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Columbus, Oh, Us

Duluth, Mn, Us

As the Vice President of Technology and Chief of Staff to the CIO at Maurices, I lead the Office of the CIO with a focus on cross-functional management of IT strategy, operations, and governance. My role is rooted in aligning technology initiatives with business objectives to deliver maximum value across the enterprise.With a strategic mindset and a passion for innovation, I oversee critical functions such as IT governance, performance management, and vendor partnerships. I have successfully driven cost efficiency, reducing operating expenses by 15% over two fiscal years and transitioning 40% of IT operations to a managed service partner in 2024.I champion the development and execution of high-impact enterprise programs, ensuring seamless IT operations and excellence in service delivery. Managing a $50M budget, I prioritize continuous improvement, team empowerment, and fostering a culture of accountability and innovation.Above all, I thrive on building strategic partnerships and creating a technology organization that supports growth, enhances customer experiences, and delivers sustainable value.

Mahwah, Nj, Us

As the AVP of the Office of the CIO at Ascena Retail, I led enterprise-wide IT transformation initiatives, focusing on aligning technology strategy with business objectives to drive value and operational excellence. Partnering closely with the CIO, I provided strategic vision and direction, ensuring seamless leadership in their absence and delivering high-impact solutions.I was accountable for a $150M technology budget and spearheaded cost-saving initiatives that reduced operating expenses by $40M over two fiscal years. My leadership extended to IT governance, strategy development, and performance management, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation across the organization.By successfully transitioning 70% of IT operations to a managed service partner, I achieved a 20% reduction in operating expenses while maintaining high service standards. Additionally, I built and strengthened strategic vendor relationships, optimizing costs and enhancing overall efficiency.With a deep commitment to operational efficiency and strategic alignment, I focused on creating sustainable IT frameworks that empowered the organization to achieve its business goals. My leadership was marked by a passion for innovation, collaboration, and delivering measurable results.

Mahwah, Nj, Us

Technology Leader for Marketing CRM & Loyalty, Big Data, and Advanced Analytics organization supporting core customer and producer enterprise applications as part of the Marketing area. Core Marketing business support including technology strategy, solution delivery and day to day operations. Support of the Advanced Analytics Office for development and business unit consumption of advanced analytics models.

Mahwah, Nj, Us

Technology Leader for eCommerce Product Management, DevOps Platform Engineering, Quality Assurance, Release Management, Production Support. Leading teams to develop digital roadmaps across all digital commerce touch points. Management of the pipeline of innovative ideas, owning the operational rhythm to expose concepts to the senior leadership team. Aligning technology strategy with Ascena Brands digital objectives to enable necessary capabilities. Provided leadership by defining strategy, establishing outcome-driven frameworks, aligning priorities, and managing operation mechanisms to drive a highly effective, efficient process design and development team.

Mahwah, Nj, Us

Technology Leader for eCommerce Product Management, DevOps Platform Engineering, Quality Assurance, Release Management, Production Support. Leading teams to develop digital roadmaps across all digital commerce touch points. Management of the pipeline of innovative ideas, owning the operational rhythm to expose concepts to the senior leadership team. Aligning technology strategy with Ascena Brands digital objectives to enable necessary capabilities. Provided leadership by defining strategy, establishing outcome-driven frameworks, aligning priorities, and managing operation mechanisms to drive a highly effective, efficient process design and development team.

Mahwah, Nj, Us

Technology Program Manager for numerous critical IT initiatives. Leader for medium to large project teams in concept, initiate, build, test, implementation and project closure phases. Reported to Executive Leadership on status, budget, resource allocations, issues/risks to keep the projects on-time and on-budget. Key projects within program: Justice ATG, Foreign Trade Zone, Enterprise Holiday Readiness, eCommerce Performance Improvements, Merchandise Planning & Allocation, Markdown Optimization

Columbus, Oh, Us

Justice eCommerce Portfolio & Product Manager. Lead and worked directly with Justice Business area Leadership to align Programs and Projects with the Company’s strategic plans. Created a project/portfolio roadmap showcasing milestones and dependencies. Reported to Senior Leadership on status, budget planning, enterprise resource allocations to ensure the most beneficial program and projects are realized. Managed capital budget for eCommerce project portfolio of $3.4m. Products included: Site to Store, Live Chat, ATG eCommerce Platform Upgrade, Private Label Credit Card Conversion, Email Marketing Segmentation, Outfitting Beach Boutique, Fulfillment Center Relocation, Mobile Application.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Worked directly with Business Leadership teams to align company portfolio with the company’s strategic plans. Reported to Executive Leadership on status, budget planning, enterprise resource allocations to ensure the most beneficial program and projects are realized. Also served as a Sr. Project Manager for numerous critical IT initiatives. Projects include: Merchandise Planning System, Product Lifecycle Management System, eCommerce Systems

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Technology Program Manager for numerous critical IT initiatives. Leader for medium to large project teams in concept, initiate, build, test, implementation and project closure phases. Reported to Executive Leadership on status, budget, resource allocations, issues/risks to keep the projects on-time and on-budget. Key projects within program: Customer Rewards Program, Project Methodology Delivery, Warehouse Management System, PeopleSoft 9.1 Implementation of HCM; SAP Archive & Purge

Dublin, Ohio, Us

Extensive experience in unified communication infrastructure and application architecture, design and operations. Additional experience in eDiscovery, legal compliance, document retention, identity access management, SOX, PCI, project management.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, It Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Management Information Systems And Services