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Roles available for:
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Fractional
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Consulting
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Contract
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Interim
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Fox Point, Wisconsin, United States
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Country experience:
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United States of America
Northern America
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Languages:
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English
EnglishLevel: Native
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English
Achievements
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Expertise
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Employees
overseen
136 employees
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Budget overseen
$ 13,000,000
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Bob Cardenas
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Roles available for:
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Fractional
-
Consulting
-
Contract
-
Interim
-
Fox Point, Wisconsin, United States
-
Country experience:
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United States of America
Northern America
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Languages:
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English
EnglishLevel: Native
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English
Achievements
Why hire me in a fractional role
Experience
Strengths in this role: Strategic Leadership, Cloud Transformation Expertise, Innovation and Efficiency, Data-Driven Decisions, Executive Collaboration, Operational Excellence, Cross-Functional Communication, Results-Oriented Approach
Industry Group: Finance
Industry: Financial Services
Years of experience: 2 years
Company name: Flagship Credit Acceptance
Company size: 1,500 employees
Role in this company: Served as Vice President of Application Development, where I established a new application development and platform engineering department. I led a 90-day cloud migration, boosting feature delivery by 25%, and implemented innovations like feature branch testing to reduce post-merge defects by 90%. I also optimized user experiences, improved retention, and enhanced executive decision-making with a feature prioritization framework.
Strengths in this role: Team Leadership and Scaling, SaaS Development Expertise, DevOps Transformation, Compliance Oversight, Strategic Budget Management, Technical Innovation, Agile and Operational Efficiency, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Result-Oriented Leadership
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Years of experience: 30 years
Company name: FIS
Company size: 60,000 employees
Role in this company: Scaled a high-performing global team from 12 to 130+ and delivered a secure, scalable SaaS platform that unified access to multiple payment systems. Led a DevOps transformation, reducing deployment time by 90% and improving delivery predictability by 25%. Also ensured compliance with industry standards, managed a $13M engineering budget, and drove operational and business efficiencies through strategic leadership and innovation.
Strengths in this role: Technical leadership, zero-to-one execution, product ownership, clear communication, cross-functional alignment, coaching and mentoring, hands-on development, flexibility, critical thinking, DevOps enablement, process design, security and compliance awareness.
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Years of experience: 30 years
Company name: Remedy Sports, Inc.
Company size: 10 employees
Role in this company: Fractional CTO & Technical Advisor overseeing all aspects of technology strategy and execution. Leading the transition of product development in-house, establishing cloud infrastructure and DevOps pipelines, setting up source control and agile workflows, and supporting mobile and web app deployment. Providing hands-on engineering leadership and guiding long-term product scalability and team growth.
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Success story
At FIS, I led the scaling of a global engineering team from 12 to over 130, delivering a secure SaaS platform that unified access to more than 10 payment systems. I spearheaded a DevOps transformation, reducing deployment time by 90% and improving delivery predictability by 25%. Managing a $13M budget, I ensured compliance with industry standards like PCI DSS while driving innovation and efficiency. My leadership modernized platforms, improved operations, and positioned FIS for scalable growth.
