Brian Kursar

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Digital Transformation | Ai | Automotive And Manufacturing | Media And Entertainment | Executive | Toyota | At&T | Warner Bros. @ Toyota North America

Brian Kursar's Current Company Details

Toyota North America

Digital Transformation | Ai | Automotive And Manufacturing | Media And Entertainment | Executive | Toyota | At&T | Warner Bros.

Brian Kursar Work Experience Details

  • Group Vice President - Head Of Enterprise Ai
    Toyota North America Dec 2024 - Present
    Plano, Tx, Us
    Strategy, design, governance, delivery, and adoption of AI solutions at Toyota driving initiatives that optimize processes, enhance decision-making, and empower the workforce with AI-driven tools and insights. Committed to Responsible AI to ensuring that solutions are ethical, transparent, and aligned with Toyota’s vision for a smarter, more sustainable future.
  • Group Vice President - Digital Technology And Chief Technology And Data Officer
    Toyota North America Jan 2022 - Dec 2024
    Plano, Tx, Us
  • Group Vice President - Digital Technology And Chief Technology Officer
    Toyota North America Jun 2021 - Jan 2022
    Plano, Tx, Us
  • Vice President And Chief Technology Officer
    Toyota North America Mar 2020 - Jun 2021
    Plano, Tx, Us
  • Executive Technical Advisor - Global Ai Accelerator Program
    Toyota Research Institute Aug 2024 - Present
    Los Altos, California, Us
  • Member Board Of Directors
    Toyota Connected North America Apr 2019 - Dec 2024
    Plano, Texas, Us
  • Senior Vice President And Chief Technology Officer
    Toyota Connected North America Jan 2019 - Dec 2024
    Plano, Texas, Us
    Mobility, Connected Vehicle, Big Data, IoT, Cloud, Edge, AI Practice, and other things that drive change.
  • Vice President And Chief Data Scientist
    Toyota Connected North America Jan 2018 - Jan 2019
    Plano, Texas, Us
  • Vice President - Data Strategy And Architecture - Warner Bros. Technology
    Warner Bros. Entertainment Aug 2015 - Jan 2018
    Burbank, Ca, Us
    Responsible for Global Data Strategy and Architecture at Warner Bros. supporting Consumer Intelligence, Theatrical, Home Entertainment, Supply Chain, Anti Piracy, Consumer Products, TechOps, Television, Games, DC Entertainment, Marketing, and Research Groups.Chief Architect on the WB Next Generation Big Data Direct to Consumer Activation and Analytics Platform which integrates Krux and BlueKai DMP Consumer 1st party data assets with other Studio Data Assets to build Micro Audience Segments and Attribution Models.Technology Stack: Apache Spark, Hadoop, Redshift, Scala, ElasticSearch, D3, Kibana, Tableau, Python
  • Data Scientist And Director Technology - Research And Development
    Toyota North America Jan 2012 - Aug 2015
    Plano, Tx, Us
    Responsible for providing technology leadership across the Enterprise for Emerging Technologies. Chief Architect and Delivery Manager for Toyota's Customer 360 Insights Platform. This platform features capabilities around Predictive Analytics, Text Mining, Machine Learning, NLP, and Mobile Location based insights.Delivered iBeacon solution live to 4000 Dealers.Established Data Science and Research & Development practice at Toyota.Technology Stack: Apache Spark, Hadoop, HBase, Scala, Solr, iBeacon, DataSift, and D3.
  • Big Data Senior Technology Manager - Enterprise Architecture
    Toyota North America Jun 2010 - Jan 2012
    Plano, Tx, Us
    Chief Architect and Delivery Manager for the Toyota Social Media Intelligence CenterResponsible for implementing leading edge data technologies at Toyota under the Enterprise Architecture group. Delivered Social Media Analytics strategy for PR, Marketing, Service, and Call CenterChief Architect & Delivery Manager - Product Quality Analytics PlatformDesigned and delivered a new platform that combined structured and unstructured data from multiple data sources covering 10+ years of historical data and over 80 million records. This BI Solution was named as a semi finalist in the 2010 Gartner BI Excellence Awards.
  • Technology Uplift Manager - Enterprise Architecture
    Toyota North America Sep 2008 - Jun 2010
    Plano, Tx, Us
    Managed the Technology Uplift Program for Toyota Enterprise Architecture. This included Toyota Applications Hardware and Software Roadmaps, working with Business and IT Groups uplift strategy, developing tech stack standards, and providing guidance. Responsible for coordination and program management for over 145+ Toyota Application systems spanning Windows, Unix, AS/400, and Mainframe.Responsible for managing Enterprise Build Automation, Source Code Management, and Code Quality Metrics Standards for Toyota Distributed Systems. Focused on Database and Business Intelligence uplift and migration patterns.
  • Project Delivery Manager And Senior Application Sme - Vehicle Supply Chain Systems
    Toyota North America Sep 2007 - Sep 2008
    Plano, Tx, Us
    TOMS (Toyota Order Management System) Subject Matter Expert supporting Toyota Business Department of Distribution and Vehicle Supply Chain.Solutions Architect on various TOMS projects. Responsible for in depth knowledge of System Design and translating Business Rules into Technical specifications.Responsible for Architectural efficiency improvements including performance tuning, memory leak solutions and data processing optimization.Fleet Ship Thru Upfit - Project Delivery ManagerWorked as Chief Architect and Project Lead, Development Lead on the Fleet Ship Thru Upfit Project at TMS. This project spanned across Mainframe and Distributed Systems and implemented major changes to the Vehicle Supply Chain and Logistics Systems.
  • Endeca Customer Advisory Board Member
    Endeca 2010 - 2011
    Cambridge, Ma, Us
    Served as the Toyota representative for the Endeca Customer Advisory board to help shape the roadmap for the Latitude Product Suite.
  • Toyota Vehicle Supply Chain - Automotive Applications Architect
    Volt Technical Resources May 2002 - Sep 2007
    Orange, Ca, Us
    Vehicle Supply Chain Renovation - Toyota Order Management System (TOMS) was created to support a unified Monthly Forecasting and Spec Management system and replace several legacy Mainframe and AS/400 systems. I successfully planned, managed and executed a Joint Test Plan with Global Business Partners across US, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Japan for the TOMS project.Post TOMS launch, I worked as an Application and BI Architect and implemented Analytics solutions using Hyperion Interactive. I was also responsible for leading Architectural improvements on the TOMS system including the design of a parallel processing framework for improved performance and scalability in data processing.
  • Senior Quality Assurance Manager - Distributed Supply Chain Solutions
    Riverone Mar 2000 - May 2002
    Us
    Worked as QA Manager on multiple Projects for RiverOne focusing on B2B Distributed Supply Chain Management Solutions.Managed onsite and offshore QA Engineering Teams delivering Test Automation and Quality Assurance Frameworks. Clients included Sony Logistics, REI, Selectron, Emulex, and Cisco Systems. Our supply chain platform became acquired by I2 shortly after I left the company.Tech Stack: VB6, COM+, SQL Server, EDI, XML, RosettaNet, AS2, ebXML, and Flat Files.

Brian Kursar Education Details

  • California State University, Long Beach
    Digital/Multimedia And Information Resources Design
  • Uop
    Information Technology

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