Robert S. Irvin

About Robert S. Irvin

As a global IT leader with over 15 years professional experience, I focus on simplifying processes, mentoring teams, and driving operational efficiencies. By managing a multi-million-dollar budget and overseeing global IT teams across three continents, our work enables stakeholders to focus on high-value activities while ensuring strategic systems design and effective execution. My Leadership principles-Obsessed with People Development & Mentorship-Balance Alignment and Empowerment-Hire smart people so they tell us what to do (Steve Jobs)-As a leader work on the system not in the system-A healthy disdain for the status quo-Hire for Culture over CompetenceMy passion for fostering global collaboration is rooted in my multicultural background and multilingual capabilities. I aim to empower teams through coaching, process improvements, and Agile methodologies, ensuring optimal services and scalable solutions. By contributing to cross-functional initiatives and product team strategies, my work aligns with our mission to deliver value-driven outcomes.

Experience

1. Director, Head of Itm & s Enable Value Demonstration Heor & Rwe

   Boehringer Ingelheim

   Aug 2023 — Present · US

   AI Upskilling & Development: Develop and introduce initiatives to increase AI adoption across business and IT teams, from prompting engineering to AI-driven development. Upskilling 300+ people accross IT & Business and counting. Formal AI Change Agent, DataCamp certification to increase organizational adoption of AI-Simplify: Make the lives of my team members easier by removing blockers, introducing process improvements allowing them to focus on their work-Mentor: Develop, coach, advocate for, motivate and drive the engagement of global IT teams of up to 4 separate teams made up of ~20 people across 3 continents. Mentor ~10+ people through formal mentorship programs and informal channels-Strategize: Devise and execute systems design + strategic plans for product teams and global footprint to offer optimal services to stakeholders, implement operational efficiencies to reduce administrative efforts so team members can focus on value-add activities-Budget: Effectively manage multi-million dollar budget, introducing efficiencies, encouraging and empowering teams to reduce costs by 15%-Feed Fascination: Introduce initiatives for my team to foster a culture of collaboration, experimentation/innovation and continuous learning.

Education

• Johnson County Community College

  Associate of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

  2010 — 2012

• MidAmerica Nazarene University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Organizational Leadership

  2012 — 2013

• University of Georgia - Terry College of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business

  2019 — 2021

Skills

• Consumer Electronics
• Troubleshooting
• Embedded Systems
• Electronics
• Testing
• Product Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Customer Service
• Product Development
• Integration
• Team Leadership
• Product Marketing
• Technical Support
• C
• International Logistics
• Logistics Management
• Sales
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Office
• Social Media
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Process Improvement
• Microsoft Excel
• Project Management
• New Business Development
• Coaching
• Inventory Management
• Logistics
• Business Development
• Business Strategy
• Microsoft Word
• Negotiation
• Powerpoint
• Oracle
• Obiee
• Jira
• Visio
• Microsoft Project