Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Georgia State University

Strategy Executive

Simulus AI utilizes cutting-edge artificial intelligence to create industry-leading content solutions that help businesses cut time, reduce costs, increase productivity, and expand global reach through Human Digital Twins (HDTs).

Simulus AI

Chief Operating Officer

ABWE is a global missions agency consisting of 6 divisions with 1000+ workers in 84 countries with over $60m in annual revenue.

Principal responsibilities: serve as COO and CFO, formulate and implement global strategy, optimize operations, lead digital transformation, expand global operations, increase brand awareness, and manage most of the HQ staff for an organization of over 1000 global employees.
• Oversee the leadership team to help them optimize their teams and deliver on organizational objectives.
• Develop and implement the corporate strategy, in collaboration with the President, to continually expand global operations.
• Manage all HQ operations including finance, marketing, communications, legal, IT, development, and human resources.
• Improved the budget process to provide real-time analysis, capture all global operations, and cut processing time by 33%.
• Renegotiated global insurance benefits, expanding coverage and cutting premium increases up to 76% across policies.
• Created a new digital marketing strategy, resulting in >40% constituent growth and record revenue for the last 2 years.
• Transformed technical operations and development, improving infrastructure and products while cutting costs >25%.

ABWE

Executive Vice President (COO/CFO)

• Created a global division, building the business case, brand, product offering, marketing, and leading implementation.
• Manage daily operations and facilitate relationships with hundreds of individuals and partners to maximize reach.

Founder & Executive Director, Launch Point

Bridge2 was the leading SaaS platform provider offering innovative solutions for loyalty and rewards marketing. Bridge2 was purchased by Intercontinental Exchange in February 2020.

Principal responsibilities: P&L management, build and manage 2 lines of business, organizational strategy, international expansion, business development, marketing, product innovation, legal operations, and strategic partnerships.
• Managed multiple teams of up to 80 people, creating over $10m of revenue with >20% profit margin in 12 months.
• Co-led exponential growth from 42 employees to >330 in 5 years, increasing EBITDA and remaining profitable each year.
• Served on the Executive Committee directing strategy and product growth, increasing revenue over 730% in 6 years.
• Formulated and led the Apple® Line of Business, building the division, managing the partnership, co-leading global sales opportunities, and driving product strategy and delivery which resulted in a 500% pipeline growth in <2 years.
• Managed the Loyalty Pay® Line of Business, defining the market, leading product strategy and design, formulating and managing partnerships, overseeing marketing and branding, and guiding product launch.
• Spearheaded international expansion, creating 2 foreign entities, building partnerships, and leading international sales.
• Oversaw negotiations and all contract execution for over $150m in bookings, with many becoming recurring deals.
• Co-authored patent US20180285916A1, using a digital wallet for real-time payments with alternative digital currency.
• Served as industry Subject Matter Expert, speaking at large conferences (i.e., Money 20/20), podcasts, and other outlets.
• Cultivated and closed large deals with Apple, Chase, Citibank, RBC, Delta, United, Virgin Australia, Aetna, PNC, Wells Fargo, FIS, and Fiserv.

Bridge2 Solutions

Executive Vice President and General Manager

• Led product strategy and design for an innovative SaaS eCommerce platform utilizing digital currency for real-time purchases.
• Formulated solutions to ensure product-market fit and expand into new verticals to unlock over $50B of loyalty currency.
• Co-created new corporate branding and product repositioning across all channels.

Senior Vice President, Product Strategy

Principal responsibilities: business strategy, product innovation, partnerships, process design, and problem solving.
• Co-created the strategic plan and product design for a joint telecom offering with large cable companies.
• Redesigned processes for a call center which decreased AHT by >33% and improved overall customer satisfaction rating.

Verizon Wireless

Senior Strategy Consultant (contractor)

Joined the executive staff of my church to implement strategic changes to accommodate exceptional growth of >600% in two years, averaging 1500 weekly attendees with an annual budget over $3.2 million.

Principal responsibilities: manage operations, lead multiple teams, develop new leaders, build ministries, and partnerships. 
• Led a large, diverse group of staff and volunteers to expand operations, grow membership, and create global partnerships.
• Created and implemented a plan that retired over $2m in debt in less than three years while expanding operations.
• Developed a global missions ministry, formulating the strategy, creating international partnerships, and leading trips to multiple countries across 5 continents.

FBC Alpharetta

Executive Pastor

Alltel Wireless was a leading regional communications company, which was acquired by Verizon Wireless in 2008.

Principal responsibilities: lead projects, strategy consulting, process re-engineering, and statistical analysis.
• Led process re-engineering projects to improve productivity, efficiency, and quality for technology and product teams.

Alltel Wireless

Strategy Consultant (contractor)

Ariba was a global SaaS company that provided the leading Spend Management platform. Ariba was purchased by SAP in 2012.

Principal responsibilities: P&L management, build and manage divisions, M & A, statistical analysis, and product innovation. 
• Created and managed an innovative product division providing >80% client profit margin while extending the core product.
• Expanded the data division to analyze over $45B in annual spend from ~400k users to identify and forecast market trends. 
• Served on the Mergers and Acquisitions team, identifying targets and planning the integration of purchased companies.

Ariba

Director, Emerging Solutions

Tradex created the first B2B internet marketplace. Tradex was purchased by Ariba in February 2000.

Principal responsibilities: P&L management, oversee global delivery, new market offerings, and business development.
• Built and managed the professional services team of over 60 consultants responsible for global implementations.
• Served as a strategic advisor to startups on finalizing business models, financing, and designing solution offerings.

TRADEX Technologies

Senior Director, Global Professional Services

Principal responsibilities: oversee multiple multimillion-dollar projects, P&L management, formulate new initiatives, lead and mentor consultants. 
• Led numerous high-tech projects for Fortune 500 clients, consistently delivering on-time with >20% profit margin.
• Ranked in the top 10% of peer group every year and received the “Outstanding Mentor” annual award for the Atlanta office.
• Co-authored and taught global eCommerce classes; recognized as Subject Matter Expert in North America and Europe.
• Served as a Lead Architect on a $1B multi-year project for a large communications company.

Accenture

Senior Manager

Principal responsibilities: lead systems consultants, statistical analysis, manage budget, and automate manual processes.
• Managed a team of systems consultants that designed complex systems for large corporate customers.
• Designed and oversaw implementation of a budget tracking system that cut processing time by >40%.
• Performed detailed statistical analysis, financial planning, and forecasting.

Jason Phillips