Clinton Jones
@clintonjones
Fractional/interim product exec: stabilizes orgs through change, directs AI for regulated industries. 25+ yrs. Available now.
What I'm looking for
I've led product strategy and engineering for enterprise data platforms at Alex Solutions, Experian, Winshuttle, SAP, and Microsoft.
At Experian Data Quality, I grew a data management product line from under $1M to over $16M in annual revenue and from roughly 34 to more than 200 customers, while sustaining renewal rates in the mid-90% range. I helped reposition X88 Pandora into Aperture Data Studio, an ELT, data analysis, and reporting platform for self-service business users.
At Alex Solutions, I led Product Management, Global Ops, and a cross-functional engineering organization of around 35 people supporting an AI-enabled metadata and knowledge graph platform. We sustained 9–10 stable releases annually, advanced lineage visualization and data-quality propositions for regulated industries, and reduced monthly AWS infrastructure spend by about 12% without affecting customer-facing performance.
I'm available remotely from Asia as a full time, fractional or contract advisor and execution partner, helping teams turn enterprise data chaos into governed, trusted, and usable assets through data quality, metadata, ELT, ERP, CRM, and AI-enabled product practices.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Pretectum is a company that offers solutions for Customer Master Data Management (CMDM). Pretectum specializes in providing a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for Customer Master Data Management (CMDM). CMDM is a practice that focuses on managing and organizing customer data to improve business operations and customer experiences.
With Pretectum's CMDM platform, businesses can gather and uti
Managers business / industry within the residential Real Estate sector.
• Available to be engaged as a fractional offshore resource for various termed projects, focusing on analysis, design, and execution.
• Able to lead the establishment and management of service and help desks, transforming teams from inception to high performance.
• Ability to drive AI adoption and implementation initiatives, enhancing organizational capabilities and efficiency.
Functioning effectively as the Technical Program Manager, I led the engineering organization including Product Management & Global Ops for an AI-enabled metadata & KG platform, with a X-functional team of ~35 out if Argentina, SL. PH, ID, NZ, AU, Turkey, CA, IN, PK, & the UK.
Driven by cost & profitability pressures the Australian engineering base the team was rationalized with rebuilding compet
I owned global product strategy and roadmap for Experian Data Quality's data management portfolio, reporting to the Global CPO. I grew the line from under $1M to over $16M in annual revenue and from ~34 to 200+ customers, sustaining a renewal rate in the mid-90% range.
Together with the CTO and architecture team we drove a refactor and repositioning of the X88 Pandora product from a desktop data
integration technology for the back office for use with Salesforce by way of a chrome and edge based browser extension as well as a desktop application.
People-managed the Global Product Management team for Experian Data Quality's data management portfolio (system connections, profiling, matching/dedup, validation, cleansing)
Product-led launches: DataX private beta, Aperture Data Studio v1.x and v2.0 (GA), plus hosted/PaaS versions of both — Aperture became the fastest-growing product by client acquisition in Experian Data Quality's 25-year his
I worked with the leadership team to agree the decision to consolidate four legacy .NET products — Transaction, Query, Direct, and Runner — into a single flagship platform, Winshuttle Studio, and led the Technical Product Managers who defined its scope. Over 150 customers migrated within 90 days of launch.
I directed the roadmap for low-code forms and workflow modules that let non-technical busi
• Built the Winshuttle for Finance proposition, effectively positioning it against in-house/custom ABAP and other solutions.
• Led comprehensive data and automation readiness assessments, facilitating executive workshops and stakeholder interviews.
• Developed enterprise data strategies and transformation roadmaps, addressing operational maturity and governance capabilities.
Took Winshuttle's SAP Manual Journal Entry product from MVP to full market release
Brought Winshuttle Studio for Salesforce from concept to field tested prototype and then MVP with product marketing launch, webinars, video content, white papers, case studies and competitive positioning.
Set the roadmap for converging Query and Transaction into Studio
Led data and automation readiness assessm
• Served as the embedded technical support lead for SAP's MaxAttention premium support program, focusing on global accounts.
• Acted as a trusted advisor, aligning technology roadmaps with business outcomes and mitigating project risks.
• Led project committees to enhance operational efficiency and value delivery through governance and oversight.
Delivered SAP MaxAttention support for Ingram Micro's global template rollout and Singapore go-live.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Advisory - Serving as the primary point of contact at the executive and CIO level, aligning SAP support strategies with the customer’s business goals.
