Sandy Kotch

sandy kotch

Independent Consultant

United States

Bio Summary

Exceptional experience in Global Program Management for Digital Transformation as the Founder and Principal Consultant with two consulting companies, Kotch.com and Ion Objects, from 2001-2014, working in industries as diverse as Technology and Entertainment, Telecom, Accounting, Medical Billing and Contingent Workforce Design. Consistently deliver in Agile environments to achieve Agile at Scale's goal of product development that is effective and efficient to achieve maximum ROI. Highly organized to facilitate and communicate across global technical teams in analytics and data transformation in Europe, India/Asia and Americas for cost savings on development, testing and support by managing customer's needs vs wants and translating the stories into successful outcomes for users.

Built Knowledge Management team in India for Boston Consulting Group originating with 10 hires in Gurgaon in 2015 which has evolved into over 100+ global group producing the best in class Knowledge procurement for case teams in 2020. Received a "Lead by Example" award at BCG where Senior Management recognized the value of the Knowledge Team Request Management application, Navigator sanitized case documentation search application and "Link" internal expert search application across the firm. Applied search algorithms and AI to enhance the user satisfaction for the applications within the KM environment.

UCLA Anderson School of Management, Executive Management for Professional Women completed in 2017.

University of NH, Durham, MA in Applied Linguistics

Miami University, BA in English and Journalism

Agile Training: Agile at Scale, Scrum Master

Product Management Training: Silicon Valley Product Group

Employment History

Independent Consultant

September 2007 - present

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Digital transformation leader in bespoke software products across industries. Managed ongoing projects to producedcloud solutions to multiple clients meeting strategic business objects across functions in content management, ...see more

Boston Consulting Group - BCG

Knowledge Services Program Leader And Project Manager

Boston Consulting Group - BCG

October 2014 - October 2021

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Accomplished numerous global projects on time and within budget for the delivery of firm wide user satisfaction of over 92% and moved the needle on building the future of case and expertise management. Empowered focused, div ...see more

Ion Objects

Principal

Ion Objects

September 2007 - September 2014

California City, CA, USA

Digital transformation leader in bespoke software products across industries. Managed ongoing projects to producedcloud solutions to multiple clients meeting strategic business objects across functions in content management, ...see more

Kotch.com

Founder Principal

Kotch.com

January 2000 - December 2007

Santa Monica, CA, USA

Director projects of lean, agile consulting services across diverse industries to deliver software solutions for corporate and mid-size clients. Drove results at executive and business owner level to achieve strategic goals. ...see more

Equinox International

Director, Business Development

Equinox International

February 1995 - August 1999

San Francisco, CA, USA

Environmentally friendly consumer products start up company where my team achieved 110% sales revenue goals year over year direct to consumers.

Intl Institute of Education

Program Manager

Intl Institute of Education

June 1993 - August 1995

Washington, DC, USA

Managed IIE international exchange programs for Executives from Europe and Middle East who were visiting the US sponsored programs in their profession.

Education

Associate's in Business Administration/Management

University of California - Los Angeles

2017

Master's in Linguistics

University of New Hampshire

1992

Bachelor's in English Literature

Miami University

1989

Language Skills

Country Experience

India United Kingdom United States

Skills

Education and Training

Program Management

Business

Project Management