Specializing in interim executive management for underperforming enterprises. Providing leadership for Corporate turnaround & restructuring, Receiverships, Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors, Operational improvement, Debt restructuring & Talent search.

Engaged at Microsoft to design and implement portfolio management and governance capabilities for a division focused on cloud sales enablement, cloud customer experience, and customer success innovation. Managing a collection of business programs that will gain traction with more customers in a priority segment, assist sales partners in migrating customers to Azure, and enhancing the sales performance of cloud solution partners.

Transitioned out of a voluntary career break to coordinate and assist with end-of-life care for a family member. Earned certificates in machine learning and deep learning from DeepLearning.ai.

Defined project delivery standards, developed technical and analyst talent. Pursued and won new business while providing full-time client consulting services.Provided program governance and technical leadership to modernize the business intelligence and data warehouse architecture for a leading cosmetics brand.Directed a finance and operations transformation program turnaround. Renegotiated a third-party consulting services contract to save $1.4M for the client and get the project back on track. Oversaw engineers and business analysts in the design, deployment, and support of a custom data architecture for a bespoke Manufacturing Execution System (MES). Lead a program consolidating the operations, business processes, and technology platforms of three facilities to create a single manufacturing Center of Excellence: $9M in annual benefits.

Oversaw all aspects of assigned Microsoft business units including Cloud & Enterprise, Experience & Devices, Marketing & Consumer Business, Search & Advertising, and Central Finance data warehouse. Owned account P&L and provided strategic leadership to consulting teams and managed performance. Directed and coached sales managers. Defined standards and drove culture changes that focused the sales team on client needs, active listening, and proposing holistic solutions.Developed and executed strategic go-to-market plans, nurtured executive relationships, and designed solutions to generate new business. Presented proposals that generated $6.5M in revenue over 10 months.Implemented a consulting performance management and recognition framework that slashed workforce attrition by 85% and enhanced client satisfaction by 18%.

Drove rapid turnaround of an IT Operations transformation. Managed vendor relationships, instituted project governance, revised program roadmap, and implemented Scrum to deliver in alignment with revised expectations. Engaged as Interim Senior Director, Supply Chain IT to provide vision and leadership to align all initiatives to business objectives, set strategy, direct execution, and manage investments in systems and technologies. Defined technology strategy, developed a three-year roadmap, and managed an $18M annual project portfolio across six supply chain workstreams.Developed and implemented application portfolio governance framework including policies, procedures, and SLAs.Delivered transportation cost savings and operational efficiency through process reengineering, enterprise applications, custom development, organizational change, and vendor management: $26M in annual benefits.Implemented cultural and process improvements to turnaround an under-performing Analytics team, exceeding SLAs through focus on customer-centric service metrics and addressing technology performance bottlenecks.

Generated $1 Million in new business as a member of the new Seattle market’s leadership team. Initiated collaborative design of a sales management process for the Seattle market. Managed the sales process for six months, reduced proposal cycle times by 20% and increased win rate by 15%. Transformed demand planning and finance processes for a beverage distributor, implemented new technology and managed three external vendor organizations: $5.4M in annual benefits.

Built a 21-person Enterprise PMO from the ground-up. Defined labor strategy, hired and managed talent, and established delivery standards. to deliver a $12M project and program portfolio.Introduced and implemented project portfolio management, resulting in 71% on-time and reduce budget variance by 52%: $4M in operating expense benefits in the first year. Drove cultural and organizational changes to improve departmental employee engagement 62%. Partnered with HR to refresh job descriptions, define desirable career paths, and match compensation to market.Instituted a cross-division project management community of practice to connect peers, identify best practices, pool resources, spark innovation, share information, and deepen skills.

Structured and initiated a global project while leading a 74-person project team of Univar leaders, specialists, and consultants, and managing a $8 Million program budgetDelivered $4.3 Million in annual operating expense savings through purchasing economies of scale, and maintained $3 Million in revenue via customer churn reductionReduced the cycle time to integrate acquired companies by more than 40%, leveraging the technology platform to aggregate financial and operational reportingDelivered the first global product hierarchy in Univar’s history, enabling unified corporate level reporting across geographies for sales, procurement, and inventory performance

Led a team of nine to focused team to reduce IT spend in Hardware, Software and Telecommunications by $20M to deliver an estimated ROI of 84% over 12 months At the request of the Global VP IT Procurement, personally negotiated $3.3 million in savings and a 34% overall reduction in costs for devices critical to warehouse automationDeveloped and established a new Procurement operating model that enhanced responsiveness, improved service quality, and saved the company $2.5 Million annually

Led a premium specialty coffee roaster to define strategic business requirements for enterprise applications portfolio. Developed technology roadmap and implementation plans to support aggressive growth.Drove the design of the IT operating model and definition of end-to-end IT services reporting directly to the CIO.

Developed business consulting and program delivery skills at one of the world’s largest professional services firms.Ranked in the top 5% of team leaders in Accenture’s Consumer and Industrial Products group six years in a rowIndustry: Consumer Goods & Services Focus Areas: ERP Program Delivery, M&A, Supply Chain, and ManufacturingLocations: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Houston, New Haven