Versatile, hands-on, highly experienced Enterprise Risk Management Executive and Consultant with a versatile skill set spanning enterprise risk, program, and strategy management. Effectively coordinates and streamlines intricate projects to enhance organizational effectiveness and reduce costs. Proven track record in developing revenue-driving solutions, designing and implementing robust enterprise risk and issue management strategies, refining processes, and deploying systems aligned with business goals. Recognized as a supportive leader building and developing diverse and integrated teams. Proficient in leading program management offices to oversee technical solution implementations across diverse industries including consumer products, healthcare, automotive, industrial equipment, education, chemicals, and utilities.

Advising global businesses on Risk Transformation, including Enterprise Risk Management strategies and implementing risk management capabilities.

Americas ERM solution leader overseeing the growth of ERM services through talent management and development of an acclaimed NextGen ERM methodology.

Directed and trained global client teams to design and implement Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) processes and infrastructure, and managed measurement modeling and mitigation strategy development to address specific risk concerns.Ensured risk management became an integral part of business operations though implementing a common risk assessment process, risk governance, oversight structure, and risk reporting flow. Improved communication across corporate functions and established an understanding of the organization’s risk appetite through partnering with the C-suite to assess existing ERM capabilities against best practices.Strengthened ability to ensure strategies of the seven largest businesses accounted for organizational risks, and optimized the portfolio return on strategic projects through directing a global client team (150+ business managers) in development and implementation of policies and processes to integrate the assessment of business risk with the strategic planning process. Built risk management capabilities and infrastructure to identify and manage enterprise risks across 30+ business units. Integrated the process with established strategic planning processes to consider risks in evaluating ROI resulting in improved probability of achieving ROI estimates. This was accomplished through managing a client team through a multi-year, $3 million effort to assess current risk management capabilities against best practices and addressing gaps identified.

Program Management Office (PMO)Managed strategic and IT projects across various industries. Established program offices and managed people, timeline and project budget. Identified, communicated and resolved program risks.Responsible for improving technical support and quality of project deliverables. Implemented project management capabilities resulting in delivery of projects under budget by 709 hours ($100,000 savings), with increased utilization of resources from 60% to 100% over a four month period. Eliminated overtime pager support ($135,000 annual savings) by implementing 24- hour cross continent support. Responsible for a $300 million, three year implementation of an ERP system. Managed 300 people through the program office. Created a common downstream landscape across businesses and integrated the retail sales strategy across 3,000 dealer locations. Resulted in delivery of 33 functional SAP implementations on budget and on schedule, brought closure to 138 high risks and issues in a 30 day period, and implemented a resource management plan to streamline the program resulting in savings of $1.6 million annually. Conducted an assessment and made program management and technology delivery recommendations. Resulted in elimination of 75% of scheduled projects not aligned to the organizational strategy ($20 million savings). Identified the form, dimensions and characteristics of risks tied to the implementation of a global SAP implementation. Resulted in successful rollout of a multi-million dollar integrated SAP solution to 2,000 independent dealers.

Responsible for the management of account activities and client relationships.