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Vice President, Data Platform and Enterprise Architecture

Acosta is a full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry.

Thought Leader | Value-Driven Executive | Agile Evangelist | Complex Problem Solver I am an innovative, results-oriented leader, focused on delivering value-based, sustainable solutions in the enterprise technology space. I have built and managed many facets of IT from agile, high performing software development teams to lean, value driven business architecture groups to leading edge innovation departments. I thrive in managing teams through highly complex problems, achieved through innovative thinking, cohesive team-building and over-delivering on expectations. Management Competencies: •Strategic Leadership and Planning •Strategic M&A Leadership •Software Engineering Leadership •Enterprise Architecture Leadership •Technology Innovation Management •Product Centric Leadership •Agile Software Development (Certified Scrum Master) •Agile Software Requirements (Certified Agile Product Owner) •Agile Coaching and Mentoring •Customer Experience Solutions •Consumer Engagement / Tracking •Mobile / Digital Marketing •Shopper Marketing / Path to Purchase •Merchandising, Digital Signage •Product Management •Project Management •Business Process Re-engineering •Employee Training & Mentoring Technical Expertise: •Enterprise, Web & App Design and Development •Enterprise Systems Integration (Microservices) •Cloud-based platforms (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) •Data Platform Engineering and Architecture •Big Data Warehousing, Modelling and Design •Mobile Content Management •Mobile Field Execution systems •Consumer Engagement Solutions •Mobile Device Management •Business Intelligence •Sales Force Automation •Internet of Things •Beacon and WIFI Sensor Tracking & Engagement Technology. •Arduino / Raspberry Pi •Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing