO contract renewal, a $400 million DBS contract, patent filings, and major financial\-services architecture programs\. Bill also serves as a Technology Fellow at BairesDev and has held CIO, CTO, board, advisory, and consulting roles across financial services, healthcare, real estate, blockchain, and technology due diligence\. ## Highlights - Leads Cyber Eagle Project’s quantum\-computing and sovereign\-hybrid architecture strategy as Chief Quantum Officer\. - Oversees Cyber Eagle’s Quantum AI product family: Quantum Deterrence Stack, Quantum Readiness Anticipation, Quantum Risk Valuation, Quantum Fog\-of\-War Deception, and BluLyte\. - Commercializes Cyber Eagle quantum capabilities through BluLyte and Quantum Readiness Assessments coordinates programs with NVIDIA, IBM Q, D\-Wave, Euclyd, and other partners supports Command Nexus™ Quantum Centers of Excellence and files and defends strategic patents with Cyber Eagle CommercialIP - Built Kyndryl’s three\-year quantum business case and growth model projecting $1\.3 billion in new Consulting and Managed Services revenue\. - Forged more than nine Kyndryl quantum alliances, enabled more than 50 use cases, and created a four\-point partner\-evaluation framework for PQC vendor selection\. - Led a global Kyndryl quantum team of 16 specialists the interview record also describes leading a 12\-person global team to commercial launch\. - Developed Kyndryl quantum innovations—including PQC scanning, risk\-prediction platforms, migration architectures, microservices/containerization, and quantum\-enhanced AML/fraud solutions—selected by Kyndryl’s Global CTO for development\. - Contributed more than 30 Kyndryl keynotes, publications, and executive forums and launched a global workforce certification program with MIT, QuReca, and SandboxAQ\. - Contributed solutions that led to a seven\-year, $1\.3 billion ABN AMRO contract renewal with new business\. - Delivered 28 enterprise technology solutions for ABN AMRO in 2\.5 years and defined its European Technology Refresh Plan\. - Led first\-of\-a\-kind development, enablement, and adoption of an ArchiMate framework plug\-in for ABN AMRO using Rational System Architect\. - Contributed directly to a new multi\-year $400 million DBS Bank contract spanning high availability, disaster recovery, big data, analytics, AI, integration platforms, and enterprise monitoring\. - Built and mentored an IBM\-DBS enterprise architecture and engineering organization that reduced enterprise risks by 70% in its first 6–12 months\. - Enhanced DBS mainframe architecture with dual\-book design and z10 upgrades and contributed to EMC GDDR high\-availability implementation, with Tivoli Productivity Center targeted to reduce costs by 40%\. - Led a nine\-SME IBM High Availability Center of Competency team for Kasikornbank/KBank’s end\-to\-end mobile\-banking and service\-management architecture assessment\. - Supported more than $3 million in sales through AIX/UNIX, high\-availability, and POWER Systems work for MTN Telecom, ESKOM, Bank of China, and SunTrust Bank\. - Led an OpenStack\-based first\-of\-a\-kind IBM software\-defined environment architecture and middleware integration, securing an opportunity valued up to $8 million\. - Conducted comparative technical, business, and commercial analysis of AWS, Google, and Microsoft Azure the record states this work foundationally led to IBM’s $34 billion Red Hat acquisition\. - Delivered a 20\-year infrastructure growth model for Bank of America’s Oracle EBS R12 and SAP EEC 6\.0 core\-financials evaluation\. - Earned patent filing and awards in Germany and the United States for dynamic automated infrastructure managing IBM WebSphere landscapes\. - Managed development of a C\+\+ Network Topology Analysis & Diagnostics application for IBM eServer systems, resulting in a U\.S\. patent filing and a feature\-enhancement submission\. - Led IBM Rational/Tivoli integration prototyping, with a Java API Recorder submitted for patent disclosure\. - Led a Goldman Sachs NASD 3013 reporting solution supporting 2005 CEO Certification and served as Oracle applications lead for Morgan Stanley’s Sarbanes\-Oxley and Basel II reporting assessment\. - Was nominated for the 2018 Banking Technology Banking Tech Leadership Award while leading Huawei’s global financial\-services strategy\. - Supported Huawei revenue growth recorded as 57% to 154%, reaching $1\.5 billion from 2016–2020 across four divisions\. - Developed architecture and roadmaps for a healthcare provider’s $1 billion modernization program centered on a $700 million Epic EMR implementation\. - Performed a 29\-point enterprise network assessment and designed a $34 million Cisco software\-defined\-networking solution at WGroup\. - Led a Wells Fargo software engineering team whose application and platform were estimated to save $5\.1 million annually\. - Developed a Coldwell Banker client\-server revenue\-recognition and service\-delivery application that resulted in 110% revenue and profit realization and automated monthly senior\-management reporting\. ## Experience - **Chief Quantum Officer at Cyber Eagle Project** (2025\-10\-01–present) — Lead the Company’s quantum computing and sovereign\-hybrid architecture strategy\. ● Oversee and lead the development