Philip E. Andreae
Professional
Summary
An international Business and Technology
Executive with more than 20 years of experience in defining, evaluating,
planning, and promoting emerging technology products and services in diverse
corporate and consulting settings.
Industry knowledge and experience spans lighter than air power generation,
financial services, information technology, management consulting,
telecommunications and government agencies.
Proven track record with global brands and emerging players, including: MasterCard International, Visa
International, Accenture, AT&T,
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN, “CUETS”,
IBM, Oracle and Unicate BV. Joint American and Swiss Citizen ready to
relocate to USA or Europe.
Executive
Attributes and Skills
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A creative problem solver and
critical thinker who naturally sees implications across the enterprise and
develops integrated, cross-functional solutions to meet defined business
objectives.
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Proven track record leading and
managing complex cross-functional technology projects ranging from $25M to
$170M, and leading teams ranging from small strategy groups of six to more than
180 professionals.
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Masterful communicator who excels
at translating complex technical information to business value appropriate for
C-level audiences, and enjoys facilitating executive teams.
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Strategic business architect and
business mentor who enjoys managing teams (large or small) with a gift for
consistently bridging the natural communication gap between technical and
non-technical groups to achieve measurable outcomes.
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Diverse experiences throughout
career span delivers broad knowledge and depth in terms of understanding
business trends, business models, cultural nuances, emerging technologies, and
global implications.
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Deep experience in navigating
complex issues connecting technology and the market. Focus has been in the financial services
vertical; card technologies, e.g., EMV (chip card), electronic payments,
pre-paid, NFC and large-volume transaction processing systems.
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Decisive and accountable leader
who brings vision and clarity to business or strategic projects.
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International experience with
knowledge of
Education: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Emory University. Atlanta GA
Professional
Experience
Management Consultant, PA&A, Toronto, Canada, 2004-present
Business and technology
consulting services to evaluate, design and plan implementations of key
technologies aligned to long-term business and corporate strategy. Key clients included: CUETS, Canadian Tire,
Ontario Ministry of Justice, and CGI.
Strategic Highlights:
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Magenn Power Inc.: Facilitated the
Technical Councils deliberation on alternate LTA power generation option and developed
management report and recommendation covering organizational issues, management
recommendations and technology option.
· CUETS (Credit Union Electronic Transaction Systems): Facilitated series of strategy sessions with executive team and 40+ directors to develop strategic plan and business case to introduce chip card technology serving 600 credit union clients and 800,000 MasterCards. Wrote board presentation to secure $5M investment, and acted as strategic counsel to core project team. Led strategy and planning for two-day industry summit to introduce CUETS chip card plan to 100 credit union CEOs and served as event keynote speaker.
· Canadian Tire Financial Services: Conducted analysis of existing state of $2B operation representing five diverse companies (DIY, petrol, clothing, parts, and financial services) with more than 500 retail operations and 2 million MasterCards. Developed strategy and decision plan to convert card issuing and retail environment to support new Smart Card technology. Interfaced and educated senior management team and more than 50 internal stakeholders on strategy and implementation plan.
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CGI: Served as subject matter expert on the
development of CGI’s Request to Quality as the systems integrator for the
Greater Toronto Area’s contactless fare collection system. Developed the partnering strategy and wrote
business case, executive summary and key sections of the response. As a result, CGI was short-listed to provide,
install, and operate the technology solution representing $250M in technology
and services over five years.
Vice President, Emerging Products
and Technologies
Visa
Member
of the executive committee mandated to reinvigorate the adoption of new
products and technologies by internal staff and 23 member banks.
Strategic
Highlights:
· Led the Visa Canada board to approve the roadmap for long-term solution to combat credit card fraud, which introduced chip card and PIN and demonstrated a 50% reduction in overall fraud.
· Influenced MasterCard and Interac to embrace the same solution to industry-wide issue; net result was a $2B investment in cards, terminals and systems upgrades, affecting more than 2,000 financial institutions and merchants.
· Introduced a series of strategies to position Visa in the pre-paid card, co-branded transit card and debit market.
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Represented Visa
Management
Consultant and Interim Executive
PA&A,
Business and technology
consulting services to evaluate, design, and create growth opportunities for emerging
and established technology products and services. Clients included early stage companies and
global players, including AT&T, Oracle, IBM, British Telecom, Philips
Semiconductor, and Verifone.
Strategic
Highlights:
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AT&T:
Three-year engagement serving as technology advisor and team mentor to the
Calling Card, Multi-media (Internet Services) and Universal Card Services
business units as AT&T worked to determine its various value propositions
and market viability in key spaces.
Successfully led technology initiatives throughout
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GlobeID: Recruited by key investor to
analyze decline in sales and evaluate business viability for Internet payment
security software with focus on sales in Europe and U.S. Analysis of markets
and industry trends demonstrated sales cycle exceeded 18 months and long-term
viability was questionable, which enabled investor to cease additional
investment and resulted in saving investors $1.5M per month.
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Oracle EMEA: Served as Interim Director, Financial
Consulting supporting 255 Business Consultants across
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of
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Unicate BV:
Commissioned by start-up to develop go-to-market strategy for new
technology capable of proving irrefutable proof of identity at much lower costs
than integrated circuits and Public Key infrastructure. Initiated strategic meetings with 12 key
global banks to present the solution.
Technology was viewed by financial marketplace as too disruptive, which
led to company disbanding and assets being sold.
Director
IT Strategy
Europay
International (MasterCard Europe),
Joined
firm as Interim General Manager of European Payment Systems (EPSS), and served
as member of executive team responsible for merging EPSS, EuroCard, and
Eurocheque. After reorganization,
promoted to IT strategy role to evaluate emerging technology opportunities.
· Planned and secured board approval to expand operations, with focus on modernizing applications and operations framework to state-of-the-art platform, driving new technology developments and achieving higher quality standards. Recognized for efficiently growing the IT division and improving operational performance of all delivery systems to support 30% annual rate of growth.
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Key leader of the consortium that developed EMV,
the international standard for Smart Card payments.
Additional
Professional Experience
Project
Manager-Consultant
Smith
New Court, London, UK, 1990-1991
Served
as consultant responsible for evaluating technology RFPs for
Vice
President and Director, European Telecommunications
Shearson
Lehman Hutton Ltd., London, UK, 1987-1990
Recruited by prior client to take over department with strategic directive to rebuild confidence within the organization for the telecommunications department. Achieved boost in departmental confidence while reducing headcount by 30%, and capital equipment and annual expenses by 25%. Able to successfully integrate EF Hutton trading staff (aquired in 1988) into operation while continuing to streamline costs and staff.
Served
as Project Manager of a $170 million project to develop Salomon’s
Early
Career Highlights
Additional
technology project management roles with major financial services and other
firms, including National Data Corporation, Manufacturers Hanover Trust,
Bankers Trust and Chemical Bank. Early
career exposure to broad range of programming languages, systems design,
network management, product control, quality control, broadband technology and
LAN/MAN/WAN network technologies.
Other
Featured speaker at company sponsored
events and international trade associations, including: Lafferty, NCR, ACI, Verifone, Carte, EFMA
European Finance Management Association, Tender Retail, and EFTA Electronic
Funds Transfer Association.