{"id":95,"date":"2017-12-29T17:46:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T17:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.levinsenterprises.com\/LEVINSENTERPRISES\/?p=95"},"modified":"2017-12-29T18:15:33","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T18:15:33","slug":"american-utility-management-aum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.levinsenterprises.com\/LEVINSENTERPRISES\/2017\/12\/29\/american-utility-management-aum\/","title":{"rendered":"American Utility Management &#038; Rand McNally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.levinsenterprises.com\/LEVINSENTERPRISES\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AumLogo.png?resize=138%2C40\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"40\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ken was recruited to American Utility Management (AUM) to help stabilize their infrastructure as well as help change the image of the company from a commodity processor of utility bills to a trusted advisor and consultant to the Billion $ multifamily residential industry.\u00a0 \u00a0AUM, as a Software as a Service provider, had grown so fast, their infrastructure could not scale to meet demand.\u00a0 \u00a0 Some of the initiatives Ken was responsible for were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Design, acquisition and implementation of a hybrid dedicated and cloud-based delivery platform<\/li>\n<li>Upgrade of a custom Oracle database platform containing over 1 Billion records of customer utility information<\/li>\n<li>Evaluation, design and implementation of an award-winning industry-first customer facing analytics engine<\/li>\n<li>Design and implementation of SCORE (Statistical Comparison of Relative Efficiency).\u00a0 SCORE, a complex statistical evaluation platform, compared hundreds of multi-family residential communities to each other and scored their efficiency.\u00a0 \u00a0Using this information, AUM and their customers, were able to partner on ways to improve efficiency and lower utility costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.levinsenterprises.com\/LEVINSENTERPRISES\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/RandMcNallyLogoPNG.png?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.levinsenterprises.com\/LEVINSENTERPRISES\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/RandMcNallyLogoPNG.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.levinsenterprises.com\/LEVINSENTERPRISES\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/RandMcNallyLogoPNG.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.levinsenterprises.com\/LEVINSENTERPRISES\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/RandMcNallyLogoPNG.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the Chief Technology Office for Rand McNally for over 10 years, I gained experience running software development, supply chain, distribution and back office operations.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">In this role, I created and executed strategic plans and successfully managed teams of over 100 associates.\u00a0 \u00a0Initiatives included, the following highlights.\u00a0 In over 10 years, there are too many to list.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developed relationships and negotiated multiple international (on-shore, near-shore, and off-shore) development and supplier contracts for both software and physical goods<\/li>\n<li>Developed and maintained successful partnerships that resulted in profitable, award-winning software for mobile devices<\/li>\n<li>Worked with the largest companies (Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, HP, Google) to develop business relationships, sell products as well as install and operate their systems<\/li>\n<li>Worked with sister companies to consolidate purchasing power for telecom, computing resources and other shared resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ken was recruited to American Utility Management (AUM) to help stabilize their infrastructure as well as help change the image of the company from a commodity processor of utility bills to a trusted advisor and consultant to the Billion $ multifamily residential industry.\u00a0 \u00a0AUM, as a Software as a Service provider, had grown so fast, &hellip; 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