Dan Wright

Background

About Dan Wright

I am an accomplished, visionary, resourceful senior IT Manager with a portfolio of success leading teams in delivering on business-critical IT objectives while reducing costs, boosting efficiency, optimizing infrastructures, and ensuring IT operations excellence for Michigan electric and gas utility, DTE. I am also a Founding Member, Elected Secretary, & Executive Board Member of the International Association of Security Awareness Professionals (IASAP). Over my career, I have steered cross-functional initiatives across multiple teams, audiences, and departments with a high level of ambiguity. I am well-versed in providing expertise and leadership to teams and have been tasked with managing highly complex, multi-discipline initiatives using best practices and a continuous improvement focused approach. I am a big-picture thinker and creative problem-solver, with solid hands-on tactical execution and project management skills. I pride myself on building, leading, training, mentoring, and empowering high-performing teams. Additionally, I am a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). My areas of expertise include: IT Operations Leadership | Technology Transformations | System Upgrades | IT Quality & Compliance | Strategic Planning | Asset Management | Best Practices | Risk Mitigation | Vendor Management | Budget Management | Stakeholder Management | Agile & Scrum | People Management | KPI Analytics | Process Improvements | Team Leadership & Mentoring | Cost Control | Workforce Planning | IT Service Management | Project Management | Incident Management | Infrastructure Optimization