Non-Profit Executive, Technology Thought-Leader, Educational Technologist, Tech Blogger, Digital Citizenship & Security Advocate - Andrew West is a Senior Level Information Technology Leader with Executive Level experience who is highly successful at planning, building and growing technology departments aligned with supporting organizational vision, and objectives leading the way to new and exciting levels; A visionary who synthesizes facts, events and concepts to develop successful outcomes, resulting in a variety of successful relationships; Highly passionate in the development and implementation of technology solutions and programs that have positively impacted business operations resulting in keen financial management, operational efficiency, and organizational effectiveness; Recognized as being spirited, resourceful and persistent, with the highest level of business ethics; Works well under pressure and during fast paced and stressful situations; Courageous and hard working professional with a genuine ability to work through the most challenging situations and obstacles. Throughout West's career, he has led major technology revenue generating projects totaling over $157 million dollars, implemented systems that delivered cost-savings and operational efficiency to customers, and more importantly overcame countless obstacles, milestones, and transitions as an IT leader. West has worked in technology support and management capacities in the corporate sector in Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Banking, and also Higher Education, & K-12 technology capacities. West's (14) years of service to the Information Technology field combined with unique educational learning opportunities plus industry certifications includes graphics and web-design, technical support, data-center operations, network administration, change and configuration management, management information systems, and executive technology leadership. In June of 2010, officials from Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Learning commissioned Andrew West, to join its elite global group - Information Technology Leadership Advisory Council known as MSIT Forum. West's professional mission has evolved to include a keen focus on technology-integrated education and innovation in the classroom to improve academic achievement.