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Jack Hilty CBA
President
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Jack Hilty is a Certified Business Architect CBA with 25 years of enterprise-wide experience in providing overall leadership in the design and development of Information Systems, specializing in business process management, change management, project management, service oriented and enterprise architecture. Jack is the Managing Principal at SentientPoint, Inc. He has developed and teaches professional training courses and is a faculty member at Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies and an instructor, adjunct faculty at University of Chicago Graham School. Jack holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from DePaul University and is a member of the Association of Business Process Management Professionals (ABPMP), and Executives’ Club of Chicago. Contact Jack at: jhilty@sentientpoint.com
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Tom Clancy CBA
Business Architect
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Tom Clancy is an MBA and a certified Business Architect (CBA®), with 25+ years of IT experience, specializing in portfolio strengthening and improved ROI through realignment of legacy business processes to new market demands. Key strengths include quantifiable improvement in financial performance, facilitating key executive partnering relationships, and developing strong participation between business and IT. Tom is currently an independent Business Architecture Consultant after working as a Business Architect at Accenture. Tom holds a BBA in Management of Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, a MBA in Finance from DePaul University, is a Certified Business Architect, and the Business Architect for the Business Architects Association® (BAA™). Contact Tom at Tom.Clancy@Level5Growth.com
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Paul Arthur Bodine CBA
Co-Founder
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Paul Arthur Bodine CBA NCARB is the co-founder of the Business Architects Association®, Executive Director of the Business Architects Association Institute™ and creator of DePaul University’s Business Architecture course, which is accredited as Certified Business Architect CBA® certificate course by the Business Architects Association®, which he has been teaching since 2002. Paul is a licensed building architect, Kellogg MBA, two-time international entrepreneur and Fortune 400 veteran of the dot-com era.
Contact Paul at: pbodine1998@alum.kellogg.northwestern.edu
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Tom Caprel CBA
Member Services
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Tom Caprel CBA increases the effectiveness and enhances the lives of CEOs, managers and teams. His 15 years of transformational training offers clients the ability to generate successful business results, decisions and leaders. An entrepreneur for more than 25 years, he has developed a passion for the leading trends in cultural, organizational and leadership development. His holistic view of an organization spotlights emerging trends and possible issues, provides innovative training when needed and embraces new opportunities and breakdowns all within the framework of the corporate strategy. He has worked with clients in insurance, technology, marketing and communications, investment banking, service firms, and many others.
He is the owner and founder of Breakthrough Results, Inc. is a business architect, company advisor and leadership facilitator. He serves on the advisory board of Utopia Solutions (a software quality assurance firm) and is also a chair for Vistage International, the world's largest CEO membership organization. He has been on the advisory board of Zethcon (a provider of supply change execution services and software), was a panelist for the Human Capitalist Institute (a think tank and research organization), and for six years was a mentor for Menttium (a global leader in corporate mentoring models).
Tom holds a B.S. in Political Science and an MBA, and is a DePaul University Certified Business Architect.
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Dan Cerceo CBA
Technology
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Dan Cerceo CBA is a Certified Business Architect® with over 10 years of IT experience focused on improving the user experience and bridging the gap between business objectives and technology. Dan is currently a Director in the Infrastructure Engineering division of comScore, Inc., a leading technology-based market research firm.
Dan holds a BS in Management Information Systems from Saint Xavier University, an MBA from DePaul University's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, and serves as the Technology Committee Chair for the BAA.
Contact Dan at: dan.cerceo@businessarchitects.org
Follow Dan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dancerceo
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Burt Covnot CBA
Director
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Burton M. Covnot, Ph.D.
SVP, Senior Enterprise Architect
Bank of America
As a senior member of the bank’s Enterprise Architecture Team, Burt Covnot works closely with lead architects in the various Lines of Business (LOB) organizations in workgroup settings to ensure a consistent, enterprise-wide approach to Business Process Management (BPM) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Burt has been with the bank for 10 years. He became a Certified Business Architect in 2008.
