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Sacramento, Ca, Us

Plano, Tx, Us

Fortium is the #1 provider of technology leadership. In a predominantly digital economy, no organization thrives without solving for technology. And no organization fully solves for technology without world-class technology leadership. Fortium dominates the Technology Leadership-as-a-Service category providing on-demand technology leaders in full-time and part-time non-employee roles with the largest team of highly-vetted technology leaders in the world. More CEOs and private-equity funds trust Fortium as their choice for CIO, CTO, and CISO talent because of the reputation of our Partners, our responsiveness to their needs, and the results we achieve. Working across most industries in startups to Fortune 1000 companies, all of our technology leaders use decades of experience to transform technology insights into business impact and enable technology success to foster business growth.As Managing Partner, I match our client's needs with one of our 160 Partners that best fits their needs and targeted delivery outcomes for Technology Leadership-as-a-Service.

Plano, Tx, Us

As a Partner I have provided technology consulting and strategy engagement for companies in a variety of segments, including consumer goods, beverage, retail, manufacturing, wholesale, distribution, construction, and property management. Highlights—ERP REMEDIATION → Designed strategy for $475M manufacturer that was quickly embraced by executive team.ECOMMERCE → Collaborated with ecommerce expert to develop post-implementation assessment for platform adopted by $550M distribution company.ERP IMPLENTATION STRATEGIC ADVISOR → Served as Executive Team, Board and core project team as a strategic advisor on ERP implementation for $475M.

Rex Signature Services is a rapidly growing services division for the Rex Moore Group. I was recruited to lead technology modernization during this time of expansion. In collaboration with executive leadership, we are developing the IT strategy and implementation roadmap to maximize business effectiveness, while improving business continuity and overall cybersecurity posture.

Newport News, Virginia, Us

Ferguson is a $19B multi-divisional wholesale distributor with 1.4K locations. After serving as CIO for several years, I was appointed by the CEO to “bring outside innovation in” through the development and founding of the company’s first-ever Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) and Innovation division.Highlights—DIVISION LAUNCH → Established ventures and innovation strategy, operation model, organization structure, and tactics.UNIFIED VISION → Merged 3 innovation teams into a “Center of Excellence” with a standardized methodology centered around service design and experiential learning model for the company.INNOVATION → Led $24M investments across 9 startups and guided 26 technology pilots.

Newport News, Virginia, Us

As CIO, I led a team of 750+ in a program with a $186M IT budget while guiding enterprise IT strategy during a period of rapid growth. In addition, I served as a member of the Executive, Risk Management, Talent Development, and M&A Leadership committees.Highlights—VALUE-DRIVEN SERVICE → Recognized disconnect between IT/business stakeholders and took immediate action. Propelled business satisfaction from 58% to 85% and project delivery to 90% in..DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION → Guided massive digital evolution that supported 31% growth and positioned IT as a value-added business partner.

Modesto, California, Us

I was onboarded to Gallo on the business side, then transitioned to IT in 2004. The executive team had recognized a need to align business and IT and tapped me to establish the first Business Partnering structure. Following that initiative’s success, I was promoted through several IT roles culminating as Chief Information Officer.As CIO, I led a team of 325+ across enterprise IT delivery and global support while managing a $85M budget. I also directed the sales shared services function that enabled capabilities across category management, sales analytics, and distributer data management.Highlights—STRATEGIC COLLABORATION → Established the “One IT” strategy that drove a radical shift in the culture of IT and positioned a fully integrated business partnership.MODERNIZATION → Delivered a $10M revenue management platform that saved $5M annually and drove $2M in additional savings via shift to Agile.RESTRUCTURE → Led overhaul of IT teams that improved employee engagement 17%. Leveraged cross-training, improved collaboration, and enhanced problem solving.

Modesto, California, Us

Leadership of a 130+ person Global IT Applications organization. Team is responsible the delivery and support for business software solutions globally across all functional areas, including - Vineyards, Wine Making, R&D, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Legal, Sales, Marketing, and Consumer. Responsible for Business Relationship Management with functional Executives. Additional responsibilities include enterprise BI, Data Warehouse solutions, enabling capabilities in the areas of Category Management, Sales Reporting, Distributor data management, and Syndicated data.

Modesto, California, Us

Team responsible for delivery and support of IT capabilities for Sales, Marketing, and International organization. Additional responsibilities included enabling capabilities in the areas of Category Management, Sales Reporting, Distributor data, Marketing Analytics, Customer research, and Syndicated data.

Modesto, California, Us

Team responsible for delivery and support of IT capabilities for Sales, Marketing, and International organization. Additional responsibilities included enabling capabilities in the areas of Category Management, Sales Reporting, Distributor data, Marketing Analytics, Customer research, and Syndicated data

Modesto, California, Us

Team responsible for enabling capabilities in the areas of Category Management, Sales Reporting, Distributor data, Marketing Analytics, Customer research, and Syndicated data management

Modesto, California, Us

Team responsible for enabling Category Management capabilities, syndicated data management, Marketing analytics, Customer research

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Venture Capital Executive Education Program

Concours It Executive Leadership Development Certificate Program

Leadership Development Program - Mars, Inc Series

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), General

Bachelor'S Of Science Degree, Business Finance & Communication