Todd Werden is the CEO of Jade Group LLC, a consulting company specializing in Project Management and IT Strategy for the Retail Industry. Mr. Werden has nearly 30 years experience in the Retail industry, focused around technology and business operations. He has been the CIO of Women's Specialty Retail Group, a multi-billion dollar division of US Shoe as well as VP of IT at United Retail Group, a medium-sized specialty apparel retailer. As a consultant for Deloitte & Touch and AnswerThink Mr. Werden has led many projects dealing with the selection, implementation and use of technology to improve business processes and results. Todd has also been the VP of Software Development and Technical Support at Intrepid Systems, a leading retail ERP and Decision Support vendor providing comprehensive solutions to major retail companies. Mr. Werden also served as the Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods Industry expert for IBM Research and led Business Development for IBM Consulting for Business Intelligence Solutions Todd has served on the Board of Directors for Retex, a Retail Industry Consortium, has published several articles on retail technology and been a presenter at industry events and user groups.
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CEO, Jade Group LLC
Private, Sole Proprietor employees, Consulting industryJade Group, LLC is a consulting firm specializing in business and information technology strategy and project management.
We specialize in helping companies of any size and industry plan and execute critical projects by providing experienced resources that know how to get the job done effectively and efficiently.
Jade Group has a strong core of seasoned technology and business professionals at your disposal. They’ve all served in very senior roles and have a wealth of expertise in various industries and disciplines. We have successfully completed many challenging projects, for example:
Aligned IT and Business strategy for a $1.5 billion dollar company, reducing staff by 25% and increasing delivery of critical projects from 25% to 80%
Developed requirements and performed package analysis for ERP. Point-of-Sale, Financial Systems, Supply Chain and Data Warehousing. Negotiated with the vendor saving the client $3 million in the short term and over $15 million over the contract life
Took control of a trouble ERP project with a budget of over $2 million involving consultants, vendor personnel and internal resources and got in back on track within 30 days
Helped a major retailer insource its Distribution function, including systems and workflows in order to significantly improve the ability to have the right merchandise in the right place at the right time.
Acted as Project Manager for Barnes & Noble College Booksellers to implement a new POS system including Sales, Cash Management, Student Financial Aid, Credit/Debit processing and interfaces to Sales Audit and Inventory Systems.
Gathered business requirements and designed a custom Distribution Center system for Lane Bryant, including Work-in-Process, Pick/Pack, flow-through, price ticketing, shipping optimization and reporting.
I personally would welcome the opportunity to discuss how Jade Group can assist you and I’ll be happy to share some of our success stories. I'll contact you in the next few days to follow up with you. Let’s see how we can work together for mutual success.
Todd Werden
CEO, Jade Group LLC
14 Founders Lane, Sandy Hook, CT 06482
(203) 605-3713
About Jade Group
Jade Group is led by Todd Werden, who has 30 years of industry and consulting experience. Todd has been a CIO of multi-billion dollar Companies, managed software development for a leading ERP solutions provider, served as a Senior Manager for a Big 4 consultancy, acted as the CTO for an Internet startup and filled a number of roles at the world’s largest technology company.
All of our resources are experienced in delivering projects on time and on budget. When you engage Jade Group you get Big 4 Partner level resources who actually work on your project – they live with you from start to finish and apply their skills personally – for substantially less than you would pay for lesser resources from a big consulting firm.
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