James C. Keck

Blockchain Lead - Software Asset Management (Current)

Accenture Technology

North America

• Currently leading the product roadmap, strategy, development, and implementations of client(s) Blockchain solution related to Software Entitlements and Digital Asset management.

• Lead technology provider partnerships and collaboration

• Lead client and ecosystem partner onboarding and scaling

• Manage remote project and development teams through Agile and DevOps methodologies

• Present and educate executive leadership of general distributed ledger technologies capabilities and specific blockchain application’s value

• Lead application specific and/or distributed ledger technology specific client sales conversations

Blockchain Business Innovator

Accenture Operations

Chicago, IL

My role as a business innovator (Product Owner & Functional Lead) for Operations Blockchain Practice striving towards making blockchain and distributed ledger technology a reality for both Accenture and our clients. 

• Currently leading scaling of a DLT Software Entitlements solution and market testing of blockchain use cases related to Finance & Accounting

• Lead the prototyping, client relations, and production development of DLT solutions related to Software Entitlements (LINK)

• Innovate, develop, and co-create with clients on blockchain prototypes across all of Operation's practices

• Led diverse Scrum teams and managed the ideation, prototyping, and development of blockchain solutions in the Oil & Gas industry (LINK)

• Led numerous client executive discovery and use case workshops focused on blockchain technology's impact on business processes

• Develop and coordinate identity management, procurement, and supplier relation services

• Plan, schedule and align resources to effectively meet and exceed organizational goals and priorities

• Responsible for delivering enterprise blockchain thought leadership for intelligent business operations

Business Innovator  

Accenture Operations

Chicago, IL

I worked with a team of highly specialized innovators and engineers that are passionate about using emerging technologies to differentiate Accenture Operations.

• Lead and managed the ideation, prototyping, developing, and production release of a large internal platform that re-imagined and mobilized our services.

• Assisted in the prototyping and business validation of internally released and client facing tools.

• Lead numerous design thinking workshops with internal leadership.

• Researched and assisted in prototypes in emerging technologies and industries. Including but not limited to; artificial intelligence, shared economy, crowd sourcing, blockchain, human resources, finance and accounting, and health.

• Created go-to-market strategies and lead client interactions for supporting our Sales pipeline with our developed prototypes.

• Identifying opportunities for emerging technologies in legacy systems

• Daily exposure to internal leadership and client executives.

Ethereum Enterprise Alliance 

Supply Chain Working Group

• One of 150 members globally with the goal of creating a specification and a reference implementation of Ethereum enterprise platforms

• Focused on specific supply chain markets and prevalent industries

Business Mentor

1871

Chicago, IL

• Guiding local startups around emerging tech, enterprise use cases, and design thinking

Co-Founder 

Partytown

Santa Monica, CA

• Lead and organized all business operations and oversaw product development

• Developed and launched an event based application for mobile (iOS) and web

• Conducted extensive market research and industry analysis for proper product development

• Created comprehensive business plan with extensive marketing strategies and financial projections

• Created comprehensive product roll-out strategies for all verticals of the company

• Represented the company in one of the nations top tech incubators- 1871 (Chicago, IL)

Autobody Worker & Apprentice - Mechanic

Prison City Customs

Minooka, IL

• Assisted in body repair, restoration and custom body work

• Assisted in custom fabrication of automobiles and motorcycles

• Assisted in maintenance and repair of high performance automobiles

• Displayed a high level of craftsmanship while adhering to strict deadlines in high pressure environments

Human Resources Department Intern

Nestlé S.A.

Vevey, Switzerland

• Researched and prepared data for Nestlé Headquarters’ new 4x4 Roadmap

• Organized research and data for “Operational Pillars” section of the Roadmap

• Presented “Sustainability” and “Operational Pillars” for Nestlé 4x4 Roadmap internationally- distributed video

• Worked amongst and lead a group of 4 other interns

Certifications

• Machine Learning (in progress)

• Certified Scrum Product Owner

Technical (Software)

• JIRA

• MS Office

• Adobe Creative Suite

• Sketch

• Digital Asset - DAML

• Quorum (Functional)

• R3 Corda (Functional)