Lead with Clarity
Grow with Resilience
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About Jimmy Stewart
Experience and Expertise
A career shaped by more than three decades across the military, corporate, nonprofit, and federal sectors has given him a deep understanding of how to bring clarity to complex environments. His work focuses on modernization, strategic alignment, and helping teams move forward with purpose and confidence.
His writing often centers on resilience and the lessons learned long before his professional life began. Those early experiences inform the way he leads, mentors, and supports people through uncertainty and change. The result is a leadership philosophy grounded in lived experience, steady communication, and a belief that clarity and empathy matter.
Today, Jimmy works at the intersection of technology, communication, and human-centered leadership. He is the founder of Q-Legion, a space dedicated to thoughtful reflection, leadership, and non-traditional paths, where he shares longer-form writing and ideas shaped by experience. Through his professional work and writing, he continues to offer insights that help others navigate complexity and make decisions that matter.
Work Experience
Professional Journey
Chief Information Officer
Organizational Transformation Leadership
Provides executive-level direction to strengthen technology governance, streamline operations, and position organizations for scalable growth and measurable outcomes.
IT Director
Technology Strategy & Modernization
Aligns people, process, and technology through structured assessments, roadmaps, and modernization strategies that improve efficiency, security, and business alignment.
Transformation Partner
Systems Integration & Cloud Enablement
Designs and guides modernization efforts that connect legacy platforms with cloud-based solutions, enhancing collaboration, automation, and insight across the enterprise.
Enterprise Technology Advisor
Process Optimization & Data Alignment
Helps organizations simplify workflows, integrate data, and implement technology that supports decision-making and operational clarity across departments.
Compliance & Readiness Consultant
CMMC, ISO, and NIST Alignment
Prepares organizations for government contracting and certification by establishing the policies, documentation, and system controls required for compliance and audit readiness.
Technology Strategist & Mentor
Leadership Development & Knowledge Sharing
Advises leadership teams and emerging professionals on building digital capability, fostering innovation, and strengthening communication between business and technology stakeholders.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Strategic Leadership Communication in Technology
PROSCI Change Management Practitioner
SAFe Agile Practitioner
Certified Professional in Training Management (CPTM)
Accomplishments
Recognitions and Awards
Led multi-campus technology modernization for a federal university system
Led technology and workflow transformations that reduced operational complexity and created lasting efficiency gains.
Designed a compliance and readiness framework aligned to CMMC and NIST standards
Implemented data-driven dashboards for executive decision support
Guided nonprofit IT modernization and crisis-support systems
Created Enterprise Standards for IT Support, Change Control, and Technology Oversight
Contact Jimmy Stewart
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