20+ years building and recovering enterprise programs at Dell, General Motors, and Workiva. $126M in quantified impact. Now operating independently through Ctrl Alt Recover — delivering honest diagnosis and restart plans that hold.
Experience
Independent strategy consultancy specializing in program recovery and execution discipline for growth-stage and PE-backed organizations. Built the Strategy Alignment Playbook — a 7-section framework translating enterprise execution experience into deployable engagements: 1-day Diagnostics, 3-day Recovery Workshops, and 3–6-month Recovery Retainers.
Program Recovery Fractional ConsultingRecovered a 10-month stalled Financial Services GTM initiative in 5 weeks, protecting a $4M ARR opportunity. Built a multi-model AI workflow (ChatGPT + Gemini + Smartsheet) that compressed project decomposition from 1–2 days to ~2 hours — adopted company-wide as the program management standard.
GTM Operations AI Workflow Design Program RecoverySpearheaded an $80M reduction in annual support cost by simplifying the roadmap around customer pain points and enforcing disciplined delivery. Installed an operating model linking intake, prioritization, dependency management, and customer feedback — reducing reactive churn by 7% and improving delivery predictability across VP and C-suite cadences.
Enterprise PMO Operating Model Design C-Suite GovernanceDelivered $40M in combined value through a unified customer data platform consolidating 15 enterprise databases. Directed end-to-end program management for the $100M Opel Vauxhall divestiture — separating systems, teams, and operations across international manufacturing entities with zero system downtime, coordinating 200+ international stakeholders.
Divestiture Data Platform International ProgramsTranslating $126M in enterprise execution experience into practitioner-level instruction for 60+ students per semester. Improved student job placement rates by 15% through curriculum redesign integrating Agile, Scrum, OKRs, and real-world governance frameworks.
Teaching Curriculum DesignPublished Work
A 7-section framework for identifying where operations and strategy break down — and how to recover. Covers universal frameworks and hostile-environment approaches.
Read the Playbook →A practical leadership guide covering agile leadership, transition from IC to leader, influence, team culture, and driving meaningful change through emotional intelligence.
Request a Copy →A structured diagnostic for programs that have stalled, escalated, or lost organizational confidence. Identifies root causes and produces a restart brief.
Learn More →Independent Practice
Fixed-scope program review and recovery leadership. A structured diagnostic that answers why your program is failing — and produces a restart plan your board can stand behind. Built for enterprise. Delivered in 10 business days.
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