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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Commercial Solutions leader focused on maximizing global profit and value, driving sales and service productivity, and delivering a rich digital experience for associates and customers through focused strategies and product innovation for an $800M+ Ecolab Division.Spearhead the transformation of Digital Insights and Sales & Service Management Portfolio into industry-leading global solutions. Lead end-to-end Software innovation and implementation through strong cross-functional collaboration and Executive Stakeholder engagement. Initiate and lead Global Technology portfolio management function to ensure optimal capital planning and investment that clearly aligns with Regional/Corporate strategic business objectives.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed Solution Technology Portfolio. Responsible for In-Store Retail Operations Products, Release Management, Portfolio Strategy and Planning, PMO, Business Analytics, and Communications. Led hybrid team of 50-65 IT professionals aligned to maximize business value through planning, designing, delivering, and supporting In-Store business technology solutions for ~1800 Target Stores and over 300,000 Field-Based Team Members.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led Portfolio Management Team that planned, prioritized, and governed $1.3B in annual technology capital spend.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Provided engaged and inspired leadership of the technology team responsible for technology planning and solution delivery for Finance, Property Development, Human Resources, and Law partners.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led cross-functional program and project teams that delivered innovative technology solutions for Finance and Property Development partners by working closely with key stakeholders to architect investment and capability road-maps, execute technology lifecycle plans, refine and enhance business process performance, and drive business case development for Capital Executive Committee approval.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Guided Vendor Management team that harnessed value and alignment of strategic partnerships of $450M annual spend.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Designed and implemented innovation technology solutions for multiple Target business and technology partners

Houston, Texas Area

Led product development and marketing for a portfolio of market-leading Enterprise hardware solutions with annual revenues in excess of $500M. Owned end-to-end product life cycle management capabilities including market analysis, requirements definition, go-to-market planning and execution, sales forecasting, risk-mitigation, competitive analysis, and customer support.

Houston, Texas Area

Established strategic direction of hardware and software solution portfolio with annual revenues in excess of $2B. Developed near-term and long-range business plans including portfolio segmentation, go-to-market strategies, communication, strategic partnership management, and event planning. Managed annual operating budget of $10M.

Houston, Texas Area

Established strategic direction and development and execution of sales and marketing campaigns for Houston Chronicle and HoustonChronicle.com.