Marie Johnson

Marie Johnson has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Marie is currently the Chief Executive Officer at InnovOps, where they focus on providing IT Operations Best Practice, Strategic, Tactical, and Advisory Services to small and midsized companies. Their specific niche is working with highly regulated companies or mergers and acquisitions, with a heavy focus on IT asset management, governance, and data privacy.

In addition to their role at InnovOps, Marie serves as a Member/Advisor on the Board of Directors for HotSpotMe, a company that aims to provide WiFi on-demand, similar to Uber. Marie is also a Member of the Board of Directors at Cloud Advisors Inc., specializing in AI-driven SaaS application solutions for application performance tuning. Furthermore, Marie is a Business Advisor at AdvisoryCloud.

Prior to these roles, Marie held the position of Chief Architect of Solutions and Transformation at BMC Software, a $6.4 billion digital enterprise management software company. Marie led the presales architecture/advisory team on strategic accounts worldwide.

Before joining BMC Software, Marie worked as a Sr Principal Leader at CSC, primarily in the public sector (Intelligence Community). Their responsibilities included consulting, designing, and managing delivery teams for ITSM and ITOM projects using BMC Remedy and ServiceNow products. Marie also engaged in presales and sales activities and mentored and trained employees.

Marie's work history also includes a short-term business development project at Spherion, where they provided advisory services for creating new channels of business. Additionally, they have experience in various leadership and doer roles in other work history prior to 1999.

Overall, Marie Johnson has a wealth of experience in IT operations, strategic advisory, and leadership roles in both private and public sectors.

Marie Johnson has pursued education in various fields throughout their career. Marie completed courses in Blueprint, communication, presentation, executive presentation, public speaking at Mandel Communication and obtained knowledge in project management and product management through a Mini Master program at the University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business. Marie also studied Computer Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Health Information/Medical Records Technology at Southeast Community College, and pursued a Technical Diploma in Computer Science and Data Management at Lincoln School of Commerce. Additionally, Marie obtained an insurance license from Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC).

Marie has also obtained several certifications to enhance their skills and knowledge. Marie received the GDPR certification from The Knowledge Academy in May 2017. Marie also obtained the CIP certification from BHE in June 2013. Marie furthered their expertise with the HIPAA certification from Udemy Academy in January 2012. In addition, they obtained certifications such as ITIL v3, Microsoft Certified Office Professional, Java certified Programmer, Microsoft Active Directory Administrator, Microsoft Windows Server Certified Administrator, Linux administrator, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, HP UX Administrator, PERL programmer, Remedy Skilled Professional, and Certified Lotus Professional from various institutions during different years.