of the Quantum AI product family \(Quantum Deterrence Stack, Quantum Readiness Anticipation, Quantum Risk Valuation, Quantum Fog\-of\-War Deception, BluLyte\)\. ● Commercialize through BluLyte and Quantum Readiness Assessments \(QRA\)\. ● Coordinate joint programs with NVIDIA, IBM Q, D\-Wave, Euclyd, and other partners\. ● Support Quantum Centers of Excellence within the Command Nexus™ framework ● File and defend strategic patents with Cyber Eagle Commercial IP Holdings Inc\. \(“IP Holdings”\)\. ● Perform additional responsibilities consistent with the role as directed by the President or CIO\. - **Technology Fellow at BairesDev** (2026\-01\-01–2026\-06\-01) — As a member of the Fellows Advisory Board, I advise BairesDev on strategic initiatives that address evolving client needs, with a focus on AI offerings and go\-to\-market strategy\. I collaborate with industry leaders to analyze business challenges, shape high\-impact solutions, and strengthen the company’s service portfolio and client relationships\. - **Executive Advisor at Akure\.io** (2026\-01\-01–2026\-06\-01) - **Global Quantum Computing and Services GTM and Portfolio Leader at Kyndryl** (2023\-01\-01–2025\-10\-01) — Drove Kyndryl’s enterprise\-wide quantum strategy and GTM portfolio, positioning the company as a trusted partner for quantum adoption across global industries\. ● Built a 3\-year business case and growth model projecting $1\.3 B in new revenue for Consulting and Managed Services divisions\. ● Forged 9\+ strategic alliances with hyperscalers, tech providers, and research institutions enabled 50\+ real\-world use cases in optimization, Quantum Safe cryptography, AI convergence, and simulations and created a 4\-point partner evaluation framework for PQC vendor selection\. ● Scaled and led a global team of 16 specialists while inventing quantum innovations \(PQC scanning, risk prediction platforms, migration architectures, microservices/containerization, quantum\-enhanced AML/fraud solutions\) selected by Kyndryl’s Global CTO for development\. ● Elevated Kyndryl’s market presence as an industry thought leader, contributing 30\+ keynotes, publications, and executive forums, and launched a global workfo - **CIO Advisory Partner/Consulting Partner FSS Industry at Kyndryl** (2022\-06\-01–2025\-10\-01) — Kyndryl CIO Advisory Partners have a proven track record as trusted advisors to senior client IT and business leaders based on industry experience and technical subject matter expertise that are combined to identify, shape, and solve the most complex and meaningful client problems\. They drive the full pre\-sales cycle from origination to closure of opportunities that span the capabilities of our Advisory and Implementation Services \(A&IS\) portfolio while initiating, creating, and maintaining relationships at the most senior client levels\. Propose, close, and deliver customized client engagements that provide valuable assessments, strategies, and roadmaps for technologies/platforms across our A&IS portfolio to drive a modernization agenda\. Business development and relationship management: Develop and maintain relationship with key client stakeholders develop pipeline and originate deals with C\-level clients lead pursuit teams lead and contribute to the proposal development and nego - **Senior Practitioner \- Technology Advisory and Due Diligence at Crosslake Technologies** (2021\-06\-01–2021\-11\-01) — Crosslake is the M&A industry’s leading technology advisory firm, maximizing investment return for our private equity customers by de\-risking acquisitions, accelerating tech initiatives during the hold period, and preparing portfolio companies for exit\. Powered by Corsis, our proprietary tech enablement platform, Crosslake provides an end\-to\-end, data\-driven solution to help the world's leading investors make informed decisions on their acquisitions, mitigate risk and increase asset value\. Crosslake expert advisors leverage the Corsis platform to generate actionable evaluations of current and potential technology investments, based on a curated library of topic\-specific best practices, and backed by data to provide benchmarking and context for our findings\. We support hundreds of the world’s most sophisticated private equity firms and their portfolio companies across all industries worldwide\. Crosslake focuses on four key areas of tech advisory: 1\) Evaluating Investments \- Helping ou - **Chief Information Officer \(CIO\) \| Chief Technology Officer \(CTO\) at eHome Holdings Inc\.