Burt Covnot has nearly 20 years of IT management and software development experience in a variety of settings. Before joining Bank of America in 1998, he was a senior software engineer and consultant at a software engineering tools vendor and Y2K consultancy.
Burt has a Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology. A B.S. in Computer Science was earned from the University of Oklahoma.
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Kristin Finlay CBA
Corporate Affairs
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As a Senior Financial Analyst of the Budgets and Operational Reporting department of DePaul University , Kristin has used her training as a business architect to design and implement the University’s annual operating and capital budget planning processes. Kristin leads an on-going effort to create and improve financial reporting and conduct routine internal audits of the University’s financial records. She helped in the design and implementation of a new web-based system used in the collection of data and proposals, reporting of and strategic planning during the University’s Annual Budget Planning process. Kristin has over 10 years of experience in financial services and operational reporting and management and became a Certified Business Architect in 2006.
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Mark Goetsch CBA
Past President
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Mark Goetsch, CBA, MS, MSC is an expert in business, enterprise, and social architecture. In this capacity he has experience working with large fortune 100 companies and small entrepreneurial startups. Mark has had roles at the level of executive and as chief architect. Combining a unique structural perspective Mark combines analytical and architectural concepts to provide designs and measured follow through that finds the hidden opportunity within companies and corporations.
Mark is a board member and former president of the Business Architects Association, board member and vice president of accreditation for the Center for the Advancement of the Enterprise Architecture Profession, member of the Penn State IST Enterprise Architecture Advisory Group, member of the AITP, IASA, and WWISA. Mark is adjunct faculty in DePaul University’s CDM Graduate School and Professional Program where he teaches courses in E-Commerce and Computational Finance.
Mark is a certified business architect, TOGAF 8 certified, has taken PhD seminars in social network analysis attending conferences at Harvard, ETH in Zurich, and Northwestern University. He has a Masters in Communication Systems and Strategy from Northwestern University and a Masters in Computer Science/Distributed Systems with Distinction from DePaul University.
mark.goetsch@businessarchitects.org
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Norman Kwong CBA
Past President,
Nominating Committee
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Norman Kwong currently serves as a Board Director for the Business Architects Association®. He has held the roles of President and Vice President of Marketing on the executive board of directors for the Business Architects Association®. He is also one of the founding members of the organization and has served as Nominating Committee Chair. Norman works in the retail/distribution industry, specializing in Business Strategy and Planning and Project/Program Management. He has extensive experience in both business and technology management in the corporate and entrepreneurial arenas. He has founded two successful businesses: a telecommunications training and consulting company and a Tennis Academy . Norman holds a BS in Business Information Decision Sciences from the University of Illinois , an MBA in E-Business Strategy from DePaul University 's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, and is a Certified Business Architect (CBA).
norman.kwong@businessarchitects.org
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Dave Martin CBA
Member Services
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David Martin is a CBA with more than 20 years of software development and project management experience, with the last 15 of those years in the financial trading industry. Dave is currently a Team and Technical Lead at Spot Trading in Chicago. He has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and MBA - MIS from DePaul University. Dave is Co-Chairman of the Membership Services Committee for the Business Architects Association.
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Mueed A Mohammed CBA Marketing & Communications
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Mueed A Mohammed is a entrepreneur and currently Serves as Co-Chair of Marketing and Communication for the Business Architects Association. He is a Certified Business Architect (CBA) with Excellent business analysis skills with an ability to understand and translate business associated challenges with an IT solution. Mueed has over 8 years of experience of progressively challenging successes in Business Architecture, Business Analysis and Project Management in Marketing, Finance, Health Care industry with extensive Knowledge in Analyzing and managing complex IT projects with a cross-functional team of engineers, account managers, and sales support.
He has a Bachelors of engineering degree in electronics and communication from Gulburga University, India and a Master of Science in Information Systems from Depaul University.
