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Fractional
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Consulting
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Interim
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Boiling Springs, South Carolina, United States
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https://www.hawksroost.com
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United States of America
Northern America
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English (US)
English (US)Level: Native
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English (US)
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Chief Digital, Data & AI, Data & Analytics, Information and Technology Officer
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Employees
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50 employees
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Budget overseen
$ 36,000,000
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Christopher Jay Hawkinson
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Roles available for:
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Fractional
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Consulting
-
Contract
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Interim
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Boiling Springs, South Carolina, United States
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https://www.hawksroost.com
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Country experience:
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United States of America
Northern America
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Languages:
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English (US)
English (US)Level: Native
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English (US)
Achievements
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Experience
Fractional role
- This is a Fractional role Chief Data & Analytics Officer
- This is a Fractional role Senior Director of Data Analytics & Business Intelligece
- This is a Fractional role Director of Data Analytics & Insights
- Director of Business Solutions
- This is a Fractional role Chief Information Officer
Strengths in this role: Award-winning Chief Data and AI Officer and Board-Certified Executive (NACD.DC) with a record of helping enterprises govern, secure, and scale AI responsibly. Experienced in advising global organizations and investors on AI governance, cybersecurity risk, and enterprise data strategy that drives measurable business value.
Industry Group: Manufacturing
Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Years of experience: 25 years
Industry Group: Manufacturing
Industry: Food Production
Years of experience: 5 years
Company name: Confidential
Company size: 10,000 employees
Role in this company: Hired as the first functional Chief Data and Analytics Officer of this $5B global organization specializing in industrial, high-tech manufacturing, and services. Drove the creation of a modern analytics foundation to accelerate global decision-making. Operationalized AI, strengthened governance, and delivered measurable value to business leaders globally across manufacturing and commercial functions.
Company name: Confidential
Company size: 1,000 employees
Role in this company: Brought in for a turnaround. Drove the creation of the foundations of data architecture, governance, and improved data quality to provide better data visibility and get to Predictive, Prescriptive, and AI.
Strengths in this role: Increased visibility and accelerated global decision-making by unifying digital and AI strategy and creating a decentralized Chief Digital and AI Office that transformed fragmented data efforts into an enterprise model. Drove 4% YoY revenue and volume growth by influencing C-suite adoption of AI and data and aligning enterprise strategy directly with business outcomes. Reduced supply chain risk and positioned the company for global growth by strengthening resilience and scalability.
Industry: Food Production
Years of experience: 3 years
Company name: Lamb Weston
Company size: 11,000 employees
Role in this company: Unified fragmented data efforts into a scalable, enterprise-wide global Data and Analytics function at this $6B+ global CPG organization, specializing in food services. Built and led a Chief Digital and AI Office focused on modernizing platforms, elevating global visibility, and facilitating top-line growth.
Strengths in this role: Achieved 80% faster delivery time and a 26% improvement in time-to-insight (Gartner benchmarked). Outperformed peers by transforming insights through a data-centric model and self-service analytics. Cut $1M in waste, increased production uptime, and reduced time-lost incidents 14%. Deployed AI/ML models in just 16 weeks to optimize material forecasts and HR/EHS processes. Improved retention by 15% in the first quarter and attracted top-tier talent by building a talent pipeline.
Industry Group: Manufacturing
Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Years of experience: 25 years
Company name: Valmont
Company size: 10,000 employees
Role in this company: Hired as the first functional Chief Data and Analytics Officer of this $5B global organization specializing in industrial, high-tech manufacturing, and services. Drove the creation of a modern analytics foundation to accelerate global decision-making. Operationalized AI, strengthened governance, and delivered measurable value to business leaders globally across manufacturing and commercial functions.
Strengths in this role: Generated $3.5M in year-one value by gaining C-suite buy-in on a three-year IT and data transformation roadmap that positioned the company to modernize enterprise architecture and employ new digital tools. Saved $1M annually and boosted data usability by 34% by migrating enterprise data to Azure in a single quarter. Implemented MDM and governance to align manufacturing, sales, and marketing. Protected $30M in revenue and improved resilience by replacing two failing legacy platforms.
Industry Group: Manufacturing
Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Years of experience: 25 years
Company name: AFL Global
Company size: 8,000 employees
Role in this company: Brought in to modernize platforms and align business solutions with global business strategy at this 1.5B+ international manufacturer of fiber optic infrastructure, engineering, and solutions. Quickly transitioned from an enterprise architecture role to a business solutions leadership role and ultimately to Interim CIO. Redesigned the IT and data landscape to drive transformation, stabilize “burning platforms,” and prepare AFL for digital scaling.
Strengths in this role: Projected a 75% reduction in onboarding costs and an 80% improvement in productivity by securing executive buy-in and funding for a multi-year digital strategy incorporating RPA (UiPath), Boomi, Tableau, and Power BI. Positioned the organization to scale client delivery at speed by designing and executing a digital roadmap that unified automation, enterprise data services, and advanced analytics into a single modernization plan.
Industry: Hospital & Health Care
Years of experience: 1 year
Industry Group: Manufacturing
Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Years of experience: 25 years
Company name: VBOA (PwC Unit)
Company size: 500 employees
Role in this company: Recruited to create and execute a digital modernization plan focused on operating as the unit's CIO and Director of Technology, improving client onboarding and operational productivity for this operating unit of PwC specializing in healthcare revenue recognition. Quickly grew ROI by driving automation, improving data services, and providing scalable analytics.
Company name: AFL Global
Company size: 10,000 employees
Role in this company: manufacturer of fiber optic infrastructure, engineering, and solutions. Quickly transitioned from an enterprise architecture role to a business solutions leadership role and ultimately to Interim CIO. Redesigned the IT and data landscape to drive transformation, stabilize “burning platforms,” and prepare AFL for digital scaling.
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Degrees & accreditations
MSc Management and Leadership
MBA - Minor in Information Systems
BSc Computer Science
CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight (NACD Cyber Certificate)
NACD Directorship Certification®
Project Management Professional
Scrum Master Certified (SMC)
TOGAF Foundation
ITIL Foundation
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Membership & affiliations
NACD
Forbes Technology Council
IEEE (Senior Member)
ACM
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Success story
At a $6B CPG manufacturer, I built a unified data and AI strategy across global operations, launching a Chief Digital & AI Office that delivered $1.4M in savings in just 90 days through AI-powered inventory optimization. The result: greater visibility, lower risk, faster growth—and clear proof that digital modernization drives margin and enterprise value.
