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Milwaukee, WI, US

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

The Avasant Distinguished Fellows are a world-class team of experts and leaders, comprised of the top minds within the technology world. The group includes former and current CXOs, CIOs, and other senior technology executives who bring business value to Avasant and its clients. The Fellows are an independent, yet integral part of Avasant’s management.

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Global Shared Services Leader for Organon, a $6B organization that spun-off of Merck in Jun ’21. Key processes include Finance, HR, Procurement, Internal Controls, Forecasting and Global Processes owners for 5 key areas. Drove site selection for green and brown field opportunities and led stand-up for our new Shared Services Centers in Lisbon, PT and Kuala.

Kenilworth, New Jersey, United States

Led Global Operations for Global Business Services including 3 Shared Service centers with delivery team of over 1500 employees and contracted resources. Defined new methodologies and capabilities while implementing continuous improvement opportunities, internal controls, and centralized services throughout Merck. Consistently delivered 6-10% productivity.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Led Legal Services (Outsourcing and Contract Projects) for North America and EMEA encompassing four Centers of Excellence (COE), three co-location sites with over 900 employees. Responsible for design, approach methodologies and implementation of industrialized delivery model that led to 20% growth of each business segment each year for four years.

Redmond, Washington, United States

Selected to lead the transition for Services from Microsoft to Caradigm ( Microsoft/GE Joint Venture)Served as Product Manager for Services with a revenue commitment of $140M role required identifyingcustomer requirements, defining the product, setting pricing, piloting and developing a go-to-market plan with an Offerings Catalog for Sales and Customers..

Redmond, Washington, United States

Led operational activities required to run a 300-person global services organization responsible for overall service delivery for the Health Solutions Group. Responsible for headcount management, budget (revenue of $140M and $84M expenses), forecast, utilization, resource planning, vendor management, and rhythm of the business. Led design and development.

Responsible for IT Global Engineering, including Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Requirement Management, MCAD/ECAD, and Engineering training programs. Led and facilitated IT strategy for Global Engineering, managed $12M IT development and purchased services budget, and led a team of 75 Global IT professionals.

United States

Global Business Intelligence Operations Leader responsible for maintaining an environment valued at over $12M, including world's largest single instance of Cognos. Owned release services, migrations, environments, and operations support. Led team of eight leaders and ~60 contractors that provided 24x7 global support. Client Service Executive for IITS.

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Responsible for UW Operations, including global processes, controllership, business metrics, and UW system for Global Property and Casualty Reinsurance division. Led team of nine aligned regionally and managed activities and deliverables of 25 offshore resources.

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Launched the Six Sigma Quality program for the Information Technology department. Grew staff from 2 to 32 Black Belts. Certified 96 Green Belt (GB) projects and increased IT certification level from 7% to 48%.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Newly created position to build a six-person e-commerce deployment team. Established vision, hired team, developed compensation plan and team structure. Won Pinnacle award for results with this new team. Deployed three new Web Applications to GECFS customers and transitioned customer base from paper process to web. Converted 90% of our customers to.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Led team of eight consultants in U.S. and Canada to identify productivity and cost-saving opportunities for customers. Identified $70M in productivity savings for GEFCS customers and prospects. Exceeded team goals despite being authorized to staff at only 75%.

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

Process improvement and systems implementation consultant for Imaging Services (IS), a new Consulting business for GEHC. Chosen as Project Leader for first Radiology re-engineering program, responsible for developing tools and methodologies for this new business. Analyzed current radiology practices, facilitated internal problem-solving, and recommended.

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Consultant to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for program and financial management. Conducted analysis on current practices and recommended creative improvements. Planned and conducted training for the Financial Management Department on improved business processes, financial analytics and existing defense information systems. Supported.

Fort Hood, Texas, United States

Veteran of Foreign War, Company Commander, Hospital Administrator - Fort Hood, TX. Platoon Leader - Saudi Arabia and Iraq

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business Administration, Management And Operations