CCG (a Blackstone company) provides expert authentication, grading and conservation of collectibles.- Implementation of SAP S/4 Hana as replacement for legacy ERP platform, driving significant business process transformation & operational efficiencies- Development of proprietary AI/ML & Computer Vision technologies to facilitate the identification of collectibles, streamlining operations and reducing customer turnaround times- Built technology team suitable to support transformation efforts, establishing new teams focused on AI, data & analytics, project management, and customer-facing technology.

With distribution across 70+ retail and e-commerce sales channels, 10,000 SKUs, and 2M square feet of manufacturing and fulfillment space, iEnjoy Home is leading the way in the soft home category. Responsible for overall company Information Technology strategy, execution, and operations to support continued growth and scalability of the business.- Overall technology strategy and definition of future state systems architecture & solutions portfolio.- Selection and implementation of ERP platform.- Development of data warehouse & reporting/analytics capabilities.- Information Security / Cyber security policy, tools, and ongoing focus to ensure systems and data protection.

With a network of over 75 locations across the US & Canada, Quala provides bulk shipping container cleaning services, waste disposal, environmental, and fleet maintenance services. Private Equity ownership.• Developed the technology roadmap aligned to overall corporate strategic and PE value creation plan, and established an IT Steering Committee to ensure ongoing business priority alignment.• Integrated multiple acquisitions / new lines of business, and consolidated prior acquisitions onto common platforms.• Reduced IT operating costs by $2M/year through cost reduction initiatives to consolidate, eliminate, or virtualize infrastructure and operational services.• Led overall company digital strategy & innovation to develop a customer-facing portal, reducing paper-based processes and making it easier for B2B customers to conduct business with the Company. • Successfully implemented a digital scheduling solution, resulting in higher customer service levels, and reduced labor cost by $1M/year.• Implemented Salesforce CRM, and additional customization/development to support sales operations and quality tracking.• Established new data warehouse and business insights tools to consolidate data from ERP and production work order/billing platform, providing real-time dashboards and key business performance & analytics data.• Information Security program implementation, including remediation and ongoing managed security services. Member of Board Audit Committee.• Led upgrade of MS Dynamics ERP system, and business process changes within accounting team, resulting in improved financial reporting & reduction of monthly close cycle to 7 days.• Migration of core systems to multi-cloud environment, leveraging AWS & Azure, to achieve improved system performance, cost savings, and redundancy.

(Sold to Johnson & Johnson 2016)Vogue International is a top 10 consumer goods manufacturer of hair and beauty products, with global retail distribution. • Executive responsibility for company Information Technology, Program Management Office, and Business Analyst functions.• Developed technology strategy and roadmap.• Reorganization of technology function, establishing a new PMO/Business Analyst team• Led the implementation of a Warehouse Management platform to better manage distribution center operations, integrate with 3PL partners, and freight carriers. Achieved annual cost savings of $250k through reduced shipping errors.• Implemented automated sorting and packing system in Company distribution center to improve order accuracy and reduce labor by 25%. • Managed the architecture of corporate data and reporting, building a new common data warehouse and providing key business insights/analytics capabilities. • Successful implementation of Prophix CPM platform to aid in budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and close processes. Reduced monthly close process by 5 days.• Established Agile/Scrum processes, driving productivity, which enabled improvement of delivery estimates by 70%, with greater flexibility to pivot directions to fit organizational needs.• Led the Migration to Office 365 and Azure, to establish common version of Office suite, move email to hosted Exchange, and provide more robust/secure hosting environment for company applications & systems.

Catalina Marketing has been the leader in retail print & digital marketing technologies for over 30 years, leveraging extensive customer purchase data and proprietary analytics. Private Equity ownership.• IT Executive responsible for systems architecture, monitoring, capacity planning, disaster recovery/business continuity, and overall project management functions.• Product Owner for company mobile / digital platform.• Managed the infrastructure engineering, DevOps, 24x7 global data center operations, and Level 2 support / development teams. • Led an organizational transformation, establishing a new technology services function to provide 2nd level support for international application and infrastructure portfolio.• Established DevOps to improve cadence & quality of development and release processes.• Selected vendor and managed the ongoing software development activities of outsourced team, to provide L2 support and augment internal application development capabilities.• Led the design, build-out, and migration from internal data center to combination of colocation facility and Cloud provider (Azure), to drive increased system availability, security, and disaster recovery capabilities. Migration of 1,200+ servers and supporting infrastructure.• Successful implementation of Workday platform for financial and human capital management.• Implemented Salesforce IQ and Service Cloud platforms.

