Patrick Pitre
Technology Executive | Retail/CPG Data & AI Platforms | Enterprise Architecture & Team Leadership | Former Marine
- Role
- Technical Executive, Data & Ai Enterprise Architecture & Platform Strategy at IBM
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Patrick Pitre
26-year technology leadership track record across Marines, financial services, retail operations, and enterprise. Proven retail operator and enterprise architect with Fortune 500 experience.RETAIL OPERATOR FOUNDATION:5 years at Kohl\'s as Service Delivery Manager and Technical Solutions Architect, owning all enterprise data and analytics environments. Managed $15-20M budgets, led teams of 20+, directed platform roll outs (Teradata, full BI stack), and built the operational foundation that still shapes how I lead technology organizations today.ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE EXPERTISE:11 years at IBM delivering Fortune 50 retail and CPG transformations. Most recently (2025): managed 12 direct reports while delivering $130M revenue (300% of quota) with 100% manager engagement scores across all metrics. Technical leader for McDonald\'s automated order-taking system (200 stores production, national architecture) and multi-year platform modernizations.CORE CAPABILITIES:Platform strategy and architecture | AI governance and responsible adoption | Data modernization and migration | High-performing team development | Executive stakeholder management | Retail/CPG operations and technologyLEADERSHIP FOUNDATION:US Marine Corps (19••••02). Led 20 Marines in forward deployment logistics. Built discipline, clarity, and bias for action that anchors all technical and executive work.Over the past year I\'ve been publishing on retail data sovereignty - specifically the structural misalignment between major platforms and retailer interests. The retailers who define the next decade won\'t be the ones who adopted AI fastest. They\'ll be the ones who understood what they were trading when they did.
Experience
Technical Executive, Data & Ai Enterprise Architecture & Platform Strategy
Oct 2024 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US
2025 performance: Delivered $130M revenue (300% of quota) while managing 12 direct reports with 100% manager engagement scores across all metrics (team satisfaction, leadership effectiveness, development). Currently lead through matrix: 40 technical specialists and 3 managers across Fortune 5 retail/CPG accounts. Provide architectural direction that accelerates adoption of modern data platforms, AI governance practices, and foundation model capabilities. Advise customers on platform decisions that influence direction, investment, and long-term technical posture. Guide account teams through modernization efforts involving fragmented data, legacy systems, and organizational resistance. Strengthen team capability through coaching in architecture thinking, client influence, and strategic communication so the team operates with precision. Influence enterprise platform decisions through structured analysis, technical credibility, and disciplined executive engagement.
Education
Sinclair Community College
AAS, Communication
2002 — 2004
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
BA, Communication
2005 — 2006
University of Phoenix
Masters, Business Administration
2006 — 2008
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