I provide analytics strategy consulting, research, and interim management assistance to clients who are committed to digital transformation through modern technology, talent, data, analytics methods, and artificial intelligence capabilities.

As a leader in Slalom’s Denver-based Data & Analytics group I managed our advanced analytics and data sciences team where I was responsible for practice development, sales, and delivery of analytics projects with clients in a variety of industries including healthcare, manufacturing, communications, and technology.

Executive in Deloitte’s Analytics practice where I advised healthcare organizations in designing and implementing analytics programs to improve strategic decision-making, operations, financial management, customer experience, and stakeholder value. I managed teams in delivering healthcare analytics and information management projects, including individual and population health, clinical research, customer engagement, business transformation, and merger integration for customers throughout the United States.KEY CONTRIBUTIONS:⇒ Guided healthcare organizations through significant business transformation and culture change by translating strategy into action and engaging stakeholders at all levels.⇒ Secured enterprise support and funding for the development and roll-out of a world-class enterprise analytics strategy that transformed the way it uses information. ⇒ Planned and deployed self-service analytics for a leading healthcare organization, including Big Data, data wrangling, machine learning, and advanced data visualization, which lowered data preparation time by 70% while accelerating delivery.⇒ Launched an innovative analytics program to transform a leading health plan sing Big Data, machine learning, predictive analytics, and Internet of Things, to deliver new products focused on outstanding customer experience and provider engagement. ⇒ Established a strong track record of thought leadership as the author of 30+ articles and white papers; conference speaker for Deloitte, HIMSS, the Wharton MBA program, Tech Trends, Scottsdale Institute and other organizations; and contributor to two books on analytics and information management.

Organized analytics and information management offerings directed at the analytics and information systems strategy service, led numerous analytics projects and drove sales pursuits for healthcare organizations.KEY CONTRIBUTIONS:⇒ Developed the business plans, solution design, go-to-market plans, and account relationship plans that directly contributed to firm sales and profitability, resulting in increased sales.⇒ Sold and managed consulting engagements with leading healthcare organizations.

Directed sales, marketing, and strategic alliances for this analytics software company, cultivating new business with key accounts, including large corporations, resellers, and other valued alliance partners.KEY CONTRIBUTIONS:⇒ Recruited, developed and managed sales and marketing teams resulting in new and incremental business opportunities⇒ Provided oversight for the re-branding and search engine optimization program.⇒ Refined the value proposition, renegotiated contracts, and improved the account management program to establish, retain, and grow strategic accounts.

Orchestrated planning and launch of an innovative data visualization product. Developed an alliance partner network of leading technology vendors, resellers, and service providers.KEY CONTRIBUTIONS:⇒ Led development and implementation of marketing and business development efforts related to a new business venture⇒ Drove development of business opportunities with new and existing clients.⇒ Achieved platinum status and recognition as SAP/Business Objects’ Technology Partner of the Year.

Hired to develop a strategic alliance program for a data mining and analytics startup, led efforts to identify, sell, and manage strategic alliances with top-tier consulting and technology firms.KEY CONTRIBUTIONS:⇒ Sold and managed alliance relationships with globally-known business partners.⇒ Led alliance efforts which contributed to significant annual sales growth over 3 years following the sale of the alliance and positioned company for a successful IPO.

Provided oversight for the sales and delivery of healthcare information systems consulting services to integrated health systems, academic medical centers, health plans, and healthcare technology vendors. KEY CONTRIBUTIONS:⇒ Managed diverse projects, including healthcare IT strategies, systems implementation, technology-enabled process improvement, technical architecture, IT organization design, and eCommerce services.*Note: took a brief career hiatus with Ernst & Young from 1992-1993.