About Me
I am a Digital Technology Executive with extensive IT and business transformation leadership experience leading and implementing digital solutions for large enterprises and start-ups. Most recently, I was CIO at Risepoint (fka Academic Partnerships), where I served as a member of the executive team responsible for all aspects of technology strategy, operations, and security for the higher education online program manager (OPM) with 100+ university partners.
Previously I was CIO for Walden University and UK Partners at Laureate after successfully leading IT Business Relationship Management and Salesforce Center of Excellence at Laureate Online. Prior, I progressed to Chief Technology Officer (CTO) role at Reader’s Digest. At Accenture, I provided consulting technology services to clients in media, financial services and telecom industriesI develop technology strategies, innovate, manage and support digital products, digital marketing solutions, e-commerce, digital media, multi-channel content publishing, Salesforce CRM, large B:C marketing database capabilities and back office solutions:- CIO and CTO expertise- Detailed business knowledge and close working collaboration with all parts of the organization- Productive technology team leadership- Define project methodologies and advise on building out technology organization- Working partnerships with CMO developing strategies for the connected consumer- Implemented agile development methodology- Managed rollout of global technology solutions- Developed and implemented strategic initiatives- Coach, mentor and inspire large and small teams of engineers, analysts and project managersSpecialties- AI strategy and integration - M & A planning and integration- Customer Relationship Management (i.e., Salesforce, Marketo)- Business Relationship Management- Product Management- Agile Web application / Software development- Digital / Mobile Product Development- Digital publishing and multi-channel content delivery- Workflow analysis / Business Process Re-design- Program Management- Information Technology- Strategic Planning- Budget development and management