Bernadette Troy
Chicago,IL
Summary
Senior Consultant with over 15 years of diverse experience leading complex programs, product development and change management initiatives. With a background in Six Sigma, Change, and Product Management, I've led several organizations in successfully reaching their strategic goals. I have extensive experience managing programs from initial ideation throughout the project and product lifecycle, focusing on driving adoption of agile methodologies and new ways of working within large enterprise settings. With a passion for problem solving and design thinking, I strive to deliver high quality solutions that exceed the expectations of my clients, while establishing strong and lasting relationships with teams and stakeholders.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Founder & Managing Director
FO CONSULTING LLC.
06.2023 - Current
- Led digital product transformations, managing cross-functional teams and global stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives.
- Partnered with clients on bold, transformative initiatives, delivering product, program, and change management support to drive impactful business outcomes.
- Established strategic consulting frameworks to enhance client operations and drive business growth.
- Led cross-functional teams to implement innovative solutions for diverse client challenges.
- Developed comprehensive market analysis reports to inform decision-making processes for clients.
Principal Consultant
INSPIRE11
09.2020 - 06.2023
- Developed frameworks and methodologies enhancing GTM activities of Product Management practice.
- Oversaw complex projects, ensuring project teams met Inspire11 quality standards.
- Functioned as program and product leadership on fortune 500 client engagements.
- Led the Product Management practice providing development and training opportunities to Consultants and Engineers.
- Developed strategic roadmaps to align technology initiatives with business objectives.
Director of Project Management
MEDSPEED
06.2019 - 09.2020
- Program lead on $7.5M business and technology transformation initiative which enabled current operating model to scale effectively and hit 5-year growth plan.
- Implemented Salesforce BOT program for specific customer base, resulting in reduction of two FTEs in Corporate Call Center.
- Established a new Product Organization and functioned as Product Owner for the technology platform, Gen4.
- Led process 'reimagination' workshops with Executive Team; gathered business requirements and translated them into technical user stories for Agile Development Team.
Head of Product
MEDSPEED
01.2018 - 06.2019
- Led a $7.5M business and technology transformation initiative that enabled the current operating model to scale effectively and meet the 5-year growth plan.
- Led cross-functional teams to define product vision and roadmap aligned with organizational goals.
- Spearheaded user research initiatives to gather insights and enhance product features based on customer feedback.
- Implemented Agile methodologies to streamline product development cycles, improving time-to-market efficiency.
Supply Chain Manager
PANDUIT
01.2017 - 01.2018
Analytics Lead
MCMASTER CARR
01.2011 - 01.2017
Education
Bachelor in Science - Sociology
Loyola University
MBA - Finance
Saint Xavier University
Skills
- Agile Framework & Methodology
- Stakeholder Relationship Management
- Product Management
- Change Management
- Technology & Partner Evaluation
- Roadmap & Backlog Development
- KPI Development
- Product Release Management
- Conceptual Solution Design
- Product Adoption
Certification
- Certified Product Manager
- Prosci Change Management
- Green Belt – Six Sigma
- Scrum Master
Timeline
Founder & Managing Director
FO CONSULTING LLC.
06.2023 - Current
Principal Consultant
INSPIRE11
09.2020 - 06.2023
Director of Project Management
MEDSPEED
06.2019 - 09.2020
Head of Product
MEDSPEED
01.2018 - 06.2019
Supply Chain Manager
PANDUIT
01.2017 - 01.2018
Analytics Lead
MCMASTER CARR
01.2011 - 01.2017
MBA - Finance
Saint Xavier University
Bachelor in Science - Sociology
Loyola University