** (2020\-12\-01–2021\-02\-01) — Lead the company's technological vision, implement technology strategies not only for the main platform and portal of eHomeoffer, but also to oversee the technology of other components of sister companies\. Mentor and develop the teams, and ensure that the technological resources are aligned with the company's business needs\. Lead the development of technology to revolutionize the real estate industry nationwide\. Continuously evolve the vision for how technology will be used in the company in a rapidly\-changing and complex industry\. Ensure that the technology meets the company's short and long\-term needs\. Manage and optimize infrastructure assets to satisfy internal financial targets Track, analyze and monitor technology performance metrics Stay on top of technology trends and developments\. Coordinate and oversee mobile app and website developers to translate business requirements into programming specifications Continually assess and adjust technological performance by monitoring key - **CTO \| Business & Technology Advisor \| Board Director \| Executive Mentor at A number of companies** (2020\-09\-01–2022\-06\-01) — Strategic Visionary Executive Advisor ,Technical Leader, Architect and Consultant with entrepreneurial and altruistic pursuits spanning full\-spectrum global financial services, healthcare, strategy, and implementation\. - **Vice President \| Corporate Strategic Research & Planning \| Banking, Financial Markets, IT Services at Huawei** (2016\-08\-01–2020\-08\-01) — Global Leader of Huawei's Financial Services Industry Strategy at the Corporate Level\- nominated 2018 Banking Technology \- Banking Tech Leadership Award\. Distinguished Executive Senior Advisor for Huawei, developed and advanced FS strategy across Enterprise Business Group, Carrier, Consumer Business Group, and Cloud Divisions focused on IaaS and PaaS outcome of growth from 57% to 154% increase in revenue to $1\.5B from 2016\-2020 across 4 divisions\. Defined strategy and execution plan in adoption and convergence of emerging technologies \(FinTech, RegTech, Quantum Computing, DLT, Blockchain, BCaaS, Open APIs, Banking BPaaS, IoT, AI, RPA, SDI\) for "Next Generation" Financial Services based on Huawei's unique portfolio of solutions\. Principal CxO Advisor for Huawei Clients in the FS Industry\. Led all CxO Client Digital Next Generation Financial Services Strategy Briefings at Corporate HQ, Financial Industry Conferences and Workshops, and in country with client account teams\. - **Chief Information Officer \(CIO\)\| Chief Technology Officer \(CTO\) at Encrypted Labs, Inc\.** (2016\-03\-01–2016\-08\-01) — Established in January 2015, Encrypted Labs dynamic leadership is the premier source in the design and integration of real\-world applications of Blockchain Technologies into enterprise\-level systems\. Drove business technology strategic development and delivery of commercialization model definition and development while steering research in Blockchain integration to increase efficiencies, security, and workflow Led technology stack development and deployment in cloud computing of blockchain services, with BigChain DB, the world's first blockchain technology database\. As CIO and CTO, defined blockchain consulting services, and coached & mentored technical team to pinpoint the most effective methods for assimilation into current client systems and infrastructure\. - **Principal \| Chief Technology Architect at WGroup** (2015\-04\-01–2016\-08\-01) — Executive Principal, Chief Technology Architect and technology strategist focused on delivering transformative business value through innovation and emerging technologies\. Developed and delivered Architecture design for a healthcare provider with IT Strategic approach, baseline designs, and technology roadmaps on a $1 billion World Class IT Modernization, Optimization, and Transformation program to move to world\-class infrastructure centered on a $700 MM Epic EMR Enterprise implementation\. Preformed 29\-point Enterprise Network Assessment and Solution design for a $34MM Cisco solution centered on Software Defined Networking with ACI, WAN Acceleration, QoS and improved resiliency, performance, and Enterprise Security, supporting advanced virtualization and “pre\-cloud” datacenter\. Designed new Enterprise Architecture Design Authority organization with governance, standards development and cross\-enterprise solutions design, development, and integration\. - **Senior Certified Executive IT Architect, Client Technical Leader, Senior Advisor at IBM** (2013\-12\-01–2015\-02\-01) — IBM Technical Sales & Engineering \| Senior Certified Executive IT Architect, Client Technical Leader, and Senior Advisor Financial Services Sector Industry Executive CTA and the Client Technical Leader and Advisor for FSS Global Top 50 Industry accounts\. Delivered Cross Enterprise Technology Strategy, Design and Solution Oversight of Architectural Initiatives to articulate an integrated PoV on trends tailored to unique business objectives, leverage IBM’s value, points of view, offerings and capabilities, improve and broaden client access to IBM's global technical and innovation expertise \(i\.e Watson, Cloud\) and provide proactive technical counsel to the CIO, CTO's, Directors and other key business and technical executives CEO, CIO, CTO Certified Trusted Senior Advisor on Innovation, Digital Strategy and Digital Transformation encompassing all technology designed, deployed and delivered \(IBM and non\-IBM\) covering Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, High Availability a - **Senior IT Architect \(Certified\), Client Technical Architect & Advisor at IBM** (2013\-07\-01–2013\-12\-01) — IBM Technical Sales &Engineering \|Senior IT Architect \(Certified\), Client Technical Architect & Advisor FSS CTA \- Senior/ Chief IT Enterprise Architect: BB&T, Raymond James Financial, TIAA\-CREF, Lincoln Financial Group Far\-sighted leader immersed within multifaceted roles as CIO and CTO