I lead a high-performing, global team of Solution Architects focused on business development for the Cognizant Workday Practice (formerly Collaborative Solutions; acquired by Cognizant in June of 2020) that has supported a sales pipeline of over $3.85B and closed $815+ in new business since 2019.As a working leader, I have personally supported a sales pipeline of $393M and closed $122M in new business since 2019.

Collaborative Solutions is a leading global Finance and HR Transformation consultancy. We help Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized business, education and government institutions experience the best end-to-end experience from strategy, change management, deployment and post-production services. As one of the longest-tenured consulting partners with Workday, Collaborative Solutions has a 98% customer satisfaction rate and has partnered with over 550 customers such as Facebook, Whole Foods, Blue Cross, Hulu, VMware, WashU, etc.... Collaborative Solutions has deployed in over 125 countries and has experience with organizations ranging from 200 to 200,000 employees. Collaborative Solutions is based in the Washington, D.C., metro area with offices in Pleasanton, CA; Chicago, IL; Atlanta, GA; Tampa, FL; New York City, NY; Toronto, Ontario; Dublin, Ireland; London, England and Sydney, Australia

Successfully managed the delivery of 10 complete life-cycle deployments of Workday HCM, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, Payroll, Advanced Compensation, Talent, Performance Management, Recruiting, Projects, and various integrations for Workday customers.■ Responsible for all aspects of engagement delivery – development/maintenance of the project plan and schedule, budget management, solution architecture, change control, quality assurance, maintaining the Workday scorecard, Workday Delivery Assurance, tenant management, status reporting, time/expense management, invoicing, testing, issue management, deployment planning, production transition, and customer satisfaction.■ Identified and developed additional business opportunities with existing clients.■ Workday certifications in Project Management (EM/PM), Human Capital Management (HCM), and Lifecycle Deployment Program (LDP).■ Proficient Workday HCM lead consultant with hands-on experience in application configuration, Implementation Suites, data conversion (iLoad and EIB), business process configuration, standard and custom reports, calculated fields, custom organizations, custom objects, and Domain and Business Process Security.Staff Leadership:■ Shared internal responsibility for direction of consulting staff: recruiting, interviewing, hiring, coaching and development, utilization, and performance management.

Managed PeopleSoft HCM implementation and upgrade projects for clients in the commercial, healthcare, and higher education markets.

Successfully led and implemented a variety of product development, operational, and regulatory compliance initiatives for this provider and administrator of health and welfare benefits. Managed a team of Licensing Specialists to monitor and enforce compliance with state licensing and insurance carrier appointment requirements for more than 600 agencies, agents, and brokers.

Delivered project management, consulting, and software development services to various commercial, technology, services, higher education, and state/local government clients.■ Successfully assisted clients in designing, developing, marketing, selling, implementing, and integrating enterprise software and business intelligence/data warehouse systems. ■ Designed and developed product and business intelligence enhancements for web-based applications in Java/J2EE, ASP.NET (C# and VB.NET), SQL Server 2005/2008, Oracle 10g Database, and Oracle Application Server 10g.

Developed and delivered courses in various current web-development technologies, including HTML, XML, JavaScript, Ajax, ASP, and Java.

■ Delivered results to Management Consulting clients through project management, business process analysis and design, return-on-investment analysis, and business case development.■ Developed and piloted a proprietary tool for the Management Consulting Practice to perform rapid business process analysis, return-on-investment (ROI) calculation, and business case development.■ Successfully implemented PeopleSoft for clients through fit/gap analysis, requirements-gathering sessions, design and documentation of product customizations, specification of system interfaces, design of business intelligence and report solutions, and implementation of PeopleSoft HRMS, Payroll, and Benefits applications.

■ Led successful projects for the implementation of PeopleSoft HRMS and Payroll, HR business process reengineering, and HR business intelligence tools.■ Designed and implemented a self-service reporting system for the Human Resources function, which increased data availability and improved personnel decision making company-wide.■ Piloted a Human Resources data warehouse using Business Objects and Oracle Database.

■ Performed analysis, design, programming, documentation, and support of application systems for corporate financial reporting, cost allocation, fixed asset management, capital expenditure control, budgeting, and risk management.■ Assisted in planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting of retail credit card marketing promotions.■ Performed budget tracking, spend analysis/reporting, and accounts payable for marketing, advertising, and media.■ Developed business intelligence applications and reports for operational and risk analysis on a $30B+ mortgage loan portfolio.