Jody (Joseph D.) Giles
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Adjunct Professor, IT Leadership, IT Consultant, Leadership Coach, Non-profit Leadership at Exhort Advisors
Location: San Clemente, California, United States 11 work roles 3 schools
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Adjunct Professor, IT Leadership, IT Consultant, Leadership Coach, Non-profit Leadership
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San Clemente, California, United States

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Jody (Joseph D.) Giles is listed as Adjunct Professor, IT Leadership, IT Consultant, Leadership Coach, Non-profit Leadership at Exhort Advisors, based in San Clemente, California, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Jody (Joseph D.) Giles.

Jody (Joseph D.) Giles previously worked as CEO & Founder at Exhort Advisors and Adjunct Professor Information Technology Management at Pepperdine Graziadio School Of Business And Management. Jody (Joseph D.) Giles holds Mba, Business from Pepperdine University.

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Strong, recognized, technology leader and well-regarded dynamic public speaker, with reputation as elite CIO for building teams that accomplish great things. In-depth experience in Apparel and Footwear design, development, production, distribution and marketing in high-growth and high-profile brands.Honored as "Lattanze Executive of the Year" by Loyola University in April, 2013 and "CIO of the Year" by the Gartner Midsize Enterprise Summit in 2004. Also received "Excellence in Education Business Partner Award" from Anne Arundel County Public School System for his work in developing the Business, Innovation and Leadership program and curriculum.Featured in several articles and industry magazines for success stories. Strong SAP experience in multi-national implementation.CIO for Baltimore based Under Armour, the extremely fast-growing dynamic success story that has seen incredible growth in performance apparel, footwear and accessories. The company's first CIO, assumed the role in January 2005. Strong expert in building IT organizations with high team engagement. Prior to Under Armour, career was based in Southern California, where served as CIO for Vans Inc, leading a turnaround of the IT function. Also worked in Entertainment Industry, serving as CIO for Virgin Interactive Entertainment and Exec Director of Systems Planning for Paramount Pictures. Began career in utility industry.Proud graduate of the University of New Mexico with a degree in business computer systems and MBA, with distinction, from Pepperdine University.

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Exhort Advisors
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Adjunct Professor, IT Leadership, IT Consultant, Leadership Coach, Non-profit Leadership
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Ceo & Founder

Current

"Encouraging the best". Helps executives become heroes managing IT. Provides interim technology leadership and consulting in IT strategy, culture, and organization design specializing in companies with high-brand equity. Exhort also provides one-on-one executive coaching.

Sep 2015 - Present

Adjunct Professor Information Technology Management

Current

Los Angeles, CA, US

I am thrilled to share my 30+ years of information systems and technology management as an adjunct professor to the very inspiring and dedicated students of the Pepperdine Executive MBA program.

Oct 2016 - Present

Adjunct Professor

Irvine, CA, US

Undergraduate professor of Information Technology Management

Feb 2020 - Mar 2022

Executive Emeritus (Retired)

Baltimore, Maryland, US

After 10 great years at Under Armour, I'm pursuing my "second half" through leadership and service, and bragging about UA everywhere I go.

Mar 2015 - Mar 2015

Svp Product Integration & Commercialization

Baltimore, Maryland, US

Responsible for "equipping the team" with processes and technologies to commercialize the greatest apparel, footwear and accessories product.1) Led change product development calendar from 2 seasons at 18+ month duration, to 4 seasons in just over 12 month duration. Huge impact in closer to market, inventory reduction and "buy ready" across all functions.

Dec 2013 - Mar 2015

Cio

Baltimore, Maryland, US

Under Armour's first CIO. Built organization and processes that implemented applications that supported growth from $180M private to over $3B public company and global rollout of production, distribution and retail stores. Established systems architecture and oversaw the implementation of systems for every business function. Building a great team of IT.

Jan 2005 - Mar 2015

Interim Vp Of Retail

Baltimore, Maryland, US

Served as interim leader of Under Armour Retail Stores, including outlets and 4 full price mall stores in the US. Added 10 stores during this period. Oversaw operations, merchandising, lease development for new locations and the implementation and rollout of Retail Merchandising and POS systems (Retail Pro). Provided leadership and cohesion and significant.

Oct 2008 - Sep 2009

Cio

Costa Mesa, California, US

  • Led “turnaround” of IT function and restored business confidence in IT department, receiving “President’s Award” in 1999 and recognized as Gartner Midsize Enterprise CIO of the Year, 2003. Centralized IT support.
  • Developed, launched and directed all facets of shop.vans.com, a highly profitable distribution channel and important marketing vehicle for the brand. Fully integrated with store POS systems and ERP inventory and.
  • Very active in all facets of corporate strategic planning and developed supporting IT strategy and architecture.
  • Incorporated several business mergers and acquisitions into Vans’ systems and support infrastructure
Mar 1999 - Oct 2004

Cio

  • Established MIS function, developed and implemented IS Strategic Plan, including outsourcing and Enterprise Resource Planning software analysis. World-wide responsibility of applications, technical infrastructure.
  • “Hands on” project management and implementation of ERP package (JDEdwards) in multiple territories.
  • Integrated worldwide distribution and financial information with data warehouse architecture and reporting tools. Improved service levels and reduced costs.
Sep 1996 - Feb 1999

Executive Director, Systems Planning

Los Angeles, CA, US

  • Established technology direction of Information Systems department including client-server application development environment.
  • Responsible for IS operating and capital budgets and all departmental administration. Negotiated all contracts. Coordinated departmental downsizing effort, reducing annual budget by 25%.
  • Led development of IS architecture and multi-year strategic plan (infrastructure, applications and data). Established Systems Architecture and Data Management organizations (DBA, EDI, QA).
May 1994 - Sep 1996

Programmer, Project Leader, Manager

Southern California Gas Company
  • Led multiple IS departments, including Database Administration, Data Administration, Information Provisioning and EDI functions.
  • Provided data modeling/design expertise to application development projects in DB2, Sybase, SQL/Server and DB2/2 environments. Managed staff of 10 Data Administrators, including hiring, coaching and performance.
  • Developed strategy for SoCalGas end-user data access, selecting and implementing database, connectivity and client software. Successful in empowering client communities in ad-hoc data access.
  • Co-Chairman of GAS*FLOW® Technical Subcommittee, an industry body promoting the implementation of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Developed and published EDI transaction set implementation guide
Feb 1986 - Apr 1994
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Jody (Joseph D.) Giles education

Mba, Business

Pepperdine University

Bba, Business Information Systems

Unm Anderson School Of Management

Master Of Divinity - Mdiv, Christian Ministry

North Park Theological Seminary
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Jody (Joseph D.) Giles works for Exhort Advisors.

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Jody (Joseph D.) Giles is listed as Adjunct Professor, IT Leadership, IT Consultant, Leadership Coach, Non-profit Leadership at Exhort Advisors.

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Jody (Joseph D.) Giles is based in San Clemente, California, United States while working with Exhort Advisors.

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Jody (Joseph D.) Giles has worked for Exhort Advisors, Pepperdine Graziadio School Of Business And Management, Uc Irvine, Under Armour, and Vans, Inc.

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Jody (Joseph D.) Giles holds Mba, Business from Pepperdine University.

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