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We help C-Suite Executives eliminate the disconnect between their technology investments and business outcomes.For over 20 years, we have enabled companies such as Time Inc., Meredith Corp., AWS, and others achieve revenue growth of 𝟭𝟱%-𝟮𝟱% and cost reductions of 𝟯𝟬%+ using our proven process to create greater alignment between business and technology. Let's talk about how we partner and help you accomplish similar results. Here are examples of challenges we've assisted companies in conquering and the notable results achieved:🔷 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 (𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗢𝗦): A CEO relayed this to me, "Listen, we've been on a solid path moving the organization forward, but guess what's hindering growth? Silos. Honestly, our business teams are frustrated with our tech teams, and our tech teams feel overwhelmed, as if they're solely responsible for solving all issues. You're versed in both worlds; what would you do? ➤ RESULT: Transformed a medium-sized technology division with a 3-Year Technology Strategy centered on a customer-centric culture. Aligned technology objectives with business goals resulting in 𝟰𝘅 increase in decision-making speed, 𝟱𝟬% reduction in issue resolution time, and 𝟯𝘅 increase in the launch rate of new product features.🔷 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 (𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗔): An exec informed me, "We got ourselves a data lake delivered on schedule and without busting our budget. It was truly a great achievement! Now, we've hit a snag about how to make this data machine boost our bottom line. Initially, we thought the data lake would be the magic fix, right? But not so; it's the data. How would you go about driving value from this sea of data?" ➤ RESULT: Created and executed a data strategy focused on the highest ROI data sets, reducing costs by 𝟮𝟬%+ and minimizing organization risk by 𝟲𝟬%+.SKILLS: ● Strategic Planning and Execution ● Culture Transformation ● Technology Leadership ● Data Strategy ● Change Management

New York, N.Y., Us

New York, Ny, Us

The opportunity to successfully lead one of the world’s most respected media companies and admired enterprises through critical digital transformation initiatives was both an opportunity and a privilege. Implementation required accelerating growth while driving value on a global scale and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, external vendors and diverse yet interdependent internal teams. I leveraged my proven track record for revenue stream generation, ideation for major brands, validation of business model design and the inventive mapping of customer experience to achieve sustainable results. Strategies, development of value propositions and pitch decks, combined in uniquely effective presentations to CIO, COO and Executive Committee members. NOTE: In Q1 2018, TIME Inc. was acquired by Meredith Corporation.RESULTS: ● Designed a cloud integration strategy (post-acquisition) and secured immediate cost savings of 45% ● Accelerated the evaluation of a series of new products and acquisitions to drive $900M+ in revenue● Spearheaded the planning and implementation of a cloud strategy resulting in a reduction of technology hosting costs by over 40% within 24 monthsSKILLS: ● Big Data ● Business Case Development ● Change Management ● Cloud Strategy and Transformation ● Cross-Functional Team Leadership ● Customer Journey Experience ● Data Analysis ● Development Methodologies (DevOps, RAD, Agile/Scrum/Squad, Waterfall, Lean, Iterative) ● Digital Strategy and Transformation ● E-Commerce ● Engineering ● Enterprise Architecture ● Financial Analysis ● Machine Learning and AI ● Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) ● Outsourcing ● Product Management ● Program Management ● Python (Programming Language) ● Research and Development ● SQL ● Use Cases Analysis ● Vendor Management ● VR

Atlanta, Ga, Us

As principal, and a key member of the Media & Entertainment practice of this worldwide boutique management consultancy, broad-based responsibilities included not only critical account management, but the creation of strategies to win deals in new markets and often pioneered dynamic new service offerings. An ongoing requirement was the development of comprehensive proposals and presentations to CEOs, CIOs and CSOs of prospective and current clients. Additional duties included coaching management consultants on new business development consistent with our vision and values.RESULTS:● Partnered with a security technology company to create an innovative service offering and win entry to a new customer market generating immediate revenue of $2M with potential for a multi-million revenue stream● Transformed digital content management by guiding the planning and implementation of an open-source enterprise platform allowing editors to publish content 20x faster and reduce resource costs by $300K+ annually● Coached and supervised up to 10 management consultants to ensure quality of delivery and identify new opportunities, which resulted in growing revenues by $2.5M in under a year SKILLS: Account Management ● Budgeting ● Business Transformation ● Coaching and Mentorship ● Change Management ● Cross-Functional Team Leadership ● Digital Content Management Implementation ● Digital Strategy ● Financial Analysis ● IT Strategy ● Market Research ● Outsourcing ● Process Improvement ● Product Development ● Product Management ● Product Roadmap ● Program Management ● Requirements Analysis ● Software Development ● Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) ● SQL ● Vendor Management ● Development Methodologies (DevOps, RAD, Agile/Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, Iterative)

