The Illation Group provides rich research services and consultation on analytics solutions to small- and medium-sized companies as well as government entities. We open the door to possibilities that leverage an organization’s current digital footprint and offer a roadmap to realize full potential.Analytics Consulting | Thought LeadershipPartners with small- to mid-sized businesses to conduct extensive analysis of current analytics capabilities and identify future opportunities that better leverage analytics, prioritize data-centric business goals. Cost Savings | ROI DeliveryPinpoints ways to minimize cost and maximize ROI from analytics. Provides formal documented assessment of current processes (and offers options for organizational improvements). Change Management | SWOT AnalysisDelivers change management assessment and recommendations, a cost profile to implement proposed changes, and a risk management analysis with recommendations that minimize impact to clients.Research ServicesProvides scientific research services for technology projects in areas of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), and bias/ethics topics in big data. Infrastructure AssessmentHighly capable of conducting complete SWOT analysis to assess current environment for opportunities and risks.

Recruited by C-level leadership to build an end-to-end enterprise architecture based on integration of digital technology across all areas of the business, affecting 160K global employees.Enterprise Architecture:Applies deep understanding of TOGAF and UAF architecture frameworks to drive a more modern, integrated, digitized enterprise architecture with comprehensive documentation that is used for modeling and simulation of business scenarios to determine impacts and make strategic decisions. Creates long-term strategy to align business requirements and IT capabilities that is flexible and accommodates rapid growth of technology.People Leadership:Lead team of 90+ enterprise architects responsible for creating the architectural framework, taxonomies, and processes of key future state technologies. Creates a culture of open communication with a strong sense of organizational structure and encourages organizational diversity to create more thoughtful, comprehensive solutions.Corporate Strategy | Program Management:Uses broad long-term digital transformation vision to create strategic implementation plans that define key functional capabilities and essential allocated resources. Links discrete deliverables based on business requirements and program financial targets (operating and capital budgets).Technical Strategy:Researches, tests, and pilots new technologies with industry leaders that are foundational to our long-term strategy. Collaborates with venture capitalists to discover and guide startups on new capabilities that enhance our strategic architecture. Transforms technical strategy into business benefits through use of advanced technical architecture models. Works closely with key functional stakeholders to drive cultural change.Employee Development:Created process to formally assess talent and create individual development plans throughout all levels of the organization with focus on recruiting, coaching, and retaining best talents.

Elevated by senior executive leadership to create a specialized team that researched and tested emerging technologies. Program, Project, and Technology Strategy Leadership: Used program management best practices to launch initial development proofs of concept and align to organizational strategies across the enterprise.Program Management | Project Initiation: Facilitated ‘start up’ of new development projects.Communication | Thought Leadership: Partnered with business stakeholders, vendors, and IT technologies to communicate innovation strategy and plans.Assessment of New and Emerging Technologies: Identified and developed new strategic opportunities, platforms, and innovation initiatives that enhanced the business, turning concept into reality.Business Case Development: Participated in conceptualization and promotion of high-level business benefits, including creation of business cases for new projects or opportunities.Innovation Strategy, Roadmap and Pipeline: Created a strong innovation strategy and robust pipeline aligned with long-term business strategies, driving core business capabilities.

Tapped by C-suite to transform team of advanced technologists to create strategy and three horizon roadmaps for digital opportunities. Technology focus included cloud, mobility, Internet of Things (IoT), service-oriented architecture (SOA), and analytics.Technology Roadmap Strategy:Created dozens of insightful, well-researched, integrated roadmaps of emerging technologies. Reduced technology roadmaps by 10%. C-Level Collaboration & Strategy:IT focal for venture capital firms on behalf of the CIO.Efficiencies:Reduced technology versions by 10% total cost of ownership (TCO). Data Center Strategy:Spearheaded strategy of data center modernization and standup of third major data center in Charlotte, NC, affecting 160K global employees.

Technical Leadership:Led organization of 120+ responsible for software deployment to some of Boeing’s most critical integrated IT environments. Applied best-of-breed concepts of continuous integration, continuous delivery, agile software deployment and lean thinking to achieve more timely delivery of business value. Strategic focus on automated testing, configuration management/version control for regulatory compliance.Organizational Transformation:Completely transitioned large, multi-faceted team to align with ITIL Service Transition model and implemented industry standard KPIs for cost, quality, and cycle time.► Reduced average planned outage duration for major large integrated release by 50%.► Instantiated governance process that increased quality of software delivery by 20%.► Reduced organization annualized cost by 30%.► Increased diversity of hiring staff by 30%.► Implemented agile CI/CD frameworks to accelerate delivery of business value by 80%.

Special assignment to ensure high-quality IT support for FAA Certification of the first 787 delivery.