Contact Mueed at : mueed.mohammed@businessarchitects.org
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Reena Malhotra CBA
Communities Services
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Reena Malhotra brings more than 15 years of enterprise wide sales experience to 9dots Technology. She has provided large scale software and consulting solutions to Fortune 500 clients. Her primary focus has been in delivering business and technology solutions to provide cost savings for her clients as she helps quantify the business value of IT for multiple organizations. Reena started her sales career at Platinum Technology where she was instrumental in closing the largest deal in 1997. Subsequently, she has worked as a Sr. Client executive for Systems Integrators and Business Intelligence firms. Most recently, Reena was at Ajilon Consulting. She was a Sr. Sales Executive with sales, training and leadership responsibilities. Through out her career she has worked diligently to help develop solutions and senior talent in the business community and the IT Industry.
Reena has received numerous awards and President Club nominations, including Top Performer, in her 15 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from University of Illinois and is a recognized Certified Business Architect by the Business Architects Association.
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Shawn Parkes CBA
Relationship Services
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Shawn Parkes is a certified Business Architect (CBAR) with an extensive Business Architecture and Program Management background in Healthcare, Insurance, Supply Chain and Information Technology. Shawn’s career expands both corporate and consulting environments including seven years in Business Architecture consulting. His core expertise is in business architecture evaluation/reconstruction, supply chain program management, structuring and managing high-risk technology initiatives and information technology delivery.
Shawn is the Sr. Director of IT Governance for ARAMARK Corporation’s Healthcare division and is currently Co-Chair of the Relationship Services Committee for the Business Architects Association.
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Louise Pauly CBA
Marketing & Communications
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With nearly 25 years of sales experience, Louise Pauly recently joined TotalWorks as vice president
of sales and marketing. In her position, she effectively manages and executes all marketing and
sales initiatives.
Pauly comes to TotalWorks from GE, where as sales manager she delivered increased revenue and enhanced business practices, including the integration of client-centric sales. Pauly was previously employed as the vice president of sales and marketing for Advanced Ceramics Corporation. There, her leadership garnered growth of diversified technical product lines and improved application success rates by incorporating the ideas of the client from product inception to completion. Pauly has spent two decades in senior sales positions, consistently increasing revenue and incorporating a client-focused culture to sales plans and project execution.
Pauly earned a BS in Engineering from Alfred University, Alfred, New York, and went on to receive her Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She is a member of IPA (The Association of Graphic Solutions Providers), PII (The Printing Industry of Illinois), BMA (Business Marketing Association) and CADM (Chicago Association of Direct Marketing).
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Antonette "Toni" Ragusa CBA
Communities Services
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Toni Ragusa is a CBA with an extensive background in Property and Casualty Insurance and Information Technology. Toni's success has been both internal to the companies to which she has contributed and external to clients and customers by providing:
- Thought leadership in the areas of business and emerging technologies
- Value-added and innovative solutions to reduce costs and drive profitability
- A proven ability to tactically lead projects through the project
life cycle while managing multiple, diverse projects
- Solid technological understanding and business acumen to assimilate, implement, and integrate systems that form the underpinnings of the insurance industry
- A flexible and customer-focused mindset that enables a company to build and maintain profitable relationships with its clients and penetrate a highly commoditized marketplace
Toni is the managing partner at 9dots Technology and the current Communities Services Chair for the Business Architects Association.
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Sandra Ruiz
Chicago Chapter President
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Sandra is a global
IT leader that has over 20 years experience in developing and executing business
solutions, managing operations, and building high performance teams across
multiple industries. She is based in
Chicago and has been involved with
Business Architect’s Association, Society of Hispanic Engineers (SHPE), Junior Achievement and Women’s
Venture Fund.
Sandra has a Master’s of Science degree in
Telecommunications and a Bachelor of Administration in Management &
Marketing, DePaul University.
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Dave Tilson CBA
Director
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David Tilson is a DePaul MBA and founding member of the Business Architects Association, serving on its Nominating Committee. Dave works as a project manager and business development specialist for a Chicago-based technology consulting firm. Dave's experience includes working as a consultant with Washington Mutual, PwC Consulting and Ernst & Young in the financial, telecom and manufacturing industries. Dave is a member of the National Eagle Scouts Association, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Buena Park Neighborhood Association and the DePaul MBA Association.
david.tilson@businessarchitects.org
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