Ron Kim

Roles available for:
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Fractional
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Consulting
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Contract
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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http://www.ronkimadvisory.com
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Country experience:
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United States of America
Northern America -
India
Southern Asia -
Philippines
South-Eastern Asia -
Czech Republic
Eastern Europe -
Singapore
South-Eastern Asia -
Canada
Northern America -
Netherlands
Western Europe -
Germany
Western Europe
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Languages:
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English,
EnglishLevel: Native
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Korean,
KoreanLevel: Basic
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French
FrenchLevel: Basic
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English,

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Expertise
Consulting -
Services
As a former CTO, CIO and consultant (Partner/Managing Director level) I have provided key services as a fractional exec- from leading key initiatives to providing critical coaching to sitting CxO's to help with managing large vendors or consultants.
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Employees overseen
750 employees
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Budget overseen
$ 550,000,000
Roles available for:
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Fractional
-
Consulting
-
Contract
- Interim
-
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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http://www.ronkimadvisory.com
-
Country experience:
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United States of America
Northern America -
India
Southern Asia -
Philippines
South-Eastern Asia -
Czech Republic
Eastern Europe -
Singapore
South-Eastern Asia -
Canada
Northern America -
Netherlands
Western Europe -
Germany
Western Europe
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Languages:
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English,
EnglishLevel: Native
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Korean,
KoreanLevel: Basic
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French
FrenchLevel: Basic
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English,
Why hire me in a fractional role
Experience
- Chief Technology Officer / Senior Vice President
- Private Equity CIO/CTO/CISO Expert for $120B Portfolio
- Chief Information Officer for Exelon Utilities
- Partner/Managing Director, Accenture - Tech Consulting Practice
Strengths in this role: Globally scaling cutting edge technology capabilities to improve business outcomes, led at all altitudes- from presenting to the board and executive committee, to getting hands in coding and AI detailed technology discussions.
Industry Group: Health
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Years of experience: 5 years
Company name: Merck
Company size: 70,000 employees
Role in this company: Global Chief Technology Officer: Led Chief AI Officer Organization, Chief Data Officer Organization, Enterprise Architecture Organization, DevXOps Organization. Provided executive leadership to effectively partner and implement all of these capabilities through the entire value chain- from discovery, clinical trials, manufacturing, marketing, etc. Led establishment of company-wide GenAI/Agentic platform, enterprise data strategy, architecture, etc.
Strengths in this role: Fractional CIO/CTO/CISO roles in various companies from ~$50M in revenue to multi-billion $ revenue companies.
Industry Group: Finance
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Years of experience: 5 years
Company name: TPG
Company size: 1,000 employees
Role in this company: I was the overall lead expert for CIO/CTO/CISO matters for TPG's entire 120-company portfolio, which included companies such as AirBnB, Spotify, McAfee, Kindred Health, and others totaling ~$120B of assets under management.
Strengths in this role: Fortune 100 CIO delivering and running federally regulated critical infrastructure.
Industry Group: Corporate
Industry: Program Development
Years of experience: 7 years
Company name: Exelon
Company size: 21,000 employees
Role in this company: I was a Fortune 100 CIO for the largest set of energy utilities in the nation, responsible for all digital initiatives, 24x7 RunOps, customer care/call centers/websites/mobile, etc. as well as heading up Cyber Security within the utilities.
Strengths in this role: Consulting, fractional roles, driving change, working with numerous client companies and being a great partner and change agent in collaboration with them.
Industry Group: Corporate
Industry: Management Consulting
Years of experience: 17 years
Company name: Accenture
Company size: 500,000 employees
Role in this company: I consulted at numerous Fortune 500 clients and progressed from new analyst right out of college to become a Partner/Managing Director with the firm.
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Degrees & accreditations
MBA, University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Bachelor's of Computer Science, University of Michigan
Certified Scrum Master, Six Sigma Global Institute
Certified Cloud Practitioner, Amazon Web Services (2020-2023)
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Success story
I have tremendous range from board room to "hands on"- some real examples: * Large: Led strategic global program to roll out Gen/Agentic value and platform at a global, Fortune 100 company * Medium: I authored with my own hands-on-keyboard a cloud migration strategy document used at multiple companies from $2B all the way to $65B in revenue. * Small: Rolled up my sleeves and worked with small coding squads to finalize AI coding tools and secrets management