ANDREW JAMES
Collegeville,PA
Summary
Accomplished leader with a robust background in business transformation and information technology solutions, adept at aligning strategies with organizational goals to drive success. Expertise in fostering innovation, creativity, and teamwork ensures the delivery of measurable value and sustainable outcomes. Proven track record in leading teams through strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, IT governance, and program management, with a focus on achieving commercial excellence and operational productivity. Diverse industry experience spans financial services, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer healthcare, consumer packaged goods, high-tech, telecommunications, and entertainment, establishing a reputation as a trusted advisor to senior executives and an inspirational team leader skilled in engagement and negotiation at all organizational levels.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of AI for Analytics & Data Technology Group
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Technology
New York, NY
10.2020 - Current
- Accelerate AI adoption by introducing leading technologies and establishing robust practices enabling teams to leverage AI effectively.
- Drive adoption of Ai technology and modern engineering across SDLC to improve technology delivery efficiency and quality.
- Established analytics data platform modernization strategy and roadmap consolidating disparate analytics and reporting data stores to a single cloud data platform, Snowflake on Azure.
- Owned platform transformation and migrations, decommission legacy/EOL platforms & systems and delivering over $4MM TCO savings.
Head of Product & Technology Delivery
SHUTTERSTOCK, Inc.
New York, NY
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Responsible globally for business process transformation and technology innovation & delivery.
- Led the 2-year, $7+MM program to improve Salesforce productivity, fuel business growth and optimize the currently highly manual financial processes.
- Responsible for the financial & qualitative benefits from improving the platform & ecosystem used by Shutterstock’s global network of customers and contributors.
Global Head ERP & Business Applications
ASHLAND, Inc.
Wilmington, DE
10.2013 - 02.2019
- Oversaw the application and systems required to deliver business outcomes and maintain seamless integration globally across Ashland’s business processes.
- Accountable for the $34MM annual budget, vision & leadership of the 160-person global team responsible for the ERP platform comprised of Salesforce, a single SAP instance integrated with the other core applications (Concur, Infor, PeopleSoft, Workday) used by Ashland’s diverse business units.
- Led initiatives including M&A and business transformation programs that achieved $200MM in annual savings while redesigning the company’s operating model and launching digital initiatives for competitive advantage, compliance (21 CFR Part 11, GDPR, PCI, SOX) and improved sales and internal operations.
- Teamed with the CEO, CIO/CHRO and senior executive team to plan and deliver on Inclusion & Diversity commitments with geographically relevant activities with measurable outcomes.
Life Sciences – Program Management & IT Transformation
EMC Consulting
East Brunswick, NJ
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Partnered with and advised clients with the planning, organization and implementation of initiatives to meet their strategic objectives.
- Led the 2 years, $120M integration of the infrastructures of the combined $95+B pharmacy benefits management companies.
- Managed and directed the governance activities, digital channel analytical (DCA) systems and operational plans to increase market share and accelerate market expansion for a $46B global pharmaceutical company.
VP of Business Operations
XELVAGEN, INC
Henderson, MN
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Established the business strategies and day-to-day capabilities required to drive revenue, sales growth and meet financial and other business performance goals.
- Established the business goals & objectives framework, set the go-to-market strategy and participated in market planning and development.
Head of Information Technology & Business Unit Consulting
WYETH, INC
Collegeville, PA
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Defined and drove innovative strategies and solutions for top-line growth and operational efficiency:
- Conceived of the program that delivered ~$300M in first-year savings in response to a major business risk.
- Led the transformation of the $3B Consumer Healthcare (WCH) global R&D function with a new organization structure and improved processes for consumer inspired and differentiated products.
- Identified the strategies and operational initiatives to redefine/transform major areas of Wyeth’s business and achieve savings of ~$1.5B.
- With the Sales & Marketing senior executives, defined the strategic framework to position WCH as a recognized leader in the Pain Therapeutic Area (~$89B in the US).
Education
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Management
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PASkills
- AI Enablement & Digital Technology Integration
- Machine Learning/Modeling; Data Analytics & Engineering; Robotics Processing
- Engineering Leadership
- Platform Modernization
- Infrastructure Transformation (Cloud, Co-location)
- ERP (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft) & Custom Applications
- Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
- Process Transformation (Globalization, Shared Services)
- Organizational Strategy Development
- ProgressiveHolisticCommunicationsRelationshipsAccountabilityTransparencyResolutions
- AnalyticalResourcefulEntrepreneurialProactiveInnovativeLeadershipNegotiations
- Strategicsees the big picture, innovative problem solver who provides novel approaches and solutions
- Leadershipthrives with diverse teams - coaching, motivating, directing, guiding and developing employees
- Communicationsmaintains high quality communications with variety of groups and individuals
- Relationshipscollaborates and addresses ongoing needs/challenges of internal and external stakeholders
- Accountabilityexceeds established metrics for both work performance and business-related services
- Strategically allocate resources and prioritize tasks
- Create structure and process to drive decisions
- Self-starter with independent motivation/initiative
- Achieve objectives, meeting commitments
- Engage in problem solving and situational analysis
- Build, develop, and lead cross-functional work teams
- Maintain high level accuracy and efficiency in work
Affiliations
- Montgomery County Community College Foundation, Blue Bell, PA, Board Member, 2017 to current
- Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA, Conshohocken, PA, Board Member, 2015 to 2019
- Garth Fagan Dance Company, Rochester, NY, Board Member, 2003-2011
- Black Data Processing Association, Philadelphia, PA, Corporate Advisory Council, 2008-2010
- Executive Leadership Council, 2006 & 2009
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Head of AI for Analytics & Data Technology Group
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Technology
10.2020 - Current
Head of Product & Technology Delivery
SHUTTERSTOCK, Inc.
01.2019 - 01.2020
Global Head ERP & Business Applications
ASHLAND, Inc.
10.2013 - 02.2019
Life Sciences – Program Management & IT Transformation
EMC Consulting
01.2011 - 01.2013
VP of Business Operations
XELVAGEN, INC
01.2010 - 01.2011
Head of Information Technology & Business Unit Consulting
WYETH, INC
01.2007 - 01.2010
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Management
Carnegie Mellon University