Christopher Maher Email & Phone Number

Haddonfield, Nj, Us

• Providing expertise to early adopter leadership re: best practices, use cases, trends, ROI, opportunities across value chains, solutions, transformation road maps, in various sectors (retail, healthcare, CPG, financial services) for leveraging emerging technologies (Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Virtual Reality, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Augmented Reality, Robotic Process Automation (RPA)). • Identifying and partnering with a wide array of solution providers (AWS, Salesforce, Azure, incubators, startups, platforms, AI vendors). • Recommending, managing, delivering, optimizing pilots and subsequent deployments for meeting strategic business goals while building capabilities for long-term business value/competitive advantages

Purchase, New York, Us

• Led team in partnering with 10+ global business teams for leveraging technology to transform capabilities for addressing business challenges, improving efficiencies, increasing productivity• Identified/implemented 6+ PepsiCo-approved internal technology solutions that increased collaboration (MS Teams, SharePoint), identified/introduced 7+ external tech. solutions that increased productivity (Digital Asset Management, Project Management tool) and introduced emerging technologies that expanded capabilities (V.R simulations for Shopper Insights, Machine Learning) across U.S. teams • Developed Tech. Innovation Roadmap for PepsiCo Design & Innovation Center including identifying 5+ potential strategic partnership opportunities w/ innovative organizations & startups (NYC Economic Development Corp., Grand Central Tech, NYC Mayor’s Office of Tech. & Innovation)• Developed/Oversaw plans for Global Design Team international expansion including compiling needed resources, timelines, costs, infrastructure requirements, ongoing facilities services for 3 Design locations: (UK, China, Russia)

Provided expertise to top tier international management and strategy consulting firms, hedge fund sponsors, & Fortune 500 companies on a wide range of digital-related projects including: • 3 Benchmarking studies on CPG partnership optimization with retailers to help transform OmniChannel retailing efforts • Ongoing thought leadership on transforming/optimizing patient experiences for a major healthcare system: 25% increase in overall patient satisfaction • Best practices/Recommendations for 3 top global consumer products companies to better leverage the e-commerce space (technology platform, mobile tactics, user experience, key partners)

Paris, Fr

• Led team in standardizing e-commerce platform across 5+ US teams : 15-25% increased sales• Developed mobile strategies across 20+ US brands: 15-20% increased sales & engagement• Spearheaded global social media listening initiative - Partnered with 2-3 brands/global R&D• Created/launched L’Oréal Global Center of Excellence to transform company’s digital/social efforts• Launched/relaunched 5+ e-commerce, brand information websites, portals as lead project manager

Paris, Fr

• Led team in centralizing e-mail services provider across 20+ US teams: $.3MM annual cost reduction• Identified/implemented Ratings & Reviews across 15+ US/global teams: 15-20% increased sales• Launched/relaunched 5+ e-commerce, brand information websites, portals as lead project manager • Launched location-based marketing initiatives (FourSquare) with 3-4 US brands: 10% increased sales

Paris, Fr

• Identified digital vendor cost savings opportunities (20 - 40%) across 20+ US teams, consolidated vendor relationships, and streamlined corporate sourcing processes• Led team in standardizing web analytics tool across US/global teams: 10-20% increased engagement• Launched/relaunched 5+ e-commerce, brand information websites, portals as lead project manager• Provided ongoing thought leadership to Executive Committee re: digital/social trends

B.S., International Relations

Political Science And Government

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