Ed McGillis

Professional Experience

Ed has more than 20 years of experience in technology and professional services. Ed started his career with technology in manufacturing with Olin Corporation. During this period, Ed had ownership of multiple manufacturing and HR/payroll-based systems that drove the production and operations of the organization. In this capacity, Ed was responsible for working with multiple internal and external stakeholders along with team resources to ensure an alignment of business objectives was achieved. After Olin Corporation, Ed moved into consulting and progressed into the role of Director, Professional Services at Aspect (previously Quilogy and now Alvaria) where he developed a passion for serving customers and working to create differentiated and value-added solutions.

In his current role with Dean Dorton, Ed is responsible for working with our Clients to improve business outcomes through data and process optimization. This involves listening to our Client’s current goals, issues, and/or limitations and working together to create a strategy and solution path forward. This path can range from crafting more efficient processes to interactive dashboards modeled on automated and disparate data sources to machine learning and AI-based solutions.

Industry Expertise

Ed works with clients across all verticals with a focus in Equine, Healthcare, Retail, and Manufacturing.

Professional Activities

• University of Louisville, College of Business, MSBA Advisory Board Member

Education

• Master of Science, Computer Science, College of Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL
• Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

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