John Hogan is Principal of On the Floor Consulting, LLC, an executive-level consulting firm that specializes in discovering the gaps between corporate goals and reality on the floor, aligning people and processes to maximize operational productivity, and executing strategic initiatives so you can grow. Superior outcomes-based delivery focuses on cost takeout, project recovery, and strategic initiative delivery.

With WPS, I progressed through numerous roles of increasing accountability after starting as Executive Business Operations Advisor. From 2021-2022 I served as Chief Administrative Officer, and from 2019-2021 I was Chief of Staff.My primary focus was to ensure operational fitness by teaming with the CEO and acting as a utility executive to tackle ambitious challenges. I strategically aligned business units to optimize resource usage and bolster organizational performance. Additionally, I leveraged my diverse domain expertise to drive exceptional insurance and government contracting services for millions of US military members/families. Key wins:▪️ Resolved department accountability and performance gaps; aligned business unit with enterprise ambitions to vastly boost performance across the department. ▪️ Guided team to achieve $9.2M in cost savings and ~$2M in cost avoidance by refining/automating critical business processes and driving business technology simplification.▪️ Identified business demand prioritization gap and built necessary governance process to resolve disparity; simultaneously created better alignment with enterprise strategy, portfolio management, and risk mitigation.▪️ Championed major corporate technology initiative by establishing strategic vision and leadership foundation; tactfully removed obstacles and empowered teams to meet core goals. ▪️ Delivered ongoing cost savings by streamlining corporate structure, consolidating IT functions, and authoring new technology demand process; efforts strengthened business efficacy and bolstered communications/accountability. ▪️ Holistically impacted business by orchestrating strategies, executing corporate policies, resolving efficiency gaps, and improving internal communications.▪️ Anchored cross-divisional team that devised and executed work-from-home program amid COVID pandemic; sustained business standards/productivity while paving path forward to workplace return.

As Deputy Secretary, I championed operations spanning the entire state of Wisconsin. I authored strategies to facilitate technology services, procurement, and HR offerings for 35,000 state agency employees. Related to this, I guided the state CIO to steer enterprise technology, the State Bureau of Procurement, and the STAR Program Office. Key wins:▪️ Spearheaded transformation and turnaround of WI’s $138M ERP technology implementation of STAR; award-winning effort replaced 140 outdated legacy systems across state agencies that challenged the status quo.▪️ Chaired State Information Technology Executive Steering Committee (ITESC) managing $1B+ in biennial IT asset expenditures; group focused on modernizing IT procurement strategies/policies and State agency standards.▪️ Set organization on path to achieve $100M net cost savings over ten years by sponsoring post-ERP Benefits Realization program featuring strategic sourcing, vendor payment management, and reform of enterprise processes. ▪️ Liaised with Legislative and Judicial branches while nurturing relationships with tribal/local governments and steering state’s Asset Sales Program.

This leadership role involved operational oversight of an organization with billions in assets and 159 employees. I continuously matured core policies, led key projects, and shaped critical strategic plans. Key wins:▪️ Developed and managed the Transform Milwaukee Initiative – a public private partnership that leveraged investments to stabilize neighborhoods, boost job creation, and increase business development. By 2015 WHEDA invested $114M through single/multifamily lending, tax credits, small business loan guarantees, and leveraged another $178m in direct investment.▪️ Chaired Internal Loan Committee that created and provided rigor to commercially consistent post-2008 lending standards, improved risk management practices, and enforced lending policies with key borrowers.▪ Oversaw, executed, and delivered major operational projects like IT system conversions, business recovery plans, and business group product development/deployment.▪️ Colloborated with Executive Director, Board of Directors, executive branch leadership, local officials, external stakeholders, and the media.

This role was at the highest promotional level attainable for personal staff of the Senate Leader. ▪️ Oversaw Senate Chief Clerk and Director of Operations while directing all Senate operational/organizational matters.