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Technology executive / Phoenix, Arizona

TravisCooke

Infrastructure. Cybersecurity. Enterprise systems. AI. The organization to make all of it work.

20+ years / $60M acquisition / Four acquisitions integrated

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The mandate

Build confidence at the point where growth, operational complexity, and risk converge.

I build the operating core behind confident growth.

When growth has outpaced the technology beneath it, the answer is not another tool. It is clear ownership, resilient systems, and an operating model built for the next stage.

My role is to connect the boardroom to the operating floor, make risk legible, and turn technology investment into measurable business confidence.

Operating proof

Evidence,
not adjectives.

The record is measured beyond IT: enterprise value, lower operating cost, faster integration, and a stronger capacity to execute.

01

$60M

Enterprise value created

Employee #1 through the acquisition of American Payment Solutions.

02

$1.5M

Budget accountability

Technology investment aligned to resilience, security, and growth.

03

$180K+

Annual savings

Realized by replacing outsourced operations with internal capability.

04

4

Acquisitions integrated

People, systems, vendors, and risk brought into one operating model.

05

3 mo.

IT function established

From managed-service dependency to accountable internal operations.

Selected transformations

Three moments when technology changed the trajectory.

01Operating model

Built an accountable internal IT organization in one quarter.

Situation
A managed-service model limited visibility, slowed decisions, and kept critical operational knowledge outside the business.
Decision
Designed the internal function, transitioned support and security operations, established ownership, and created an executive-ready technology roadmap.
Result
More than $180,000 in annual savings, faster issue resolution, and direct accountability for service, risk, and investment.
  • Org design
  • Vendor transition
  • Service delivery
  • Cybersecurity
02Scale and acquisition

Created the technology foundation for a company built to scale.

Situation
A growing payments business needed secure, reliable systems that could evolve from startup velocity to enterprise discipline.
Decision
Built and led the technology capability across infrastructure, operations, security, enterprise platforms, and four acquisitions over 17 years.
Result
Supported sustained growth from employee #1 through the company’s eventual $60 million acquisition.
  • Infrastructure
  • M&A integration
  • Payments
  • Business continuity
03Enterprise automation

Turned practical AI and automation into operating leverage.

Situation
Manual approval workflows created avoidable friction and made process visibility dependent on email and individual follow-through.
Decision
Designed an AI-assisted purchase-order workflow integrated with Epicor, keeping governance and business context at the center of the solution.
Result
A repeatable approval process with better visibility, fewer handoffs, and a practical foundation for responsible AI adoption.
  • Applied AI
  • Epicor ERP
  • Workflow design
  • Governance

Leadership philosophy

Make the complex clear. Build ownership. Leave the organization stronger than you found it.

No theater.
No black box.

“Technology should operate as a trusted business partner, not a cost center.”
01

Start with the business

Translate growth plans, operating constraints, and risk tolerance into a technology agenda leaders can act on.

02

Build ownership

Create teams that understand why the work matters, know what good looks like, and are trusted to deliver it.

03

Make risk legible

Give executives clear choices, explicit tradeoffs, and a credible path from exposure to resilience.

Technology strategy

The foundation, controls, systems, and leverage that let a modern enterprise move with confidence.

The scope I lead.

01Reliable by design

Infrastructure

Resilient cloud and on-premise foundations designed around continuity, performance, and responsible cost.

02Risk made actionable

Cybersecurity

Risk-based controls, practical governance, and a security culture that enables the business instead of slowing it down.

03Systems that compound

Enterprise systems

ERP, workflow, and data capabilities connected to the decisions and processes that create enterprise value.

04Useful, governed, real

Applied AI

Focused automation with human accountability, measurable outcomes, and governance built in from the start.

Executive resume

The complete operating record.

Leadership scope, career progression, and enterprise outcomes in one concise document.

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If it is consequential, let’s talk.

Executive IT leadership, infrastructure modernization, enterprise transformation, and advisory conversations.

Phoenix, Arizona

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