John Bamforth has extensive experience in the technology field, particularly in leadership roles. John currently serves as the Chief Information & Technology Officer at Fidelity National Home Warranty. Prior to this, they were the Chief Technology Officer at Cascade Financial Technology Corp, where they developed and implemented technology strategies aligned with business expectations. Before that, John held various roles at ARC Medical, including CIO/CTO/CSO, Partner & Compliance Officer, where they specialized in compliance and healthcare technology. John also served as the Chief Technology Advisor at EverAfter.com and as the CITO and Chief Information & Technology Officer at Allegiant Air and EverAfter.com, respectively. Additionally, John held positions such as CTO at Nextag, Vice President of Engineering at LeapFrog, Vice President and Co-Founder at Virgin Mobile USA, and Sr. Director of Systems Development at NorthPoint Communications. Prior to these roles, they were a Director at Sabre. Throughout their career, John Bamforth has demonstrated leadership, expertise in technology innovation, and a strong focus on business agility.
John Bamforth's education history is as follows:
From 2008 to 2010, John Bamforth attended an unidentified school where they pursued a degree in Scrum Master, Scrum Product Owner, Six Sigma Black Belt, MC, BA, with a field of study in Six Sigma / Lean.
In an unspecified time period, John Bamforth also attended Southern Methodist University - Cox School of Business, focusing on Information Technology with a degree in Business Technology.
Additionally, John Bamforth obtained several certifications, including:
- Advanced First Aid & CPR & AED with Epinephrine & Naloxone from the American Red Cross in March 2021.
- SMC - Certified Scrum Master from SCRUMstudy - Accreditation Body for Scrum and Agile in October 2016.
- SPOC - Scrum Certified Product Owner from SCRUMstudy - Accreditation Body for Scrum and Agile in October 2016.
- Scrum Fundamentals - SFC from Scrum Alliance in September 2016.
- Supply Chain Management from ERGC in November 2015.
- HIPAA Master from HIPAA Exams in August 2015.
- Master Six Sigma Black Belt from the American Association for Lean Six Sigma Certification in September 2011.
- Kaizen Project Management - Expert from Kaizen in May 2011.
- COBIT 4.3 from ISACA in August 2010.
- ITIL V3 from Loyalist Exam Services in June 2010.
- Business Continuity Management - Disaster Manager from the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) in February 2010.
- Certified Continuity Manager from the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) in February 2010.
- Six Sigma Black Belt from Aveta Business Institute in July 2008.
January, 2020 - present