TJ STEVENSArchitecture & Transformation

Selected Work

Consequential assignments.
Lasting capability.

Six examples of architecture, commercial judgment, and program leadership applied across organizational boundaries.

GE Energy · Enterprise transformation

Situation
A campaign-to-quote CRM consolidation across 35 business units, integrated with SAP quote-to-cash and serving roughly 8,000 users.
My role
IM Project Leader & Salesforce Architect, working from the customer side.
What changed
Brought multiple business units onto a common CRM architecture and connected delivery with governance and adoption.
Capability created
A shared platform foundation across business units.

Salesforce · Partner technical capability

Situation
Strategic integrators needed practical ways to apply emerging platform and AI capabilities.
My role
Distinguished Partner Solution Architect; contributed to team formation, onboarding, architecture guidance, and partner field engineering readiness.
What changed
Translated field questions into office hours, deep dives, case-based guidance, and reusable implementation patterns.
Capability created
Technical learning that travels between partner teams and back to Product and Engineering.

Salesforce · Executive customer architecture

Situation
Enterprise and business-services customers faced interdependent platform, data, governance, and operating-model decisions.
My role
Principal Enterprise Architect, including OSP/CBS work.
What changed
Connected executive discovery to target-state designs and transition roadmaps, aligning commercial and implementation stakeholders.
Capability created
A coherent decision framework and a credible path from strategy to execution.

Salesforce · Strategic account ownership

Situation
Complex enterprise buying required executive alignment, technical confidence, and commercial agreement.
My role
Strategic Account Executive with quota and account responsibility.
What changed
Coordinated customer relationships, partner engagement, negotiation, and technical risk within an account strategy.
Capability created
Commercial and architectural judgment brought together in customer decisions.

Covisint · Automotive ecosystem programs

Situation
Identity, integration, and secure messaging had to work across organizational boundaries.
My role
Progressed from Solution Engineer to Program Director.
What changed
Connected customer needs with architecture, product, delivery, and commercial teams.
Capability created
Program coordination for complex multi-organization infrastructure.

McGill · Platform delivery and PMO leadership

Situation
A national dealer-kiosk platform required live updates, remote deployment, and non-disruptive operation.
My role
Project leadership progressing into Director, Program Management Office.
What changed
Led VNG delivery and brought program discipline to consulting operations and concurrent engagements.
Capability created
A remotely maintained dealer platform and broader delivery coordination.