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Four mandates, one approach

Programs that had stalled, or hadn't started. The situation, the call, and what happened.

What I'm trusted with

Four mandates, one pattern

Programs that had stalled, or hadn't started. Different programs, different scopes: 1,000 to 2,000 hospitals each.

Deliver.
A national platform program, stalled seven years, deployed in under sixteen months.

The practice-management platform is the operating system of a hospital network. This one had been stuck for seven years. I was brought in, and we refocused it on the business: requirements from the floor, silos broken, one way of working, and real partnership with the people who would run it. Then we deployed.

7 yrsStalled
<16 moTo national deployment
1,000 to 2,000Hospitals in scope
Connect.
A national hospital network connected to its clients.

One consumer platform gave clients a direct line to their hospitals. Payments built in as a partnership with Stripe, not bolted on. When the pandemic hit, in-app triage became 24/7 video care in weeks.

10M+Clients on the platform
1,000 to 2,000Hospitals in scope
OpenerStripe Sessions, with Patrick Collison
Unify.
A fragmented global technology stack into one strategy.

Regions and acquired businesses, each with their own systems, vendors, and ways of working, inside Mars Veterinary Health, a member of the Mars family of global brands. The job: one platform strategy, one governance model across the globe, one roadmap the whole network can run on.

3,000Sites
GlobalCross-regional governance
1Platform strategy
Build.
Proprietary IP, built in-house, on the balance sheet.

When off-the-shelf didn't fit, we built our own: clinical tools, operational platforms, and the integrations underneath them, now owned by the business. Concept to production in weeks, IP on the balance sheet, and control of the data it runs on.

6 wksConcept to production
IPOn the balance sheet
OursThe data, and the decisions
An exceptional leader who truly stands out for his innovative thinking, strategic vision, and unwavering passion. Abe approaches every challenge with a big-picture mindset, ensuring solutions position the business for future success.
Aaron Frazier · COO, North America
On the ground

What the mandates produced

A few of the things people used every day as a result.

Industry PartnershipStripe Sessions Opener
Connected Network

One platform connecting the hospital network to its clients, with payments built in

The consumer app gave clients a direct line to their providers, scheduling, and live technicians. Payments were built in as a partnership with Stripe: in-hospital and mobile, network-wide.

10M+Active Users
1,000 to 2,000Hospitals
OpenerStripe Sessions
Consumer appConsumer appConsumer app
Industry Partnership

Opening Stripe Sessions with Patrick Collison

The embedded payments partnership with Stripe, featured as the opening session at Stripe Sessions with cofounder Patrick Collison.

See the LinkedIn post →
Build vs. Buy
Care Delivery & Mobile Workforce

Virtual care and a mobile workforce, stood up across the network in weeks

Build-versus-buy discipline took virtual care to market fast: in-app triage into full 24/7 video for 10M+ clients, wherever they were. 10M+ paper forms retired along the way.

10M+Active Clients
24/7Video Care
10M+Forms Retired
Care delivery and mobile workforceCare delivery and mobile workforceCare delivery and mobile workforce
Built 0→1Proprietary IP
Urgent Care Operations

An integrated digital queue for urgent care

Built directly into the practice management system: real-time availability and wait times accurate to within 95%, fully automated. 30% revenue lift and client satisfaction north of 80 NPS.

30%Revenue Lift
95%Wait-Time Accuracy
80+Client NPS
Urgent care queueUrgent care queueUrgent care queue
Career

One company, five businesses

2024 → Present

A global organization.

Global Vice President, Digital Product · Mars Veterinary Health

Global product for Mars Veterinary Health after the integration: 3,000 sites, 70,000 associates, one operating model across regions.

2021 – 2024

Connected ecosystems.

Senior Director → Vice President, Digital Product · VCA

Built the platform organization: product and engineering from the ground up, digital experience for 10M clients across 1,000 to 2,000 hospitals.

2018 – 2021

Part of Mars.

Senior Product Manager → Director, Digital Innovation · VCA

Took digital network-wide inside a much larger company: consumer platform, embedded payments with Stripe, 24/7 virtual care in weeks.

2009 – 2018

A 400-site network, then a connected one.

Program Leader → Senior Product Manager · VCA

Recruited by the CEO after the 2008 crisis to fix one operations unit, then make it the model for the network. 20,000+ trained across 18 states. Then the vision to connect the network.

Detailed résumé, references, and case studies available on direct introduction. Get in touch →

Education

Education

Master of Arts, Global Finance & Trade
University of Denver, Korbel School
Economic Integration · International Business · Homeland Security
Bachelor of Science, Business Information Technology
University of Denver, Daniels College of Business
International Business
Fluent in English & ArabicBasic FrenchMars North America Make the Difference Award (2019)
P&L OwnershipOperating Model DesignTurnaroundPost-Merger IntegrationEnterprise PlatformsDigital TransformationMulti-Site OperationsStrategic PartnershipsOrg Design & TalentGovernanceProduct & Platform StrategyApplied AI & DataGeneral Management

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