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INTELLIGENXIA (Currently IxReveal) Washington, DC
Vice-President, Product Management & Consulting 2004-2005
Sr. Director, Consulting 2004
Promoted to take on the responsibilities of the CTO (and co-founder) as she left on an extended leave of
absence for personal reasons. Had direct responsibility for about 60% of the company’s head-count.
Reorganized the company’s development to delivery process for growth and efficiency. Resulted in more
stable and targeted business opportunities.
i2 TECHNOLOGIES (Currently JDA Software) Irving, TX
Director, Strategic Advisory Group 2003-2004
Director, Corporate Strategy & Operations 2002-2003
Practice Director, Global Solutions Delivery (Consulting) 2001-2002
Project Manager/Program Manager, Hi-Tech Solutions/CPG Solutions 1997-2001
Responsible for the development and execution of a transformation plan for i2’s Global Consulting
organization (people, process, technology and metrics) to better prepare it for competitive differentiations in
the future. Ran the demand solutions consulting practice and developed the S&OP strategy practice group at
i2. Developed a proposal for use of an off-shore consulting model, resulting in annual savings of $15-20M for
i2 and implementation cost savings for our clients in 2001.
• Managed and led people and process improvements for the consulting practice with 50+ consulting
resources, resulting in the highest utilization and revenue metrics recorded in the company’s 10 year
history. Received the “Leadership Award” in 2003.
• Led the development and design of People Management Strategy in Consulting for career planning and
management. Spearheaded the deployment in the US, APAC and EMEA impacting 400+ resources globally.
Received the CPO’s “People Magnet Award” in 2001.
• Led the supply chain consulting and delivery initiative at two Fortune 500 Telecom manufacturing clients
($5-10M/yr in consulting) looking to re-engineer their business models- manufacturing to integration
centric. This involved working with the CSO and other key executives to accelerate the execution of their
plans for eliminating their manufacturing assets and transitioning to a new business model. Received the
“Exceeding Customer Expectations Award” in 2000 on the Telecom consulting engagements.
• Received the “Customer Management Award” in 1998 for leadership at a flagship CPG client.
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Tucson, AZ
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering 1995 – 1997
Manager, AI & Simulation Laboratory
Managed and expanded an R&D center at the University of Arizona from an initial budget of $500K to over
$4M annually in less than 2 years while supporting faculty research and 15 graduate students with annual
tuition and stipends remuneration.
EDUCATION
KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Evanston, IL
Executive MBA Expected June 2012
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Tucson, AZ
PhD, Computer Engineering (Minors: Neuroscience & MIS) 1996
MS, Electrical & Computer Engineering (Minor: MIS) 1993
BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE Belmont, NC
BS, Computer Information Systems (Minor: Philosophy) 1990
BA, Business Administration (Concentration: Finance) 1990