David Schlesinger Email & Phone Number

United States

Bethesda, Md, Us

Lead for technology for Marriott's Gaylord brand,

Mclean, Va, Us

Recruited to drive the build out of digital solutions to elevate brand identity, strengthen data integration and information access, and enable continued growth and competitive advantage across 6,000+ properties worldwide. SOLUTIONS & RESULTS Spearheaded the development of the strategy, approach, and roadmap for the development of the Core Content Services to provide end-to-end visibility of critical data and enable properties to adjust to changing guest and business demands. Led the creation of the strategy, process, and solutions for the development of webpages based on specific attributes that raised position on Google searches and led to $3-4M increase in bookings since release of the first attributes in early FY21. Core member of team evangelizing and building the Digital Product Management Framework. Driving multi-year strategy for the build out of enterprise solutions for the MartTech stack to increase competitive standing.

Ashburn, Virginia, Us

Originally recruited by HP and kept on following merger with DXC to enable organization to transform as a provider of Salesforce solutions and services.SOLUTIONS & RESULTS Held critical role in establishing the practice and service offerings that expanded customer base and fueled 100% business growth over the first year. Researched and implemented the Salesforce Implementation and Expansion offerings. Designed and created the Sales and Marketing Playbook for new offerings that grew sales and competitive advantage. Contributed to securing critical talent across the organization for projects.

Provided the strong digital and business leadership to enable organizations to elevate technical competency levels of talent, enhance accessibility and manageability of benefits, and transform business and offerings.SOLUTIONS & RESULTS Managed the development of content for digital learning programs on Hilton University to train all Hilton Worldwide IT resources on core processes, project methodology, and core technology platform that included all major distribution, property, sales, marketing, and revenue management systems. Drove the development of technical requirements and solution models for ALSAC’s new digital Human Resources system to strengthen security posture, accessibility, and operating efficiencies. Held key role in transforming newly acquired web services business into a digital marketing agency, and launching ThinkDigital LLC. Built the Project Management Office (PMO), developed the agile process methodology, and managed the development of services and software tools.

Mclean, Va, Us

Chosen to guide the evaluation, selection, and deployment of enterprise methodology and application modeling standards.SOLUTIONS & RESULTS Championed the adoption of the Agile framework that enabled company to deploy digital products and solutions. Developed the selection criteria for Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Created the Proof-of-Concept methodology for the Innovation Lab based on the Agile framework and Innovation best practices. Architected and deployed Rational tools to develop models of the technology ecosystem, enhance the execution of projects, and achieve compliance with corporate Enterprise Methodology.

Mclean, Va, Us

 Served as the product manager for the creation of the Hilton University Learning Management System (LMS) for Hilton and subsequently Hilton International. Aligned competing priorities of 11 business groups. Integrated learning programs and content from Hilton International’s Learning Management system that centralized the tracking of training for all employees.  Defined the methodology, created the Quality Center of Excellence (QCOE), and led the prioritization of business requirements for $150M, 4-year technology transformation program that enabled the development of a single chart of accounts and common business language for hundreds of business units.

Mclean, Va, Us

 Managed the modernization and integration of back-office systems to meet financial reporting requirements of new ownership.

Led the development of SiteMinder and TrialMinder, one of the first digital products for clinical trial management.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bs, Electrical Engineering