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Raleigh, Nc, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

• Led the development of an AI-driven compliance solution, reducing associated toil from months to minutes. Guided application development across data scientists, audit and cybersecurity subject matter experts, and other stakeholders. Capabilities highlighted to WWT C-suite and other executives and to multinational clients.• Developed IT observability strategy for large convenience store chain to improve customer and user experience. Assessed current state observability maturity, identified key opportunities, and developed strategy to improve MTTR and other key metrics supporting strategic business priorities.• For a global mining company, developed custom application to digitize a complex Excel-based, business-critical financial accounting process. Led a team of 15+ application developers, data engineers, and subject matter experts in an agile development process. Developed application scope, identified key processes, and led concept, prototype, and MVP development. Engaged senior-executive level stakeholders and provided regular status updates for this C-Suite priority initiative. • Developed broadly applicable cloud deployment assessment program covering business outcomes, planning and technical design, cloud operations, and deployment program management.

Mclean, Virginia, United States

• Developed simple, actionable approaches to strategy development and operational excellence.• Researched pricing inefficiencies and dynamics of residential real estate market. • Supported other businesses with business advisory services.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Led Program Management Office with client partners to establish ~$1B supply center system focused on building resiliency and all hazards readiness into the medical supply chain for a large Federal integrated healthcare system. • Developed high-level business case and development roadmap for unified master catalog to increase purchasing agent speed and lower costs. Conducted range of user interviews to develop archetypes to guide UX refinement. • Enabled enterprise capability to conduct decentralized clinical trials. Developed business case illustrating cost, benefits, risks, and strategic alignment. Identified internal capabilities for organizational adoption. • Demonstrated project impact and client relationships led to key account growth of 25% year over year.

Global

Reported to business unit president of $1B+ and ~2,000 employee business. Lead strategist and ‘growth advocate’ on business’s leadership team.• Developed forging and extrusion vision and 10-year high-level strategy for all business unit segments. Centered focus on supplying complex components to the aerospace structures and engine market. Created culture, strategic language, and communications enabling strategic discussions and thinking. • Developed and deployed business unit operational excellence program globally across 15 sites. Partnered closely with plant and functional leadership to adopt program focused on problem identification and problem solving. • Led numerous strategic initiatives including segment strategy development, portfolio restructuring, market transparency, M&A pipeline development, and other business unit president priorities.

New York, Ny

Reported to Vice President, Business Excellence and Corporate Strategy, a CEO direct report. Led teams of 3 - 5 consultants and analysts to provide recommendations and solutions to the corporation’s challenging problems.• Co-led 10-year strategy development for high-profile $4B aerospace business comprised of six business units across multiple organizational and corporate groups. Project resulted in significantly increased competitive awareness and aligned investment priorities. • Led team supporting 3 – 5 year business strategy development for a multi-billion dollar emerging market greenfield rolling mill. Prioritized product markets and target geographies. Evaluated multiple financial scenarios to optimize for profitability and cash flow.

New York, Ny

• Completed effort to maximize Alcoa casthouse profitability through common metrics and best practice implementation resulting in savings of over $42M and creation of full-time Center of Excellence organization. Project selected as winner of company-wide Alcoa Advantage Impact Award. • Identified overhead efficiency options for Australian business unit. Analyzed current organizational structure and applied levers for cost reduction.

Strategy consultant advising chemical and petroleum industries.• Authored article on implications of low carbon fuel standards on fuel distributors. Article published on company website and circulated internally within multiple practices.• Completed detailed analyses for use in business development including: - estimation of the marginal cost of Albertan oil sands production, and - feasibility evaluation of ethanol as a viable liquid fuel source.

Decision support and strategy consulting in the life sciences sector• Conducted market needs assessment of the corn ethanol industry for an agricultural biotech company. Interviewed industry experts, academics, and government officials. • Facilitated decision making process for biotech company evaluating market entrance strategies for drug with an obesity indication.

Supported the development of proposed security regulations and evaluated economics of impacts to the nation's transportation systems.

Arlington, Va

Supported management consulting projects for government clients with Bradson Corporation, acquired by KForce in 2006. • Developed liability model and cost analyses for a Department of Energy workers’ compensation program.• Documented current software capabilities of an Activity-Based Costing system for the National Park Service.

Giessen, Germany

• Responsible for the training, preparation, combat accuracy, and overall welfare of 30 soldiers and non-commissioned officers, and equipment consisting of three armored artillery sections and related military equipment valued at over $2 million.

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