HollisHigh-achieving VP of IT capable of optimizing any cannabis business

Relevant Skills

Minimizing business risk, delivering solutions that optimize performance , strong management aptitude

Expertise Summary

Hollis is a CIO/VP of Information Technology with years of achievement delivering IT-enabled business solutions that optimize performance and efficiency, specializing in the cannabis, retail, distribution, and pharmaceutical sectors.
Hollis has a unique blend of hands-on operational and technical expertise and strong business acumen, with an ability to serve as a vital bridge between business and IT.
- He has a proven ability to drive enterprise-wide IT initiatives that accelerate growth, streamline operations, capture savings, strengthen security, and improve service quality.
- He also has strong management aptitude with a record of building high-performing IT departments and introducing best-practice processes.
While at a premier cannabis company as the VP of Information Technology, Hollis was instrumental in integrating their retail POS systems.
- He created redundancy for their internet services to minimize downtime and incorporated business intelligence systems to create valuable real-time actionable production and sales metrics for management.
While working for a top pharmaceutical distributor, one of Hollis’s goals was to redesign the website.
- At the time, the website represented approximately $600M+ in revenue, which was 40% of all sales.
- By leveraging an e-commerce base solution and customizing it for the specific business needs, he was able to increase conversion rate by 1%, adding an additional $39M in incremental sales.
- In 2019, the website generated over $700M in sales, which represented 40% of total sales.
Hollis also developed the overall ERP migration strategy at the distribution company.
- He created a multi-phase approach, minimizing business risk and integrating the sales and ERP solutions to create an omni-channel experience for the customer.
At an automotive service chain, Hollis led an e-commerce strategy/ implementation, partnering with Sales and Marketing, that generated $300M+ in additional revenue.

LOOKING FOR:

Permanent

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

27

EXPERTISE:

Technology and Management

HollisHigh-achieving VP of IT capable of optimizing any cannabis business

Relevant Skills

Expertise Summary

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