Barry Phillips
About Barry Phillips
Barry Phillips serves as the Release and Change Manager at Harley-Davidson, where he has worked since 2016. He focuses on implementing consistent practices in release and change management and drives automation in his role.
Work at Harley-Davidson
Barry Phillips has served as the Release and Change Manager at Harley-Davidson Motor Company since 2016. In this role, he ensures that consistent practices, methodologies, and processes are employed in release and change management. He is an integral part of the Service Excellence team, where he focuses on establishing and leading the Release and Change Management strategy for Global Information Systems (GIS). His responsibilities include engaging critical GIS and business stakeholders to perform release and change management functions across all portfolios within the enterprise.
Previous Experience at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Before joining Harley-Davidson, Barry Phillips worked at Hewlett Packard Enterprise as the Release Management Team Manager from 2015 to 2016. His role involved overseeing release management processes and ensuring effective execution within the organization. Prior to this position, he served as a Program Manager at HP from 2013 to 2015, where he contributed to various program management initiatives. Both roles were based in Plano, Texas.
Education and Expertise
Barry Phillips earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Business Computer Information Systems from the University of North Texas. He studied there from 1990 to 1995, completing a five-year program. His educational background provides a foundation for his expertise in release and change management, particularly in driving automation through release and change execution.
Professional Focus and Skills
In his current role at Harley-Davidson, Barry Phillips drives automation as a key success criterion in release and change execution. He engages with critical GIS and business stakeholders, ensuring that release and change management functions are effectively performed across all portfolios in the enterprise. His focus on consistent practices and methodologies contributes to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the organization's release and change management processes.