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United States Military Academy
BS- Engineering- United States Military Academy at West Point
Chief Information Officer; Information Technology; IT Governance Industries: Retail, International Supply Chain, Grocery, Global IT Delivery, Food Distribution, Construction, Wholesale, Manufacturing, IT audit and compliance in public companies. Software and SaaS offerings. Notable Challenges and Battles: Payless ShoeSource / Collective Brands, Inc. – Building Distributions Centers and IT capabilities in support of the DCs: Building Western and Eastern Distribution Centers, the largest capital project in company history. Partnered with SVP of Logistics & Transportation and built 2 new DCs, retired the legacy DC, and replaced the Mainframe / AS400 applications with Manhattan Associates WMOS. We significantly reduced counter flow of product, saved millions of $ per year in fuel cost, and greatly improved DC productivity. $36B+ International Consumer Electronics Retailer based in Minnesota - Holiday Readiness Seasons 2002-2004: In 2002, an ERP rollout and new supply chain initiatives created a perfect storm during the holiday selling season, causing over 100 hours of enterprise-wide outages. The entire holiday season was spent in crisis management mode. For 2003-2004, I assumed responsibility for holiday readiness, with the objective to eliminate the preparation budget, and create no down time. In 2003, we suffered one outage of 45 minutes only. By 2004, with minimal funds, we had zero downtime. By changing our operational model, we established a year round readiness approach that included the holidays.
Anthony (Tony) Briggs is the Chief Information Officer at Bolder Healthcare Solutions. Prior to joining Bolder, Tony was the founder and President of Grey Matter Connections, Inc. He is a CIO who has survived many battles. He and his team are innovative thinkers who understand how technology can help unlock business value. With a collaborative, intuitive approach toward client service that values personal relationships, Anthony Briggs and his team helps to create practical roadmaps for corporations in accordance with business objectives and technology strategy, ensuring innovation and security at every turn. Foundational to Tony Briggs’ leadership is over 20 years’ experience operating in the CIO advisory and information technology governance space with award winning accomplishments that position client brands toward growth while mitigating inefficiencies and security compromises. Tony has also served as a leader, President and COO of a software company delivering SaaS products to the healthcare industry. Among the many philanthropic causes with which Tony has been involved are “Gary’s House” which helps raise money to house the families of those receiving medical treatment at Mercy Hospital or the Maine Medical Center, as well as the generous work of the Payless Foundation, and Best Buy Children’s Foundation. Visit Perpetua Advisors at (www.perpetuaadvisors.com), and discover how they can position your firm for continued growth and security in the 21st century. Tony has a proven track record applying leadership skills in complex, multi-channel, global organizations. With 30 years’ experience working as a programmer, leader, consultant, and executive within various industries, he has 20 years successful experience in global retail, multi-channel selling and supplier to consumer value chain from sourcing and manufacturing, to the wholesale, digital, and brick & mortar retail channels. Delivered and supported IT infrastructure and operations, seasonal operational readiness, PCI compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and responsible to Audit Committee for IT compliance in a large global multi-channel organization ($36B ). Through all of these experiences Tony has developed the leadership skills needed to maximize business value of technology spend in many companies, leveraging a variety of resources and sourcing approaches.
