Christine Dunn: Chief Data Technology Officer (CDTO) | Knowledge Management & AI Adoption Leader | Organizational Change Expert

MIT Sloan Executive Education – Executive Certificate Technology and Operations
Princeton University – PSY/MIS, Emotional Intelligence, Knowledge Management
Harvard University – Business & Contract Law
Carnegie University – Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
United States Patent Trade Office – Intellectual Property Learning (Patents)
Department of Defense - Project Management Project Planning, Scheduling, Control
United States Federal Housing - Project Management Rehab Housing Construction
Cisco – Networking, Firewall, and Cybersecurity

I am adept at aligning technology initiatives with organizational strategy, navigating complex regulatory environments, and empowering global teams to exceed operational goals. Through transparent communication and strategic vision, I consistently drive successful transformation projects, ensuring stakeholder engagement and measurable business impact. Visionary CTO bridging technology, policy, human-centered transformation, and strategy. Expertise spans AI adoption, knowledge & data ecosystems, operational excellence, psychological methods building foundations for dynamic teams, through understanding of contract/risk management, and U.S. patent/IP protection in enterprise and regulated sectors.

What I Will Bring to Your Organization:

Strong management leader with 20 years of experience, including 14 years managing vendors, multimillion dollar budgets, capacity planning of 800 engineers & 2K application across 110 countries simultaneously. Including 10 yrs of project management office & change management guiding clients—especially in government and regulated sectors through cloud transitions commercial or (GCC & GCCH) or CRMs & F&O Power Platforms. My leadership approach centers on fostering cross-functional collaboration, mentoring high-performance teams, and cultivating a culture of innovation and accountability. Hired as digital transformation Subject Matter Expert (SME) for over 100 Fortune 500 companies to deliver data governance, knowledge management, business intelligence, automation workflow process, cybersecurity solutions driving enterprise adoption of products and services.

Qualifications:

10yrs experience leading complex technology initiatives across startups, merger & acquisition
Strong ability influencing and collaborating with senior stakeholders, board of directors
Proven track record in process innovation, design thinking, and scalable solution delivery
Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts
Advance proficiency with Microsoft, Databricks, ServiceNow, and Salesforce products
Demonstrated proficiency in reviewing and preparing Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Quotations (RFQs), and Statements of Work (SOWs) for both clients and vendors

Professional Experience

Vertex Tax Solutions: Provided hands-on strategic & technical services to build AI Framework & Copilot training included providing workshops, pilots, for 7K global users.

Merck & Co. Pharmaceutical: Providing hands-on Copilot training for scientists and technical teams, designing workshops and pilot programs to accelerate adoption of Microsoft AI tools.

State of Minnesota: Oversaw transformation for the States Revenue Agency, collaborating with the US IRS & States AGO to streamline tax data & establish governance. Reducing 2K workflows, reuse of 2TB storage. Provided framework adoption strategies, including training and learning systems, for over 20,000 employees.

GE Aerospace: Oversaw transition to several tenants, working with business units to ensure adoption of new M365 environment & cyber training materials. GE splitting into several companies each owning its own M365 tenant.

Howmet Aerospace: Oversaw Cloud transition from on-prem to GCCH G3/G5, 2K users, and mapping to CMMC Level 2 readiness. Creating OCM & training materials to assist with the cyber security controls being implemented such as Intune, MFA, Exchange Gov tenant, and shared drives (data cleanup); responsible for managing $5M budget & executive reporting.

Pentagon Federal: Led transition premises to GCC cloud for CMMC compliance, supporting 5,000 users. I developed organizational change management and training materials, managed a $2M project budget, and provided executive reporting.

Master Card: Oversaw enterprise Unified Communication (Skype for Business) implementation, and OCM for Mergers & Acquisitions transformation; 160K global users. Managed migration of M365 Azure, MFA, Exchange, SPO, and removing Avaya phones. Seven vendors, along with 150 project FTE’s reported directly to me. Responsible for managing $35M project reporting & presenting weekly financials to CFO, CIO and CTO.