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Dallas, TX, US

Led three Teams in the Office of the CIO covering executive storytelling and strategy, executive governance, and employee engagement to support a fully remote workforce

Responsible for two teams delivering on CIO requested strategic workstreams and executive material to better how the IT department is currently operating and enable Executive decision making

- Instantiated Technology's Demand intake process by working with stakeholders across the company to build a sustainable and new way of working and managing IT demand- Developed the first iteration of IT's Multi-Year Plan while supporting various Business and Technology Portfolios (Enterprise Management, Technical Operations, Enterprise Architecture)

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Led engagements and Teams of Consultants at Concentre, a full-service IT Strategy consulting firm which serves Fortune 1000 corporations. Concentre aligns technology strategy with business goals, and works with technology leaders throughout a wide range of industries to scale and strengthen IT capability.

Multiple US/Global Locations

- Build and instantiated a new global services / consultancy practice for Ericsson- Developed a best-in-class provisioning system and operating strategy for South Africa’s largest mobile carrier- Developed/architected cloud strategies and solutions for global clients

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed State and industry relationships to identify and increase on-time performance through Performance Improvement Projects and/or litigation with the end goal of improving customer expierence and controlling costs.

Boston, MA

• Served as the elected President of the Graduate Council at Boston University. The Graduate Council serves three main functions for the School of Management: acting as a conduit between students and administration.
• Migrating the current student platform to a Wordpress web based platform in coordination with BU IT
• Responsible for the management and distribution of a $120K student and school funded budget
• Promoting and planning student networking events with different graduate programs around Boston

Homewood, IL

• Business plan evaluating the current Yard Process Control Systems and the operational impact
• Industry analysis and benchmarking of possible operating solutions with recommendations
• Evaluation of current IT support group and possible improvements/solutions
• $20M in savings over 10 years and guaranteed reliability with a new system integration from business plan and recommendationsEfforts resulted in the CN moving forward with replacing their Yard Process Control Systems.

Houston, TX; Portland, OR; Salt Lake City, UT

• Leadership of 20+ signal personnel over three shifts covering the high traffic, high density Houston railroad terminal (including several natural disasters)Responsible for schedule, payroll, compliance (CBA), budget.
• 30% reduction in train delay hours in the congested Houston Terminal resulting in $1.75 million total savings
• 61% reduction ($58,000) in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) violations and defects
• 25% reduction in trouble tickets resulting in an improvement of public safety and train movement
• 27% reduction in railroad grade crossing failures

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Technology Management - Business Strategy - Operations Management

Activities and Societies: MBA Class President | Six Sigma Green Belt | SE Asia Business Focus

Certificate In Transportation Management, Management & Leadership

Bachelor Of Science In Engineering, Electrical And Electronics Engineering