Your seat at the table when the integrator is at theirs.
Independent Workday leadership for CFOs, CHROs, and COOs. I protect the budget, the timeline, and the people who have to live with the system on Monday — while your system integrator does the build.
Two ways to protect your Workday investment.
Whether you're standing up Workday for the first time or a live program needs an independent voice in the room, I sit on your side of the table — accountable to the sponsor, not the system integrator.
Client-side leadership for full-suite Workday implementations
I represent the sponsor from day one through hypercare — governance, executive alignment, risk management, and the on-the-ground presence to keep the SI honest and every module on track through go-live.
Program & project rescue / turnaround
Brought into engagements mid-flight to reset scope, timeline, and confidence — and drive them to a successful, well-adopted launch. Recent rescue work includes a $72B AUM private equity firm and a major healthcare go-live.
Built on the TRACE™ Method.
TRACE is my client-side delivery standard for Workday programs. Five pillars — Truth, Roles, Alignment, Communication, and Evidence — keep leaders informed of true status, put the right people in the room, and surface problems while they're still cheap to fix. Most programs I assess are missing two of the five.
Healthcare & financial services — and equally at home anywhere.
My deepest scars and sharpest instincts come from healthcare systems and high-stakes financial services programs. But Workday delivery discipline travels — I've led implementations across construction, professional services, and cancer care with the same playbook.
Healthcare Systems
Multi-hospital deployments, cancer care, and clinical operations — where adoption isn't optional and downtime isn't tolerated.
Financial Services & PE
Complex org structures, tight controls, and executive scrutiny. Stabilized a $72B AUM PE firm's program mid-flight.
Industry-Agnostic Workday Expertise
Construction, nonprofit, food & beverage, grocery, gaming, and beyond. Deep functional and technical fluency across the Workday platform.
“Mario gave us the independent read we didn't know we needed. He asked the SI questions we didn't know to ask — and saved us from a costly go-live decision.”
Signature strengths clients keep returning for.
Speaks to the sponsor
Board-ready status, honest risk conversations, and language that lands with CFOs and CHROs — not just the PMO.
Adaptable under pressure
Stepping into engagements mid-flight and calibrating quickly to your team, your integrator, and your executive style.
Clear & direct
Straight-talking status, no color-coded theater, and no surprises at steering committee.
Critical thinker
Cutting through vendor spin to isolate what's actually driving timeline, cost, or adoption risk.
Certified across the Workday platform.
Workday Project ManagementWorkday LaunchWorkday HCMWorkday ReportingHave a Workday program that needs a steady hand?
Whether you're planning a new implementation or a live program has drifted off course, I'd like to hear about it.