About
Strategic technology leader with over 20 years of experience driving large-scale data ecosystem transformations and enterprise technology programs, consistently managing budgets exceeding $10M. Proven expertise in GenAI delivery, Data Strategy, Data Integration/APIs, Data Warehouse, and ERP, with a strong track record of delivering significant ROI and fostering high employee engagement. Expertise in scaling operations and leveraging data to achieve strategic business objectives.
Work
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
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Summary
Leads product strategy and execution for enterprise-wide People and Corporate Data Platforms, driving data ecosystem transformation and delivering high-impact solutions.
Highlights
Directed strategic vision and roadmap for People Platform and Corporate Data Platform, aligning initiatives with enterprise data ecosystem transformation goals.
Drove product development to enhance data accessibility and utilization for corporate functions, significantly impacting organizational decision-making.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate diverse data sources into a unified platform, improving data quality and consistency.
Implemented robust governance frameworks and best practices for data management, ensuring compliance and security for sensitive corporate data.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
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Summary
Led information technology strategy and operations for a rapidly growing organization, ensuring robust and scalable IT infrastructure.
Highlights
Directed comprehensive IT operations and infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance of critical business systems.
Developed and implemented IT strategies to support rapid organizational growth and compliance requirements within the healthcare sector.
Managed vendor relationships and technology procurements, optimizing IT spend while enhancing organizational capabilities.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
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Summary
Provided strategic management consulting services, focusing on operational efficiency and technology implementation for Land O Lakes.
Highlights
Delivered strategic recommendations to optimize operational processes and technology adoption for a key client, Land O Lakes.
Conducted in-depth analysis of existing systems, identifying opportunities for efficiency gains and cost reduction initiatives.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
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Summary
Led enterprise applications, integration, and data services, managing a $5M technology P&L and a team of 35 to deliver strategic technology solutions.
Highlights
Managed a $5M technology P&L and led a department of 35 business analysts, developers, and managers, ensuring efficient delivery of enterprise applications and data services.
Led a $6M enterprise integration program, implementing MuleSoft ESB to transform system integration practices, increasing reuse, agility, and speed-to-market and generating $3.5M in annual ROI.
Defined and executed a two-year Business Intelligence Roadmap, leveraging Microsoft Azure Data Lake, SQL Server 2016, PowerBI, and Informatica to support descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics, driving self-service BI.
Directed the integration team in building APIs to connect multiple platforms including eCommerce, point-of-sale, delivery partners, loyalty, and back-office systems, evangelizing an API-led integration strategy.
Drove production support improvements, transforming customer experience and achieving 90-95% incident service level agreement compliance through enhanced team performance.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
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Summary
Accountable for project and program delivery of financial applications, leading a global team of 60 analysts, developers, testers, directors, and managers.
Highlights
Led a $4M product development team to create a claims overpayment management application, generating over $20M in annual ROI.
Directed a $2M data warehouse implementation leveraging Hadoop and Elasticsearch to support medical claims payment analytics and customer service, enhancing data-driven insights.
Managed a $10M technology budget, overseeing delivery of IT services including software engineering, business analysis, quality assurance, and release management for financial applications.
Directly managed a 20-person agile software engineering team responsible for the Overpayment Recovery Management System, involving 15 web-based UIs and over 30 integration points with partner systems.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
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Summary
Led global teams of up to 65 professionals, overseeing project and program delivery for critical financial applications including PeopleSoft Financials, Ariba, and Oracle eBusiness Financials.
Highlights
Led a $7M high-risk PeopleSoft Financials 9.0 ERP reimplementation at a Fortune 10 company, ensuring successful system deployment and adoption across the enterprise.
Managed a $7-8.5M technology budget, overseeing the full lifecycle of 8 financial application projects, optimizing scope, schedule, cost, and benefit realization.
Directed successful PeopleSoft Financials 9.2 upgrade ($3.1M), Oracle eBusiness Financials r12 upgrade ($2.4M), and multiple PeopleSoft Financials 9.0 rollouts to India ($700K) and Ireland ($500K) service centers.
Implemented Ariba Procure-to-Pay, Sourcing, Contract Management ($1.8M), and a master data management Vendor Data Hub ($400K), significantly enhancing procurement and data governance capabilities.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
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Summary
Led 25 mission-critical enterprise projects with budgets up to $7M, managing and mentoring a technical team of 9 to deliver financial application solutions.
Highlights
Provided leadership and direction to a team of 30 for the full rollout of PeopleSoft Financials 9.0 across the organization, ensuring successful enterprise-wide adoption.
Restructured the statutory filing system, consolidating from 6 applications to 1 (Eagle Technology – Wings), integrating with enterprise General Ledger and greatly reducing manual workload and risk.
Planned and implemented an enterprise account reconciliation application (Blackline Systems), supporting 900 users and over 30,000 monthly reconciliations, integrating with General Ledger, Asset Management, and Treasury systems.
Consistently achieved low attrition rates and high employee engagement scores by prioritizing career development, work/life balance, and empowerment for a team of managers, developers, and business analysts.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
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Summary
Provided expert consulting services on various technology implementations and solutions for diverse clients.
Highlights
Delivered technical and strategic consulting services for clients, focusing on enterprise application implementation and optimization.
Analyzed client business requirements and designed tailored technology solutions to enhance operational efficiency.
Supported project teams through various phases of the software development lifecycle, ensuring successful delivery of solutions.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
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Summary
Contributed to various consulting engagements, focusing on technology solutions and business process improvements for clients.
Highlights
Assisted in the analysis, design, and implementation of technology solutions for client projects across various industries.
Collaborated with project teams to deliver high-quality consulting services and achieve client objectives.
Contributed to business process re-engineering efforts, identifying opportunities for efficiency and system enhancements.
Skills
Strategy & Leadership
IT Strategy, Department Leadership, Mentoring Leaders, P&L Management, Budget Management, Strategic Planning, Roadmap Development, Program Delivery, Talent Development, Employee Engagement, Change Management, Cross-functional Collaboration, Vendor Management, ROI Analysis.
Enterprise Applications & ERP
ERP, PeopleSoft (9.0, 9.1, 9.2), Oracle eBusiness Financials (r12), Ariba Procurement, ServiceNow, SharePoint, Office 365, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, Financial Applications, Overpayment Recovery Management System, Payment Analytics, Contract Management, Project Costing, Account Reconciliation.
Business Intelligence & Data
Business Intelligence, Big Data, Data Warehouse, Hadoop (Hive, MapR), Elasticsearch, Microsoft BI, PDW (Parallel Data Warehouse), SQL Server, PowerBI, Informatica, Microsoft Azure Data Lake, Descriptive Analytics, Diagnostic Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Prescriptive Analytics, Self-service BI, Data Governance.
Integration & APIs
Enterprise Service Bus/APIs, MuleSoft, IBM Integration Bus, API-led Integration Strategy, Web Services, System Integration.
Software Development & Operations
Agile Software Engineering, Java, MySQL, UI/UX, HTML5, Angular Javascript, Rally, IBM Data Stage (ETL), SSIS ETL, Quality Assurance, Release Management, Incident Management, Problem Management, Project Management (PPM).