Data & AI Executive
Patrick
Pitre
26 years building and leading data, analytics, and technology teams — from retail operator to Fortune 5 transformation partner.
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26 years building and leading data, analytics, and technology teams — from retail operator to Fortune 5 transformation partner.
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I spent five years running the data and analytics function at Kohl's — full environment ownership, a $15–20M budget, and direct leadership of teams of 20 or more. Teradata, the full BI stack, platform rollouts. Real operator work, with real accountability for outcomes.
I then spent eleven years at IBM as a revenue-carrying leader and technical architect, designing and delivering large-scale platform transformations for Fortune 5 retail clients. That time gave me something most operators never get: a clear view of what works at scale, and what does not, across dozens of organizations simultaneously.
Before that: five years at Metavante and FIS, where I built offshore captive teams and led early production Exadata and Netezza deployments. And before all of it, five years as a United States Marine.
"Truly greenfield is rare. What I am looking for is scope — a platform to build or extend, and a team to lead through the work."
My next role is on the operator side. I ran the data function at Kohl's for five years. I spent eleven years at IBM seeing transformation at Fortune 5 scale from the outside. I am ready to bring both perspectives inside a single organization and build something that lasts.
That might mean starting from scratch. More likely, it means inheriting a foundation with real potential and doing the hard work of extending it — better architecture, stronger team, clearer strategy. Either way, I am looking for an organization in retail, CPG, or an adjacent industry where data and AI are genuinely strategic, not just decorative.
Eleven years as a revenue-carrying technical sales leader and architect across retail and CPG. Led three distinct direct teams. Technical architect for Fortune 5 platform transformations including McDonald's automated order-taking infrastructure — 200 stores in production, national architecture designed for 15,000. Delivered $130M in revenue at 300% of quota in final year while managing 12 direct reports with 100% manager engagement scores.
Owned all data and analytics environments end to end. $15–20M annual budget. Led teams of 20 or more. Managed platform rollouts across Teradata and the full BI stack. Full operator accountability for uptime, delivery, and roadmap.
Directed data warehouse operations serving 300+ banks and credit unions nationwide. Led a team of 10 with augmentation to 20+, managed a $10M budget, and built an offshore captive delivery team in India. Led early production deployments of Exadata and Netezza — among the first on data center floors.
Supported data warehouse operations for 300+ financial institutions. Led incident response for mission-critical platforms. Built foundational habits in triage, cross-team coordination, and technical communication under pressure.
Five years supporting mission-critical aviation operations requiring precision and speed. Built the leadership habits — discipline, clarity, and accountability under pressure — that anchor everything that followed.