Experience

Cognira

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President, Product Management

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Oracle

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Retail Solutions Director - AI & Advanced Analytics

  • Jun 2021 - Feb 2022

  -Led solution strategy for AI & advanced analytics applications across retail planning, pricing & promotion, inventory & supply chain, and omnichannel execution processes. -Led technology strategy for retail analytics platform as the common foundation for all AI, advanced analytics, planning, and supply chain solutions. -IDC 2021-2022 MarketScape for Retail Price Optimization recognized our solution as market leader.

• Retail Solutions Director - Planning, Supply Chain & Optimization

  • Sep 2019 - Jun 2021

  -Led solution strategy for planning, supply chain and optimization applications. -Delivered inventory optimization solution to the market. This provides optimal inventory strategies, replenishment policies and inventory re-balancing recommendations. A value assessment with a $10B grocer demonstrated $35M in store inventory savings across six departments. -Collaborated with Forrester, Gartner, and IDC industry analysts to shape solution strategy and market position. Forrester 2020 Retail Planning Wave recognized our solution as a market leader. Show less

• Retail Solutions Manager - Planning, Supply Chain & Optimization

  • May 2016 - Aug 2019

  -Led solution strategy for forecasting and price optimization applications and technology strategy for the planning (RPAS) platform.-Delivered next generation analytics solutions to the market, including demand forecasting and price & promotion optimization. The comparative case studies of legacy on-premises customers demonstrated dramatic improvements in forecast accuracy (7% at a specialty retailer) and inventory reduction (30% at an electronics retailer). -Delivered next generation planning platform (RPAS) to the market, including architecture, APIs, UI, and extensibility. -Collaborated with solutions development and architecture teams on multi-year product roadmap, detailed requirements, and prioritization.-Led quarterly user group and advisory board discussions with Oracle Retail community to facilitate retailer relationships and incorporate market demands into solution strategy. Show less



Logic Information Systems

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Solutions Architect

  • Jan 2013 - Apr 2016

  -Led go-to-market strategy for planning and optimization practice, including defining offerings, partnering on all sales, and marketing initiatives, and transitioning sold services to delivery teams.-Supported implementations at Gander Mountain, Bluestem Brands, Orscheln, Coldwater Creek, and The Good Guys. Solutions include MFP, A&IP, RDF, Fulfillment Planning and Replenishment Optimization.-Designed, developed, and delivered solutions for merchandise financial planning, assortment planning and demand forecasting using the Oracle Retail RPAS platform. These solutions have been implemented at Alex & Ani, Bluestem Brands, Crocs, C. Wonder, Orscheln, Petco, SSC, The Good Guys, Von Maur, and Zales. Show less

• Principal Consultant

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2012

  -Provided technical, business and data science consulting for Oracle Retail planning & optimization solutions. -Supported implementations at SSC, Maurices, Kroger, Talbots, DinoSol and Metro. Solutions include MFP, A&IP, RDF, AIP, SPO, MDO and Store Clustering.-Led technical strategy for managed cloud service offering and implemented the first ever cloud deployment of Oracle Retail planning solutions (Talbots).-Designed, developed, and delivered technical accelerators to decrease total cost of implementation by $100K and increase our competitiveness. Show less



SUPERVALU

• United States
• Wholesale
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Software Engineer

  • Jul 2009 - Sep 2010

  Technical consultant for the Oracle Retail merchandise financial planning, demand forecasting and regular price optimization implementations. Technical consultant for the Oracle Retail merchandise financial planning, demand forecasting and regular price optimization implementations.



Accenture

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

• Applications Developer

  • Feb 2007 - Jun 2009

  Technical consultant for the Oracle Retail merchandise financial planning and advanced inventory planning implementations at Best Buy. Technical consultant for the Oracle Retail merchandise financial planning and advanced inventory planning implementations at Best Buy.



University of Minnesota

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Web Developer

  • Sep 2005 - Jan 2007