Derek Gregory

• Applied principles of AI to enhance the department onboarding experience by proposing a feasible solution and independently building a prototype to showcase the business value of introducing such a product to our internal market.
• Built and refined governance models for continuous feedback, facilitating seamless transitions between business initiatives and development cycles.
• Established effective communication channels through townhall meetings, fostering a cohesive team environment and aligning vision.
• Demonstrated financial acumen by creating a monitoring tool for cost optimization, ensuring effective resource utilization and budget adherence.
• Led global projects spanning multiple time zones and markets, achieving successful outcomes within budget and timeline constraints while driving innovation and scalability.

Key Projects:

• Major Real Estate Company Northstar Vision (2023): Spearheaded the development of a user-centric Northstar Vision and backcasting approach to align efforts and prioritize initiatives. Organized and executed program-level reporting structures and conducted national onsite research to complete the project within a tight timeframe.
• Major Real Estate Company Digital Transformation (2022 - 2023): Directed a team of 50+ EPAMers in developing a mobile app and PowerBI data visualizations, resulting in a reduction of unit turn time by over 6 days and earning EPAM an extra $200,000 in revenue. Built governance models for continuous feedback and managed the intake funnel from business initiatives to release cycles.
• Global Healthcare Provider Website Modernization (2019-2020): Led the modernization and unification of the client's digital properties across 39 countries, enhancing the customer experience and achieving a 5X improvement in performance. Worked closely with product teams to ensure governance and continuous feedback loops.
• Electronics Distributor Sitecore Upgrade & Optimizations (2018): Managed the re-platforming of the client's eCommerce website, achieving a 40% faster deployment rate and winning an industry award for performance improvements.

• Established relationships with new vendors, contributing to the successful delivery of end-to-end solutions and improving account margins.
• Played a pivotal role in launching a high-impact crisis project, developing and launching a site that enabled Hyundai and Kia consumers to submit information for reimbursements due to incorrect miles per gallon labeling on vehicle windows. The site drew approximately 1 million visitors within its inaugural week.
• Directed a team managing over $1M in business, steering the successful debut of 10+ digital products and leading a comprehensive corporate rebranding for a key pharmaceutical client.
• Recognized as a trusted authority on government regulations, adept at integrating financial systems like Thomson Reuters, and enhancing efficiency across 3000+ domains.