Summary
Enterprise transformation, technology adoption, and operations leader with 20+ years of experience helping organizations translate strategy into execution across people, processes, technology, and operational systems.
Led and supported 150+ transformation, process improvement, technology adoption, and strategic initiatives across 80+ organizations spanning healthcare, government, education, manufacturing, nonprofit, supply chain, and corporate environments. Experience includes enterprise and digital transformation, operational excellence, global supply chain, technology implementation and adoption, organizational change, program execution, governance and compliance, and strategic and executive communications.
Combines executive-level perspective with hands-on operational experience to identify the problem behind the problem, connect dependencies across functions, and build the structures, processes, communication, and stakeholder alignment required to move complex change from strategy through execution.
Core Capabilities
Enterprise Transformation
Technology & Digital Adoption
Digital Transformation
Strategy Execution
Operational Excellence
Change Leadership & Adoption
Business Process Transformation
Lean Six Sigma / DMAIC
Process & Value Stream Mapping
Program & Project Leadership
Enterprise Systems & Workflow Adoption
Global Supply Chain & Operations
Manufacturing & Vendor Operations
Stakeholder & Change Impact Analysis
Organizational Readiness
Cross-Functional Leadership
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Executive & Strategic Communications
Crisis Communications
Data-Informed Decision Support
Experience
Customer Success Specialist: Global Supply Chain & Project Operations
June 2025 to Present
HIT Promotional Products · Remote
Manage end-to-end execution of complex custom product initiatives across a global manufacturing network spanning 24 factory partners in 9 countries, connecting customer requirements, enterprise systems, procurement, production, compliance, logistics, financial operations, and delivery.
- Manage a high-volume portfolio of 60+ custom projects, coordinating work from order validation and procurement through samples, artwork approvals, production, compliance testing, logistics, and shipment.
- Operate within an enterprise environment processing 3,500+ orders daily and supporting $200M in inventory, a $4M+ active pipeline, and an $18M+ open backlog.
- Coordinate across customers, internal functions, and international manufacturing partners to identify dependencies, resolve exceptions, mitigate risk, and protect production and delivery commitments.
- Work across AS400, NetSuite, Excel-based planning tools, production documentation, customer requirements, and international vendor systems to maintain visibility across the order lifecycle.
- Build process maps, tracking tools, and standardized work practices to improve project visibility, accuracy, and execution.
Principal Consultant: Strategy, Operations & Enterprise Transformation
February 2019 to Present
K. Dionne Strategy & Operations Advisory · Owasso, OK
Lead an independent advisory practice helping organizations navigate transformation, adopt technology, strengthen operations, improve processes, and translate strategic priorities into executable change. Clients have included the Governor of Oklahoma, City of Tulsa, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Tulsa Public Schools.
- Led and supported 150+ strategic, operational, technology adoption, process improvement, and transformation initiatives across 80+ organizations, representing $9.2B+ in combined client revenue.
- Diagnose gaps across people, processes, systems, communication, governance, and operating structures to identify root causes and barriers to execution.
- Lead technology and digital adoption through workflow analysis, stakeholder engagement, process redesign, communication, training, implementation support, and reinforcement.
- Develop governance structures, decision frameworks, communications, and implementation practices supporting organizational change and cross-functional initiatives.
- Advise leaders during complex and high-stakes situations requiring executive communication, crisis response, stakeholder alignment, and organizational clarity.
- Generate 95% of consulting engagements through referrals and repeat relationships.
Board Chair & Compliance Officer: Governance Leadership
Dec 2020 to March 2026
Oklahoma Parents Center · Tulsa, OK
Provided governance and compliance leadership for a statewide, federally funded nonprofit organization, elected Board Chair after advancing through Member, Vice Chair, and Compliance Officer.
- Led board governance, policy oversight, organizational accountability, compliance, and executive-level decision-making.
- Provided oversight related to federal requirements, organizational risk, financial stewardship, policy, and strategic priorities.
- Partnered with organizational leadership and fellow board members on sensitive matters requiring judgment, confidentiality, and governance discipline.
- Represented families and constituents in governance decisions affecting services delivered across the state.
Logistics VIP Delivery Support
June 2017 to February 2019
Hilti, Inc. · Tulsa, OK
Managed high-priority logistics exceptions and fulfillment performance within a complex national distribution and supply chain environment.
- Supported fulfillment across more than 15,000 orders while managing high-priority, time-sensitive delivery requirements and service exceptions.
- Coordinated cross-functional resolution of complex logistics failures involving distribution, transportation, customer requirements, and internal stakeholders.
