Trace Denholm

• Scaled Medtronic’s enterprise operations analytics organization from 40 to 170+ professionals; established delivery model and governance supporting 30, 000 daily platform views and 15, 000+ unique users globally.
• Co-built externally recognized analytics operating model, design, and scale benchmarked as world-class by Gartner & IBM.
• Serve as strategic advisor to Operating Unit and GO&SC executives across Global Manufacturing, Operational Excellence & Innovation, Global Marketing, Quality, and Global Strategy - identifying transformation opportunities & decision systems.
• Lead 6 global highly cross-functional squads (40+ team members) across business outcome definition, analytics engineering, AI/automation, data architecture, product management, and front-end development.
• Crafted and operationalized enterprise AI and analytics enablement strategy focused on self-service, prescriptive intelligence, operational simplification, and automation—accelerating adoption across global Medtronic fucntions.
• Analytically & strategically drive enterprise Medtronic’s Gross Margin improvement & cost down pipelines.
• Delivered Medtronic’s first unified manufacturing KPI system across 70 sites, standardizing performance measurement.
• Deployed a Zero Loss analytics platform that identified $1B+ in manufacturing savings opportunities.
• Led OT manufacturing analytics including global OEE platform providing live insights into 4000+ connected assets & exceeded multi-year financial savings goals by $3.4M, and, enabled $100M+ annual OpEx LSS certification tracking.
• Strengthened quality governance through enterprise analytics & execution tools (COPQ, product hold order heatmap, quality walk outcomes), delivering $500K+ in annual benefits and highlighting quality risk root causes over $500m.
• Drove strategic transformations in multiple global marketing organizations by overhauling strategic alignment and analytics insights for market segmentation, market/revenue/unit share, and “Clear to Sell” end-to-end action.
• Served as an expatriate since February 2023 based in Lisbon, Portugal where I have been a resident and helped drive stronger business outcomes across EurAsia in particular.

• Selected by Global Operations leadership to design and lead analytics capability supporting the creation of a new enterprise-wide organization (GO&SC), integrating workforce intelligence across 50, 000+ employees.
• Architected global digital manufacturing strategy across 70 production sites and four operating networks: established baselines, standards, and a recommended multi-year transformation roadmap.
• Led enterprise Industry 4.0 digital maturity assessments, prioritizing investments through ROI-driven value cases.
• Directed COVID-19 operations analytics response; led a 10-person team delivering real-time decision intelligence to 5, 000+ stakeholders across manufacturing, supply chain, and facilities.
• Built end-to-end industrial network visibility and footprint intelligence capability, establishing enterprise data standards and governance for location-based decision support.
• Helped transform Medtronic’s first centralized enterprise BI platform (The BEAT) from pilot to scalable enterprise deployment through unified architecture and user-centered experience.

• Delivered analytics, BI, and digital transformation programs for 30+ clients across Fortune 500, US Federal Government, and international organizations in 6+ countries including the US, India, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyz Republic.
• Led executive workshops and advisory engagements spanning global operations, supply chain, MedTech/pharma, Federal government, and enterprise performance management—translating strategy into scalable delivery roadmaps.
• Directed end-to-end solution design (requirements, UX strategy, data products, visualization) in complex environments, including highly sensitive programs requiring different US government security clearances.
• Developed strong exposure to global health, government, and NGO ecosystems through collaboration with the WHO, World Bank, and UNHCR—supporting decision-making across multi-stakeholder environments.

Taught undergraduate political science & English, supported development initiatives in Northeast India in Tripura and Meghalaya.

Early-career experience in high-discipline, shift-based manufacturing environment working from 6pm to 6am overnight.

Supported renewable energy microgrid development through geospatial analysis, operational coordination, and field execution across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Haryana.

Research and reporting support on international security and diplomacy topics directly tied to the negotiations around the Iranian nuclear program.