James Guidry

About James Guidry

Capability owner for the development, management, growth, and sustained profitability of enterprise process automation enablement. · Distinguished event speaker, commercial author, and principal advisor for transformative automation adoption and change management. · Industry-certified AI, ML, NLP, IDP, RPA, etc. process improvement, & business solutions expert with extensive customer facing experience, and 28+ years of field delivery expertise and thought leadership.· Delivers operational excellence at the intersection of software development & process improvement - with command proficiencies in industry-leading process automation tools, object-oriented programming frameworks, and relational database subsystems. · Senior design authority and principal architect of enterprise CoE automation framework, methodology, governance, target operating model, roadmap, tooling, standards, and best practices.· Navigates “top-down” organizational silos to bridge gaps in understanding, educate constituents, build partnerships, identify champions, and rollout profitable business solutions that are tailored to unique organizational needs.· Deployed more than 2,100 bots collectively across direct and subsidiary list of enterprise clientele.· Provides systematic execution, leadership, and communication - driving performance of automation delivery teams through collaborative teamwork, empowerment, alignment, and innovation.· Combines talent for mastering emerging technologies with technical acumen and veteran leadership experience to guide executive, business, and IT stakeholders.· Data-driven, detail-oriented, results-focused, self-motivated, creative, and analytical problem solver.• Honorably-discharged, 10 year, active-duty military veteran.Expert Proficiencies- Enterprise program management, automation enablement, & adoption- Transformational strategic leadership & planning- Fiscal budget management & forecasting- Governance & practice development- Commercial negotiations & contract management- SCRUM, Agile, Kanban, LEAN, & Six Sigma methodologies- Cross-functional team building & mentorship- Program & lifecycle management- Organizational change & risk management- Operational excellence & process improvement- Customer, partner, & shareholder relations- Automation frameworks, workflow design, & delivery- Software development, architecture, & frameworks- Data modeling, integration, state management, & scaling - Landscape opportunity assessment & scoping- Quality & regulatory compliance - Industry standards & best practices

Experience

1. Director - Intelligent Automation

   InPwr Inc.

   Jul 2024 — Present

   Senior stakeholder and practice manager for organizational transformation and enablement of emerging technologies - to include AI, ML, NLP, IDP, and business process automation platforms.Principal architect of enterprise data maturity model, involving consolidation of multiple line of business systems into MS Fabric to procure reliable data driven insights and visualizations.

Education

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Artificial Intelligence - Implications for Business Strategy, Business & Technology

• Louisiana Tech

  Information Technology Computer Programming, Computer Science

Skills

• Software Development
• .net
• T-Sql
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Program Management
• Asp.net
• Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Strategic Planning
• Process Automation
• Saas
• Xml
• Scrum
• Crm
• Teaching
• Consulting
• Business Process Improvement
• Analytics
• Team Leadership
• Analysis
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Rpa