Palo Alto, California, United States
I deliver digital transformation and AI strategy that aligns business vision with flawless execution. For 15+ years, I've led cross-functional teams and portfolios at Equinix, HP/HPE, UCSF, and Hitachi Data Systems. Whether building from scratch or scaling to 40+ people, I bring strategic clarity, operational rigor, and navigate complex stakeholder landscapes. **Industry Recognition:** • MSN Top 10 AI Leaders to Watch in 2026 • International speaker (Paris, February March 2026) • Creator of AI Enterprise Engine Framework • Dreamforce Featured- Groundbreaking Healthcare App **What I Deliver:** **Strategic Leadership** AI strategy and governance | Digital transformation and platform consolidation | Change management | Executive stakeholder alignment | Metrics-driven roadmaps tied to business outcomes **Program & Portfolio Excellence** Complex initiatives delivered on-time, under-budget | PMO establishment | Portfolio prioritization | Risk mitigation | AI & Agile transformation | Change Management | Metrics **Business-Tech Translation** At the intersection of strategy and execution. Leading engineering teams in IT and product orgs (HP, HPE, UCSF, Hitachi) or business orgs (Equinix Marketing), I translate execution into outcomes. **The Numbers:** • $5M in cost savings** through enterprise CMS consolidation • 70% productivity increase**, 75% operational excellence improvement, 85% code quality improvement • 100% team retention** while scaling to 40+ • 6 enterprise releases in one year** (HP), 8 releases (UCSF) • 95% confidence vote** from 100+ stakeholders **My Edge:** I thrive in the "messy middle" where conflicting priorities, tight deadlines, and dependencies require strategic vision and tactical execution. I build frameworks, processes, and teams for sustainable transformation. **Thought Leadership:** Since August 2024, I've published 40+ weekly articles on AI transformation covering Leadership, Product Innovation, Digital Transformation, AI/GenAI, AI Agents, Engineering, and Technical Program Management. Generating speaking invitations, consulting inquiries, and recognition. I also founded EducateNow.ai, teaching AI literacy to seniors democratizing AI education. I'm positioned to lead Fortune 500 organizations through enterprise-wide AI transformation, bringing a proven framework, cross-industry expertise, and a track record of delivering measurable business outcomes."
Enterprise AI transformation advisory using the AI Enterprise Engine Framework to help organizations implement AI at scale. Services: AI strategy and governance | Framework implementation across 7 core components (Leadership, Product Innovation, Digital Transformation, AI/GenAI, Agentic AI, Engineering, Technical Program Management, Human Side) | organizational readiness and change management | Executive workshops and speaking Track Record: 15+ years leading digital transformation at Equinix, HP/HPE, UCSF, Hitachi, AT&T Wireless, Georgetown University | Delivered $5M savings, 70% productivity gains, 100% retention | MSN Top 10 AI Leaders to Follow 2026 | 40+ published LI articles | International speaker https://www.ts-digitalsolutions.com Industries: SaaS, Education, Technology, Healthcare, Finance, Data Centers, Telecommunications
Founder of EducateNow.ai, Teaching AI literacy to seniors and proving that successful AI transformation requires meeting people where they are. If I can accelerate adoption with the most change-resistant demographic in 90 minutes, I can drive enterprise-wide transformation at any scale. Effective AI transformation requires inclusive change management. This validates my AI Enterprise Engine Framework principle: technology adoption is a human challenge, not a technical one. This isn't a side project, it's proof of concept in action and a masterclass in translating technical complexity into user value.
