Experience

Fideseo

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Ponte Vedra, Florida, United States A business consulting and managed services that transforms your teams and third-party relationships to drive business growth. Our offerings include our transformational Vendor Fidelity™ program, where we create, manage, and deliver value through your 3rd party vendor relationships. We also offer on-demand resources to augment your executive and internal teams with the business, operational, and technical experts you need to move your initiatives forward.



Picchione Consulting

• Owner

  • 2007 - Present

  Greater New York City Area; Jacksonville, Florida Area; San Francisco Bay Area A senior consultancy and advisory service helping companies evaluate business opportunities, technology and product platforms, and organizational alignment to achieve their corporate strategic goals of merger, acquisition, or divestiture.



Hershfield Consulting

• Managing Partner

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Ponte Vedra, Florida, United States Leading a firm that offers business, technology, and information security (GRCDefense™) consulting services. We are ready to move your business forward in a time of crisis, opportunity, or change. Rebranded Hershfield Consulting is now operating as Fideseo as of April 2022.



Fanatics

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President Information Technology

  • 2014 - 2015

  Jacksonville, Florida Area & New York City Recruited to stabilize technology teams post several M&A transactions that increased transaction volumes and executive departures. Requested to partner with the divisional heads to develop and implement an IT strategy that aligned with corporate plans. Implemented “Cloud First” strategy leveraging key SaaS providers. Integrated disparate financial and operational systems and staff into a cohesive technology function. Developed and implemented stakeholder engagement, governance, and… Show more Recruited to stabilize technology teams post several M&A transactions that increased transaction volumes and executive departures. Requested to partner with the divisional heads to develop and implement an IT strategy that aligned with corporate plans. Implemented “Cloud First” strategy leveraging key SaaS providers. Integrated disparate financial and operational systems and staff into a cohesive technology function. Developed and implemented stakeholder engagement, governance, and associated management system to monitor the portfolio of projects. Maintained liaison role between IT and business unit. Show less



Redcats

• France
• Apparel & Fashion
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Vice President Online Technology

  • 2013 - 2014

  Greater New York City Area Successfully transitioned $1.5B worth of US and European businesses, including e-commerce web sites and mobile applications for multiple brands. Structured multiple contracts into a single master agreement that incorporated all corporate entities, but still maintain autonomous divisional business needs. This allowed the company to increase our advantage to achieve better pricing and terms, resulting in a 46% saving on the group’s usage rates, and an annual savings of $1M. Created… Show more Successfully transitioned $1.5B worth of US and European businesses, including e-commerce web sites and mobile applications for multiple brands. Structured multiple contracts into a single master agreement that incorporated all corporate entities, but still maintain autonomous divisional business needs. This allowed the company to increase our advantage to achieve better pricing and terms, resulting in a 46% saving on the group’s usage rates, and an annual savings of $1M. Created a vision and strategy for our organization that would align with company goals and be flexible to accommodate different mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Show less



Redcats

• France
• Apparel & Fashion
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director Online Technology

  • 2007 - 2012

  Greater New York City Area Led multiple teams for a globally dispersed retail conglomerate. Creating opportunities with other divisions within the corporation to grow revenue $520M on our ecommerce platform. Created a vision and strategy that provided clarity to the IT teams on which business goals were most important to focus on, allowing for quick decisions, by a simple evaluation of real or anticipated ROI. Reducing the workload of the IT teams 30% - 50%, and increasing conversion 5% - 30%. Developed a… Show more Led multiple teams for a globally dispersed retail conglomerate. Creating opportunities with other divisions within the corporation to grow revenue $520M on our ecommerce platform. Created a vision and strategy that provided clarity to the IT teams on which business goals were most important to focus on, allowing for quick decisions, by a simple evaluation of real or anticipated ROI. Reducing the workload of the IT teams 30% - 50%, and increasing conversion 5% - 30%. Developed a culture of accountability for the performance and availability consumer and enterprise IT systems, which resulted in 10% faster page load times and increase of conversion 3% - 5%. Show less



Synapse Group Inc.

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior IT Manager

  • 2003 - 2007

  Stamford, CT Promoted to an expanded role that consolidated several teams for optimal management and alignment with company's growth strategy. Created operational efficiencies through effective vendor oversight that produced $750K of annual savings and 20% increase in platform uptime. Selected to lead corporate relocation project. Aligned and motivated disparate functional groups of IT and construction professionals to achieve our goal under the objective timeline.

• Manager IT

  • 2000 - 2003

  Stamford, CT Led team responsible for all operations, infrastructure, and security. Oversaw the development of innovative solutions to marketing programs and back office functions.



Citi

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Implementation Manager

  • 1998 - 2000

  Greater New York City Area Brought on to build a support team for new global division of asset and portfolio managers. Responsible for CAPEX/OPEX budget of the support organization.



Viacom

• United States
• Entertainment
• 700 & Above Employee

• LAN Administrator

  • 1997 - 1997

  Greater New York City Area Joined the media giant to assist with the design and building of a new Network Operations Center, and implementation of a centrally managed LAN / WAN infrastructure that provided a more cost effective and scalable solution for the corporation.



KPMG US

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Analyst

  • 1994 - 1997

  Greater New York City Area Led and developed a team of technical analysts to support corporate office applications and infrastructure. Created procedures and documentation that could be leveraged for on-boarding new associates and service desk teams.



SoundScan Inc.

• Technical Manager

  • 1993 - 1994

  Greater New York City Area Led team that managed the captured and compiled data of music and video sales throughout the United States & Canada, and handled all customer support inquires. Also developed innovative solutions to technical limitations and customer training.