Michelle Beck - Palomar College

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KEY ENGAGEMENTS
Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL
� Cross-sell strategy and the supporting business capabilities’ maturity modeling and clustering framework
� Enterprise-wide methodology and framework for strategic business-technology roadmapping
� Strategic business capability roadmaps for core lines of business.
Bushnell Performing Arts Center, Hartford, CT
Brand strategy and action initiatives to modernize a well-known heritage brand.
SKYLINE COMPUTING SERVICES, IL 1996 – 2011
Owner
Skyline specializes in delivering business and technology strategy, architecture, and solutions design, and
providing expertise in Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Service-Oriented Architecture,
technology infrastructure, technology best practices, methodologies, and frameworks. Dual proficiency in
business and technology positions Skyline as the link between IT and business organizations and allows the
client to effectively capitalize on the best business and technology options.
KEY ENGAGEMENTS
Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL
� Methodology, processes, framework, standards, models, and tools to establish and grow a new Business
Architecture internal consultancy practice and competency center. The framework has been recognized by
Gartner, Inc. in a case study and at Gartner, OMG, and Brainstorm conferences.
� Multiple Business Architecture engagements to build strategy realization roadmaps and produce various
business assessments in support of business and technology decision-making and strategy execution.
Caremark Rx, Inc. (now CVS/Caremark), Lincolnshire, IL
Technology and project leadership in the reengineering of the order intake and validation processes.
Discover Financial Services, Riverwoods, IL
Definition and client adoption of key Enterprise Architecture standards and practices in support of various
strategic business initiatives.
McDonald's Corporation, Oak Brook, IL
Technology leadership on a strategic business initiative to differentiate the customer experience and improve
operational efficiencies through a pervasive suite of applications for restaurant logistics.
CorSolutions (now Alere, Inc.), Buffalo Grove, IL
Technology and development-lifecycle leadership on a business transformation initiative that “set a new
standard for technology integration in the disease management industry.” Involved in all key aspects, from
ideation to warranty, of the development of a business-operating platform that created substantial competitive
advantage and saved $300,000 per month in operating costs.
The Options Clearing Corporation, Chicago, IL
Technology selection, business analysis, architecture design, and infrastructure development for the Options and
Financial Futures Clearing System for EUREX (European Exchange).
Other Engagements with Aerial Communications (now T-Mobile USA, Inc.), Chicago, IL; Wheels, Inc.,
Des Plaines, IL; William M. Mercer (now Mercer), Deerfield, IL.
EDUCATION
KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Evanston, IL
Executive MBA degree expected June 2013