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Tustin, Ca, Us

Providing advisory and consulting services in technology and the quick service restaurant (QSR) industry including as a member of the Bain Advisory Network.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Report to the CEO and responsible for all aspects of global technology for the brand. Focused on transforming the legacy technology organization and driving consumer and restaurant digital experiences to support continued growth. Key leader in the Yum! Brands (parent company) evolution as a leader in Digital and Technology in the QSR space.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Report to the CIO and responsible for In-Restaurant and Above-Restaurant Technologies as well as IT Finance and Vendor Management. Key technology responsibilities include Back-of-House, Point-of-Sale, Payment, Recruiting and Hiring, Learning, Portal and Business Intelligence.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Report to the CIO and responsible for Back-of-House Technology including delivery of the eRestaurant Program, using AlatMetrics' eRestaurant platform, and replacing a nearly 30-year old, home grown system representing one of the biggest technology changes in Taco Bell history and setting a foundation for technology innovation within the restaurant.

Dublin, Coolock, Ie

Reported to the CIO and responsible for multiple IT functions with a proven ability to build, transform, integrate, and operationalize new capabilities and functions. Teams included Enterprise Architecture, Portfolio and Project Management, Change Management, IT Finance, Digital Marketing Services, Applications and App Development, and Business Intelligence. Peak team size was ~90 FTEs and ~250 Contractors. ● Led IT pre-integration planning with Actavis, delivering a 27% total cost synergy plan on the combined IT baseline.● Built and executed IT strategic planning and financial processes supporting annual technology spend of $200M.● Decreased IT budget by 14% budget and reduced workforce by 22% as part of a profit improvement plan while continuing to support double-digit top-line business growth.● Managed and evolved IT Governance Committee for prioritization of technology investments; membership included executive-level function leaders across business.● Established centralized Project Management Office and project delivery methodology to service all project management needs and aggregated visibility to active IT portfolio.● Designed and implemented a business-focused, pragmatic Enterprise Architecture capability to guide technology, data, and application architecture vision.● Drove strategy, road map, and migration of 45% of organization’s applications to the cloud, including SaaS solutions, creation of a Force.com Center of Excellence for custom applications, and migration of external facing web applications to Amazon Web Services.● Spearheaded Business Intelligence organization transformation from an operational focus to a proactive, strategic contributor through the use of data including successes in predictive analytics driving improved time-to-market and revenue acceleration.● Led divestiture of low-growth, Device Health business including data transfer and delivery of Transition Services Agreement (TSA) services.

Dublin, Coolock, Ie

Reported to the CIO as the Global Lead for Business Relationship Teams Supporting Corporate Finance, HR, Legal, Regulatory Affairs & Safety, and Asia Pacific/Latin America Commercial Organizations. Responsible for $25M in total annual spend.● Integrated Asia Pacific and Latin America regional IT into the global IT organization; leveraging common infrastructure and applications.● Established Business Relationship roles for Regulatory Affairs, Safety, Corporate and Emerging Markets, partnering with business leaders to define, prioritize, and delivery technology roadmaps. ● Drove transformation of organization’s HR solutions including Workforce Management, Learning Management, Performance Management, Talent Acquisition, and Compensation. ● Implemented litigation management, investigation and electronic discovery capabilities.● Directed refresh of organization’s financial systems portfolio including Consolidation, Time & Attendance, Cashflow Reporting, Planning and Forecasting, Risk and Compliance, Treasury, and Tax.● Led organization’s response to the Department of Justice inquiry and resulting implementation of Corporate Integrity Agreement.● Led IT teams supporting successful integration of two acquisitions establishing organizations’ move into new therapeutic areas.

Dublin, Coolock, Ie

Global Lead for the Regulatory Affairs Information Management and Publishing teams facilitating New Product Applications and ongoing registration requirements.● Developed the Regulatory Affairs Information Architecture and business support for the implementation of associated systems.● Designed and implemented electronic publishing process/system and successfully submitted company’s first fully electronic new product application.● Implemented global electronic archive and knowledge management capabilities for all interaction with global health authorities including legacy conversion of > 2 million pages.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Global Lead for the Regulatory Affairs Publishing and Informatics teams. Built and managed global team (35 employees + consultants), bringing together five previously distinct divisions.

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Architect and operational manager of Enterprise Document Management (EDM) and Collaboration program focused on Documentum and SharePoint technologies.

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Consultant responsible for leading technical teams in the design and implementation of document management systems for Fortune 500 clients in Life Sciences. Roles of increasing responsibility for 8 projects ranging from 6-12 months in duration.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bs, Computer And Informational Sciences