(Sold to Catalina Marketing, April 2012)Modiv was a pioneer in developing a mobile shopper marketing platform, providing a suite of technology solutions that delivered personalized promotions, mobile self-checkout, and digital signage to grocery & mass retailers. VC backed. Successfully sold business to Catalina Marketing in 2012.• Responsibility for technology strategy, product implementation, support, and general operations functions. • Established and managed relationships with strategic partners for development of proprietary hardware solutions that drove company product offerings, inclusive of hardware design and overall architecture. • Built information technology and operations teams to plan, develop, implement, and operate company's key digital products within distributed retail systems environment consisting of 500 locations across multiple retailer clients.• Built proprietary data warehouse and historical / real time offer (electronic coupon) targeting platform.• Led research & design processes and negotiated critical hardware product development partnerships with Motorola, Symbol, IBM, and Fujitsu to build hardware solutions that drove company's products.• Reduced production costs by 50% through design changes and manufacturing optimizations.• Built hybrid data center operations, which consisted of on-premises infrastructure and Amazon Web Services cloud computing platform for critical real-time transaction processing systems.• Budgeting and forecast oversight, product roadmap management, and ongoing Board of Directors updates.• Directed and managed financial resources and processes, human resources, and facility needs.

Managed US retail (store) systems infrastructure and architecture functions, inclusive of system engineering and support operations which covered all US retail operating companies/store locations. Managed design, development, and implementation of next generation and emerging retail technologies utilized within multiple operating companies. Oversaw support and relationship for internal and outsourced/vendor-managed applications, technology and retail systems support function. Directed $18M annual departmental and project-level budget for US retail store systems organization. Served as key strategic business partner to retail operations and marketing teams in requirements definition, business user partnership, and implementation of retail operations and marketing systems to deliver solutions with highest possible ROI. • Led consolidation efforts of disparate data centers from 5 locations to 3 as a result of company divestures and optimization of services to common platforms.• Instantiated initial consumer data protection and security requirements as a precursor to Payment Card Industry and PII regulatory requirements.• Implemented IBM Tivoli suite and HP Openview to establish enterprise-wide system monitoring, asset inventory, and software distribution services.• Managed multi-year project to introduce in-aisle customer mobile self-scanning and personal shopping assistant device consisting of component-level hardware design specification with two vendors, application development by external vendor/partner.• Drove development and implementation of corporate accounts receivable/financial systems web portal for interfacing with suppliers and vendors, achieving annual internal labor savings of $1M• Oversaw architecture, design, and implementation of next-generation in store retail platform for all operating companies. Consolidated and optimized in-store technology to achieve $8M in cost savings compared to prior technology implementation.

• Brought on board to drive the initial strategy, vendor selection, and implementation of Self Checkout technology• Managed the development, implementation, and support of Self Checkout and Point of Sale systems utilized within BJ’s Club locations.• Managed vendor relationships to control cost of Self Checkout and POS systems hardware, software, and support.

• Responsible for the strategic technical architecture and design of the In-Store / distributed systems environment, including network, wireless LAN, handheld terminals, PC/desktops, Point of Sale, and peripheral devices for Ahold USA supermarket operating companies, totaling approximately 1,200 US supermarket locations.• Responsible for the architecture of centralized data center host systems supporting the In-Store systems environment, including Windows and IBM AIX systems.• Managed technical team in the implementation and support of retail infrastructure components.• Managed budget for Retail technology projects.• Oversaw systems integration projects for multiple systems platforms/devices.• Managed business relationships with Retail Operations groups from operating companies to successfully implement technology focused on long term business objectives.• Managed vendor relations including negotiation of contracts for hardware, software, and services.