Karen Wagner Email & Phone Number

United States

GTM Executive Consulting is a consulting firm that enables rapid business outcomes by bringing together the right people to create transformative change. We specialize in guiding and pacing businesses to appropriately navigate the increasingly complex world of digital transformation.

Long Beach, California

GHD is one of the world's leading professional services architecture and engineering companies operating globally providing digital, advisory, architecture and design, property and buildings, energy and resources, environmental, geosciences, project management, transportation and water services.As North American Chief Information Officer, I lead a team of diverse technology professionals across the US, Canada, Guam and Saipan, delivering IT services in support of more than 4,000 engineers, architects, project managers, and scientists.As a senior leader at GHD, I translate diverse and complex business requirements into a lean, focused technology vision and strategy. As a member of a global IT organization, I bring a substantial background in team building, global operations management, and cultural leadership, to bear in the delivery of more than 45 services to GHD clients.

Orange County, California Area

Lexipol is America's leading provider of risk management resources for public safety organizations, delivering services through a SaaS platform incorporating an integrated training component based on high-risk, low-frequency scenarios.As CIO / COO, reporting to the CEO, I lead the Technology and Products & Services Operations including Enterprise Technology and Product Platform Operations, Professional Services, Content Development, Legal Services and Quality Assurance. Responsibilities include: ✮ Serve as a strategic thought leader and advisor to the CEO ✮ Develop and establish operating policies consistent with the CEO’s broad strategies and objectives and insure their adequate execution. Appraise and evaluate the results of overall operations regularly and systematically, and report results to the CEO ✮ Create and execute an enterprise product and company wide technology strategy linking business objectives while incorporating the 'Voice of the Customer'✮ Work in partnership with the Executive Team and Board of Directors to create the strategic five- year plan and implement new processes, systems and approaches to achieve it✮ Innovate the product, technology, and operational platform ✮ Collaborate with business leadership and clients to ensure technology is leveraged to deliver value with optimal efficiency✮ Introduce governance to guide technology investments driving Lexipol innovation ✮ Direct the development and installation of procedures / controls to promote communication and adequate information flow and thereby solidify management control and direction of the enterprise✮ Direct company-wide excellence initiative through a series of BPO and continuous improvement initiatives leveraging LEAN Six Sigma principles✮ Direct Technology and Operational performance management to achieve budgeted results and evaluate progress against goals✮ Develop PMO & oversee risk mitigation activities✮ Participate in M&A activities

Greater Los Angeles Area

THE ACHIEVABLE FOUNDATION: ACCOUNT MANAGER May 2015 - CurrentAchievable's mission is to improve the quality of life of disadvantaged individuals living in Los Angeles County who have developmental disabilities such as autism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or other disability. We provide safety net services to address the unmet health, financial, developmental and social needs of our clients.As the Account Director on the Achievable Foundation Taproot Service Grant my goal is to lead a team of Pro Bono Consultants to shape the social presence of The Achievable Foundation. Including the design and launch of a cohesive, user-friendly, cross platform website that accurately conveys their mission and key messages._______________________________________________________________________________The Taproot Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that engages design, marketing, IT, strategic management, and human resources professionals in pro bono to build the infrastructure of other nonprofit organizations.Taproot Foundation's mission is to "lead, mobilize and engage professionals in pro bono service that drives social change."​ It's work focuses around building a pro bono marketplace that, like philanthropy, is large, transparent, professional and accessible. The organization was founded in 2001 by Aaron Hurst and opened the grant service program.JOIN THE PRO BONO MOVEMENT!!!

