Erin Allen

About Erin Allen

I help companies navigate AI transformation without the chaos. As a digital…

Experience

1. Director - IT Strategy, Digital & Architecture

   Sargento

   Aug 2017 — Present

   Responsible for providing leadership, planning and strategic insight required to maximize the value of IT services and for the Sargento digital employee experience. Overall responsibility for serving as the strategic interface with business partners for the purpose of business/IT strategy development, solution discovery, business process consulting, and relationship management. Ensures the IT strategy and solutions are aligned and supports the business vision of Sargento Foods. Maintains a deep understanding of the enterprise business processes, strategy and direction to ensure IT is delivering services that will increase value to all stakeholders. • Co-sponsored data and analytics strategy and planning to transform Sargento from a gut-based decision culture to a data-empowered organization, providing solutions saving millions of dollars • Championed assessment and strategy development to improve the employee digital experience; increased teamwork and productivity, migrating from an internally hosted to a cloud-based document management system, growing users by 8x in 4 months • Strategic partner with executive leadership on Technology Investment Committee, establishing project prioritization; influencing planning and funding decisions for future technology investments • Established and served as the Chief Architect managing Enterprise Architecture and Emerging Technology practices, assessing investment value of incorporating AI, IoT, blockchain, ML, etc. CFO endorsed doubling Emerging Technology budget after two years of demonstrated execution • Responsible for the success of a multimillion dollar annual project portfolio and performance of a 5-member team, influencing a significant annual technology spend for the company

Education

• Quantic School of Business and Technology

  Executive MBA

• Loras College

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Certification Program - School of Business Executive Education, Technical Leadership

Skills

• Uml
• Business Intelligence
• Project Planning
• Software Project Management
• Problem Solving
• Management
• Project Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Analysis
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Team Management
• Strategy
• Requirements Gathering
• Sharepoint
• Software Development
• Erp
• Enterprise Architecture
• Planning
• Team Building
• Testing
• Agile Methodologies
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Communicator
• Mentoring
• IT Management
• Business Analysis
• Business Process Improvement
• IT Strategy
• Agile Project Management
• Solution Architecture
• Leadership
• Sdlc
• Integration
• Vendor Management
• Team Leadership
• Strategic Thinking
• Business Architecture
• Requirements Analysis