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Charles Kichler

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Director at Kyndryl
📍 Greater Tampa Bay Area, United States

Charles “Chuck” Kichler is a Kyndryl Vice President and Distinguished Engineer with over three decades of experience optimizing SAP and IT systems for Fortune 500 companies. He focuses on cloud transformations, client resiliency, and AIOps. He holds a Masters degree from Kansas State University and has been issued a patent.

Colleagues describe Chuck as a visionary, supportive, and knowledgeable leader. He is praised for his diligence and expertise in solving the most complex technological problems for clients globally, with one CIO/CTO noting that they would "hang on his every word".

Unique fact: He holds a patent for a technology related to predictive performance management in computer systems.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Tampa Bay Area, United States
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SAP Modernization
A core focus of his career, he is a former Global SAP Practice CTO and has published on elevating business performance by moving SAP environments to the cloud.
AIOps Platforms
He is actively working on expanding the Kyndryl Bridge AIOps platform to deliver concrete benefits and innovative solutions for enterprise clients.
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Career

Work history

10-2021
Director
Kyndryl
9-2015 - 10-2021
IT Strategy Executive / IBM Distinguished Engineer
IBM
3-2011 - 10-2021
IBM SAP Practice CTO / IBM Distinguished Engineer
IBM
12-1999 - 3-2011
Associate Partner
IBM
6-1998 - 12-1999
Global IT Director
Warnaco
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Education
1986 - 1989
MS
Kansas State University
1984 - 1987
MS
Kansas State University
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