Brian Boatwright

About Brian Boatwright

As a seasoned Business Transformation and PMO leader, I have successfully led cross-functional transformations, established PMOs, and managed portfolios for global organizations, consistently driving operational efficiencies and cost savings. I excel in streamlining processes, optimizing resources, and aligning project execution with strategic business objectives. I am skilled at fostering cross-departmental collaboration to achieve organizational goals while maintaining a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.

Experience

1. Principal Business Transformation

   Gainwell Technologies

   Jun 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   I serve as a trusted executive advisor to the C-suite and the company’s venture capital owners, overseeing a multi-hundred-million-dollar portfolio of initiatives focused on enterprise cost transformation and margin expansion. I lead governance, financial reporting, and strategic alignment across operations and finance to ensure sustained performance improvement and accountability.• Delivered $316M in sustainable run-rate savings, outperforming my $250M transformation goal.• Deliver monthly financial reports to the C-suite and VC, detailing run-rate savings, cost avoidance, budget variances, and forecast summaries. • Identified and currently manage cost-saving initiatives by developing strategies around MSP utilization, data center migrations, offshoring, application consolidation, labor indexing, and process improvements.• Responsible for the demand management, intake, governance, and performance reporting for over 60 Business Transformation projects aimed at revenue growth, cost reduction, efficiency, and business adoption.

Education

• University of Houston

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Management Information Systems, General

  1998 — 2000

• University of Houston-Clear Lake

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Legal Studies, General

  1996 — 1998

Skills

• Business Analysis
• Continuous Improvement
• Business Process Improvement
• Network Security
• Strategic Planning
• Integration
• Document Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Legal Compliance
• Change Management
• Analysis
• Financial Systems
• Lean Transformation
• Prosci
• Program Management
• Vendor Management
• Strategy
• Analytical Skills
• Management
• Trade Compliance
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Project Management
• Scrum
• Project Planning
• Agile Project Management
• Certified Project Manager
• Sharepoint
• Quality Improvement
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Requirements Analysis
• Kaizen
• Charles River Ims
• Sdlc
• Lean Management
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Team Leadership
• Risk Management
• A3 Thinking