John Kirkpatrick is Chief Information Officer for TRANSFIRST. He brings more than 23 years of leadership experience developing and implementing complex business strategies for global companies.

Prior to joining TRANSFIRST, Mr. Kirkpatrick was Vice President, Global Strategic Planning for Sunrise Medical Inc., a global medical equipment company. Throughout his eight years at Sunrise, he held various executive roles and had numerous responsibilities including global IT, M&A system integration, corporate governance and policies, technical issues, and product support functions, as well as the implementation of a secure, online transaction system. Mr. Kirkpatrick also has served Baxter Healthcare Corporation and I. E. Du Pont DE Nemours and Company/Conoco Inc.

Mr. Kirkpatrick earned his Bachelor of Science degree in geophysical engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He pursued graduate studies in programming and development methodology at The University of Houston and completed additional coursework in computer design, math, and programming at Colorado State University. He also is involved in several professional IT organizations. Mr. Kirkpatrick resides in Colorado.