Serve as strategic advisor and project leader for engagements with Fortune 200 companies, startups and spinoffs. Help clients develop digital strategies with a business capabilities and value focus. Content of roles include:
✓ Product and Program Management
✓ Process Re-engineering and Business Transformation
✓ Organizational Development and Business-IT Operating Model Design
✓ Agile Coaching, Business and IT
✓ Change Management and Solution Integration

Head of IT Solutions, reported to CAO, for Talen Energy, a $4.4B divestiture from PPL Corporation, a $13B energy company. Led the IT strategy for disentanglement and simultaneous merger integration to deliver business competencies and hit $20M+ synergy targets. Largest initiatives included:
✓ Rationalized portfolio and renegotiated contracts
✓ ERP / HCM implemented with 150 integrations
✓ Cloud Migration and Transformation
✓ Separated Power Plant SCADA and insourced EMA for new markets

CIO recruited to head IT for the highly profitable Energy Marketing & Trading BU, including all front, mid and back-office systems. Shaped business strategy, defined technology roadmaps, and oversaw an annual IT investment of $25M. In 2011, promoted to lead a team of 85 and $30M OPEX/CAPEX adding emerging technologies, including Big Data, BI, Analytics and Digital. Developed a high-performing team for innovation and oversaw new technology evaluation, selection, sourcing and partner management.

Joined global medical device manufacturer to help establish and lead the IT audit practice and risk assessment program. Focused on helping the business to improve processes and to facilitate compliance with regulatory standards (CGMP, SOX, PCI, HIPAA) across IT, security, and business operations. Position Highlights:

✓ Served as a Strategic Advisor for a global ERP program
✓ Led revamp of segregation of duties and fraud controls
✓ Earned CIO Award for impact on the global ERP program

Directed audit and advisory engagements for clients in financial services, agribusiness, utilities, chemical, life sciences and transportation. Interfaced with corporate accounts at the C-level (CIO, CFO) and senior manager level (Controller, Audit Director). Position Highlights:
✓ Led reviews of operational and financial accounting systems (SAP, Oracle, JDE)
✓ Managed a portfolio of 20+ corporate accounts
✓ Selected to Midwest regional team for Audit Execution Quality leadership