- Contributed to a 20% improvement in on-time performance while achieving a 95% resolution rate for VIP delivery exceptions.
- Identified recurring service failures, escalated operational risks, and worked across functions to restore delivery performance.
Systems & Operations Consultant (Contract)
2013 to 2017
Essential Companion Care Service · Tulsa, OK
Partnered with ownership during organizational growth to strengthen operational capability, implement technology, standardize workflows, and support organizational change.
- Evaluated, selected, and implemented technology supporting daily business operations.
- Guided employees through technology and process adoption using hands-on training, workflow documentation, and standardized operating practices.
- Advised ownership on operational decisions, organizational priorities, technology needs, and change implementation.
- Connected technology implementation with the people, processes, communication, and operating practices required for sustained adoption.
Director, Membership & Business Development
2012 to 2013
YMCA of Greater Tulsa, Owasso Family YMCA branch · Tulsa, OK
Led membership operations, business development, customer experience, and team performance within a high-volume community organization.
- Managed a $2.3M operating budget and membership operations supporting approximately 7,500 members.
- Led a seven-person team across membership, service delivery, customer experience, and operational execution.
- Contributed to 35% membership growth through strengthened service standards, staff coordination, and customer engagement.
- Connected business development objectives with frontline operations and the customer experience required to deliver them.
Communications Specialist: Strategic & Crisis Communications
Girl Scouts Magic Empire Council
Strategic & Crisis Communications
Supported executive leadership across strategic communications, media relations, crisis preparedness, organizational messaging, staff training, and stakeholder engagement.
- Developed crisis communication plans, protocols, and media-response procedures for sensitive and high-visibility situations.
- Trained staff on media inquiries, escalation procedures, communication protocols, and crisis-response expectations.
- Developed executive communications, organizational publications, and multi-channel campaigns supporting strategic priorities.
- Built communications discipline that continues to inform how I approach transformation, stakeholder alignment, adoption, and organizational change.
Education
Master of Business Administration
August 2024
University of Oklahoma, Inaugural Concurrent Dual-Degree Graduate
Focus: Strategy, Finance, and Organizational Transformation.
Master of Science, Supply Chain Management
August 2024
University of Oklahoma, Inaugural Concurrent Dual-Degree Graduate
Focus: Global Operations, Supply Chain Strategy, Sustainability, Industry 4.0, and Analytics.
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
August 2018
University of Oklahoma
Focus: Human Behavior, Systems Thinking & Communication.
Associate of Applied Science, Computer Information Systems
Tulsa Community College
Focus: Software Development & Information Systems.
Certifications
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
University of Oklahoma, Gallogly College of Engineering. Applied DMAIC, process mapping, SIPOC, root cause analysis, waste reduction, workflow optimization, and continuous improvement methodologies.
AI & Digital Technology
Professional development spanning generative AI, AI adoption, Industry 4.0, digital technologies, and technology-enabled operations.
Technology & Systems
Enterprise & Operational Systems: NetSuite · AS400 · SAP
Project, Workflow & Collaboration: Microsoft Excel · Azure DevOps Boards · Confluence · Microsoft 365
Digital & Emerging Technology: Generative AI · Artificial Intelligence · IoT · Robotics · Blockchain · Industry 4.0
Methods & Transformation Tools: Lean Six Sigma · DMAIC · SIPOC · Process Mapping · Value Stream Mapping · Root Cause Analysis · ADKAR
Selected Lean Six Sigma & Digital Transformation Work
QA Audit Digital Transformation
Led a Green Belt DMAIC initiative examining a paper-based quality audit process through process mapping, SIPOC, root cause analysis, and Lean Six Sigma methodology. Designed a streamlined digital-state workflow projected to generate approximately $19K in annual savings and 300%+ ROI.
The initiative demonstrated the connection between process improvement and digital transformation: technology alone was not the solution. The underlying workflow first had to be understood, redesigned, and prepared for digital execution.
Warehouse Operations Optimization
Applied Lean Six Sigma analysis to warehouse operations to identify non-value-added activity, process delays, workflow dependencies, and improvement opportunities. Developed future-state recommendations targeting approximately a 25% reduction in processing time.
The Throughline
My career has crossed industries, functions, technologies, and operating environments, but the work has consistently centered on the same challenge: how do we move an organization from where it operates today to where it needs to operate next?
That requires more than a change plan. It requires understanding the enterprise as a system: strategy, technology, people, processes, governance, communication, data, decisions, and dependencies.
My work is about connecting those pieces so organizations can adopt new capabilities, execute change, and transform how work gets done.