Brian Mc Hale
About Brian Mc Hale
Brian Mc Hale serves as the Senior Director of Information Technology at Apeel, where he has significantly improved system efficiency and customer satisfaction. With extensive experience in IT leadership roles across various companies, he has consistently achieved cost reductions and enhanced operational performance.
Work at Apeel
Brian Mc Hale has been serving as the Senior Director of Information Technology at Apeel since 2022. In this role, he has focused on optimizing infrastructure and applications, which resulted in a 40% reduction in system downtime. He has fostered a 'mission first' mindset within the IT team, leading to a 60% improvement in customer satisfaction metrics. Additionally, he successfully migrated the SaaS infrastructure to the cloud, which eliminated all on-premise platforms and reduced IT support costs by 50%. His initiatives also included integrating Jira Service Management with Slack bot automation, saving $30K annually.
Previous Experience at Liberty Media
Prior to his current role, Brian Mc Hale worked as the Chief Technology Officer at Liberty Media from 2002 to 2010 in London, England. During his tenure, he achieved a 30% reduction in IT costs and enhanced product quality by implementing continuous integration and continuous delivery strategies. His leadership in technology management contributed to significant operational improvements within the organization.
Career at Flintfox International
Brian served as a Senior Business Transformation Consultant at Flintfox International from 2019 to 2022. In this remote role, he focused on driving business transformation initiatives, leveraging his extensive experience in information technology to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Experience at ViacomCBS and American Apparel
Brian held the position of Senior Vice President of Information Technology at ViacomCBS for one year in 2016-2017. He also served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Technology Officer at American Apparel from 2014 to 2016. In these roles, he was responsible for overseeing IT strategies and initiatives that aligned with the companies' operational goals.
Achievements in Information Security
Throughout his career, Brian has made significant contributions to information security. He enhanced the security posture of organizations by 95% through the encryption of workstations and laptops. He also implemented Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) using the OKTA cloud platform to secure user authentication and established a Zero Trust SD-WAN network architecture.