Smita Katakwar

Smita Katakwar

Pittsford, New York, United States
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Digital Experience and Technology Leader - I am known for creating business value by…

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Experience

  • Wegmans Food Markets Graphic

    Wegmans Food Markets

    Rochester, New York, United States

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    United States

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    Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

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    Boston, Massachusetts

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    Westborough, Massachusetts, United States

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    Westborough, Massachusetts, United States

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    Westborough, Massachusetts, United States

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    Greater Chicago Area

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    Hoffman Estates

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    Hoffman Estates

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    Greater Pittsburgh Area

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    Pittsburgh

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    Greater Pittsburgh Area

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    Hoffman Estates

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    Greater Pittsburgh Area

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Education

  • Carnegie Mellon University Graphic

    Carnegie Mellon University

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    Activities and Societies: Distinguished Honors degree in Master of Information Systems with IT Strategy & Management concentration Awarded Dean’s Leadership Fellowship, selected from a pool of 500 students

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    The demands of today's stakeholders have risen significantly, and what is expected of senior leaders is quickly evolving in terms of their mission, the scope of their responsibilities and how they should lead (not as superheroes and not just as good business leaders, but also as great human).In this program, you will prepare to become an authentic, purposeful leader who can step up to more challenging roles and lead effectively in this new era. You will develop new capabilities on how to orient…

    The demands of today's stakeholders have risen significantly, and what is expected of senior leaders is quickly evolving in terms of their mission, the scope of their responsibilities and how they should lead (not as superheroes and not just as good business leaders, but also as great human).In this program, you will prepare to become an authentic, purposeful leader who can step up to more challenging roles and lead effectively in this new era. You will develop new capabilities on how to orient your business around a noble, meaningful and credible purpose, set strategies that help the chosen purpose come to life and create an environment that unleash the potential of your organization. In parallel, the program will guide you in a profoundly personal exploration that builds your self-awareness and emotional intelligence, delving into the core of your experience to strengthen your capacities as a great purposeful, authentic human leader, not just a great business leader.

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    Activities and Societies: Designed a smart solar system and achieved the highest score for system design. Led the student organization which launched AAyam, a national level cultural and technical fest.

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    In this program, you will prepare to become an authentic, purposeful leader who can step up to more challenging roles and lead effectively in this new era. You will develop new capabilities and learn new tools and approaches on how to orient your business around a noble, meaningful and credible purpose, set strategies that can help the chosen purpose come to life (addressing the needs of your company's varied stakeholders in the process), and create an environment that can unleash the potential…

    In this program, you will prepare to become an authentic, purposeful leader who can step up to more challenging roles and lead effectively in this new era. You will develop new capabilities and learn new tools and approaches on how to orient your business around a noble, meaningful and credible purpose, set strategies that can help the chosen purpose come to life (addressing the needs of your company's varied stakeholders in the process), and create an environment that can unleash the potential of your organization. In parallel, the program will guide you in a profoundly personal exploration that builds your self-awareness and emotional intelligence, delving into the core of your experience to strengthen your capacities as a great purposeful, authentic human leader, not just a great business leader.

Volunteer Experience

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    NRF Foundation Next Generation Scholarship -Case Study Judge

    National Retail Federation

    - Present 5 years 1 month

    Economic Empowerment

    The Next Generation Scholarship is the pinnacle achievement for students interested in pursuing careers in retail. This opportunity was created for students of various academic backgrounds who have demonstrated leadership skills, previous retail experience, and a passion for making an impact. I have been volunteering a consecutive second year as a judge to evaluate responses to case studies on emerging retail trends.

Patents

  • Smart home delivery and services

    US 10685518

Courses

  • Digital Transformation

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  • Economic Analysis

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  • IT Business Leadership

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  • Project on Integrated Retail: Independent paper written on reasons, methods and challenges of integrated retail

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Honors & Awards

  • Ranked 1st BJ's in Digital Maturity Bench-marking State of Digital Grocery 2019

    Incisiv’s 2019 Digital Maturity Grocery Report.

    75 grocery banners tracked across US and Europe. 125 digital attributes measured by brand.

  • BJ’s listed under big winners on Garter’s IQ ranking gaining 1400 bps

    Garter’s IQ ranking gaining

  • RockStar

    Sears Holdings

  • Dean's Leadership Fellow

    Carnegie Mellon University

  • Heinz College Scholarships

    Carnegie Mellon

  • SPOT Award

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Test Scores

  • GRE

    Score: 99 percentile

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Hindi

    Native or bilingual proficiency

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