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steven bussow

@stevenbussow

Technology infrastructure leader at T. Rowe Price who delivered a global remote-work transition in two weeks.

At T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC, I directed global technology infrastructure and services, including a transition to remote-work capabilities for the entire firm in two weeks while avoiding platform outages. I also negotiated global contracts that saved over $44M.

At MARINER FINANCE, I led the firm-wide Salesforce CRM discovery, development, support, and implementation, and delivered a headquarters relocation project on time and $4M under budget. My work has spanned infrastructure modernization, strategic projects, vendor negotiations, and global operations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Vice President | Corporate Strategy Project Management

Mariner Finance

Jan 2023 - Jan 2026 (3 years)

Drove planning, development, and rollout of key strategic projects, ensuring company's short- and long-term goals. Oversaw all aspects of strategic projects and reported on progress, risks, and performance.

Project Management Strategic Planning Financial Analysis Risk Management Salesforce Budget Management vendor negotiation Process Improvement

Vice President | Principal Infrastructure

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Jan 2019 - Jan 2022 (3 years)

Directed Remote Virtual Workspace implementation and support of global cross-platform, multi-vendor Hybrid VDI solutions, rationalizing legacy physical hardware and gaining 50% in centralized operational efficiencies. Delivered seamless transition of 100% of the firm to remote worker capabilities in 2 weeks, avoiding platform outages.

VDI Hybrid cloud Virtualization Remote Workforce Management Contract Negotiation Cloud Migration Infrastructure Management Cost Optimization

Vice President | Global Technology

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Jan 2015 - Jan 2019 (4 years)

Managed VDI, Enterprise Printing, Project Management, and Quality Assurance teams, delivering Highly Available solutions and recognized for contributions in introducing Robotic Process Automation. Built first on-premises VDI solution in EMEA NDC affording capacity for network of EMEA offices, proving new HCI value for dynamic growth and global accessibility.

VDI Enterprise Printing Project Management Quality Assurance Robotic Process Automation HCI Cloud Services Negotiation Cost Savings

Assistant Vice President | International Projects

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Jan 2011 - Jan 2015 (4 years)

Researched, developed, and implemented new global solutions, including VDI, Investments Application Performance Alerting, Global Site Heartbeat Alerting, Desktop Performance Alerting, Infrastructure Upgrades, Internet Performance analysis, Intrusion Prevention Server Overhead, and WAN Acceleration. Visited international offices, gathering requirements from business partners and stakeholders, prese

VDI Performance Monitoring Infrastructure Upgrades WAN Optimization Global Project Management Stakeholder Management HCI

International Business Analyst

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Jan 2010 - Jan 2011 (1 year)

Led teams supporting, training, mentoring, and subject matter experts across trading and investments, international investments support, in-depth troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.

Trading Investment Troubleshooting Root Cause Analysis Team Leadership Training Mentorship