advisor, Sr\. Principal Executive Architect and Engineer leading IBM's account IM/Analytics and MW Blueprint sessions with SWG& STG, Methodology Advisor delivering insight, education and risk mitigation advice, Team Solution Design \(IBM's Architecture Design Delivery Method\) and Fit for Purpose IBM's Platform Selection Method\. Intricate involvement in Architectural Fit and Technical Health: A\. Assembled and led team of SMEs including an IBM DE Technical Advocates, Senior Technical Staff Member and the Software Client Architect\. Led SME review of DataPower and Tibco Web Services and SOA Application and Infrastructure architecture\. - **Senior IT Architect and Engagement Leader \- STG High Availability Center of Competency at IBM** (2012\-02\-01–2013\-06\-01) — Systems and Technology Group Lab Services Executive Consulting \(LSEC\)\- High Availability Center of Competency\. Authority as Engagement Leader of HACoC engagement team of 9 SME's delivering full E2E assessment improved architecture for Mobile Banking and Service Management for a Top 3 Bank \(Kasikornbank/KBank\) in Thailand among technologies z Mainframe, CICS, DB2, WAS, x86, SQL, Oracle DB, Weblogic, Sun/Solaris, IBM's DS8K and XIV storage\. Experienced in AIX \(UNIX\) Systems SME, in emerging markets \(South Africa\-MTN Telecom, ESKOM\) \(China\- Bank of China\)and the Americas \(SunTrust Bank\) with improved HA solutions and POWER Systems environments resulting sales of $3 MM\+\. - **Chief Enterprise Architect at DBS Bank at IBM** (2010\-08\-01–2012\-01\-01) — Chief Engineer and Enterprise Architect for multi\-year, multi\-million $ program at major bank in Emerging Markets in Southeast Asia Overall Technical Leader across IBM at the local ASEAN, APAC and Global levels with IBM's divisions, and with EMC, Oracle, and Cisco to help DBS with full integrated enterprise solutions, accomplishments directly contributed to a new $400MM contract spanning multiple years, focused on overall systems engineering enhancements and improvement for High Availability and Disaster Recovery, Big Data and Customer Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, Systems and Middleware Integration Platforms, and Enterprise Systems Management and Monitoring\. Enhanced mainframe architecture with dual book design, z10 upgrades and architectural oversight and contribution to EMC GDDR HA implementation among SAN refresh, performance enhancement and stabilization through introduction of Tivoli Productivity Center, targeted to reduce costs by 40% Designed, Built, Developed, Co - **Senior Managing Certified IT Architect \- Financial Services Industry at IBM** (2008\-05\-01–2013\-12\-01) — IBM Senior Certified \-IT Architect\- Applications, Systems Engineering, and Infrastructure, experienced Technology Consulting encompassing Development & Integration\. Solutions focus, program level domains: Large\-scale enterprise global system design, architecture, development, implemention, and delivery optimized through leading innovative application, middleware, and hardware and systems management offerings, focused on Cloud Computing and Analytics solutions\. Core technical expertise includes design, development, and implementation for business intelligence and advanced analytics, and systems management applications\. Strengths also include systems and application design and engineering, infrastructure/datacenter architecture and optimization, core banking architecture \(front and back office\), risk management and analytics, and integration architecture\. Also includes global experience at enterprise for security and network architecture d - **Senior Managing Lead IT Architect ABN AMRO International at IBM** (2008\-05\-01–2010\-10\-01) — Senior Managing IT Architect team member of the European Regional Design Authority and Design Review Board for a multi\-billion\-dollar contract for one of the world’s largest banks in Amsterdam, Netherlands\. Key Senior Level contributor\-\-solutions led to a 7\-year 1\.3 B$ contract renewal with new business, defined the account´s European Technology Refresh Plan, own end to end technology solutioning and oversight for the customer´s European datacenters\. Delivered 28 Enterprise Technology Solutions in 2\.5 years\. Led an enterprise wide Architectureinitiative delivered and enabled by Rational System Architect for ABN AMRO, with FOAK \(First of a Kind\) development, enablement, and adoption for the Archimate framework plug\-in\. - **Senior Consulting Architect and Senior Consultant at IBM** (2007\-03\-01–2008\-03\-01) — Director Level BI Architect for Program Architecture team on a Basel II RDS analytics project at a leading global bank \(Wachovia Bank\- Wells Fargo\) implementing Cognos and SAS solutions on IBM's pSeries Infrastructure\. Developed macro and developing micro solution designs for BI architecture and infrastructure platform, based on Cognos 8, SAS 9, and included technical solution platform design for IBM's Hardware \(pSeries\) Middleware \(WebSphere\), and IBM's DB2\. Solution Pre\-Sales, Solution Architect IBM / Oracle Banking Alliance Initiative\. Co\-led, developed the IBM / i\-Flex /Oracle Banking initiative with IBM, Oracle and iFlex Banking Alliance executives\. Co\-led design, and delivery of Banking