Chidi Alams

Chidi Alams

Greater Philadelphia
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Transformation executive responsible for leading mission-critical digital transformation…

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    Just Born, Inc.

    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Dallas/Fort Worth Area

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    Dallas/Fort Worth Area

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    Dallas/Fort Worth Area

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    San Antonio, Texas Area

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    Greater Seattle Area

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  • UH, Bauer College of Business

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • LINC  Graphic

    Board Member

    LINC

    - Present 2 months

    LINC is on a mission to make the Lehigh Valley a place where every person who moves here is connected and feels like they belong. We partner with regional employers who deploy innovative and inclusive strategies to attract and retain diversity of talent at every career level from all over the world.

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    Member Of The Board Of Advisors - Executive Committee

    Best Buddies Texas

    - 1 year 4 months

    Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). I serve on the executive committee of the board and chair the programs committee.

  • Social Venture Partners Dallas Graphic

    Partner

    Social Venture Partners Dallas

    - 1 year 10 months

    Engaged Venture Philanthropy - Partners invest time, expertise and money in highly vetted nonprofits. and Entrepreneurial Spirit - Partners educate themselves and become informed, effective, lifetime philanthropists.

Publications

  • The CIO’s Role in Driving Organic Growth & Customer Success

    Lightyear.ai

    The Chief Information Officer’s (CIO) role has continually evolved but never quite as quickly and dramatically as in the last few years. As companies realize that digital transformation is not just a technology buzzword but a business mandate, the role of CIO has expanded in lockstep.

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  • Fearing More Data Breaches, Firms Try New Approach to Security

    The Information

    While the complex systems were developed in the last few years to combat the growing threat of data breaches, they have proved unwieldy. Now, a handful of large companies, from retailers like Gap to payroll services provider ADP to Jiffy Lube, are overhauling the way they handle security. The companies are changing how their security analysts work and finding ways to sift through data more efficiently. In many cases, they are spending more money to incorporate new artificial intelligence tools…

    While the complex systems were developed in the last few years to combat the growing threat of data breaches, they have proved unwieldy. Now, a handful of large companies, from retailers like Gap to payroll services provider ADP to Jiffy Lube, are overhauling the way they handle security. The companies are changing how their security analysts work and finding ways to sift through data more efficiently. In many cases, they are spending more money to incorporate new artificial intelligence tools into the security process.

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  • Jiffy Lube Protects Brand Reputation, Secures Data With Splunk Platform

    Splunk Inc.

    Known for its signature oil change, Heartland Automotive Services, Inc., dba Jiffy Lube, is the largest franchisee of quick lube retail service stores in the U.S. Heartland Automotive needed a cybersecurity platform to protect its brand and its most important resource—its data. Since deploying Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) and Splunk User Behavior Analytics (UBA) as its integrated security information and event management (SIEM) platform, Heartland Automotive has seen benefits…

    Known for its signature oil change, Heartland Automotive Services, Inc., dba Jiffy Lube, is the largest franchisee of quick lube retail service stores in the U.S. Heartland Automotive needed a cybersecurity platform to protect its brand and its most important resource—its data. Since deploying Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) and Splunk User Behavior Analytics (UBA) as its integrated security information and event management (SIEM) platform, Heartland Automotive has seen benefits including:

    • Realized time to value by implementing a SIEM and insider threat protection solution in only three weeks
    • Gained platform to drive innovation with 25% less TCO
    • Established real-time security investigations and insider threat protection

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  • Jiffy Lube revs up hyperconverged infrastructure from Lenovo

    Think Progress Team

    Oil change and car service provider Heartland Jiffy Lube found that its diverse and aging IT infrastructure was increasingly impacting operations and employee productivity. To boost availability and reliability, the company implemented Intel® Xeon® processor-equipped Lenovo Converged HX5500 Appliance with Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform software – radically simplifying its infrastructure. Today, Heartland Jiffy Lube has peace of mind that IT systems will run uninterrupted, all while leaving…

    Oil change and car service provider Heartland Jiffy Lube found that its diverse and aging IT infrastructure was increasingly impacting operations and employee productivity. To boost availability and reliability, the company implemented Intel® Xeon® processor-equipped Lenovo Converged HX5500 Appliance with Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform software – radically simplifying its infrastructure. Today, Heartland Jiffy Lube has peace of mind that IT systems will run uninterrupted, all while leaving room for growth.

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Courses

  • Managing Successful Projects - Real-World Skills for Project Managers & Teams

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  • Operations Management Boutique - Transition from a Successful CIO into a Successful COO

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Organizations

  • League of Leaders

    Member

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    The mission of the League of Leaders is to create a forum of industry innovators and disruptors from retail and CPG to identify the latest technology and consumer value chain trends across channels. https://www.leagueofleadersgroup.com/ The network will focus on sharing insights and learnings to help drive inspiration, action, and purpose-driven leadership across the industry.

  • Digital Directors Network

    Member

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    DDN is focused exclusively on developing the boardroom practice and profession of digital and cybersecurity risk oversight. Our goal is to get Qualified Technology Experts (QTEs) into every boardroom and to help every corporate director get better at governing how their companies shape and secure the digital future. https://www.digitaldirectors.network/cpages/home

  • Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF)

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    ITSMF is the industry leading organization for technology leaders who are champions for developing Black technology executives and nurturing the next generation of technology professionals. ITSMF members are accomplished senior-level executives, CIOs and business leaders from Fortune 1000 companies, the public sector and academia and the owners of well-established businesses in the technology industry. For more information about ITSMF, visit www.itsmfonline.org.

  • HMG Strategy Dallas CIO Executive Leadership Summit

    Advisory Board

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    https://hmgstrategy.com

  • Executive Connection

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    Executive Connection is an organization that provides influential leaders an opportunity to make a positive and lasting impact in the community and in the workplace. Members stem from some of the world’s most recognizable companies. Our membership consists of VP and C-level Executives. Invitation or member referral only. https://www.execsconnection.com

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