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Terri Esch

Terri Esch

Tucson,AZ

Summary

Enterprise transformation and business architecture executive with 20+ years of experience leading enterprise strategy, innovation, multi-year portfolio planning and management, and large-scale digital transformation initiatives. Trusted advisor to C-suite leaders, recognized for leading strategy into innovation and execution, driving enterprise change, and delivering measurable business outcomes through ERP modernization, operating model transformation, and ecosystem design. Accomplished public speaker with Gartner-recognized innovation and a proven track record of solving complex business challenges while accelerating organizational growth and performance.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification

Work History

President

Healthy Community Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
10.2006 - Current
  • Founded and scaled a multi-entity health and wellness enterprise, securing franchise licenses, funding, and strategic partnerships while leading all aspects of business growth, operations, and expansion.
  • Directed enterprise strategy, business model innovation, and organizational transformation initiatives that increased operational efficiency, enhanced enterprise value, and supported long-term growth objectives.
  • Led portfolio planning and management activities across multiple business entities, aligning investments, operational priorities, and technology initiatives with strategic business goals.
  • Served as a trusted business and technology advisor, leading overall ERP and SAP product management initiatives focused on Order-to-Cash optimization, customer experience enhancement, and operational performance improvement.

Senior Director, IT Strategy & Enterprise Architecture

Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC
Tucson, AZ
10.2023 - 10.2024
  • Led enterprise-wide strategy, innovation, and transformation initiatives, partnering with executive leadership to define and execute the vision for Supply Chain-as-a-Service while aligning operating models, investments, and multi-year strategic roadmaps to business growth objectives.
  • Served as lead business architect for the SAP S/4HANA transformation, driving enterprise-wide value stream modernization, deployment readiness, master data governance, and business capability alignment in partnership with Deloitte and executive stakeholders.
  • Established enterprise data strategy and governance frameworks, co-leading technology evaluations and ecosystem partnerships that strengthened analytics, architecture, and decision-making capabilities across the organization.
  • Directed enterprise portfolio planning and management efforts, cataloging more than 325 applications and 2,200 business capabilities, enabling investment prioritization, application rationalization, and improved operational effectiveness.

Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture / Sr. Principal IT Architect

Raytheon
Tucson, AZ
10.2018 - 07.2023
  • Advised the CTO, CIO, and more than 100 senior executives on enterprise transformation strategy, business architecture, innovation opportunities, and enterprise modernization priorities following the Raytheon-UTC merger.
  • Led enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA business architecture and digital twin initiatives, aligning business capabilities, value streams, and operating models to support global transformation objectives.
  • Developed enterprise architecture standards, governance frameworks, and a Strategy-to-Portfolio methodology that accelerated planning cycles from five months to three weeks while improving strategic execution.
  • Demonstrated thought leadership through enterprise innovation presentations to audiences exceeding 2,800 engineers; contributed innovations recognized by Gartner and adopted across strategic transformation initiatives.

Senior Business Architect / Consultant

Nike, Inc.
Beaverton, OR
10.2008 - 07.2017
  • Served as strategic advisor to the CIO and executive leadership team, leading enterprise technology strategy, portfolio planning and management, governance, and quarterly business reviews across global operations.
  • Developed enterprise strategic planning frameworks and multi-year transformation roadmaps supporting ERP modernization, critical business services, and technology-enabled growth initiatives across 11 business functions.
  • Led innovation strategy and future-state business model development, identifying multimillion-dollar opportunities while providing executive leaders and board stakeholders with strategic insights and risk assessments.
  • Drove enterprise operational excellence initiatives across governance, vendor management, service management, and cost transparency programs, improving investment efficiency and reducing technical debt.

Senior Information Technology Manager

Intel Corporation
04.2002 - 10.2006

• Management Consulting - Directed IT consulting services for West Coast Region customers, consisting of $15M to 50M/year revenue in software and localization services. Managed P&L and Technology & Support Services team of 41 Intel and 450+ contractors, with 250+ concurrent projects.

• Strategy & Operations - Provided IT strategic planning, business operations, operational excellence, and communications management for all Intel Platform teams (technology, home, health, enterprise, and mobility).

• Business Standards - Created framework and roadmap for all platform-IT deployments, resulting in published business architecture / process standards for reuse on platform projects. Represented Platform teams at Enterprise Business Architecture Council meetings.

• Role Model - Recognized for reducing on-going legal risks and contractor costs, technical mentoring, and senior leadership at highest levels in IT, HR performance review champion role and mentoring, and Intel Quality Award / Baldridge.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Systems Engineering

Arizona State University

Skills

  • Innovation Strategy
  • ERP Transformation
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Data Strategy
  • Governance
  • Transformation Leadership
  • Multi-Year Portfolio Planning
  • Enterprise Change Leadership
  • Operating Model Transformation
  • Public Speaking
  • Thought Leadership
  • Executive Advisory
  • C-Suite Influence

Certification

  • TOGAF 9
  • ITIL Foundation
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
  • SAP S/4HANA (Business & Architecture)
  • PPM & ServiceNow training

Timeline

Senior Director, IT Strategy & Enterprise Architecture

Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC
10.2023 - 10.2024

Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture / Sr. Principal IT Architect

Raytheon
10.2018 - 07.2023

Senior Business Architect / Consultant

Nike, Inc.
10.2008 - 07.2017

President

Healthy Community Inc.
10.2006 - Current

Senior Information Technology Manager

Intel Corporation
04.2002 - 10.2006

Bachelor of Science - Computer Systems Engineering

Arizona State University
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