Noah Rodriguez

Business & Technology Transformation Executive with 25+ years of experience leading enterprise technology strategy, organizational transformation, and governance across manufacturing, aerospace, healthcare, and higher education. Career-wide leadership experience includes serving as Interim CIO, directing a 67-person IT organization with 25 direct reports, and managing a $14M annual technology budget. Led ERP and CRM modernization, cloud transformation, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance initiatives across complex organizations.

Conceived and developed ControlBridge Executive (CBX), an AI-enabled governance platform that strengthens executive decision support and operational accountability.

Corporate Director of Information Technology - Reuland Electric Co. - City of Industry, CA

(2024)

• Led disaster recovery during an active cybersecurity incident, restoring critical Active Directory services through Acronis cloud failover while rebuilding the on-premises VMware infrastructure. Maintained recovery capability independently of compromised local virtualization hosts.
• Own the enterprise cybersecurity and regulatory compliance program - NIST 800-171, CMMC 2.0, DFARS, and ITAR - across six manufacturing sites supporting defense-adjacent, DoD-customer operations; independently designed and built Compliance ControlBridge to manage controls, POA&M, evidence, and SPRS scoring in production, with AI-assisted gap analysis and control assessment.
• Direct Zero Trust security architecture and enterprise identity governance (Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA, Intune) across all sites.
• Direct enterprise ERP transformation (Global Shop Solutions) across multiple sites, integrating vendor SOW governance, business-process assessment, and executive milestone reporting.
• Set enterprise technology strategy and long-term system roadmap across six manufacturing sites, aligning investment priorities to operational growth, cost, and compliance goals.
• Designed and implemented a Windows Remote Desktop Services (RDS) server environment to deliver RealVision WebDNC as a published work resource, providing centralized application access for manufacturing operations. Supported the underlying server infrastructure, application configuration, and deployment.
• Provide IT infrastructure and application support for SOLIDWORKS engineering software, including installation, setup, configuration, troubleshooting, and support for associated hardware and peripheral devices used in manufacturing and engineering operations.

Corporate Director of Information Technology (CIO) - Vantedge Medical - San Jose, CA

(2022 - 2024)

• Led IT and security integration for a post-acquisition medical device manufacturer, consolidating four previously independent sites - including four Active Directory domains into a single governed identity tenant while running three simultaneous ERP implementations without disrupting production.
• Directed enterprise disaster recovery and business continuity testing across a multi-site medical device manufacturing environment, including infrastructure failover exercises, backup restoration, and validation of recovery procedures to support critical business and manufacturing operations.
• Led requirements gathering and implementation of a quality management system supporting surgical medical-device manufacturing, including customer-specific compliance requirements beyond the organization's existing ISO 9000 foundation.
• Partnered with Quality Control on requirements gathering and system implementation to support computer system validation (CSV) and audit-readiness of regulated systems - QC held validation ownership; IT built and governed the underlying systems and access controls.
• Brought Manufacturing Execution System (MES) capability into the ERP re-implementation to meet key customer requirements - most notably for Intuitive Medical, one of Vantedge's major manufacturing clients.
• Drove NIST 800-171, DFARS, ISO 9000, and CMMC 2.0 compliance across the newly combined organization, establishing standardized governance and audit-ready documentation for regulatory and DoD review.
• Built the IT governance framework for the combined entity from the ground up, reporting program status and material risk directly to executive leadership.
• Delivered executive-facing Business Intelligence reporting (Power BI) to give leadership real-time visibility into production, quality, and operational metrics across the newly combined organization.

IT Consultant / vCIO - NR Consulting - Los Angeles, CA

(2019 - 2022)

• Providence Hospitals: managed preparation and system upgrade of their core EMR/EHR platform across Washington and Oregon facilities (100- to 400-bed, including emergency departments) - direct, large-scale healthcare systems delivery.
• AiTech Systems (Chatsworth, CA, defense semiconductor manufacturer, 2021-2022): served as IT infrastructure lead, led an enterprise infrastructure upgrade and designed a purpose-built development lab environment (server architecture, application stack, testing infrastructure, network segmentation).
• Beverly Hills luxury omni-channel retail client: administered NetSuite ERP day-to-day, managed the NetSuite/Shopify integration for e-commerce financial reporting, and led a full Shopify platform upgrade with mobile device deployment that kept the business operating through COVID.
• Implemented NIST 800-171, CMMC 2.0, DFARS, and ITAR compliance frameworks for defense contracting clients; advised on AI governance, cloud transformation, and hybrid managed services models.
• Delivered a separate educational technology consulting engagement through NR Consulting, implementing MediaAMP-related federated digital media and LMS content-delivery solutions for educational institutions. This consulting work was distinct from the earlier Central Washington University MediaAMP implementation.

