Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
A highly adaptable and customer-focused information technology executive with extensive experience in program and project management, operations management leadership, and product management. Comprehensive experience in risk management, cybersecurity, and people development. Innovative and creative thinker with exceptional communication and technical skills. Avid learner with a strong commitment to operational excellence. As thought leader, sets the strategic direction to secure the long-term success of the organization.
• Led and developed team of technology leaders, including engineering, cybersecurity, operations, infrastructure, product, UX/UI, and program management. • Collaborated with c-suite executives on key strategic implementations. • Led technology roadmap for present and future initiatives.
• Led a team of 12 executives leaders including: VP of Infrastructure, VP of Security CISO, VP of Stores, VP of Supply Chain, VP of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, VP of UX/UI, VP of Product, Directors of Product, Director of Fraud, Director of Site Reliability, Senior Director of DevOps and CTO of Asia. • Led and directed all strategic, operational, and tactical functions within Information Technology Department
• Developed centralized work in-take and demand management process. • Oversaw execution and delivery of technology services and capabilities. • Partnered with CIO and VPs to develop a robust rewards and recognition program.
• Oversaw process of project budgeting for domestic and international security projects (approx. $160 million portfolio). • Supported identity, access management, data security, rapid response, security operations, incident management, security enablement, and security proof of concepts program. • Partnered to develop community / industry outreach recruitment activities to build future talent pipeline.
• Managed large-scale portfolio of projects through lifecycle phases to successful completion. • Drove shift in project management paradigm from waterfall to agile. • Developed platform to cross collaboration on roadmap development.
• Drove execution of top ten strategic projects within Information Security area to reduce overall risk to organization. • Led adoption of NIST framework within Security Engineering. • Spearheaded access management, identity, and endpoint program spaces.