Orange County, California Area

Cardno is an ASX-200 professional infrastructure and environmental services company, with expertise in the development and improvement of physical and social infrastructure for communities around the world. Cardno's globally distributed team includes leading professionals who plan, design, manage, and deliver sustainable projects and communities programs. Cardno offers a diverse range of physical and social infrastructure services in developing and developed nations. Integrated services are offered in ten market sectors worldwide:- Buildings- Land- Coastal and Ocean- Environment- Emerging Markets- Management Services- Mining and Energy- Transportation- Water- DefenseCardno's global team is led from headquarters situated in Brisbane, Australia. Businesses include Cardno WRG, Cardno TBE, Cardno BEC, Cardno ENTRIX, Cardno ERI, Cardno JFNew, Cardno TEC, Cardno Construction Sciences, XP Solutions, Cardno ATC, Cardno Haynes Whaley, Cardno PPI, and Ecuador based Cardno Caminosca.As Global CIO leading a team of global technology professionals my focus is to:✮ Create a global group-wide technology strategy linking with infrastructure and environmental services business objectives✮ Transform Group IT and execute a delivery model from 8,500 employees growing to 25,000 employees with global distribution✮ Collaborate with business leadership globally to ensure technology is leveraged with optimal efficiency and client focus✮ Manage, govern, and guide IT spend, establish baselines with IT metrics and benchmark against industry standards✮ Direct Global Group IT- Lead, mentor, and inspire distributed IT technologists globally✮ Create a great workplace for technology professionals!✮ Introduce governance and guide technology investments and project portfolio prioritization to drive Cardno innovation worldwide✮ Establish strategic partnerships across each region worldwide✮ Identify and leverage economies of scale

Ny, Ny | Los Angeles, Ca

- Create, develop, and direct Operations team, Project Management Office, and IT to provide product development and program / project management services for strategic initiatives across global divisions- Implement and direct Business Process Optimization team employing LEAN Six Sigma approaches to define and optimize business processes and technologies- Create project and product portfolio management process to coordinate with individual lines of business in partnership with IT for successful delivery and seamless / transparent collaboration- Integrate agency acquisitions into global brands including assimilation of infrastructure, tools, people, business process- Strategic technology planning and roadmap creation, leadership and decision making authority in building sustainable technology solutions, developing products, and leading business process management and Project Management Office capability with domestic and global agencies / clients- Direct technology teams across agencies- Nurture and manage executive level relationships with agency leadership- Corporate Technology Strategy Council member - Identify, evaluate, and develop methods and procedures that represent industry best practices- Manage global technology investments (operating and capital)- Business Technology Champion ERP and global HRIS program- Direct strategic portfolio of operations, product, technology, construction, relocation, and office services initiatives- Consolidate operations into central shared services Operations team- Design operations delivery model to optimize resources both internal and through leveraging strategic partners on and off-shore- Govern, guide, and control operations, including annual audit management according to SAS70/SSAE16 regulations - Guide Disaster Recovery and Business Recovery planning and recovery exercises. Directed full recovery after Superstorm Sandy

Ny, Ny

- Build and direct specialty agency PMO- Direct technology teams across agencies- Nurture and manage executive level relationships with agency leadership- Create project portfolio management process to coordinate with individual lines of business in partnership with IT for successful program delivery and seamless and transparent collaboration- Execute corporate-wide program to utilize technology as a driver towards increased organizational collaboration and greater Groupe efficiency- Corporate Technology Strategy Council member - Establish Technology PMO for strategic and tactical programs for global public relations agency with 13 worldwide locations reporting to agency executive leadership and Groupe CIO- Plan, direct, and ensure the successful management of corporate programs, product deliverables and business solutions utilizing the complete resources of the PMO- Identify, evaluate, and develop methods and procedures that represent industry best practices- Manage global technology investments- Business Technology Champion ERP and global HRIS program- Primary catalyst and facilitator of technology planning and collaboration between clients, IT, and business groups

Ny, Ny

Strategy development for the future integration of systems and reengineering of operations. Managed Application Services team in Europe and New York to innovate and maintain financial systems. - Led revitalization project for fledging PeopleSoft ERP implementation- Co-managed project for first N.A. ERP implementation - Co-managed EMEA ERP deployment - Regional PMO management of HR and Finance initiatives

Ny, Ny

Directed technology projects for premier global advertising agency. Identified, evaluated and developed methods and procedures that represent technology and program management best practices. Primary facilitator of planning and collaboration between non-IT functional and business groups.Built an IT organization to service 4000+ users from concept into state-of-the-art centralized IT model with distributed North-American services. Recruited, trained and developed a staff of 65+ technologists, including remote IT managers, PMO, application development, centralized help-desk, network and operations team. Identified business partners, managed outsourced teams, structured and negotiated global alliances for domestic and international services.

Uniondale / New York, Ny

Support of Retail Operations System Development through management of application support team and business relationship management representing 5 individual retail operating units.- Commission applications- Call center management applications- Financial systems- Ad hoc reporting services