Derek Grozio
About Derek Grozio
Derek Grozio is the Senior Director of Software Engineering at Alight Solutions, with a rich background in IT and software development roles at Aon and Hewitt Associates LLC.
Current Position at Alight Solutions
Derek Grozio is currently the Senior Director of Software Engineering at Alight Solutions, working in a remote capacity. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing software engineering projects, managing development teams, and driving technological innovations within the company.
Previous Roles at Alight Solutions
Prior to his current position, Derek Grozio held several roles at Alight Solutions. From 2022 to 2024, he served as the Director of Information Technology. Before that, he was the Director of IT Business Relationship Management from 2021 to 2022. In each of these roles, he contributed to key IT and business relationship initiatives, facilitating smoother operations and improved technology management.
Experience at Aon
Derek Grozio worked at Aon from 2012 to 2021 in various significant roles based in Orlando, Florida. His experience includes positions like Senior Technical Program Manager, Senior Manager Application Development, and Senior Application Development Tech Lead. While at Aon, he led the rebuilding of the ETL platform integrated with Microsoft CRM Dynamics, resulting in a 20x revenue increase for the Aon Retiree Health Exchange.
Educational Background
Derek Grozio holds a Master of Science (M.S.) in Management Information Systems and Services and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business Administration, Management, and Operations, both from the University at Buffalo. His advanced education has provided him with a strong foundation in business and technology management.
Notable Projects and Initiatives
Throughout his career, Derek Grozio has led multiple impactful projects. Notable among these is the migration of a split hosting environment to the cloud, managing both on-premise and cloud systems for five years. He also spearheaded the restructure and reorganization of development teams, enabling a doubling of the headcount at the same budget, and championed automation opportunities within business operation teams, achieving annual efficiency gains of $500k to $1m.