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Case Study

Stabilizing Enterprise Operations While Embedding Governed AI Enablement

Executive Summary

Led an enterprise-wide transformation to stabilize operations, modernize delivery practices, and embed practical AI capabilities into high-volume workflows. The initiative improved reliability, accelerated delivery, and eliminated tens of thousands of recurring support and warranty-related cases annually, while maintaining strong governance and risk controls.

Business Context

A large, multi-site enterprise operating across manufacturing, engineering, and service environments was experiencing rapid growth through both organic expansion and acquisitions. Technology teams were under pressure to improve reliability, accelerate delivery, and scale operations without increasing risk or operational cost.

The Challenge

Without intervention, continued growth risked compounding operational issues and eroding stakeholder confidence.

Leadership Approach

Established a disciplined, outcome-driven operating model focused on reliability, delivery predictability, and measurable value. Aligned architecture, engineering, operations, and business leadership around shared KPIs and phased execution. AI enablement was positioned as a productivity and scale lever—governed, measurable, and embedded into existing workflows rather than treated as experimental technology.

Key Initiatives

AI Enablement (Practical & Governed)

AI was applied to high-volume, repeatable workflows where it could create immediate leverage, including quality detection, support analysis, and knowledge discovery. Adoption was governed through data classification, approved tools, logging, human-in-the-loop decisioning, and architectural oversight to ensure security, compliance, and trust.

Measurable Outcomes

65,000+
Annual warranty cases eliminated through AI-enabled real-time quality detection
93%
Reduction in developer onboarding time through standardized enablement frameworks
30%+
Improvement in delivery velocity through modern delivery and quality practices
40+
Enterprise workloads migrated and modernized, reducing deployment from days to hours

Organizational Impact

The organization shifted from reactive operations to predictable, scalable delivery. Leadership gained improved visibility into performance and investment impact, teams operated with greater confidence and speed, and AI became a trusted capability embedded within governed enterprise workflows rather than a standalone experiment.

What Made This Successful

Success was driven by disciplined governance, outcome-based measurement, and phased adoption. AI and automation were treated as platform capabilities with clear ownership, risk controls, and ROI expectations—aligned to business outcomes rather than novelty.

Role & Scope

Accountable for enterprise technology strategy, operating model design, AI enablement governance, cross-functional delivery alignment, and executive stakeholder engagement across architecture, engineering, and operations.