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ERP Transformation & Program Governance Executive

Simpsonville, USA
Worldwide
B.S., Liberal Arts with Business and Arabic Language/Culture, Excelsior College
Simpsonville, USA
Worldwide
B.S., Liberal Arts with Business and Arabic Language/Culture, Excelsior College

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About me

I help leadership teams make complex transformation executable. My work sits at the intersection of technology, operating model, governance, data and organizational change, especially when priorities are unclear, delivery is fragmented, or major programs need stronger structure and accountability.

Change ManagementEnterprise Resource PlanningTransition ManagementEnterprise Application IntegrationOracle Erp
ERP & Enterprise Technology Transformation
Extensive experience leading complex ERP modernization, cloud migration, systems integration, and enterprise technology transformation programs across consulting, government, technology, e-commerce, and industrial environments. Proven track record with Oracle ERP/HCM, Dynamics AX, Salesforce, and related platforms from design through deployment and post-launch stabilization.

Program & PMO Leadership
Deep expertise in multi-workstream program governance, RAID management, escalation and decision frameworks, integrated planning, milestone tracking, and critical path management. Hands-on PMO discipline applied across large-scale transformation programs with executive-level reporting and stakeholder accountability.

Vendor & System Integrator Management
Demonstrated ability to govern vendors and system integrators across complex delivery environments, including establishing accountability frameworks, SLAs, technical triage, commercial controls, and escalation processes to protect program integrity and drive defensible transition paths.

Digital Strategy & Transformation
Leadership of enterprise digital transformation initiatives spanning data, analytics, customer experience, personalization, automation, and custom development from roadmap through production in global e-commerce and enterprise environments.

SIT / UAT / Release Readiness
Governance of functional, performance, and security testing cycles including SIT, UAT, and release readiness processes, ensuring structured delivery discipline and clear accountability across testing phases.

Budget, Forecast & Resource Governance
Ownership of program budgets, forecasting, capacity planning, and resource governance across large consulting and technology delivery organizations, including partner P&L management and utilization optimization.

BI & Analytics
Experience building and overseeing BI and analytics capabilities including Tableau, executive dashboards, data management, and reporting solutions to support enterprise decision-making and operational visibility.

Change & Stakeholder Readiness
Coordination of change management, training, and stakeholder readiness activities across complex transformation programs, ensuring alignment between business teams, technology teams, and executive leadership.

Portfolio & Capacity / Dependency Management
Management of portfolio delivery, capacity decisions, and cross-functional dependency tracking to maintain executive visibility and drive prioritized execution across competing workstreams.

RPA / Automation
Involvement in automation and RPA initiatives as part of broader enterprise technology and digital transformation programs, coordinating automation delivery within multi-disciplinary technology environments.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2005

Languages

EnglishNative speaker

Project history

Founder / Executive Transformation, Technology & AI Advisor

InnovateX Consulting
Founder and executive advisor focused on transformation, technology, and AI advisory services.

Director, Customer, Technology Advisory & Enablement

KPMG
Led KPMG PM teams as senior interface on the GPSSA transformation, translating complex delivery conditions across executive stakeholders, business teams, technology teams, vendors, and integrators into governance actions, delivery priorities, risk decisions, and commercial implications. Re-established disciplined program evidence and governance across work state, ownership, dependencies, defects, timestamps, SLAs, testing readiness, executive reporting, and escalations. Introduced evidence-led KPMG-Accenture technical triage tied to formal governance, testing readiness, executive reporting, and risk escalation. Program scope included ERP modernization, business analysis, solution design, cloud migration, data migration, systems integration, functional/performance/security testing, UAT, deployment, phased releases, disaster recovery, training, change management, cybersecurity, and performance reporting.

Digital Transformation Officer | Executive Director, Enterprise Solutions | Executive Director, IT Business Services

Digital 14
Reported to the CIO and shaped enterprise technology strategy, priorities, budgets, staffing, governance, operating models, roadmaps, and transformation execution for a high-growth strategic technology organization in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Built and led multidisciplinary capabilities spanning enterprise architecture, BI/analytics, enterprise applications and ERP, private cloud, automation, data management, portfolio delivery, IT PMO-style services, business analysis, and IT business partnering. Oversaw business-process transformation and Oracle ERP design/implementation. Led migrations from legacy/pre-acquisition environments into the new entity across Oracle HCM, Salesforce, Tableau, SharePoint, EPM, Dynamics AX, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and asset-management platforms.

Director, Digital Strategy

Market America / SHOP.COM
Led cross-functional digital transformation in a global e-commerce environment spanning enterprise data and analytics, customer experience, digital marketing, testing, personalization, automation, technology strategy, and custom development. Directed initiatives from current-state diagnosis through roadmap, team formation, proof of concept, requirements, solution analysis, custom development, testing, release readiness, implementation, and production. Resolved data-quality and reporting problems and led vendor evaluation/selection and management, SDLC governance, UAT-related delivery discipline, executive reporting, and transformation roadmaps across analytics, BI, AI/ML-enabled personalization, automation, customer experience, and sales enablement.

Channel Manager / Consulting Practice Leader

Acceleration / WPP
Owned partner P&L, budget, commercial performance, service portfolio, capacity, utilization, forecasting, revenue recognition, and partner-driven growth while leading a 40+ consultant delivery practice. Established a Delivery Management Office to remove throughput constraints, improve planning and reporting, clarify delivery ownership, strengthen operating rhythms and controls, and increase effective capacity without adding consultants. Reset strategic partner operating and commercial models and contributed to a reported 185% increase in partner-related revenue.

Business Optimization, Technology & Digital Strategy

Business S3 / Independent Consulting
Independent consulting focused on business optimization, technology, and digital strategy.

Sales Representative | Technology & Operations Leadership

Nissei Corporation of America
Led the business case for and implementation of ERP and related technology/process improvements for the U.S. subsidiary of a Japanese industrial manufacturer; improved commercial operations, supply-chain processes, inventory turnover, and logistics. Reduced administrative workload by 57% through process and technology improvements while managing industrial/manufacturing accounts exceeding $5 million.

Military Intelligence Specialist / Arabic Linguist

U.S. Army
Served as Military Intelligence Specialist and Arabic Linguist in the U.S. Army.

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