Experience

United States Sailing Association

• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• US Sailing Association Finance Committee Member

  • Dec 2021 - Present



SNIPE CLASS INTERNATIONAL RACING ASSOCIATION

• United States

• Director

  • Dec 2019 - Present



Accenture

• Ireland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accenture Strategic Business Partner - Technology, Security, Operations & Digital Communities

  • Sep 2013 - Nov 2019

  I manage programs that enable employees to connect, collaborate and innovate to achieve business objectives. I work with senior managing directors to articulate business needs, align resources/budget, and develop strategies that cascade down to their leadership/collaboration teams to develop and implement community plans that deliver value. I also manage the strategic ecosystem of Accenture’s internal sites, oversee Accenture Offerings, and serve as advisor to Accenture’s Innovation 2.0 program.Responsible for planning and managing resources, processes, communications and infrastructure to build and connect our employees to Accenture’s intellectual property, knowledge, experts and communities to enable quality client sales and delivery. Focus is on Accenture Technology, Accenture Operations, Accenture Security and Accenture Offerings

• Accenture Offerings, Assets and Mobile Social Learning and Shared Services Lead

  • Sep 2008 - Aug 2013

  I was responsible for guiding Accenture's data architecture and user interfaces to enable Accenture employees to locate and engage with Accenture's offerings content and experts around the globe. I led enterprise mobile requirements to enable employee access to Accenture expertise via mobile devices. Role includes influencing Accenture's social media strategy to meet enterprise business requirements and to build social networks across the enterprise.- Oversaw transition of Knowledge Management Shared Services from onshore to offshore (India)- Managed business requirements in the startup of the Buenos Aires Social Learning team- Led Accenture’s KX Taxonomy committee and business requirements for Enterprise Search - Led Accenture program that aligned Accenture’s Intellectual Property and Asset Management system with the KX offerings/assets taxonomy and migrated offerings to a new SharePoint KX infrastructure. Automated display of assets and introduced collaborative capabilities, while eliminating over 300 offering sites. Automated the Offerings PowerPoint Catalog, saving the firm $20K per quarter. Led analytics, quality processes, leadership reporting and communication of new tools. - Established Offering Community to share trends, feedback, and identify ways to better reach audiences- Led grassroots Mobility Community that developed Accenture’s strategic vision for mobile opportunities and released first Offerings Mobile web site working with CIO using Agile development

• Communications & High Tech & Media Knowledge & Infrastructure Senior Manager

  • 2000 - Aug 2008

• Andersen Consulting Boardroom Partner Program Lead

  • Oct 1999 - Mar 2000

  Led program for senior Andersen Consulting partners to identify/harvest/share eCommerce thought leadership. Developed framework to measure the existence/quality of Andersen Consulting’s eCommerce thought leadership. Managed Primary Researcher scoring and presented analytics to CEO & senior partners that led to focused Andersen Consulting thought leadership investment and hiring of published experts to fill gaps and quickly get global publicity, building our brand that led to Accenture’s launch.

• Communications & High Tech Knowledge Mgr -Systems Integration & Technology, Offerings & eCommerce

  • Sep 1996 - Sep 1999

  Recruited back from Leave of Absence by CEO of the Communications Industry to launch a new proactive, research-based client "Offering" concept that became the model for all of Accenture. It brought rigor to investment decisions and offered future ready solutions for our clients.Managed the Communications & High Tech offerings program, cascading requirements to senior partners, designing communications for employees, and developing a Lotus Notes database to support sales/delivery.Led Accenture's eNow (eCommerce) internal launch to rapidly scale and get eCommerce information into the hands of Accenture executives. Built internal websites, developed business/technical requirements, tested and communicated new capabilities. Established content quality processes, including data security rules with Accenture Legal. Developed analytics for C&HT leadership and Andersen Consulting's CEO, that directly led to changes in Accenture's eCommerce investment decisions.



Accenture

• Ireland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Leave of Absence - US Sailing Team Athlete pursuing the 1996 Olympic Team

  • Jul 1995 - Jul 1996

  Took a Leave of Absence from Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) to train for the Olympics in a single-handed sailboat called the Europe Dinghy. Won the 1994 Olympic Class National Championships, 3rd in 1995, 7th in Snipe Women's World Championships, 1995 Ranked 3rd in USA on Sailing Team in Olympic Europe Dinghy, then Injured August 1995.

• Andersen Consulting Communications & High Tech Process Consulting Manager

  • Dec 1988 - Aug 1995

  Graduated Brown University, joined Andersen Consulting. Spent 7 years in Process Competency in the Telecom/Utility industry specializing in customer information systems.Programmed CUSTOMER/1 (CRM/Billing/PoS) software at Baltimore Gas & Electric and subsequent utilities. Developed Program Management office for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida and helped pilot Accenture's first Program Management Fundamentals global training course. Worked with BellSouth on asset management software selection, building relationships that led to significant Outsourcing contract and ATT Diamond Client status. Designed finance/customer benchmarking study for the utility industry and applied findings in successful sales effort. Other clients: Turner Broadcasting, Atlanta Gas Light Company, South Carolina Electric & Gas, Alabama Gas Company, BC Gas, Florida Power Corporation, The Southern Company, Northside Hospital, Summit Communications, Melbourne Water, Gas & Fuel Corporation of Victoria.