Transcript Bio for John Kalita – CIO IT Strategy Lead

Bio for John Kalita – CIO IT Strategy Lead
Current Responsibilities:
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.
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)
Key Contributions (Partial)
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
Education –
• BS and MS in applied mathematics and statistics
Client Projects –
Hobbies – sailing, digital photography/videography
• KeySpan - business transformation (won Kenneth Ernst award)
Functional Expertise:
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Business Operating Model
and Organization Design
Governance
IT Strategy
Application Strategy
IT Transformation
Shared Services Design
IT Assessment and Analytics
Infrastructure Rationalization
Strengths*:
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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
• Exelon - IT scorecard project (2012)
• 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)
* Gathered from past performance feedback forms
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