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Information technology executive / Greater Phoenix, Arizona

TravisCooke

Building technology organizations that give businesses the confidence to grow.

Semiconductor manufacturing / Fintech / Payment processing

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Business impact

Results that
matter.

Lower costs, stronger security, faster integrations, reliable systems, and enterprise value.

01

$60M

Acquisition value

Joined as employee number one and helped build the company over 17 years.

02

$1.5M

Annual technology budget

Owned strategy, investment, vendors, and risk for a multi-site manufacturer.

03

$180K+

Recurring annual cost reduction

Rebuilt the technology operating model and brought core IT ownership in-house.

04

<12 mo.

Epicor ERP/MES implementation

Led the full lifecycle across finance and manufacturing in under one year.

05

4

Completed M&A integrations

Integrated people, systems, infrastructure, and operations end to end.

Career

More than 20 years leading technology across semiconductor manufacturing, fintech, and payment processing.

Leading technology through growth and change.

01

Saras Micro Devices

Chandler, Arizona / 2023 - Present

Senior IT Manager | Head of Information Technology

Senior-most technology partner to the CEO and leadership team as the company scaled from roughly 25 to nearly 70 employees across multiple sites.

02

equipifi

Scottsdale, Arizona / 2021 - 2023

Delivery Manager | Corporate IT Manager

Led delivery and corporate technology in a high-growth fintech environment spanning cloud platforms, workforce systems, and SOC 2 readiness.

03

American Payment Solutions

Mesa, Arizona / 2004 - 2021

Director of Information Technology

Joined as employee number one, built the technology foundation through four acquisitions, and helped scale the business to a $60 million acquisition.

Selected case studies

What changed, what I led, and what the business gained.

01Cost reduction & cybersecurity

Saved $180K annually while bringing IT in-house.

Challenge
A growing, multi-site semiconductor manufacturer needed stronger internal ownership, lower operating cost, and a security posture built for its next stage.
What I led
Ended the MSP relationship, rebuilt the operating model without interrupting the business, and standardized identity, endpoint, and security operations on Microsoft 365 E5, Entra, Intune, Autopilot, Defender, and Conditional Access.
Outcome
Maintained continuity, reduced recurring spend, lowered device costs, raised Microsoft Secure Score from approximately 64% to more than 80%, and stopped multiple attempted account takeovers within minutes.
  • $180K+Annual recurring savings
  • 30%Estimated device cost reduction
  • 80%+Microsoft Secure Score
02ERP & manufacturing

Connected finance and manufacturing in under a year.

Challenge
Fast growth required an enterprise platform that could support financial control, manufacturing execution, and more disciplined operating workflows.
What I led
Led the full lifecycle Epicor ERP/MES implementation across finance and manufacturing, then built an AI-assisted purchase-order approval workflow integrated directly with Epicor.
Outcome
Delivered the ERP/MES program in less than 12 months and avoided tens of thousands of dollars in external development costs through pragmatic automation.
  • <12 mo.ERP/MES implementation
  • 2Core business functions connected
  • Five figuresExternal development avoided
03Growth, acquisitions & recovery

Scaled technology from employee one through a $60M acquisition.

Challenge
A payment-processing company needed technology to scale with the business while protecting uptime, compliance, and customer trust through sustained growth and acquisition activity.
What I led
Built and led the technology function, completed four end-to-end acquisitions, maintained annual PCI DSS compliance, and developed resilient infrastructure, networks, business continuity, and disaster recovery capabilities.
Outcome
Supported 17 years of growth to a $60 million acquisition and restored a production database and service in approximately 20 minutes after a destructive incident.
  • $60MAcquisition value
  • 4M&A integrations
  • ~20 min.Critical service recovery

Leadership philosophy

Create clarity. Develop people. Make the tradeoffs visible. Stay accountable.

Set the direction.
Trust the team.

“Leadership means making the destination clear, giving capable people real ownership, and staying accountable for the result. The goal is not dependency on a leader. It is a team that can make sound decisions and keep moving.”
01

Act before problems grow

Move before ambiguity becomes inertia. Create a responsible path forward, make the tradeoffs visible, and keep the business moving.

02

Give people room to lead

Build capable teams with clear ownership, practical standards, and the confidence to make sound decisions without waiting for permission.

03

Stay accountable

Stay accountable from strategy through execution. Technology leadership is measured by what the organization can do better afterward.

What I lead

Strategy, teams, infrastructure, security, and business systems aligned to company priorities.

Enterprise technology, end to end.

01Core responsibility

Technology strategy & teams

Technology roadmaps, budgets, vendor strategy, operating models, team development, and executive partnership grounded in business priorities.

  • IT strategy
  • Budget ownership
  • Vendor management
  • Team building
02Core responsibility

Infrastructure & cloud

Reliable platforms across cloud, data center, identity, endpoint, network, and collaboration environments that can scale without becoming fragile.

  • Microsoft 365
  • AWS
  • Azure identity
  • Infrastructure modernization
03Core responsibility

Cybersecurity & continuity

Practical controls, compliance, incident response, and recovery capabilities that protect the business while preserving speed and usability.

  • Cybersecurity
  • PCI DSS
  • SOC 2
  • Business continuity
04Core responsibility

ERP, data & automation

ERP, MES, data, workflow, and AI initiatives tied to measurable operating outcomes rather than technology for its own sake.

  • Epicor ERP/MES
  • Workflow automation
  • Applied AI
  • Systems integration

Resume & biography

The complete career record.

A concise two-page executive resume and a one-page leadership biography, ready for recruiters and hiring leaders.

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