Ari Jordan

About Ari Jordan

Experienced Technology Leader and Strategist, with a demonstrated history of high performance in Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, and Manufacturing. Hands-on technical background and recipient of numerous achievement awards for innovation and leadership, spanning a 25+ year history in Technology.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Technology & Engineering

   Total Wine & More

   Aug 2022 — Present · Boca Raton, FL, US

   Lead the Supply Chain, Merchandising, & Store Mobile portfolio of applications and technical organizations; covering all facets of proprietary in-store, mobile, logistics/warehousing, merchandising, and external integrations for enterprise application platforms.• Presided over significant turnaround of technical organization of 80+ directors, senior managers, and staff; implementing best practices around organizational strategy and tactical execution; ultimately yielding a 300%+ increase in productivity and corresponding value delivery.• Introduced protocols & procedures, and spearheaded the company’s first implementation of rigorous quality, security, agility, and disaster recovery standards and associated key performance indicators. Identified numerous opportunities across the organization, and succeeded in a comprehensive technical modernization associated with on-boarding, day-to-day operations, and establishing leadership tools and visibility.• Worked closely with Executive and C-Level leadership to define technology roadmap, and served as subject matter expert for high-value strategic capabilities. Leading the largest technical organization in the enterprise through all major modernization initiatives, including the uplift of supply chain and store operational software, handling over $5B in annual revenue.• Contributed significantly to enterprise architecture, and introduced an enterprise-wide Architectural Review Committee and associated ceremonies to ensure appropriate engineering best practices around architecture, design, and engineering change management. Drove adoption of standard architectural best practices and patterns in collaboration with architectural leadership; representing a significant paradigm shift in approach.• Built strong rapport with leaders and peers; recognized by executive leadership for high performance and stabilization of engineering organization, building bridges across organizations to deliver value.

Education

• PC Professor

  MCDBA, MCSE, MCSA, MCP, DBA / Systems Engineer

  2005 — 2007

• Harvard Business School

  Post-Graduate Certificate, American Express Harvard Management Leadership Program

  2021 — 2021

• Harvard Business School

  Post-Graduate Certificate, Manage Mentor Program

  2013 — 2014

• PeopleTek

  Leadership Journey

  2015 — 2015

• Florida Atlantic University

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Management Information Systems, General

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• Testing
• IT Contract Negotiation
• Oo Software Development
• IT Strategy
• Android Development
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Project Management
• Windows Mobile
• Sql
• Asp.net
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Web Development
• Business Analysis
• Leadership
• C#
• .net
• Database Design
• Vendor Management
• Cobol
• Wpf Development
• Wms Implementations
• Process Improvement
• Integration Development
• Web Applications
• T-Sql
• Relational Databases
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Dynamics
• Visual Studio
• Mentoring of Staff
• Visual Basic
• Integration
• Relativity
• Agile Methodologies
• Enterprise Software
• E-Commerce
• Management
• Re-Engineering Operations & Process Improvement
• Erp Implementations
• Crystal Reports