Built and scaled a 40+ person digital transformation organization within Marketing/Digital Business, executing strategic portfolio initiatives with P&L accountability. **Portfolio & Program Leadership:** • Managed strategic portfolio including Salesforce, Adobe, enterprise CMS, web portals, CI/CD pipelines, APIs, and SaaS platforms • Led budget planning, resource allocation, procurement, vendor management, and contract negotiations • Delivered digital transformation strategy that increased customer engagement 35% • Executed global CMS consolidation (37 languages), delivered $5M in annual cost savings, increased scalability 45% **Strategic Roadmaps & Governance:** • Established engineering roadmaps aligned to business outcomes: **50% operational excellence improvement, 85% code quality improvement • Created governance frameworks for platform strategy, change management, and risk mitigation • Implemented metrics, KPIs, and OKRs tied directly to business value **Executive Stakeholder Management:** • Partnered across C-suite and leadership teams: IT, Security, Cybersecurity, Product Management, Architecture, Digital Marketing, Go-To-Market, Field Marketing, Finance, Product Engineering, Sales, Customer Care, Talent Acquisition, Operations • Facilitated executive alignment sessions resolving competing priorities across global business units • Presented quarterly business reviews to executive leadership with data-driven recommendations **Organizational Leadership:** • Achieved **100% team retention over 5+ years while scaling from startup team to 40+ people • Led 10-member panel discussion for 200+ attendees on leadership, coaching, and career development • Created technical hiring pipeline resulting in 25% increase in new hire conversions Ecosystem (Portfolio Strategy):GitHub, Atlassian (Jira, Confluence, Trello), Salesforce, Adobe Experience Manager, enterprise CMS platforms, Splunk, Tableau
Established technical PMO for Marketing/IT initiatives within Product Engineering organization. Managed portfolio of cross-functional programs balancing business priorities with technical delivery constraints. **Portfolio Impact:** • Minimized bottlenecks across competing stakeholder requirements, increased delivery pipeline 50% • Optimized processes and governance frameworks; increased product deployment 25% • Managed strategic initiatives: new features, security enhancements, platform upgrades, migrations, cross-department dependencies
Led full enterprise migration and replacement of global Marketing applications with non-negotiable deadline. **Delivered on time and under budget.** **Program Delivery:** • Established global stakeholder management processes, business forums, and requirements consolidation • Created OKRs and SLAs with business ownership, acceptance criteria, and success metrics • Facilitated executive leadership and cross-functional working sessions to align strategy, priorities, and data architecture **Process Optimization:** • Streamlined requirements gathering by retiring 4 legacy systems, consolidated to JIRA as single source of truth • Result: 75% time savings, significant cost reduction from retired licenses o Skills: SaaS · IT Strategy · Cloud Computing · Cross-functional Team Leadership · Communication · Strategic Planning · People Management · Problem Solving · Leadership · Integration · Business Strategy · Team Building · Agile Methodologies · Content Management Systems (CMS)
DNS Malware Analytics (DMA), SaaS product delivered on time using agile framework, monitors outbound DNS (Domain Name System) requests and sifted through petabytes of DNS data to identify malicious sites. Analyzed big date solutions and created models that provided insights to the business where key decisions were determined and metrics established Initiated the Agile Initiative Office (AIO) / PMO for Agile to deliver product quicker and iteratively improving productivity by 35%. Facilitated Jeff Sutherland and executive Leadership session on strategy Established Roadmaps, Strategy, Transformation initiatives streamlining processes by 20% Led & delivered solutions: transformation from Waterfall to Agile, WaterAgileFall, FrAgile , Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Lean Engineering - Implemented 6 Successful Enterprise Product Solution Releases on time in 2016 - SaaS Initiative that increased productivity by 50% Led, initiatives with cross functional orgs to analyze solutions, determined dependencies and prioritized based on business value: created roadmaps and features release schedules Designed, Analyzed, Implemented and Launched Big Data solutions and delivered on time http://www.pcworld.com/article/2979523/hp-beefs-up-enterprise-security-suite-with-tools-to-root-out-malware-app-vulnerabilites.html http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/it-unmasked/hp-advances-it-security-analytics.html http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/security/69313-hp-applies-analytics-to-security Volunteered Agile Coaching to other teams when asked to help for SaaS projects; Facilitated / trained 130+ ; Agile & Product Owner Management SaaS: Lead cross-functional stakeholders, execs, business and engineering Enterprise product release sessions; received 95% confidence vote of plan from 100+ global members: Conducted SAFe PSI / PI 2 /3 days
Implemented three prong business web solution, working with partners and driving the joint venture with Google, AT&T and HP. Created SaaS solution that included: Telecom / mobile , analytics, orders, shipping, and shopping with an administration console Designed, Implemented, Analyzed the online web application(s) and store for submission and request of the SMB partner solution and bundles. Worked with 3rd party vendors to include their requirements in the product selection criteria within the application Managed and Led Programs involving multiple functions and project teams to drive the engineering development and implementation process for product and service offerings utilizing Program, Project Management and Agile Organized team member of Hewlett-Packards (HP's) first Global Agile Development Conference 2014 - three day conference with over 150+ worldwide attendees Co-led the Global Agile Transformation, Agile Teams Affinity Group - Certified Agilists that coach, educate, train, implement and promote the various Agile practices and solutions across HP that best fits each unique business solution Agile Coach Evangelist, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Kanban, LEAN, Certified SAFe Agilist (SA), LeSS, Certified Product Owner (CSPO)