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Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Tulsa, Oklahoma, Us

The George Kaiser Family Foundation believes that no child is responsible for the circumstances of his or her birth, and that every child deserves an equal opportunity.Served as first COO for a foundation with ~$5B in assets and a focus on equal opportunity and civic enhancement in TulsaInstituted a comprehensive program review process, evaluating strategy, financial management, and operational execution of all initiativesLaunched continuous improvement effort, driving elevated performance measurement, efficiency and effectiveness across programsSet up initial technology team to manage infrastructure, software, and cybersecurityEstablished central accounting team, implementing robust expense policies, improved budgeting and forecasting, and enhanced senior decision-makingOversaw grants management function and launched new grants management system to streamline processes and enhance transparencyInstituted several new human resources, training, and performance management practices

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

Served as state’s first COO, with operational leadership over 15 cabinet secretaries, 470 agencies/boards/commissions, 30K state employees, and a $20B annual budgetOversaw deployment of $1.26B in Federal CARES Act dollars under deadline pressure, to improve health, economic, educational, and infrastructure outcomesLaunched Governor’s dashboard, providing comparison of Oklahoma to other states in ~25 areas, leading to improved performance in nearly all of themInstituted first employee engagement survey across all state agencies to assess and address areas of strength and development for the state as an employerEstablished unified and comprehensive strategic planning, goal-setting, and accountability management system across cabinet and agenciesCreated and implemented various other initiatives to improve delivery of state services and outcomes in health, human services, public safety, and other areasAdvised Governor J. Kevin Stitt on key policy and strategic decisions as one of three direct reports to him

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Us

Led central services agency for the state of Oklahoma, overseeing 1200 employees in the areas of Information Services, Accounting, Real Estate, Facilities Management, Human Resources, Employee Benefits, Purchasing, and Risk ManagementStabilized and began turnaround of agency prior to focusing solely on State COO duties

Leader of Sonic's multi-year strategic/technology/brand transformation and modernization over a 5-year period, culminating in the acquisition of the company by Inspire Brands.Responsibilities:- Corporate Strategy and Execution of Strategic Initiatives- Technology Strategy and Implementation- Digital and Retail Technology Transformation- Oversight of Hardware and Software Architecture and Development- Enterprise and IT Program Management- Field Technology Implementation- IT Support- Launch and Oversight of Sonic's Licensed Products Program

Responsibilities include:- Corporate Strategy and Execution of Strategic Initiatives- Digital and Retail Technology Transformation- Development function (franchise sales, real estate, design and construction)- Purchasing and supply chain management- Retail technology transformation- Enterprise and IT program management- Field Technology Implementation- IT support- Customer satisfaction- Franchisee business planning

Responsibilities include:- Development function (franchise sales, real estate, design and construction)- Purchasing and supply chain management- Retail technology transformation- Enterprise and IT program management- Customer satisfaction- Franchisee business planning

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Work included:* Developing and implementing pricing strategy and architecture for several retail and restaurant companies, leading to cumulative annual profit increases of nearly $1B* Leading transformation of large convenience store chain to a 100% franchise-based business model, covering development of franchise offer through transition execution* Advising several restaurant and retail portfolio companies on portfolio and growth strategy* Developing a new product line for a restaurant concept, generating $750MM+ in sales* Adjusting long-term menu management strategy for several quick-service restaurant chains, driving improved same store sales and significant profit increases* Rebuilding international post-merger integration process for a leading global retailer* Implementing shareholder value management for manufacturing and retail portfolio companies, developing tailored performance metrics and capital allocation approaches* Performing many acquisition due diligence efforts for targets in the consumer packaged goods, retail, and restaurant spaces* Advising several consumer goods companies on go-to-market model, including modeling the most economically viable distribution approach for each sales channel

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Norwalk, Ct, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Mba

B.S.Econ, Marketing