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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Manage a global team of industry analysts specializing in enterprise data storage and data protection technologies. My team provides research and advisory services for the following topics: enterprise storage platforms, cloud storage, storage as a service, cyberstorage, distributed hybrid infrastructure, backup and recovery, ransomware protection, and data archiving.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Managed a global team of industry analysts specializing in enterprise data storage and data protection technologies. My team provided research and advisory services for the following topics: primary storage, file and object storage, software-defined storage, cloud storage, storage as a service, cyberstorage, backup and recovery, ransomware protection, data archiving, data lifecycle management, and eDiscovery.Previously managed a global team of executive advisors covering a broad set of… Show more Managed a global team of industry analysts specializing in enterprise data storage and data protection technologies. My team provided research and advisory services for the following topics: primary storage, file and object storage, software-defined storage, cloud storage, storage as a service, cyberstorage, backup and recovery, ransomware protection, data archiving, data lifecycle management, and eDiscovery.Previously managed a global team of executive advisors covering a broad set of IT infrastructure and operations topics for clients (e.g., cloud migration and strategy, enterprise networking, unified endpoint management, IT monitoring, IT service management). Show less

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Advised Chief Technology Officers, Chief Enterprise Architects, and Chief Information Security Officers on best practices to improve functional and operational performance.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Advised Chief Enterprise Architects and Chief Information Security Officers on best practices to improve functional and operational performance. Also served as an executive advisor to CEB IT Roadmap Builder, a SaaS tool that helped IT organizations develop strategy and technology roadmaps. Specialized in customer success management and advising technical leaders on best practices in IT roadmap development.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Developing iOS, Android, and web applications using Python Flask, Swift, Kotlin, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, Firebase, Stripe, Twilio, Heroku, and MongoDB:Noteshare AR: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/noteshare-ar/id1462567111Reminderbase (acquired): https://www.reminderbase.comAppzario LLC Website: https://appzario.comGitHub Profile: https://github.com/michaelwodka

Sydney, Australia

Led strategic initiatives and managed special projects across CEB Australia and New Zealand. Major responsibilities included:• Developing several software automation tools and performing quantitative analysis using Python and Excel VBA to increase employee sales productivity and predict future business performance.• Leading the Customer Success Initiative, a regional change management project focused on enhancing client business outcomes and improving the client experience. This… Show more Led strategic initiatives and managed special projects across CEB Australia and New Zealand. Major responsibilities included:• Developing several software automation tools and performing quantitative analysis using Python and Excel VBA to increase employee sales productivity and predict future business performance.• Leading the Customer Success Initiative, a regional change management project focused on enhancing client business outcomes and improving the client experience. This initiative affected all ANZ staff members in CEB’s sales and advisory functions.• Co-authoring a 30 page whitepaper for an Australian government client on how to best attract investment from multinational corporations and drive job creation in Sydney and New South Wales. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Managed the post-deal integration of CEB's acquisition, CEO Forum Group (acquired in July 2015 for $13 million AUD). The integration was completed on-schedule (within six months post deal) and under budget ($250K under budget). Major responsibilities included:• Planning and executing CEO Forum Group integration workstreams with key CEB functions including (but not limited to) Finance, IT, HR, Real Estate, Legal, Tax, Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Events, and Digital Services.•… Show more Managed the post-deal integration of CEB's acquisition, CEO Forum Group (acquired in July 2015 for $13 million AUD). The integration was completed on-schedule (within six months post deal) and under budget ($250K under budget). Major responsibilities included:• Planning and executing CEO Forum Group integration workstreams with key CEB functions including (but not limited to) Finance, IT, HR, Real Estate, Legal, Tax, Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Events, and Digital Services.• Leading change management efforts to drive staff alignment with critical CEB processes and streamline processes when necessary.• Assisting the acquisition’s commercial team with organic growth goals by helping build market opportunity universes and coordinating with Finance and Legal on new membership contracts and invoice payments.• Migrating CEO Forum Group’s legacy CRM, Goldmine to CEB’s CRM, Salesforce and providing staff with robust reports and tools to analyze client and prospect data. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided best practice research and advisory support to over 400 corporate strategy and R&D executives (and their teams) in areas such as strategic planning, M&A, portfolio management, strategy execution, innovation management, market intelligence, and talent management. Notable accomplishments included:• Serving as the lead author and project manager for CEB’s Ignition Diagnostic for R&D, an online assessment that enables companies to evaluate their R&D function’s maturity across 29… Show more Provided best practice research and advisory support to over 400 corporate strategy and R&D executives (and their teams) in areas such as strategic planning, M&A, portfolio management, strategy execution, innovation management, market intelligence, and talent management. Notable accomplishments included:• Serving as the lead author and project manager for CEB’s Ignition Diagnostic for R&D, an online assessment that enables companies to evaluate their R&D function’s maturity across 29 core activities (e.g., new product development, strategic partnerships). The product attributed to over $700K in net sales in 2015.• Designing a dynamic portfolio management tool using Excel VBA for a $30 billion (in revenue) financial services company, which became fully integrated into their corporate and business-unit strategic planning processes.• Deploying diagnostic and benchmarking assessments to over 80 Fortune 500 companies to help them better analyze their R&D function’s spending, performance, and innovation capabilities.• Interviewing over 60 corporate strategy executives during CEB's 2014 research study, “Closing the Strategy-to-Execution Gap” and developing three company case studies highlighting best-in-class methods to unlock organizational capacity and enhance strategy execution. • Authoring several research deliverables including step-by-step process guides and white papers on R&D strategic planning, budgeting, and performance measurement. Show less

Ithaca, New York Area

Worked on a research project analyzing the effects of 2008 state insurance deregulation in the Massachusetts automobile insurance market with Professor Sharon Tennyson. Examined financial statements of 20 automobile insurers and performed Excel data entry using SNL Financial’s insurance database. Used STATA and OLS regression to analyze which variables explained the changes in post-deregulation average insurance premium rates.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Participated in the internship through the National Academy of Social Insurance and Roosevelt Institute Summer Academy. Provided research assistance to the U.S. government-sponsored study, "Aging and the Macroeconomy: Long-Term Implications of an Older Population." Addressed reviewer comments on the study; organized an inventory of different macroeconomic models; reformatted and standardized data tables, graphs, and figures in Excel; and merged and coded USAID MEASURE DHS survey data sets in… Show more Participated in the internship through the National Academy of Social Insurance and Roosevelt Institute Summer Academy. Provided research assistance to the U.S. government-sponsored study, "Aging and the Macroeconomy: Long-Term Implications of an Older Population." Addressed reviewer comments on the study; organized an inventory of different macroeconomic models; reformatted and standardized data tables, graphs, and figures in Excel; and merged and coded USAID MEASURE DHS survey data sets in STATA for a separate study on child mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Researched the rulemaking process of the 1974 OSHA vinyl chloride regulatory standard (1910.1017) using the Federal Register. Developed analytical reports comparing the PVC industry’s economic predictions and the actual economic effects of 1910.1017. Also worked on identifying workers' compensation insurers through state verification websites and the Library of Congress, so OSHA could begin collaboration efforts.