Director – Digital Equipment Innovation, Global Foodservice
CurrentBusiness Relationship Manager: Strategically partner with business Leadership to stimulate, surface and shape business demand for IT products and services and ensure business value is captured, optimized and recognized; Responsible for full lifecycle of Innovation initiatives• SodaStream Professional – Digital Hydration platform offering customizable beverage carbonation, flavor intensity and temperature; Features integrated mobile app and vessel with contact-free pouring, cashless payment, management portal and analytics; Commercial implementation October 2020; $30MM investment budget• Quick-Pick – Unattended cooler solution featuring camera-vision for product recognition and planogram management; Market test of 30 units commencing September 2020• Spire – PepsiCo’s first digital IoT Fountain Beverage platform; Features 500+ brand/flavor shot combinations and curated mixology; 4,600 connected units in US/Canada• Smart Equipment Network (SEN) – Digital backbone for NAB’s ecosystem of connected equipment; Custom-built IoT solution, integration services, cloud hosting, remote device and content management, management portal and analytics • SnackBot – App-driven robotic snack delivery solution with mobile payment and remote management; 10 robot POC Sept 2018 – May 2019• Reduced group annual operating costs by >50% ($2.4MM) by renegotiating supplier contracts, streamlining headcount, automating manual processes and implementing systems enhancements