• Lead IT performance reporting for Tropicana Brands Group, focusing on operational reliability, supplier performance, and business value.• Own the redevelopment of IT scorecards to enhance operational efficiency and measure progress against strategic goals.

Played various CIO group/BRM lead roles for PepsiCo Beverages North America (including Quaker, Tropicana and Gatorade) and Global Operations function. Provided leadership, demand shaping and owned the delivery of IT services for assigned business units and functions. Led teams of 5-7 direct reports and 40+ indirect reports across IT, business and vendor partners. Key initiatives include successful delivery of new commissions system ($1.3MM IT investment), sector-level development to support global WFM platform ($1.9MM IT investment), two M&A projects ($1MM+ IT investment) and implementation of global EHS platform ($1.4MM IT investment).

Led the U.S. IT support team delivering field technology support, applications support, customer service and quality assurance. Oversaw a department of 50 associates & managed an annual budget of $4MM.

Responsible for leading a $22MM initiative to centralize cash management activities onto a single platform with standardized business processes. Led a 22 person cross-functional team representing Argentina, Singapore, London and North America. Coordinated IT related activities with corporate teams and provided IT leadership for global treasury function.

Responsible for delivering IT services for hub offices: London, Chicago, New York and Singapore. Oversaw team of 60 employees with a department budget of $16MM. Participant on CIS’ Operations Committee: a global, cross-functional governance team responsible for operational projects and day-to-day execution. Successfully led several projects including relocation of Chicago disaster recovery site, relocation of London business operations, and participated in launching new trading desk in London. Primary IT contact with parent company on communications, corporate initiatives, reporting, audits and general policy.

As Data Architecture Manager: Responsible for delivering database and ETL services to the business. Staff of 6 data analysts and 2 project management resources.As Infrastructure Manager: Responsible for delivering etrading infrastrcture and application support to the business. Provided exchange access to internal & external traders including data/voice, hardware and project management capabilities. Oversaw staff of 20 employees. Additional responsibilities included governing change control process, DR and compliance with corporate policies.

Successfully led implementation of electronic order management system (EOMS) for 2 large Chicago exchanges. Oversaw team of 6 employees who provided project management and business analysis skills to the organization. Successfully led the implementation of a centralized resource management/leveling process

Member of global team responsible for deploying standardized work processes and JDEwards ERP across all Cargill business units. Successfully led the IT implementation for 4 North American business units while concurrently developing and deploying a centralized solution for processing EDI payments and cash receipts across 10 ERP environments.

Provided application support for custom developed accounts payable / accounts receivable application.

Various positions including Assistant MIS Manager, IT Operator/Support Analyst, Hotel Operator and restaurant positions