Franz A. Dill
Franz Dill’s academic background is in astrophysics and
mathematics, with degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the
University of Florida. He worked
developing tank battle simulations in the 1970s for the office of the Joint
Chiefs at the Pentagon, where he won a Defense Department scholarship for
information Technology.
For thirty years he worked for the Procter & Gamble Company. At P&G he reported to the CIO as part of an information technology research organization which scouted and vetted emergent technology use. He worked directly with the CEO developing their first executive information systems. This led directly to P&G’s Business Sphere data focused experience. He led the company in the application of modeling to enterprise supply chains. He managed work with many academic and vendor partners. .....
For thirty years he worked for the Procter & Gamble Company. At P&G he reported to the CIO as part of an information technology research organization which scouted and vetted emergent technology use. He worked directly with the CEO developing their first executive information systems. This led directly to P&G’s Business Sphere data focused experience. He led the company in the application of modeling to enterprise supply chains. He managed work with many academic and vendor partners. .....
... He acted as a chief scientist for analytics and as a
consulting emergent technologist. As
part of the artificial intelligence team Franz delivered a number of high value
applications in manufacturing, R&D HR and marketing. Later he developed several marketing analysis
systems still in use. One of these applications was the first use of AI to
interact directly with the package goods consumer and is still in use
today. Another of his AI knowledge
applications was in use for twenty years, saving the company hundreds of
millions of dollars. He brought in the
first application of agent-based simulation models for marketing.
He founded P&G’s groundbreaking contextual innovation
centers, now with over sixty global locations, working with nearly every major
retailer worldwide and dozens of technology and systems vendors. There he managed
and developed advanced retail technologies for merchandising. He pioneered the use and experimentation and
measurement of mobile platforms in all three moments of truth. Including experimentation with point of sale
and in-store marketing solutions. He
founded and managed P&G’s analytics Center of Excellence, which led to the
establishment of Data Scientist roles.
Franz established the company’s Web 2.0 capabilities,
writing the most widely read blog in the company. He designed and helped
implement Procter’s early work in knowledge management. He brought in the first interactive
visualization systems to deal with the opportunity of Big Data. He was a member of Procter’s Cognitive
Council, addressing non-conscious reactions to marketing and merchandising
messages. Franz retired in March of 2008
and is now a consultant in marketing, retail innovation, HR, supply chain, knowledge
management and other areas. He has
worked with a number of startups and advanced technology companies.
Franz Dill blogs technically about analytics and innovation
at http://eponymouspickle.blogspot.com
Contact me at Franzdill@gmail.com
More Career details at:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/franzdill Network on Twitter with me at @FranzD
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