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John Ward - Independent Consultant bundling/leveraging offshore teams in Chicago, IL

John Ward

Executive Applications Development & Analytics Leader specializing in enterprise transformation

AppsIntelligentUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChicago, IL30 Years ExperienceExecutive Level

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Candidate has prior startup experience building systems and has firsthand experience with a venture that lost angel funding. They show thoughtful reflection on why the startup failed—emphasizing unclear success criteria, weak funding planning, and lack of team consensus—and would seek experienced advisors earlier in future ventures.

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Key Strengths

  • reflective learning from startup failure
  • focus on clear success criteria
  • understanding of team consensus as a startup risk factor
  • evaluates opportunities based on mission belief and team capability
  • pragmatic about entrepreneurship tradeoffs

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Experience

Independent Consultant bundling/leveraging offshore teamsAppsIntelligent · May 2018 – Presentfreelance
CTO/Product Manager/InvestorGoaled · May 2021 – Dec 2025
Vice PresidentBRIDGEi2i · Sep 2016 – Apr 2018
Practice Principal, BI Global Delivery LeaderHP · Jan 2007 – Aug 2016
Senior Principal, Knightsbridge Delivery Center LeaderKnightsbridge Solutions · Nov 2005 – Dec 2006
Vice PresidentTechnology Solutions Company (TSC) · Nov 1995 – Oct 2005

Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaignbachelor, Finance

Languages

English

Certifications

FINRA Series 65 Investment AdvisorSecret and Special Access Program (Top Secret equivalent)-level Military Clearance

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John WardExecutive Applications Development & Analytics Leader specializing in enterprise transformation