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Bio for John Kalita – CIO IT Strategy Lead. Current Responsibilities:. Key Contributions (Partial).
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Bio for John Kalita – CIO IT Strategy Lead Current Responsibilities: Key Contributions (Partial) As IT Strategy Lead in Accenture’s CIO organization, my responsibilities are primarily project based. I collaborate with senior leadership and the CIO to set priorities and focus on high-priority opportunities where I can have high impact. CIO Projects – • Accenture IT Strategies (1998, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013) – I led the first IT strategy in 1998 that funded the separation of our IT systems from Arthur Andersen, funded Y2K investments, established Accenture’s IT governance/ITSC and defined CIO’s managed services • CIO Location Transformation – program lead • HR Transformation and Talent Supply Chain – IT strategy lead • Application Strategies – India/GDN, Outsourcing, BPO, M&C • Operating Models – Hosting Services Strategy, IT Internal Audit, Business Operations • Various presentations and analyses for the CIO Client Projects – • Exelon - IT scorecard project (2012) • KeySpan - business transformation (won Kenneth Ernst award) • BellSouth - IT transformation • Sony Electronics – IT transformation • PPL – IT transformation • GE Capital – IT transformation • UPS – IT assessment Community – • Benevolent (non-profit) – worked with CEO and founder to develop business strategy and financial investor presentation (2012) History: Key roles – • CIO IT Strategy Lead in Chicago, IL (2006 – present) • MD in the Strategic IT Effectiveness Practice in Atlanta, GA (1996 – 2006) (patent for an Enterprise Architecture business case tool) • CIO IT Strategy Lead in Chicago, IL (1999) • IBM IT Strategy Consulting (1992 – 1996) • IBM Sales Executive (1987 – 1992) • IBM Sales and Systems Engineer (won IBM Vice Presidents award) Education – • BS and MS in applied mathematics and statistics Hobbies – sailing, digital photography/videography Functional Expertise: Strengths*: • Business Operating Model and Organization Design • Governance • IT Strategy • Application Strategy • IT Transformation • Shared Services Design • IT Assessment and Analytics • Infrastructure Rationalization • Business acumen • Executive communication – written, oral, listening • Strategic thought leader • Push boundaries – think outside of the box • Shape and structure ill defined ideas or concepts • Proactive & forward looking • Collaborative • Highly trusted / confidential * Gathered from past performance feedback forms