Kristopher Micksch

About Kristopher Micksch

With over 13 years of experience in managing multi-million-dollar project and product portfolios, I am a technical and business-minded professional who develops and implements pragmatic solutions that drive short- and long-term strategy. I\'ve completed my MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where I focused on economics, strategic management, and entrepreneurship.As the Manager of Digital Strategy at Oshkosh Corporation, I collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize key initiatives and POCs, leveraging digital technologies such as AI, generative AI, machine learning, and RPA. Working with product and engineering teams to deliver solutions across AI and generative AI. Previously, I led a cross-functional team in the deployment of a global data platform and supported the selection and implementation of a digital asset management platform at Revantage, a Blackstone portfolio company. I am passionate about creating value through technology and operations strategy, and I excel at executive stakeholder management, complex program delivery, and innovation programs leadership.• Managed a cross functional delivery team of 25 people and a yearly $13M budget delivering customer functionality for Thomson Reuters largest customer in their Financial and Risk business • Executed a product roadshow across 5 cities in 5 weeks, which delivered a qualified sales pipeline with an ROI of 1,050% • Lead strategic review with CEO, CIO, and CFO, of a $1.1B acquisition and presented technical and operational value creation projects along with budget and timeline to Blackstone executives for approval; later sold for $2.2B ($600M profit)

Experience

1. Manager, Project Management

   Oshkosh Corporation

   Mar 2025 — Present · Oshkosh, WI, US

   Directed post-merger integration of $115M international acquisition (Spain), led a multi-national team to achieve day 1 readiness • Augment delivery workflows with LLM’s; driving down time to insights and report creation • Leading an enterprise scale application rationalization focused on migration from on-prem to cloud environment; guiding a cross functional team of 12 across 3 business units

Education

• Northwestern University

  Master of Science (MS), Information Technology

  2016 — 2018

• The Wharton School

  Securities Industry Institute, SIFMA Executive Education

  2018 — 2018

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Economics, Behavioral Science, and Entrepreneurship

• University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

  B.A., Finance

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Microsoft Excel
• Project Management
• Investments
• Risk Management
• Team Management
• Customer Service
• Trading
• Sdlc
• Program Management
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Contract Writing
• Business Process Improvement
• Requirements Analysis
• Recruiting
• Client Services
• Trading Strategies
• Business Analysis
• Presentations
• Process Improvement
• Software Project Management
• Financial Services
• Vendor Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)