Alliance Value Proposition and solution roadmaps \(Core Banking, Front Office, CRM, ERP, and Risk, Compliance and Performance Management\) - **Managing Consulting Architect \- Financial Services Industry at IBM** (2005\-11\-01–2007\-03\-01) — Lead Architect for a Tier 1 global bank \(Bank of America\) aligned with an Oracle and SAP Enterprise SW evaluation engagement\. Defined, developed and delivered a full 20\-year infrastructure growth model in support of Oracle EBS R12 and SAP EEC 6\.0 Core Financials\. The client was able to use this as a key input into their decision analysis to select an ISV for systems replacement for Core Financials and Business Intelligence in 2008\. Additional Multiple Senior Architect roles included Dynamic Automated Infrastructure for Managing IBM's Websphere Landscapes\. Resulted in a patent filing and award in Germany and the US\. Managing Consulting Architect on Basel II RDS Program Architecture and co\-Led solution workshops for security architecture, source code management integration, metadata application and RDBMS integration, and technical installation and configuration\. - **Advanced Consultant \- Financial Services Industry at IBM** (2004\-03\-01–2005\-11\-01) — Project Manager for the following IBM Extreme Blue Development Teams: 1\. IBM Systems and Technology Group: Firmware Development\- Network Topology Analysis and Diagnostics Developed an automated technical solution in C\+\+ to further enhance the Networking and problem diagnostics in pSeries offerings\. \- The Network Topology Analysis & Diagnostics application monitors, troubleshoots, and secures eServer systems\. The project resulted in a US Patent Filing and a feature enhancement submitted for consideration for inclusion in the subsequent GA release cycle\. 2\. \. IBM SWG \- Rational and Tivoli Adoption The objective of this project was to design and prototype enhanced integration points \(Rational Performance Tester, Rational Functional Tester, Tivoli Provisioning Management\) and develop solutions for the product development teams for inclusion for product enhancements, to increase SW integration\. The project was aligned with Rational and Tivoli product release timelines and schedules - **Senior Consultant\- Oracle\- Financial Services at BearingPoint** (2003\-07\-01–2004\-02\-01) — Global Financial Architecture\-Corporate Financial and Management Senior Consultant\- Financial Services Industry\- Oracle Enterprise Financial Applications \- Core Financials, Reporting and Advanced Analytical Applications\. including Hyperion, Cognos and Siebel\. Clients: TRowe Price, JPMorgan Chase - **Senior Consultant \-Oracle\- Financial Services at KPMG US** (2000\-07\-01–2003\-07\-01) — Oracle Financials Senior Consultant \- Program Management Office Senior Team Member for a Network Restructuring/Deployment and services for Fortune 50 and 100 Financial Services clients including leading BI and Analytical vendors\. - **Consultant\- Financial Services Industry at KPMG US** (1998\-11\-01–2000\-07\-01) — Broad full scope consulting of CFO's and CIO's agenda including Funds Transfer Pricing, Cost Reduction, Profitability Enhancement, Reporting and Analytics Optimization, resulting in cost recovery approach consistent with ERISA and Department of Labor guidelines, which reduced annual corporate expenses by more than $5 million\. • As Global System integration leader for $70M program supporting Credit Suisse Group Public Listing on NYSE, identified/mitigated group wide risks and developed IT Program Portfolio for risk remediation, external reporting, regulatory enhancements\. - **Manager \-Credit Ops\-Performance Engineering, Metrics and Reporting at Wells Fargo** (1996\-01\-01–1998\-11\-01) — Performance Engineering Department Manager leading a software engineering team that developed and application and platform which savedan estimated $5\.1MM per annum and utilized for mergers and acquisitions at $65 billion Southeastern bank headquarters and drove divisional strategy to identify % based efficiency improvements\. - **Financial Analyst at Coldwell Banker** (1991\-03\-01–1995\-12\-01) — Corporate Financial Analyst at leading multi\-national real estate corporation developed in\-house client\-server revenue recognition and service delivery application for leading real estate corporationresulting in 110% revenue and profit realization and on\-demand automated monthly reporting packages for Senior Management\. ## Education - Certificate in Quantitative Finance, Quantitative Finance — CQF Institute (2021\-06\-01–2022\-12\-01) - Certificate, Alternative Investments — Harvard Business School (2020\-01\-01–2020\-01\-01) - Certificate, Introduction to Quantum Computing — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2019\-01\-01–2019\-01\-01) - Certificate, MIT Sloan & MIT CSAIL Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy, Artificial Intelligence — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2019\-01\-01–2019\-01\-01) - Certificate in Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen, Disruptive Strategy — Harvard Business School Online (2018\-01\-01–2018\-01\-01) - Certificate: Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme, Blockchain Technology and Strategy — Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (2018\-01\-01–2018\-01\-01) - Certificate, Oxford FinTech Programme — Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (2017\-01\-01–2018\-01\-01) - Certificate, Digital Transformation: Platform Strategies for Success — MIT Sloan School of Management (2018\-01\-01–2018\-01\-01) - CISSP Certification — InfoSec Institute (2015\-01\-01–2016\-01\-01) - OpenStack Cloud — Mirantis (2014\-01\-01–2014\-01\-01) - IBM Innovation Leaders Masterclass (2014\-01\-01–2014\-01\-01) - System z Mainframe — IBM Top Gun (2012\-01\-01–2012\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Bill do at Cyber Eagle Project? Bill is Chief Quantum Officer at Cyber Eagle Project\. He leads the company’s quantum\-computing and sovereign\-hybrid architecture strategy oversees Quantum AI offerings including Quantum Deterrence Stack, Quantum Readiness Anticipation, Quantum Risk Valuation, Quantum Fog\-of\-War Deception, and BluLyte commercializes through BluLyte and Quantum Readiness Assessments coordinates programs with NVIDIA, IBM Q, D\-Wave, Euclyd, and other partners supports Command Nexus™ Quantum Centers of Excellence and files and defends strategic patents with Cyber Eagle Commercial IP Holdings Inc\. ### What are Bill’s core professional strengths? Bill’s strengths include quantum computing, quantum\-safe encryption, quantum\-AI convergence, enterprise architecture, cloud, AI, big data, high availability and resiliency, high\-performance computing, financial\-services technology, and organizational change management\. He has led technology initiatives in the United States and internationally and has experience leading global remote engineering teams while remaining hands\-on\. ### What did Bill do as a Kyndryl CIO Advisory Partner? At Kyndryl, Bill served as CIO Advisory Partner/Consulting Partner for the financial\-services industry was a Kyndryl Innovation Team Selection Committee member and was North America and global leader and working\-group principal member for Quantum Computing & Services\. He drove advisory and implementation pursuits from origination through closure, delivered assessments, strategies, and roadmaps, developed C\-level relationships and pipelines, led pursuit and proposal activity, supported account planning, brought modernization thought leadership, and identified opportunities to expand consulting engagements into transformational programs\. ### What did Bill accomplish in Kyndryl’s quantum business? As Kyndryl’s Global Quantum Computing and Services GTM and Portfolio Leader, Bill drove enterprise\-wide quantum strategy and go\-to\-market portfolio development\. He built a three\-year business case and growth model projecting $1\.3 billion in new Consulting and Managed Services revenue forged more than nine alliances enabled more than 50 use cases in optimization, quantum\-safe cryptography, AI convergence, and simulation and created a four\-point PQC\-vendor evaluation framework\. He led a global team of 16 specialists, while the interview record describes leading a 12\-person global team through commercial launch\. His innovations included PQC scanning, risk\-prediction platforms, migration architectures, microservices and containerization, and quantum\-enhanced AML and fraud solutions selected by Kyndryl’s Global CTO for development\. He also contributed more than 30 keynotes, publications, and executive forums and launched a workforce certification program with MIT, QuReca, and SandboxAQ\. ### What did Bill accomplish for ABN AMRO at IBM? At IBM, Bill was Senior Managing Lead IT Architect for ABN AMRO International and a member of the European Regional Design Authority and Design Review Board for a multi\-billion\-dollar banking contract in Amsterdam\. His solutions contributed to a seven\-year, $1\.3 billion contract renewal with new business\. He defined the European Technology Refresh Plan, owned end\-to\-end solutioning and technology oversight for European data centers, and delivered 28 enterprise technology solutions in 2\.5 years\. He also led an enterprise architecture initiative using Rational System Architect and first\-of\-a\-kind development, enablement, and adoption of the ArchiMate framework plug\-in\. ### What did Bill accomplish for DBS Bank at IBM? Bill was Chief Engineer and Enterprise Architect for a multi\-year, multi\-million\-dollar DBS Bank program in Southeast Asia\. He was IBM’s overall technical leader across ASEAN, APAC, and global organizations and worked with EMC, Oracle, and Cisco on integrated solutions\. His work directly contributed to a new multi\-year $400 million contract focused on high availability and disaster recovery, big data and customer analytics, AI, systems and middleware integration, and enterprise monitoring\. He enhanced mainframe architecture with dual\-book design and z10 upgrades, contributed to EMC GDDR high\-availability implementation, introduced Tivoli Productivity Center with a targeted 40% cost reduction, and built and mentored an IBM\-DBS architecture and engineering organization that reduced enterprise risks by 70% in its first 6–12 months\. ### What was Bill’s high\-availability work at IBM? As Senior IT Architect and Engagement Leader in IBM’s Systems and Technology Group Lab Services Executive