Greater Houston
Enterprise Transformation & Operations Executive driving large-scale change across global technology organizations. Combines strategy execution, data-driven decision making, and team leadership to improve performance, accelerate growth, and solve complex business challenges. Experience includes AI-enabled data platforms, sales and finance operations, and internal consulting-style initiatives that influence executive decision-making and business direction. Currently a DBA candidate with a strong foundation in AI/ML, bringing a global perspective shaped by 15 years of experience in Japan and military service. Recognized for building high-performing teams, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and executing initiatives that deliver measurable impact at scale. AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Enterprise Transformation | Enterprise Change Leadership | Internal Consulting / Strategic Advisory | Strategic Execution Executive Stakeholder Engagement | Cross-Functional Leadership | Data & Analytics Strategy | AI/ML Enablement | Commercial Excellence & Revenue Operations | Organizational Design & Operating Models | Process Optimization |
In this position, I’ll be leading a talented team and shaping the roadmap for many of our AI‑enabled finance applications used across HPE. It’s an opportunity to help accelerate how we bring intelligence, automation, and scale to the systems that power our business — and I’m energized by what’s ahead.
• Positioned within the COO organization to drive alignment and execution of business unit priorities across Hybrid Cloud. • Partner with executive leadership on strategic initiatives, translating priorities into actionable plans across global teams • Introduced COO operating principles to strengthen accountability, communication, and execution discipline • Improved workforce engagement metrics across key categories, including Engagement +10% and Culture +10% • Coordinated executive-level forums (QBRs, All Hands, AMAs) to enhance transparency and alignment across the organization • Supported rollout of portfolio strategy and go-to-market initiatives, ensuring cross-functional execution.
• Focused on modernizing the installed base sales experience through data, analytics, and platform transformation. • Delivered HPE’s first enterprise Snowflake Data Cloud platform, shifting ownership of data to business units and improving speed to insight • Rolled out Salesforce CRM Analytics to enable AI-driven recommendations, increasing sales productivity by 20% • Elevated data quality and accessibility by over 30%, improving decision-making for sellers and leadership.
• Built and scaled core operations and organizational infrastructure to support business growth • Expanded talent capabilities and execution capacity, driving a 300% increase in assets under management.
Built Futures-in-Finance to enable foreign financial institutions in Japan the opportunity to reduce recruitment-related expenses by accessing qualified talent directly through this talent portal.
Rationalized controllable spending to bring overall costs down to acceptable levels while eliminating $0.5M of waste expenses within the first 6 months. Drove improvements to talent acquisition and retention rates of top talent. Turned a high turnover environment into one where the best talent thrived and went on to become senior equity research analysts. Identified $35M incremental commission opportunities through changes to our stock coverage model. Worked to help manage through the 2008 Financial Crisis and rebuild operations and talent in Japan and South Korea post-crisis.
Managed all front-office recruiting efforts and policy improvement areas for investment banking, trading, and commercial lending activity.
Built a book of business worth $5M and helped hundreds of clients make better investment choices as a stockbroker. Relocated to Morgan Stanley Japan due to an emergency family situation.