Todd Berner

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Executive Level Technology Leader ■ Customer Success ■ Professional Services ■ Solution Enablement ■ Strategic Alliance Programs ■ Helping Mobility, IoT, Computer Vision AI Providers Deliver at Scale @ Propylon
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Greater Chicago Area, United States, United States
About Todd Berner

Deliberate emerging technology executive with 20 years of experience leading direct and cross-functional teams in new technologies like computer vision AI, mobility, and IoT with a customer-centric focus around professional services, integration, customer success, onboarding, software leadership, and solution enablement. Outcome-oriented leader committed to servant leadership, clear direction, talent and partner enablement, P&L stewardship, and continuous improvement with experience in practical operational scale in a dynamic growth environment.▪ Restructured a global professional services software practice with a team of 50 members in the USA, UK, Australia, and India focusing on mobility, IoT, and cloud integration primarily in retail, resulting in a 27% increase in revenue ($11M to $14M) and a 12-point increase in gross margin (28% to 40%).▪ During a time of rapid new customer prospecting, created and led a formal pre-sales function that accelerated customer design and scoping by 50% (8 to 4 weeks), and introduced a standardized pilot executive outcome report that illustrated total solution ROI and cash flow and reduced internal creation time from 2 weeks to 2 days.▪ Spearheaded professional services' global service portfolio reset including new service offerings in SaaS and XaaS models which resulted in a 17% increase in revenue ($35M to $41M) and a 21-point improvement in gross margin (19% to 33%).▪ Led a recovery effort as executive sponsor for a $8M professional services integration and implementation software project enabling a 20% divisional labor reduction/ redeployment.I get excited about opportunities to accelerate customer delivery and time-to-value at scale by leading organizational growth through new processes, frameworks, tools, and roles.Want to connect? Feel free to email me at todd.a.berner@outlook.com.

