REPRESENTATIVE CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS

Over two decades, I’ve partnered with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and educational institutions to strengthen cybersecurity governance, guide technology strategy, and prepare leadership teams for the shift toward AI-driven operations. Below is a representative sample of that work, organized by engagement type. For a full list of current service offerings, see Consulting.

Strategic Advisory & Governance

• Provided cybersecurity strategic planning, implementation, and performance measurement guidance to organizations across sectors.
• Advised senior leadership of a major corporation on effective assessment and assimilation of emerging technologies.
• Advised SAP and several Fortune 500 companies on approaches to managing large-scale IT-driven business transformation initiatives.
• Served as trusted advisor and subject matter expert for a large retail chain optimizing its social media and enterprise mobility strategy — identified opportunities that drove a 300% gain in conversion rates alongside an 8% reduction in customer acquisition costs.
• Advised The Boeing Company senior leadership on organizational alignment following the McDonnell Douglas–Boeing merger; the associated faculty research initiative led to an endowment.
• Led multiple consulting engagements supporting the technology and governance needs of counties throughout Georgia.

Executive Education, Workshops & Keynotes

• Delivered an executive education workshop for Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) on integrating emerging technologies.
• Led a senior leadership workshop for the Georgia Chapter of the Government Management Information Sciences (GAGMIS) on cybersecurity best practices and the evolving role of AI.
• Conducted a full-day workshop on digitization trends and implications at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• Delivered a talk on “Creating and Sustaining High-Reliability Organizations” for GAGMIS, and facilitated collaborative brainstorming sessions with 80+ senior technology leaders from Georgia’s state and local governments — covering strategy, operations, security, governance, and continuous improvement.

Applied Research Projects

• Led a “Future of Car Buying and Servicing Experience” project sponsored by Mercedes-Benz USA.
• Guided a “Future of Banking” project sponsored by Citizens Bank of Boston, MA, focused on strategies to attract and retain Gen-Z customers.
• Guided an “Enhancing Data Literacy” project sponsored by the University of Georgia’s Office of Institutional Research.