I apply skills working with senior leaders and leveraging a retail, digital and product background to make change happen. I love working with data, and using it to make the case for new initiatives. Reach out if you're looking to speak to a strategy expert who thinks differently.I recently joined IDC as VP Research, Retail Merchandising and Marketing Analytics Strategies and will be focused on our clients and where we can make a difference. Reach out to your IDC sales rep and tap into extraordinary research and engagement to solve your retail issues for now and in the future.Prior to IDC, I worked with Diebold Nixdorf (DN) with visionary talent and the opportunity to drive real change across the retail space. Before that I was with Oracle Retail with an exceptional solution strategy team working with the best in the industry.I've advised executives from companies including Best Buy, eBay, Office Depot, Whole Foods, Eddie Bauer, Famous Footwear, Staples, Talbots, Walmart, 84.51 Kroger, Starbucks, and many tech vendors like Intel, HPE, Samsung, et al.Major publications (Forbes, CNBC, NPR, Racked, Digiday, Techrepublic, ZDNet, RetailWire, etc.) have sought my expertise in digital and retail strategy.Just prior, I left a great company, Forrester, where I've had the opportunity to connect with 778 executives (yes, I tracked this...) in the retail sector across 525 days of engagement, presentations, speeches, advisory and custom projects.I covered digital store technologies like RFID or WiFi, digital store analytics, digital grocery including ecommerce, POS systems, enablement, and operational strategy for retail.Before joining Forrester, I built 20 years of experience in technology and eBusiness implementation, operation, and innovation in enterprises across the retail, staffing, and insurance sectors. I drove innovation as Director of Enterprise Digital Strategy at The Hartford across multiple business units and an enormous organization.* Retail Merchandising and Digital Store Technologies* Digital & Mobile Strategy* Product Management* Operations & Planning* Business Development, Partner Management* Associate Enablement, Productivity* Digital Store Analytics and Data Science* P&L Modeling, Forecasting, Budgeting, Dashboards* Mobile Point of Sale/Service and Retail POS Systems* Omnichannel and Ecommerce Strategy