Consulting High Availability Center of Competency, Bill led a nine\-SME team delivering an end\-to\-end assessment and improved architecture for Kasikornbank/KBank’s mobile banking and service management in Thailand\. The work covered z mainframe, CICS, DB2, WAS, x86, SQL, Oracle Database, WebLogic, Sun/Solaris, and IBM DS8K and XIV storage\. As an AIX/UNIX systems SME, he also worked on high\-availability and POWER Systems environments in South Africa for MTN Telecom and ESKOM, in China for Bank of China, and in the Americas for SunTrust Bank, supporting sales of more than $3 million\. ### What were Bill’s senior executive architecture responsibilities at IBM? Bill has held multiple IBM architecture and executive\-advisory roles\. As a Senior Certified Executive IT Architect, Client Technical Leader, and Senior Advisor, he advised Financial Services Sector Global Top 50 accounts on integrated technology strategy, including Watson and cloud, and counseled CIOs, CTOs, directors, and other executives on digital strategy and transformation\. He led a first\-of\-a\-kind OpenStack\-based IBM software\-defined environment architecture and middleware integration, secured an opportunity valued at up to $8 million, and conducted comparative technical, business, and commercial research on AWS, Google, and Microsoft Azure\. The record states this work foundationally led to IBM’s $34 billion Red Hat acquisition\. ### Which financial\-services clients and disciplines did Bill support as an IBM technical architect? As IBM Senior IT Architect \(Certified\), Client Technical Architect, and Advisor, Bill supported BB&T, Raymond James Financial, TIAA\-CREF, and Lincoln Financial Group\. He led IM/analytics and middleware blueprint sessions with IBM software and systems groups, advised on methodology and risk mitigation, used IBM’s Architecture Design Delivery Method and Fit for Purpose Platform Selection Method, and led an SME review of DataPower and Tibco web\-services and SOA application and infrastructure architecture\. As Senior Managing Certified IT Architect, his work spanned applications, systems engineering, infrastructure, cloud, analytics, development and integration, core banking, risk, network and security architecture, governance, enterprise architectural management, technology health checks, and package\-selection assessments\. ### What did Bill do for Bank of America and IBM’s Basel II work? As Managing Consulting Architect at IBM, Bill led a Bank of America engagement evaluating Oracle and SAP enterprise software\. He delivered a 20\-year infrastructure growth model for Oracle EBS R12 and SAP EEC 6\.0 Core Financials that informed the client’s 2008 systems\-replacement decision for core financials and business intelligence\. He also held senior architecture roles for dynamic automated infrastructure management of IBM WebSphere landscapes, resulting in a patent filing and awards in Germany and the United States\. On a Basel II RDS program, he co\-led workshops covering security architecture, source\-code management, metadata application, RDBMS integration, and technical installation and configuration\. ### What were Bill’s IBM business\-intelligence and banking\-alliance contributions? Bill was Director\-level BI Architect for a Basel II RDS analytics program at Wachovia Bank/Wells Fargo, designing macro and micro BI and infrastructure solutions using Cognos 8, SAS 9, IBM pSeries, WebSphere, and DB2\. He also co\-led the IBM, Oracle, and i\-Flex Banking Alliance Initiative, developing its value proposition and solution roadmaps for core banking, front office, CRM, ERP, and risk, compliance, and performance management\. ### What notable development and financial\-reporting projects did Bill lead at IBM? As an Advanced Consultant at IBM, Bill managed IBM Extreme Blue teams\. One developed a C\+\+ Network Topology Analysis & Diagnostics application to monitor, troubleshoot, and secure eServer systems, resulting in a U\.S\. patent filing and a feature enhancement submission for a subsequent general\-availability release\. Another prototyped integration points among Rational Performance Tester, Rational Functional Tester, and Tivoli Provisioning Management its Java API Recorder solution was submitted for patent disclosure\. He also led a Goldman Sachs NASD 3013 reporting solution for 2005 CEO Certification and served as Oracle applications lead for Morgan Stanley’s eight\-week current\-state assessment and implementation plans for Sarbanes\-Oxley and Basel II SEC reporting requirements\. ### What was Bill’s role at Huawei? At Huawei, Bill was Vice President of Corporate Strategic Research & Planning for Banking, Financial Markets, and IT Services\. He led global financial\-services strategy across the Enterprise Business Group, Carrier, Consumer Business Group, and Cloud divisions, and was nominated for the 2018 Banking Technology Banking Tech Leadership Award\. His IaaS and PaaS strategy is recorded as supporting revenue growth from 57% to 154%, to $1\.5 billion, from 2016–2020 across four divisions\. He defined strategy for FinTech, RegTech, quantum computing, DLT, blockchain, BCaaS, Open APIs, banking BPaaS, IoT, AI, RPA, and SDI, and led CxO Digital Next Generation Financial Services briefings at Huawei