Our focus here was serving a client base of early-stage startups. By definition, this suggests clients with urgent needs but early on in their developmental timeline add ever-greater importance to early decisions. Work included business plan development for investors and financing; business analysis, design, and validation; competitor and industry analysis of strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities; as well as comprehensive marketing and social media strategy, proposals, and RFP/RFQ analysis.RESULTS:● Professionalized the business development function of an Enterprise Software Solutions firm, resulting in a 50% increase in new business deals.● Developed a compelling product strategy and go-to-market position for a clean technology startup leading to successful acquisition of $500K seed funding.● Designed a structured approach for a global financial services client to develop a new application to accurately allocate profit distribution among 160 clients in 13 countries.SKILLS: ● Business Development ● Business Modeling and Design ● Business Plan Development and Presentation ● Business Process Improvement ● Competitor Analysis ● Data Analysis ● Data Architecture ● Data Modeling ● Database Design ● Enterprise Architecture ● IT Strategy ● Market Research ● Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) ● ITIL ● Requirements Analysis ● SQL ● Unique Value Proposition ● Web Development

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

The challenge to meet a fundamental and growing challenge for the diverse population of the State of Massachusetts was a rare, challenging and rewarding learning opportunity. Strategic development and successful execution of our plan successfully secured annual funding for the State’s largest Medicaid technology initiatives, Delivering broad-based benefits, increasing awareness across the EOHHS, it revealed the requirements that would achieve what many had believed couldn’t be done: The creation of a flexible and scalable business intelligence system that ultimately would serve eight state agencies, more than two dozen program managers, and well over a thousand users.RESULTS:● Led the requirements definition phases of a Medicaid enterprise data management (EDM) solution, budget US$ 8 million, 20-person team, >300 end users, pop'n 6.5million ● Directed 25 Program Managers across multiple state agencies and external partners in the design and development of a standardized central information-sharing model● Designed internal and external communications regarding the State's plans for the EDM initiativeSKILLS: Business Intelligence ● Business Transformation ● Change Management ● Data Analysis ● Data Architecture ● Data Modeling ● Data Warehousing ● Database Design ● Enterprise Architecture ● Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) ● Financial Analysis ● Information Technology ● Process Improvement ● Product Development ● Project Management ● Requirements Analysis ● Solution Architecture ● SQL ● Systems Architecture

London, United Kingdom , Gb

My tenure with this venerable management consulting firm resulted in my promotion to Senior Principal. As a key member of the emerging Technologies Group, our charge was to drive new business in a constantly evolving technology services sector. The lessons were invaluable and gave me the perspective and experience I continue leveraging today. Proposals, pitch decks, and presentations were made to CIOs and CEOs of large financial services institutions, and key clients included Fidelity Investments, Wellington Management Company, and State Street.RESULTS:● Led a client team of two executive managers and nine analysts in building product requirements to support a US$2 billion Global Securities Lending operations of a major financial institution across eight global locations● Re-engineered the business process for cash reporting and incentive compensation to support a multi-million-dollar Financial Ops initiative of a major lending institution, assets >US$160 billion ● Managed the development of an Investing and Risk Analysis Prototype for an investment advisory startup with a six-person team and a budget of $1.3MSKILLS: Account Management ● Business Process Improvement ● Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) ● Change Management ● Coaching and Mentorship ● Cross-Functional Team Leadership ● Data Analysis ● Data Architecture ● Data Modeling ● Database Design ● Enterprise Architecture ● Information Technology ● Development Methodologies (Waterfall, Iterative (UML)) ● Engineering ● HTML ● Javascript ● Outsourcing ● Process Improvement ● Product Development ● Project Management ● Requirements Analysis ● Software Development ● Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) ● Solution Architecture ● SQL ● Use Case Analysis

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