CIO · IT Transformation Leader

Manuel
Bautista

27 years building and leading high-performing IT organizations — from 10-person startups to 10,000-employee enterprises.

CISSP CISM Strategic Planning IT Security English · Spanish
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Manuel Bautista
27 YRS
About

Built on results.
Driven by people.

Accomplished hands-on IT executive with experience across support operations, infrastructure engineering, information security, and software development. Known for strategic planning that actually gets executed — not just documented.

I've led teams through acquisitions, built IT departments from scratch, established enterprise security programs, and driven digital transformation at organizations from 10 to 10,000 employees. Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Currently CIO at CLIMB IT Solutions, where I help businesses simplify IT, automate operations, and build lasting digital infrastructure.

27+
Years in IT Leadership
10K+
Employees Supported at Peak
48
States Covered at Harvard
4
Active Certifications
Experience

Where I've led.

May 2024 – Present
Chief Information Officer Current
CLIMB IT Solutions, Inc.
Empowering businesses with simplified IT, automation, digital marketing, and security solutions. Hands-on CIO building repeatable systems for clients of all sizes.
May 2023 – Aug 2024
Director of Data Solutions Engineering
Panoply by SQream
Led customer-facing data engineering practice, helping organizations unlock value from complex data environments using cutting-edge solutions.
Nov 2019 – Feb 2023
CIO / CTO
Grant Cardone Enterprises
Responsible for all aspects of IT and Information Security at a 200–500 person sales training and media company. Dual CIO/CISO role spanning infrastructure, security, and software delivery.
Aug 2014 – Oct 2019
CIO / CTO
Harvard Maintenance
Joined as the company's first CIO to modernize IT for ~10,000 employees across 48 states. Established the enterprise security program, founded the PMO, reduced telecom costs by 22%, and built an Agile DevOps team from the ground up.
May 2012 – Aug 2014
Chief Technology Officer
Advantone
Change agent brought in to modernize a growing SaaS company. Reduced support calls 35%, increased customer satisfaction 48%, shortened TTR by 75%, and played a key role in the company's acquisition by IntelePeer.
Credentials

Certifications & Education

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CISSP
Certified Information Systems Security Professional · (ISC)²
Issued Feb 2019
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CISM
Certified Information Security Manager · ISACA
Issued Jan 2018
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CWASP
Certified Web Application Security Professional · Network Intelligence
Issued Apr 2021
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CPSP
Certified Payment Security Practitioner · Network Intelligence
Issued May 2021
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Strategic Business Leadership
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
2019–2020
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Executive MBA
Business Administration & Management · Smartly Institute
2019–2020
Contact

Let's connect.

Whether you're looking to transform your IT organization, explore a consulting engagement, or just want to connect — I'd love to hear from you.

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