Enterprise Technology Advisory

Peter Zaffina

I help executive teams modernize technology and operating models — without the disruption, vendor dependency, or transformation fatigue that usually follows large-scale change.

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"The gap between what technology promises and what it delivers for the people it is meant to serve — that is where I work."

My work is not implementation. It is judgment. I engage with senior leaders and boards at the moments where the cost of misalignment exceeds the cost of delay — when structural risk is invisible, when vendor commitments are outpacing organizational readiness, or when transformation fatigue is eroding the capacity to execute.

I bring operating experience from tribal government, global manufacturing, and the United States Army — environments where decisions are irreversible, information is incomplete, and accountability is unambiguous.

How I Engage

Three Engagements.
One Standard.

I do not operate as an implementer or program manager. I partner with executive teams at inflection points where judgment, alignment, and risk management matter most.

Enterprise Technology Operating Model Review

  • Assess how technology actually operates versus how strategy assumes it does
  • Determine whether decision rights, structure, and incentives are enabling progress or quietly increasing exposure
  • Deliver a concise executive brief — structural risks, leverage points, and required leadership actions

Executive Decision Support for Large-Scale Change

  • Pressure-test assumptions before commitments become irreversible
  • Surface second-order impacts across platform strategy, sourcing, and organizational design
  • Strengthen decision quality without introducing additional delivery complexity

Board-Level Technology and Risk Readiness

  • Translate technical realities into governance narratives boards can act on
  • Help boards ask the right questions — and executives answer with credibility
  • Build durable oversight capacity, not compliance theater

If you are navigating complexity at the enterprise or board level and value clear judgment grounded in operating experience, I welcome a conversation.

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Background

Forged Across Sectors.
Applied at Scale.

My credibility comes from operating in environments where the cost of getting it wrong is measured in mission impact — not project slippage.

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Current Role

Director of Enterprise Services Engineering — Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Responsible for ERP, HR, workforce analytics, procurement, CMMS, contract lifecycle and facilities systems at enterprise scale.

Military Service

United States Army — Fire Support Officer. Trained to make irreversible decisions under compressed timelines with incomplete information.


United States Army Reserve — Signal Officer and Logistics Officer. Provided direction and guidance to staff to manage procurement and contract oversight of over $1B worth of material and services for the Afghan forces.

Enterprise Experience

Global manufacturing at Cameron, a Schlumberger Company. Led cross-functional teams to drive major gains in quality, cost reduction, and response time, including cutting turnaround from weeks to days.

Speaking

Oracle AI World (October 2025).

Tribal AI: Thinking Forward panel (February 2026).

TribalNet Conference recurring presenter.

Writing

Regular posts on AI strategy, enterprise leadership, and organizational design — read by executives across tribal government, public sector, and industry.