Bill Pitzer

About Bill Pitzer

Innovation Thought Leader: Experienced leader with unique mix of technical and business skills committed to creating an environment of continuous innovation and learning. I am a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 and startup companies with subject matter expertise in Big Data Analytics, Mobile Technology, Digital Signage, and Ecommerce. • Organizational Change Agent: Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) certification with responsibility for continued program development and integration with company culture. • Certified Project Manager: PMP certified since 2010 with direct experience as Program Manager for large scale E-Commerce and Business Intelligence initiatives. • Direct Technical Experience: 15+ years of hands on technical experience in software development, mobile, networking and system architecture. Recent experience with IOT, Anonymous Video analytics (AVA) technology to supplement consumer insights in a retail setting. • Budget Forecast & Tracking: Budget planning/management responsibility including the creation and execution of strategic plans while benchmarking against key operational targets/goals. • Information Security: Previously certified as CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and MCSE+I (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer).HIPAA certified • Communication: Published author with excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and negotiation skills.

Experience

1. Advanced Senior Information Architect

   Kroger

   Mar 2021 — Present

   Partner with business and product leads across the Kroger organization to align with enterprise domain and data strategy• Evangelize current enterprise data offerings, services and other relationship management activities• Early stage business partner with focus on Azure Cloud ecosystem and transition of legacy on-premise data stores

Education

• Xavier University - Williams College of Business

  MBA, Management

  1997 — 2001

• Westminster College (PA)

  BS, Computer Science

  1999 — 2003

• Six Sigma Academy (SSA)

  Six Sigma Black Belt

• Westminster College (PA)

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Skills

• Change Management
• Sharepoint
• IT Strategy
• Application Architecture
• Enterprise Software
• Project Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• IT Management
• Pmp
• Security
• Governance
• Project Portfolio Management
• Cissp
• Information Technology
• Resource Management
• Enterprise Architecture
• Requirements Analysis
• Software Development
• Mobile Technology
• Pmo
• Strategy
• Business Intelligence
• Retail
• Data Warehousing
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Leadership
• Business Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Management
• Strategic Planning
• Solution Architecture
• Process Improvement
• Software Project Management
• Six Sigma
• Management Consulting
• Business Analysis
• E-Commerce
• Sdlc