Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · On-site

• Providing management consulting, innovation advisory, and delivery services to organizations looking to make technology part of their competitive advantage

Mar 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Responsible for M&A and integration, back office operations, and strategic projects.

Jun 2019 – Nov 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

Apr 2017 – Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Serve as President of the Marketing FX (print, promotional, and fulfillment) and Distribion (SaaS), divisions of A.H. Belo.

Oct 2011 – Nov 2020 · 9 yrs 1 mo · Dallas, Tx

• Distribion (a Belo + Company brand) is a leading provider of web-based software that allows marketing organizations to more efficiently manage the complex needs of distributed marketing through a single integrated platform. Corporate and local marketers, field sales and marketing partners can efficiently create, store, localize, manage and measure marketing communications across channels.
• Responsibilities and Achievements:
• Directed operations, technology, client success, and product development for all product offerings
• Championed client needs by transforming the business to provide higher feature velocity, improved user experience, and strategic guidance
• Developed and installed product management frameworks to optimize product roadmap, resulting in over a 20% increase in customer satisfaction, 30% reduction in sales cycles, and over a 4x increase in monthly user sessions
• Set and drive achievement of quarterly delivery/quality/financial goals
• Build empowered, innovative cross-functional teams to deliver functionality to a rapidly evolving market
• Lead initiative to create mobile-friendly and open architecture, focused on API's and microservices using a modernized development stack (Postgres, PHP, Angular, Bootstrap, Virtualization/AWS)

Apr 2006 – Jul 2011 · 5 yrs 3 mos

• Direct technology initiatives within the product development organization for the financial software and services group. Managed all areas of software design (Microsoft VB6/.NET/SQL/WPF), architecture, and development. Coordinated multiple concurrent high-profile projects from inception to completion. Developed and mentored staff throughout major technology initiatives. Succeeded as a change driver within the organization by aligning strategy and execution of software development processes.

Jan 1999 – Apr 2006 · 7 yrs 3 mos

• Responsible for strategic planning and tactical management of IT assets for entire organization. Lead new technology initiatives for enterprise including telecommunications, IT operations, software development and implementation, industry compliance applications, and business process improvement through periods of aggresive growth and M&A activity. Developed agile framework for designing, deploying, and maintaining mission critical applications. Lead development of client-server, reporting, and web applications to facilitate regulatory compliance, improved operational efficiency, and elevated customer satisfaction. Lead ERP implementation and automation initiatives.