James Leitner
AI / CIO Advisory / Digital Transformation / intelligent Automation
- Role
- Lead Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About James Leitner
Accomplished program and transformation leader with 20+ years of experience delivering…
Experience
Lead Associate
Aug 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Led the VA Innovation Unit Program as Program Manager, overseeing DevOps initiatives, cloud and data migrations, and the delivery of scalable, user-centered products leveraging AI, machine learning, virtual reality, and custom software development.• Product Owner for an FDA-focused automation platform (OMUFA), leading delivery of a fully integrated Salesforce/Appian solution that replaced manual drug submission and backend workflows with intelligent automation (RPA, IDP, native integrations).• Acted as strategic liaison between internal teams and high-level stakeholders (Deputy CIO, VA leaders), ensuring alignment between innovation initiatives and user needs.• Led a team of 25 cross-functional practitioners (developers, data scientists, designers, engineers) to deliver scalable cloud and AI-powered solutions for the Department of Veterans Affairs, achieving up to 50% operational efficiency gains.• Embedded lean/agile practices into team delivery — increased sprint throughput by 30% through KPI analysis and implementation of standard operating procedures in Jira.• Facilitated weekly and monthly program updates and strategy sessions with leadership; authored quarterly insights for internal newsletters to communicate value and impact.• Mentored junior product and technical team members, fostering a growth-oriented and collaborative culture.• Identified and implemented $90K+ in monthly cloud cost savings by optimizing usage patterns and establishing proactive governance controls.• Partnered with business development teams to secure renewals and support new client opportunities, ensuring strategic alignment and staffing readiness.
Skills
- Business Process
- Process Management
- Microsoft Office
- Energy
- Spiratest
- Project Management
- Change Management
- Siebel
- Strategy
- Ms Project
- Training
- Sharepoint
- Crm
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Lean Six Sigma
- Strategic Planning
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