Todd Berner's Current Company Details
Propylon

Propylon

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Executive Level Technology Leader ■ Customer Success ■ Professional Services ■ Solution Enablement ■ Strategic Alliance Programs ■ Helping Mobility, IoT, Computer Vision AI Providers Deliver at Scale
Todd Berner Work Experience Details
  • Propylon
    Senior Vice President Professional Services
    Propylon Jul 2024 - Present
    Overland Park, Kansas, Us
    Executive lead for Propylon's professional services including the LWB 360 business.
  • Everseen
    Vice President, Systems Integration
    Everseen May 2022 - Jul 2024
    Cork, County Cork, Ie
    Executive lead responsible for defining and creating an organization, and owning strategies to accelerate initial onboarding steps involving third-party providers in the solution stack.▪ During a time of rapid new customer prospecting, created and led a formal pre-sales function that accelerated customer design and scoping by 50% (8 to 4 weeks), and introduced a standardized pilot executive outcome report that illustrated total solution ROI and cash flow and reduced internal creation time from 2 weeks to 2 days. ▪ Created a Strategic Alliances program focusing on 2-3 key technology partnerships for edge AI. ◦ Implemented a framework on target edge-server configurations to t-shirt sizes (small, medium, large) for 15+ active customer pilots within the first 90 days in the role reducing lead times from 40% to 50% (8-10 weeks to 4-6 weeks). ◦ Standardized customer pricing, reducing average server cost by 30% while creating a win-win environment with providers with a $400M targeted HW opportunity and introducing an innovative “zero-cost” pilot infrastructure for all new customer pilots.
  • Panasonic Connect North America
    Executive Lead, Strategic Services
    Panasonic Connect North America Nov 2020 - May 2022
    Newark, New Jersey, Us
    Executive lead chartered with initiating and owning the P&L for a $9M professional services organization inclusive of a new stand-alone service offering leveraging a hybrid delivery model of a blended team of 5 direct, 21 cross-functional, and a partner team targeting Panasonic’s business in quick serve restaurant (QSR) hardware and manufacturing software.▪ Heralded and owned a newly-formed professional services hybrid team of 20+ direct and 150+ indirect/third-party extended teams that targeted new KPIs, repeatable methodologies, and resourcing models for new revenue streams, and accelerating customer Time-to-Value around food service, video analytics, and smart manufacturing.▪ Led a recovery effort as executive sponsor for a $8M professional services integration and implementation software project enabling a 20% divisional labor reduction/ redeployment.▪ Developed an operating paradigm working with Panasonic's existing systems around escalation management, which reduced critical issues by 90% and time to resolution by 50%.
  • Zebra Technologies
    Director, Global Professional Services Portfolio & Software Integration Practice
    Zebra Technologies Jan 2016 - Nov 2020
    Lincolnshire, Il, Us
    Professional Services lead owning global P&L for an $18M, 50-person custom software practice that included not only that practice but product (offer) management for all professional services’ worldwide members and solution enablement for all emerging technology products in IoT and software.▪ Restructured a global custom Software Practice with a team of 50 members in the USA, UK, Australia, and India focusing on mobility, IoT, and cloud integration primarily in retail, resulting in a 27% increase in revenue ($11M to $14M) and a 12-point increase in gross margin (28% to 40%).▪ Implemented innovative “gig-worker” strategy improving intellectual capital retention and reducing contractor costs by 35% ($2M to $1.3M).▪ Spearheaded professional services' global service portfolio reset including new service offerings in SaaS and XaaS models which resulted in a 17% increase in revenue ($35M to $41M) and a 21-point improvement in gross margin (19% to 33%).
  • Zebra Technologies
    Vice President, Retail Solutions / Zebra Commerce
    Zebra Technologies Dec 2012 - Jan 2016
    Lincolnshire, Il, Us
    P&L ownership for $3M, 18-person unit initially created from the acquisition of StepOne Systems. Zebra Commerce focused on specialty retail software for mobility-based in-store retail applications around a microservice framework.▪ While owning the retail software product backlog for key business epics including originating Zebra’s fintech mobile payment strategy, “Zebra Pay”, around chip and pin hardware and an encapsulated payment app integrated with a payment provider partner.▪ Spoke on-stage and with media and investor analysts at marketing events like the NRF (National Retail Federation) trade show representing Zebra retail solution market strategy.
  • Stepone Systems, Llc
    Ceo & Co-Founder
    Stepone Systems, Llc Apr 2005 - Jan 2013
    Co-founder and chief executive responsible for all aspects of the 15-person business including strategy, operations, investor management, and market-leading microservices for rapid integration. ▪ Increased company revenue by 300% through aggressive boot-strap new market strategies, onboarding key accounts like Ross Stores, Dick's Sporting Goods, Tractor Supply, Avis/Budget Group, and FedEx Ground via early innovation on edge, microservice strategy to rapidly integrate mobile applications within antiquated retail IT environments which enabled rapid adoption.▪ Developed partnerships with key hardware providers like Motorola (now Zebra) leading to strategic placement in marketing events, referral fees for deal collaboration, and honors like ISV of the Year 3 times.▪ Negotiated sale of StepOne to Zebra Technologies for 8 times earnings.
  • Dimension Data North America (Ddna)
    Managing Director
    Dimension Data North America (Ddna) Jan 2004 - Apr 2005
    Joined Dimension Data via the acquisition of Symbol's software integration professional services business.Managed the delivery, strategy, and P&L for the newly-formed Enterprise Mobility practice within Dimension Data North America. Focus was on providing solutions that drove the sale of mobile technology and services and complimented DDNA's strength in networking services.

Todd Berner Skills

Mobile Devices Strategic Partnerships Wireless Professional Services Solution Selling Product Management Enterprise Software Enterprise Mobility Mobile Technology Management Integration Cross Functional Team Leadership Start Ups Software Development New Business Development Project Management Business Development Agile Methodologies P&l Management Business Strategy Practice Management Entrepreneurship Cloud Computing Business Planning Strategic Planning Go To Market Strategy Sales Enablement Software As A Service Executive Management Technical Leadership Critical Thinking Creative Problem Solving Presentation Skills Thought Leadership P&l Modeling Mobility Strategy Analytical Reasoning Persuasive Speaker Software Integration Custom Software Competitive Strategies Microsoft Excel Product Marketing Mobile Computing Program Management Strategy Vendor Management

Todd Berner Education Details

  • Ohio University
    Ohio University
    Production Operations And General Management
  • Ohio University
    Ohio University
    Mis

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