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Vendor Management & Solution Optimization

I help organizations build coherent, high-performing ecosystems — choosing the right MDM, data, and cloud platforms, structuring vendor governance, and ensuring consulting partners deliver iteratively within squads. With experience as CTO, Chief Data Officer, and transformation leader, I combine strategic selection, architecture design, and governance models to turn fragmented vendor networks into efficient, accountable ecosystems. Simplicity, alignment, and measurable impact — that’s real vendor optimization.

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Building a Cohesive, High-Performing Technology Ecosystem

Today’s enterprises depend on a growing network of cloud, data, and integration vendors — but more tools don’t mean more results.
I help organizations rationalize and govern their technology ecosystem, ensuring that the right platforms, partners, and delivery models drive measurable value.

As a CTO and Chief Data Officer, I specialize in structuring complex multi-vendor environments where consulting partners, integrators, and internal teams work in coordinated, iterative ways — aligned to data, AI, and business transformation goals.

Strategic Platform and Provider Selection

Technology decisions define operating models for years.
I provide independent guidance to identify the right cloud, MDM, and data management solutions, balancing capability, interoperability, and long-term sustainability.

Focus areas:

  • Strategic selection of cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, hybrid)
  • Evaluation of MDM and data platforms (Informatica, Reltio, Ataccama, Semarchy, Stibo, etc.)
  • Integration and interoperability strategy across data and analytics stacks
  • Financial, security, and regulatory alignment for procurement decisions

The objective: an ecosystem built on fit and performance, not marketing claims.

Ecosystem Governance and Delivery Model

Vendor management is governance, not administration.
I design ecosystem governance frameworks that balance accountability and agility — ensuring that vendors and consulting firms deliver iteratively and transparently.

Focus areas:

  • Multi-vendor operating model design
  • Performance scorecards, KPIs, and value tracking
  • Integration of delivery partners into internal squads
  • Joint sprint planning, retrospectives, and continuous improvement cycles

Partners deliver best when they work as part of the organization, not around it.

Data Management and Integration Coherence

Modern data landscapes collapse when governance, integration, and operations evolve separately.
I align MDM, integration, and governance platforms within a single, scalable framework.

Focus areas:

  • Unification of data management, quality, and lineage frameworks
  • Integration between metadata, catalogs, and data pipelines
  • Rationalization of overlapping tools and licenses
  • Reference architecture for enterprise-wide data operations

Coherent data foundations are the core of business performance and AI readiness.

Cloud and Architecture Strategy

Cloud strategy is about control, not lift-and-shift.
I guide organizations in defining how to use cloud services, not just which provider to choose — aligning infrastructure, data, and governance under one operating model.

Focus areas:

  • Cloud provider evaluation and contractual governance
  • Operating model definition and accountability structure
  • Integration of FinOps, DevSecOps, and DataOps practices
  • Policy-driven management of cost, performance, and security

A clear architecture eliminates friction and reduces vendor dependency.

Performance, Value, and Accountability

Vendor relationships should deliver innovation and results — not complexity.
I ensure that partners, integrators, and internal teams operate under clear metrics, delivery cadences, and governance rituals that measure value creation.

Focus areas:

  • Vendor KPI and outcome-based performance frameworks
  • Transparent reporting and executive dashboards
  • Continuous improvement governance (OKRs, quarterly reviews)
  • Exit and transition strategies for underperforming vendors

Results replace promises.

Engagement Models

  • Advisory: Vendor and platform strategy, governance design, solution selection
  • Program Leadership: Oversight of multi-vendor transformation programs
  • Interim Management: Acting CTO/CDO to stabilize or redesign delivery ecosystems

Expertise

I have advised and led technology and data ecosystems for global organizations across Retail, Luxury, Finance, Banking, Insurance, Industry, Gaming, Hospitality, F&B, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Energy, Software, Legal, and Supply Chain.

My expertise spans data and cloud strategy, MDM and integration architecture, vendor governance, and agile operating models — aligning technology investment with measurable business outcomes.

Outcome

A strategic, interoperable, and high-performing vendor ecosystem where the right tools, providers, and delivery partners operate under a single governance framework — improving agility, quality, and accountability at scale.

Expertise

Cloud Transition
Change Management
Consulting
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Consulting Expertise

Transforming Organizations Through Practical Cloud, Data, and AI Consulting That Puts People at the Core of Change

My consulting work is built on a simple principle: technology only matters when it changes how people work. Over the years, I’ve helped global organizations build or rebuild their cloud, data, and AI foundations to serve business, not the other way around. I’ve designed and led programs that broke down silos between IT and business, replacing heavy processes with Experience-Based Acceleration and Working Backward methodologies. I specialize in data governance modernization, landing zone architecture, and AI-driven product strategies, all built to scale securely and sustainably.