Director of Information Technology - Azusa Pacific University (APU) / Los Angeles Pacific University (LAPU) - San Dimas, CA

(2017 - 2019)

Led the transformation from an on-premises environment to an independent cloud architecture spanning ERP, LMS, CRM, and CCaaS across Azure and Google Cloud. Enabled nationwide adjunct faculty, distributed academic operations, and online learning. The architecture subsequently supported continuity across academic departments while enabling institutional downsizing from 1,400 to 700 staff in response to financial and operational pressures.

Chief Information Officer / EVP of Administration - Central Washington University (CWU) - Ellensburg, WA

(2014 - 2017)

Served as the university's chief information and administrative executive, overseeing technology, business process improvement, administrative operations, and shared services across academic and administrative divisions.

Interim CIO - Aerojet Rocketdyne - Canoga Park, CA

(2014 - 2014)

Recruited into this leadership role; scope, achievements and operating metrics comparable to a permanent CIO appointment.

Co-Founder / Interim Chief Information Officer - GIA Network Consulting (GNC) - Greater Los Angeles Area

(2013 - 2014)

Used advisory, technology, and operational services to prepare clients for revenue growth while reducing operating risk and expense.

• Guided two major film production companies in reengineering their IT environments to strengthen security, remote collaboration, and operational resilience. Clients included Mandeville Films and TWC (now Lantern Entertainment).

Director of Information Technology - Specialty Care Rx (SCRx) - Brea, CA

(2012 - 2013)

Recruited as SCRx's first Director of IT to lead a post-acquisition information systems integration of Formula Corp, Caremark Specialty, and SCRx infrastructure. Led the assessment and consolidation of three distinct systems environments across 17 locations following acquisition by Rite Aid Corp.

• Integrated new systems and eCommerce capabilities to support SCRx's corporate pharmacy and retail operations while aligning with Rite Aid's pharmacy systems.

IT Director - Kid's Castle Educational Corporation (Kid's Castle Education) - City of Industry, CA

(2011 - 2012)

Served as head of IT for an organization operating 51 early learning centers across six states plus an online academy and corporate headquarters. Recruited to architect and implement a new IT environment after the prior network administrator departed and the IT function became vacant.

• The organization operated 51 early learning centers across six states, supported by a nationwide corporate technology environment and a centralized online learning academy.

Director of Information Technology - Sam's Hof Brau - Sacramento, CA

(2009 - 2011)

Led an enterprise IT turnaround during an 11-unit restaurant expansion - sole IT professional supporting a roughly 400-employee organization. Replaced manual processes with an integrated technology environment, migrated the company to Microsoft Dynamics GP, implemented Ceridian payroll and integrated Micros POS, corporate accounting, payroll, and centralized reporting across all 11 locations.

Founder & Project Manager - El Dorado Estates - Laguna Hills, CA

(2007 - 2009)

Developed a comprehensive project plan and personally managed the interior construction and build-out of 8 luxury homes within a 12-home community. Oversaw project scheduling, budget management, vendor coordination, and delivery of each home within defined project parameters.

Chief Information Officer / Director of Information Technology - TGI Fridays - Dallas, TX

(1997 - 2006)

Held leadership roles as Director of IS and CIO across 12 countries and approximately 700 restaurants, with responsibility spanning enterprise technology, data center operations, restaurant systems, and global IT strategy.

• Led a $14M annual IT operation and 67-person organization with 25 direct reports across a major restaurant expansion - the largest in company history - under a new CEO, two Presidents, three CFOs, and a new PE owner (Carlson). Transformed a founder-led IT department into a scalable global technology organization, building executive partnerships and delivery capability under changing ownership and leadership.
• Led design, build, and global implementation of an international ERP platform across 12 countries, replacing a highly customized legacy system with a scalable, multi-currency, web-based global ERP - providing a unified platform for operations, finance, inventory, and executive reporting.
• Led a full ERP lifecycle including vendor selection, platform design, requirements gathering, and executive governance of contract negotiations (up to $14M); implemented SAP in 12 countries - the first major project of this scale for TGI Fridays IT.
• Built an online learning-management system to deliver and track employee training across the global workforce; deployed with a bilingual call center supporting localized learning and service delivery.
• Delivered corporate business intelligence using executive dashboards and SAP BusinessObjects, consolidating enterprise performance reporting across 12 countries.
• Led infrastructure transformation across 12 countries, including data centers, Microsoft Active Directory, global networks, and enterprise security - standardizing operations across geographically dispersed markets.
• Led the design and implementation of TGI Fridays' first 24/7 enterprise service desk, standardizing support, incident management, and issue resolution across global operations.
• Led the implementation of Micros POS across 700 restaurants, integrating point-of-sale, inventory, and operational reporting worldwide - the largest Micros implementation at the time.
• Recognized for rescuing a failed $30M CRM and business-process implementation by establishing workstream governance, accountability, and executive alignment; restored delivery confidence under a $20M revised budget.

Director of Information Technology - Hemet Valley Medical Center

Earlier Career

IT Director & Senior Systems Administrator - PJD Design

Earlier Career

Project Manager - Sherson Lehman Brothers, Inc.

Earlier Career

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Business Administration - University of La Verne