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Dean Fernandes

@deanfernandes

Technology executive at NWN who delivered $300M+ revenue growth through AI-enabled platform transformation.

At NWN, I led product, engineering, technology, and portfolio transformation, delivering $300M+ in revenue growth while expanding the total addressable market from $500B to more than $1T. I optimized the Experience Management Platform and built the Digital Employee Experience offer.

At DXC Technology, I led a 250-person global team across its $2B Workplace portfolio and built the Workplace Experience Platform with an Intelligent Automation and AI Hub. Earlier, I built Pearson’s Global Workplace Services organization and launched its Microsoft 365 and Teams myWorkplace cloud program, achieving 35% cost savings and 15% cost avoidance.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Chief Product and Technology Officer

NWN

Jun 2024 - Jun 2026 (2 years)

Directed enterprise strategy, P&L, product management, engineering, and portfolio transformation for a $1B+ technology services organization, leading a team of 45. Expanded total addressable market from $500B to $1T+ and delivered $300M+ in revenue growth.

AI Product Management Engineering P&L management Platform Transformation Digital Employee Experience Salesforce CPQ Pricing Strategy Partner Ecosystem M&A Integration

Vice President, Engineering & Technology

DXC Technology

Jun 2021 - Jul 2024 (3 years 1 month)

Led a 250-person global team with accountability for strategy, engineering, and portfolio management across DXC's $2B Workplace portfolio. Built the Workplace Experience Platform and integrated an Intelligent Automation and AI Hub, reducing cost-to-serve by 20-30%.

AI Automation Product Management Engineering Digital Employee Experience Microsoft ServiceNow Strategic Partnerships

Vice President, Modern Workplace Offerings

DXC Technology

Aug 2019 - Jan 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Oversaw a 250-person offer management, engineering, and development team, delivering a $2B Workplace portfolio P&L. Implemented Agile product lifecycle management using SAFe, increasing margins by approximately 10% and reducing time-to-market by over 25%.

SAFe Agile Product Lifecycle Management P&L management Pricing Roadmapping Go To Market

Vice President, Global Workplace Services

Pearson

Dec 2016 - Jun 2019 (2 years 6 months)

Led a team of up to 120 engineers, architects, program managers, and developers, accountable for global engineering and operations to deliver a Modern Digital Workplace for 52,000+ employees. Launched the Microsoft 365 and Teams myWorkplace cloud program, achieving 35% cost savings.

Microsoft 365 Teams Cloud Computing Unified Communications Service Desk Security Automation Workplace Engineering

Vice President, Global Network Services

Pearson

Dec 2015 - Dec 2016 (1 year)

Directed global engineering and operations defining architecture, strategy, and management of global network infrastructure. Executed global SD-WAN transformation, reducing WAN costs 25-40% and improving application performance 30-50%.

SD WAN Network Architecture Network Engineer Security Segmentation Cloud Computing

Vice President, North America Technology Delivery

Pearson

Nov 2014 - Dec 2015 (1 year 1 month)

Owned product quality and delivery for Higher Education deployments across North America. Built a cross-functional New Product Introduction process connecting business, regional sales, customer requirements, and technology roadmaps.

Product Quality Delivery Management New Product Introduction Cross functional Leadership

Global Executive Director

CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation)

Apr 2009 - Nov 2014 (5 years 7 months)

Led an 80-person global product, engineering, architecture, and development organization. Owned CSC's global Workplace portfolio, leading strategy, profitability, and commercialization, and launched the MyWorkStyle portfolio, increasing win rates 10-15%.

Product Management Engineering Cloud Services Partnerships Cisco Avaya Polycom VDI Mobility Service Desk

Senior Leadership Progression

Nortel Networks

Jan 1990 - Mar 2009 (19 years 2 months)

Progressed from Senior Network Engineer through Manager, Senior Manager, Director, CTO, and General Manager, building and leading globally scaled technology organizations of up to 180 people. Built and scaled a $50M+ Network Application Services business.

Network Engineer Enterprise IT Managed Services Strategy Architecture Unified Communications Security Hosted Services