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Delia Gutierrez McLaughlin

Chief Information Officer, Chief of Staff, Deputy CIO, Associate CIO, Vice President
Director Executive Executive Leadership Industry & Technology Information Technology Management Politics Vice President Artificial Intelligence Full time

TRANSFORMATIONAL CIO & TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE with 20+ years driving enterprise digital strategies that delivered $100M+ operational efficiencies. Proven expertise leading customer experience transformations, cloud migrations, and AI implementations across Fortune 500 organizations. Five-time HITEC Top 100 honoree known for translating business vision into measurable technology outcomes while building high-performing, diverse teams. Expert in enterprise architecture, vendor management, governance frameworks, and crisis management ensuring business continuity and accountability.

Skills

  • Strategic Leadership & Digital Vision
  • Enterprise Technology Strategy
  • Board & C-Suite Advisory
  • Strategic Planning & Execution
  • Digital Innovation Leadership
  • P&L Management
  • Business-Technology Alignment
  • Strategic Roadmapping
  • M&A Technology Due Diligence
  • Cross-functional Leadership
  • Change Management
  • Industry Thought Leadership
  • Customer & Partner Relations
  • AI and Cloud Transformation Strategy
  • Data & Analytics Strategy
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Crisis Management
  • Business Continuity
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Voice of Customer Programs
  • Digital Experience Strategy
  • Operational Excellence & Transformation
  • Business Process Engineering & Automation
  • Enterprise Portfolio Management
  • Digital Transformation & Modernization
  • Agile Frameworks
  • ERP & Systems Integration
  • Global Program Orchestration
  • Managed Services & Outsourcing
  • PMO Leadership
  • Product & Project Management
  • Stakeholder Alignment
  • Strategic IT Planning & Governance
  • Supplier Diversity & Inclusion
  • Technology M&A
  • Workforce & Talent Optimization
  • Contact Center Optimization
  • CCaaS Implementation
  • Omnichannel Strategy
  • Customer Experience Metrics
  • Service Level Management
  • Disaster Recovery
  • ITIL
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Workday
  • Salesforce
  • ServiceNow
  • Technology Leadership & Digital Capabilities
  • Multi-Cloud Strategy (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
  • Customer Experience Platforms
  • Digital Experience Management
  • Generative AI
  • Jira
  • Asana
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Business Intelligence
  • Data Lakes & Warehousing
  • Contact Center Technologies
  • CCaaS
  • Cybersecurity
  • ITSM & Zero Trust
  • Identity and Access Management
  • Infrastructure Migration & Modernization
  • IoT & Edge Computing
  • Tableau
  • Power BI

Licenses and certifications

  • AWS AI Practitioner
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner
  • AWS Security Specialty
  • Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals
  • SSM Safe 5.0
  • Lean Six Sigma White Belt
  • NSMDC MBE - AzTech Innovation

Awards and achievements

  • WomenTech: 30 Outstanding Women in Tech - 2024
  • Latina Entrepreneur of the Year, Latina Style Magazine - 2017
  • HITEC: Top 100 Hispanic IT Executives in the United States - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2023
  • Step it Up Chicago: Pioneer Award (UST Global) - 2018

Work Experience

President/CEO (Chief Technology Strategist)
AzTech Innovation May 2023 - Present

•   Deliver strategic technology advisory services to Fortune 500 clients, emphasizing digital transformation strategy, enterprise architecture, and technology governance frameworkimplementation

•   Serve as trusted C-suite advisor for organizations navigating complex technology landscapes, developing roadmaps that align business objectives with emerging technologycapabilities

•   Execute strategic technology assessments and due diligence activities for private equity firms evaluating potential acquisitions

•   Advance expertise in next-generation technologies through intensive study and certification in Artificial Intelligence, Agentic AI systems, and Machine Learning

•   Champion organizational diversity initiatives through board service and industry thought leadership, mentoring emerging technology executives

Principal Engagement Leader (Enterprise Technology Executive) - Professional Services Practice
Amazon Web Services (AWS) May 2021 - Apr 2023

•   Architected comprehensive digital transformation roadmaps for Fortune 500 enterprises across financial services, healthcare, transportation, and manufacturing sectors, aligning technology investments with business growth objectives

•   Championed executive steering committees for strategic $20M+ enterprise transformations, delivering 25% operational cost reduction and 30% increased customerengagement through cloud-native architectures

•   Designed customer experience transformation strategies leveraging AI/ML, predictive analytics, and natural language processing to enhance satisfaction and operational efficiency across global enterprises

•   Established value-driven governance frameworks ensuring transparency, accountability, and measurable outcomes across complex transformation programs

•   Developed "shift-left" engagement methodology adopted across Professional Services practice, reducing delivery risk and improving client satisfaction 3%

•   Mentored 4+ Principal Engagement Leaders while serving as AWS Latino Ambassador, expanding leadership diversity 10%

•   Built strategic partnerships with Hispanic Serving Institutions creating sustainable talent pipelines for underrepresented minorities

President/CEO (Technology Transformation Executive)
AzTech Innovation Jan 2011 - May 2021

•   Founded and scaled MBE technology consulting firm delivering strategic technology solutions for Fortune 500 clients, managing P&L responsibility, businessdevelopment, and talent management

