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Los Angeles, CA, United States
Toptal member since April 10, 2023
Expertise
Bio
Alpha is an experienced transformational business leader with 15+ years of organizational change management experience who has successfully led major, multi-year change initiatives for Fortune 500 companies in the US and globally. A former Big Four consultant and Prosci-certified professional in change management, Alpha is willing to continue to use and expand his skill set and knowledge on demand to assist Toptal clients in successfully transforming themselves.
Career Highlights
Senior Manager
Accenture
Senior Consultant
Capgemini
Education Highlights
Master's Degree
Columbia University
Bachelor's Degree
University of Maryland
Certification Highlights
Change Management
Prosci
Case Studies
Communication Approach
Communication StrategyCommunication DesignEmployee Communication
Change Management Approach
Change ManagementRoadmaps
Business Roles Definition
Business ReadinessSAPSystem ImplementationChange ManagementTraining & Training Content Development
Expertise
- Business Readiness
- Business Transformation
- Change Leadership
- Learning
- Management Consulting
- Organizational Change Management (OCM)
- Organizational Design
- Training & Training Content Development
Work Experience
Senior Manager
2020 - 2021
Accenture
- Acted as the chief of staff to the senior managing director to support the global formation of a $400 million digital and cloud sales business unit (BU). Made a significant impact by supporting operations, training, and team management.
- Facilitated daily operations and reporting metrics, advised local teams and global leaders on operations best practices and new internal processes to achieve the BU global Sales objectives as the chief of staff.
- Led the successful global rollout of a cloud-based training program for a 600+ sales force; completed and oversaw the development of training materials and metrics to support and drive the adoption of new processes.
- Played a key role as a change management lead during business development activities for client pursuits and RFP responses for existing and prospective clients for systems and cloud implementations.
- Managed a 5-10 person team of instructional designers, content creators, contractors, and other consultants, provided strategy guidance, reviewed detailed work products, and offered constructive feedback.
- Recognized by peers and contractors alike for providing a positive work experience and empowering those around me to deliver their best work while giving them the opportunity to learn and grow in their careers.
Focus areas: Organizational Change Management (OCM), Learning, Training & Training Content Development, IT Project Management, Project Management, Leadership, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Access, Communication Strategy, Culture Management, Stakeholder Management, Business Readiness, Organizational Design, Governance, Organization, Operating Models, Change Agent Network, Knowledge Management, Communication Design, Employee Communication, Roadmaps, SAP, System Implementation, Change Management, Business Transformation, Influencers, Business, Stakeholder Mapping, Stakeholder Analysis, Change Readiness Assessment, Change Leadership, Marketing Communications (MarCom), Business Strategy, Management Consulting
Senior Manager
2015 - 2020
EY
- Spearheaded 10+ complex and enterprise-wide change management projects and initiatives for both external clients and internal teams at EY across various functions to support major, multi-year business transformation programs.
- Partnered and managed director-level and above-client relationships for current and prospective projects worth around $60-100 million.
- Managed resources such as the teams of consultants and contractors and engagement economics to achieve the best client satisfaction.
- Led, coached, mentored, and supported a team of 25+ consultants in the West Coast region. Delivered training on core consulting skills and change management each year to new hires and junior consultants.
- Oversaw the business development of go-to-market strategies spearheading the client pursuits and RFP responses from initial strategy development to final solution implementation.
Focus areas: Organizational Change Management (OCM), Communication Strategy, Culture Management, Stakeholder Management, Business Readiness, Learning, Training & Training Content Development, Organizational Design, Governance, Leadership, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Access, IT Project Management, Project Management, Organization, Operating Models, Change Agent Network, Knowledge Management, Communication Design, Employee Communication, Roadmaps, SAP, System Implementation, Change Management, Business Transformation, Influencers, Business, Stakeholder Mapping, Stakeholder Analysis, ADKAR Change Model, Change Readiness Assessment, Change Leadership, Marketing Communications (MarCom), Business Strategy, Management Consulting
Manager
2010 - 2015
EY
- Led business engagement activities for large-scale business transformations across multiple industries leveraging critical communication planning and execution tools; developed key messages and industrialized a new communication planning tool.
- Managed the training delivery teams for the finance organization for SAP FICO, BPC, BI, and Coding Block; developed the change agent network and the key business adoption metrics to measure the change initiative's success and drive business adoption.
- Received an EY Culture Coin for living and representing EY values every day at work.
Focus areas: Change Management, Communication Design, Culture Management, Employee Communication, Change Agent Network, Business Management, IT Project Management, Knowledge Management, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Access, Communication Strategy, Stakeholder Management, Business Readiness, Learning, Training & Training Content Development, Organizational Design, Governance, Project Management, Organization, Roadmaps, SAP, System Implementation, Business Transformation, Business, Stakeholder Mapping, Stakeholder Analysis, Change Readiness Assessment, Change Leadership, Marketing Communications (MarCom), Business Strategy, Management Consulting
Senior Consultant
2005 - 2010
Capgemini
- Served as a workstream lead for ERP implementations such as SAP in the finance, HR, and supply chain domains, responsible for developing work products such as communication plans, change impact assessments, and training materials.
- Built and developed internal change management tools and knowledge repositories that improved tracking, reporting, and the integrity of the engagements, becoming an expert in developing business tools to manage change management engagements.
- Participated in the community building of the company and received a leadership award for having the Courage to Lead and Always Do the Right Thing.
Focus areas: Change Management, Business Management, Change Agent Network, SAP, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Access, Stakeholder Management, Learning, IT Project Management, Project Management, Knowledge Management, Roadmaps, System Implementation, Stakeholder Mapping, Stakeholder Analysis, Change Readiness Assessment, Management Consulting
Education
2013 - 2014
Master's Degree in Change Leadership
Columbia University - New York, NY, USA
2003 - 2005
Bachelor's Degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
University of Maryland - College Park, MD, USA
Certifications
APRIL 2017 - PRESENT
Change Management
Prosci
Skills
Output Software
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
Data & Analysis Software
Microsoft Access
Other
Organizational Change Management (OCM), Leadership, Communication Strategy, Culture Management, Stakeholder Management, Business Readiness, Learning, Training & Training Content Development, Project Management, Organization, Change Management, Change Agent Network, Knowledge Management, Communication Design, Roadmaps, System Implementation, Business Transformation, Influencers, Stakeholder Mapping, Stakeholder Analysis, ADKAR Change Model, Change Readiness Assessment, Change Leadership, Business Strategy, Management Consulting, Business Management, Microsoft Visio, Organizational Design, Governance, IT Project Management, Operating Models, Employee Communication, SAP, Business, Marketing Communications (MarCom), Supply Chain Management (SCM)
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