M&A Integration Program Director within IBM Consulting responsible for planning and supporting new ways of thinking related to integration activities for global M&A inorganic growth across multiple services-based acquisitions. Engaged during due diligence to identify potential integration related issues, risks, and key integration considerations. Focal point for IBM corporate and IBM Consulting specific compliance requirements including development of unique integration approaches based on the desired integration timeline and approach. Provide management oversight, guidance, advice, and leadership for contract integration.

Data Privacy Program Manager within IBM’s Cloud and Cognitive Software organization responsible for continuously enhancing and maintaining focus, responsiveness, and compliance with regards to global data privacy requirements, including GDPR, across multiple services organizations. As the business unit focal point for data privacy, responsible for identifying and defining data privacy related policies, developing and rolling out cross-BU processes, creating necessary contract templates and translations, serving as escalation point for contract negotiation guidance, developing and providing consistent and reliable communications and enablement, maintaining and enhancing online tools and websites, and ensuring a strong contract compliance posture.

Sales Execution Program Manager within IBM’s growing blockchain organization responsible for coordinating across functional areas and business units to create and execute efficient and effective end to end contracting processes for the IBM Blockchain portfolio of products and services.

Services Integration Executive within IBM Watson and Cloud M&A business unit responsible for the successful integration of all assigned acquisitions including initial services due diligence through overall integration of the following services functions: sales (including opportunity to order and order to cash), contracting, customer fulfillment, finance and accounting, incentive compensation, HR, operations, service delivery, IT infrastructure and IT applications, and legal.

Managed the M&A integration Program Management Office (PMO) for assigned IBM Global Services M&A Integrations. Oversaw and managed all aspects of integrating assigned IBM Global Services sponsored acquisitions from due diligence through overall integration completion including sales, marketing, finance, accounting, incentive compensation, operations, development, HR, change management, service delivery, and legal. Developed governance models and integration strategy with executive and integration teams and worldwide functional business owners. Assisted with creating the integration timeline and project plan. Worked with executive team to ensure synergies and overall acquisition value drivers were achieved. Lead the integration team to execute and complete integration milestones. Identified and implemented integration best practices and established repeatable integration processes.

As a member of the IBM Legal Department Global Business Development Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Team, involved in various aspects of due diligence and integration of over thirty (30) acquisitions of private and public companies by IBM. Served as the integration focal point for transitioning to IBM business processes and related terms and conditions with emphasis on contract and new business model development including Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud-based services, appliances, software, and hardware.

Sales specialist for IBM Tivoli IT Financial Management and Virtualization portfolios which included products obtained as a result of IBM’s acquisition of CIMS Lab, Inc.

Structured, drafted and negotiated customer and third party relationship agreements, including large, complex industry solution transactions, IBM Research first of a kind agreements, development, confidentiality, consulting, subcontractor, and alliance relationship agreements.

Maintained brand image in North America marketplace for $450 million Retail Industry point of sale business unit.

Served as the financial focal point across hardware and software teams within Retail Industry solution unit. Provided analysis and interpretation of financial and business data for tactical and strategic decisions.