•   Delivered trusted C-suite advisory on enterprise technology strategy and digital transformation initiatives, generating $100M+ operational efficiencies while creating sustainable competitive advantage

•   Architected comprehensive technology roadmaps for clients across multiple industries, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technology investments

•   Orchestrated $65M application redesign for global airline contact centers, leveraging AWS Cloud and Agile methodologies to enhance operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and scalability

•   Championed $450M IT transformation for national healthcare organization, optimizing 300+ applications, reducing infrastructure costs 50%, accelerating service delivery75%

•   Executed $28M data center migration for commercial real estate enterprise, enhancing operational efficiency and scalability through cloud transitions and BYOD mobilitysolutions

•   Built diverse, high-performing teams implementing mentoring programs and career frameworks, creating advancement opportunities for underrepresented groups

Global Program Leader (Senior Technology Transformation Director) - PMO
United Airlines (via AzTech Innovation) Dec 2018 - Mar 2020

•   Architected transformative $65M customer experience initiative revolutionizing global contact center operations serving 40M+ annual customer interactions across 6,000+agents

•   Established and chaired executive Governance Steering Committee, orchestrating alignment between Customer Experience, DevOps, Architecture, and Security teams

•   Designed innovative three-tier governance structure securing executive buy-in through comprehensive business case development and strategic communications

•   Streamlined seven customer-facing applications into unified interface, improving customer satisfaction 18%, reducing wait times 15%, eliminating operationalinefficiencies 20%

•   Spearheaded strategic vendor partnerships with IBM and Infosys, implementing governance frameworks enhancing accountability while optimizing costs and service quality

•   Accelerated change management strategies facilitating adoption of new systems and processes across global contact center organization

Senior IT Transformation & Healthcare Innovation Consultant (Enterprise Technology Advisor)
Catholic Health Initiatives Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

•   Steered the $5M Additional Tactical Stabilization Initiatives (ATSI) program, addressing critical IT infrastructure stability challenges across eight regions, resulting in reduced downtime and improved operational performance

•   Led foundational workstreams in a $450M IT Transformation Program, achieving a 50% reduction in infrastructure costs, optimizing over 300 applications, andaccelerating time-to-market for services by 75%

•   Executed a $10M data center migration, cutting the data center footprint by 50%, decommissioning legacy systems, and improving agility while fortifying security and system reliability

•   Implemented metrics-driven performance management frameworks that enhanced visibility into program progress and facilitated data-driven decision-making.

•   Developed comprehensive transformation roadmaps that aligned technology investments with business priorities, ensuring maximum value realization and strategic alignment

Executive IT Consultant & Digital Transformation Advisor (Technology Strategy Leader)
General Growth Properties Aug 2011 - May 2014

•   Transformed managed service contracts evaluation and vendor performance, resulting in successful transition from Unisys to Xerox with optimized SLAs andperformance metrics

•   Implemented comprehensive mobility project upgrading Mobile Device Management (MDM) systems for 3,000+ devices, collaborating with legal to develop corporate-owned and BYOD policies

•   Negotiated critical $28M IT services contract including seamless data center migration and cloud transition, coordinating with key stakeholders ensuring technology alignment with business goals

•   Executed strategic communications plan building organizational support for transformation initiatives while minimizing resistance to change

•   Created vendor management framework improving accountability, enhancing service quality, optimizing cost structures across technology landscape

Technology Optimization & IT Strategy Consultant (IT Governance Advisor)
Ace Insurance Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

•   Resolved $6M of significant technology allocation errors, enhancing efficiency and governance across corporate and government sectors

•   Created executive dashboards providing leadership with clear visibility into technology utilization and performance metrics, enabling data-driven decision making

•   Developed optimization framework realigning technology resources with business priorities while ensuring regulatory compliance and financial accountability

Senior Director of Service Delivery (IT Operations Executive) - Various Leadership Roles
Aon Corporation Jan 2001 - Dec 2010

Promoted twice during tenure - Senior Release Manager → Director of Field Customer Relations → Senior Director

•   Partnered with CIO during global IT outsourcing initiative, reducing annual IT spend from $800M to $525M through service standardization, vendor optimization, and operationalefficiencies

•   Delivered $1.4M technology refresh project on time and within budget, achieving $1M+ additional cost savings through strategic procurement optimization and offshore resource reallocation

•   Managed technology delivery for 60 US offices serving $2B+ in annual client premiums, leading 33,000-user global migration to unified digital platform andestablishing offshore support center for 18 countries

•   Implemented PMO with Agile methodology reducing code errors 40% and open enhancement requests 85%, while halting 10% project cost increases and improving customer satisfaction 16%

•   Orchestrated post-9/11 crisis response implementing "White Glove" protocols for 150+ affected employees while pioneering supplier diversity framework increasing minority vendor utilization 3% year-over-year

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science/Minor in Accounting
University of Illinois at Chicago
Graduate Certificate - Leadership of Virtual Teams
Stetson University
Graduate Certificate - Digital Excellence Program for Minority Entrepreneurs
Tuck School of Business - Dartmouth
Graduate Certificate - Latino Entrepreneurship
Stanford University - Graduate School of Business