headquarters, conferences, workshops, and in\-country client settings\. ### What did Bill deliver at WGroup? As Principal and Chief Technology Architect at WGroup, Bill developed architecture design, baseline designs, technology roadmaps, and an IT strategic approach for a healthcare provider’s $1 billion modernization, optimization, and transformation program centered on a $700 million Epic EMR implementation\. He also performed a 29\-point enterprise network assessment and designed a $34 million Cisco solution using software\-defined networking with ACI, WAN acceleration, QoS, resiliency, performance, enterprise security, and advanced virtualization\. He designed an Enterprise Architecture Design Authority organization for governance, standards, and cross\-enterprise solution design and integration\. ### What CIO and CTO roles has Bill held? At Encrypted Labs, Bill served as CIO and CTO, directing strategy and commercialization for enterprise blockchain applications\. He led cloud technology\-stack development and deployment for blockchain services using BigChain DB, defined blockchain consulting services, and coached and mentored the technical team on integration with client systems and infrastructure\. At eHome Holdings, he led technology vision and strategy for the eHomeoffer platform, portal, and sister\-company components managed and developed teams oversaw mobile\-app and website development aligned technology with business needs and financial targets monitored technology KPIs and budgets and communicated strategy results to management and investors\. ### What advisory and board roles does Bill hold? Bill served as a CTO, business and technology advisor, board director, executive mentor, architect, and consultant for a number of companies, with work spanning global financial services, healthcare, strategy, and implementation\. He is also Executive Advisor at Akure\.io and a Technology Fellow at BairesDev, where he serves on the Fellows Advisory Board, advises on AI offerings and go\-to\-market strategy, analyzes client business challenges with industry leaders, shapes high\-impact solutions, and helps strengthen service offerings and client relationships\. ### What did Bill do at KPMG and BearingPoint? At KPMG, Bill was an Oracle Financials Senior Consultant and Program Management Office senior team member for network restructuring, deployment, and services for Fortune 50 and 100 financial\-services clients and leading BI and analytics vendors\. In broader financial\-services consulting, he addressed CFO and CIO agendas including funds\-transfer pricing, cost reduction, profitability, and reporting and analytics optimization his work produced an ERISA\- and Department of Labor\-consistent cost\-recovery approach that reduced annual corporate expenses by more than $5 million\. As global system\-integration leader for a $70 million Credit Suisse Group NYSE public\-listing program, he identified and mitigated group\-wide risks and developed an IT program portfolio for risk remediation, external reporting, and regulatory enhancements\. At BearingPoint, he worked on Oracle enterprise financial applications, including core financials, reporting, Hyperion, Cognos, and Siebel, for clients including T\. Rowe Price and JPMorgan Chase\. ### What were Bill’s accomplishments at Wells Fargo and Coldwell Banker? At Wells Fargo, Bill managed a performance\-engineering software team that developed an application and platform estimated to save $5\.1 million annually\. The platform was used for mergers and acquisitions at a $65 billion Southeastern bank headquarters, and he drove divisional strategy to identify percentage\-based efficiency improvements\. Earlier, as a Corporate Financial Analyst at Coldwell Banker, he developed an in\-house client\-server revenue\-recognition and service\-delivery application that produced 110% revenue and profit realization and automated on\-demand monthly reporting packages for senior management\. ### What is Bill’s work with Crosslake Technologies? Bill is a Senior Practitioner in technology advisory and due diligence at Crosslake Technologies\. Crosslake supports private\-equity investors and portfolio companies with technology investment evaluation, technology\-value acceleration, portfolio management, and exit preparation\. Its advisors use the Corsis platform and topic\-specific best\-practice libraries to evaluate technology investments, benchmark findings, identify risks and opportunities, support implementation, and position technology operations for sale\. ### What education and certifications does Bill have? Bill’s education and credentials include IBM Top Gun in System z Mainframe MIT’s Introduction to Quantum Computing Oxford Saïd’s FinTech Programme and Blockchain Strategy Programme MIT Sloan’s Digital Transformation: Platform Strategies for Success Harvard Business School’s Alternative Investments and Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen IBM Innovation Leaders Masterclass MIT Sloan and MIT CSAIL’s Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy Quantitative Finance certification from CQF Institute Mirantis OpenStack Cloud and CISSP certification through InfoSec Institute\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/digitalcio