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R. Christian
VP of Ai Strategy & Innovation @Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
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WORK HISTORY
VP of Ai Strategy & Innovation @Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
Miami, FL, US
As Vice President, Artificial Intelligence Innovation Lab, architected and operationalized a comprehensive enterprise AI and GenAI Strategy including introducing and Integrating advanced toolsets—e.g. Anthropic Claude, Llama, OpenAI, Databricks, Azure AI Foundry, Gemini, M365 Copilot, Bedrock—across a multi-cloud digital ecosystem for scalable, production-grade solutions + moreFounded and chaired the AI Council, designing and institutionalizing enterprise-wide governance and risk frameworks with codified standards and provenance-driven guardrails for ethical, compliant AI deployment. Established inventory and risk profiling of all models, enforced data lineage and transformation tracking, and implemented continuous bias monitoringEngineered and delivered 50+ GenAI solutions in 18 months, covering multimodal conversational agents, deep learning computer vision, customer analytics, next-best-action automation, sales conversion modeling, and supply chain forecasting. Accelerated data-to-insight cycles and improved operational efficiency by 30%Strategically enabled developer productivity by integrating Cursor AI and GitHub Copilot, instituting automated code review and knowledge distillation workflows, resulting in a 33% reduction in feature delivery cycle timeBuilt, scaled, and mentored a high-performance AI/ML Innovation Team, designing and launching a GenAI skilling program which served employees, achieving over 90% CSAT and engagement with a 25% uplift in AI competency across business units. Implemented quarterly OKRs, realizing >80% adoption of AI products, 30% operational time savings,>25% pipeline-to-production conversion rate, and measurable revenue impact.Instituted proactive risk mitigation with human-in-the-loop safeguards, automated compliance tracking, and recurrence-based incident response metrics, ensuring responsible AI deployment at enterprise scale
EDUCATION
DePaul University
Master's degree
DePaul University
Bachelors of Commerce
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Executive Education
Northern Illinois University
Executive MBA
ABOUT R. CHRISTIAN
I lead Global AI Strategy, AI Engineering, and AI Architecture for one of the world’s…
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