Service Plan Execution - Building, managing, and executing tailored SAP MaxAttention service plans by pulling exp
• Supported Microsoft Dynamics AX and SAP supply chain automation for Global Foundation Services.
• Led assessments across business, data, technology, and operating model dimensions to ensure automation readiness.
• Led GFS Supply Chain strategies and transformation workshops, aligning with Finance, Operations and business objectives.
• Collaborated with service delivery teams, architects an
Ran SAP Operations (BASIS, Production Support, QA) across 29,000 HRMS users, 5,000 FI/GL/MM/PS/SD/BW users, and 1,200 CRM users
Managed a team flexing 25–70 staff and an annual operational budget >$5M, plus IBM Global Services partnerships.
Worked with internal stakeholders and IT on infrastructural renewals particularly in support of cost optimization and rationalisation of systems.
Infrastructure and Technical Engineering PM
Dec 2003 - May 2005 (1 year 5 months)
Pursued Federal funding initiatives in support of Safe Borders initiative. Delivered gate automation, OCR/ALPR/RFID/RTLS (Wherenet) integration, and video surveillance systems for marine/road freight logistics, including homeland security-funded initiatives using both IP based cameras and conventional analog video along with DLP large format displays for Surveillance Operation and RFID and biometr
Business Applications Manager - Infrastructure and Technical Support
Sep 2002 - Sep 2003 (1 year)
Ran Tier 1–3 support for SAP ERP and infrastructure across manufacturing and supply chain, managing 3 direct-report managers. Spearheaded the capital project and implementation of CAT VI networking and the establishment of VSAT and Orinoco Wireless bridges between terrestrial sites for overall connectivity to remote sites Kingdom-wide and the implementation of secure, cached and protected internet
Business Applications Manager - Farming and Manufacturing Operations
Sep 2000 - Sep 2002 (2 years)
Led SAP or Oracle ERP vendor selection as part of a team of multi disciplinarians from finance, manufacturing, logistics and IT in order to replace the BAAN solution that had been partially implement. Also led the support for RFID/near-RTLS livestock tracking implementation, evaluation of LIMSYS and worked with internal stakeholders on the support of process manufacturing systems.
• Owned the full IT function, including CAD, MES (Wonderware), and Oracle Applications Y2K remediation.
• Led the transition from TokenRing and NetBeui to TCP/IP, enhancing networking infrastructure.
• Managed hands-on upgrades of Microsoft Infrastructure, including Windows NT and Microsoft Exchange.
Systems Administrator (Data Processing)
Sep 1995 - Dec 1998 (3 years 3 months)
Transitioned the organization from a centralized data processing function to a industry focused returns and membership data management function.
Specific Activities Included:
• Implementation of client server technologies
Development of fuzzy-matching duplicate-record detection for provident fund, HMO, retirement and income assurance benefits administration, enhancing data accuracy and member
Started a mall based retail outlet based on the foreign publication overstock market, expanding into out of print and then hard to acquire publication particularly of a technical nature - this evolved into a pre-Amazon online catalog and retail business and at its height had two retail outlets and a modest online webshop before Amazon expanded to global and the publishing suppliers cottoned on to
Business Analyst (Lab Testing Systems)
Jun 1992 - Sep 1995 (3 years 3 months)
• Managed IT infrastructure and 24x7 support for seven satellite pathology labs in South Africa.
• Collaborated with vendors to implement an IPX/SPX network for DISA*Lab systems.
• Led migrations and integrated PCAnywhere for remote site connectivity.
• Oversaw data operations systems replacement, enhancing hardware and networking capabilities.
• Implemented the MicroBiology and Serology modules for the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
• Updated Hematology, Histopathology, and Chemistry modules with enhanced logic and functionality.
• Optimized reporting modules to improve data accessibility and user experience.
• Developed patient-record matching using soundex fuzzy logic for a Hospital Management Information System
• Prepared monthly invoicing and reconciled customer accounts to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Oversaw debtors receipt allocations and followed up with customers on outstanding payments.
• Managed hourly staff payroll processing and conducted bank reconciliations to maintain cash flow integrity.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
NUS Business School Executive Education
Design Thinking and Innovation for Business
2021 - 2021
Completed executive education in Design Thinking and Innovation for Business.
Nelson Mandela University
Economics
1997 - 1998
Studied Macro and Micro Economics.
Rhodes University
Bachelor of Commerce, Management Information Systems
1986 - 1990
Pursued a Bachelor of Commerce with a focus on Management Information Systems, residing at Goldfields House.
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