A decade of work across mission-critical environments.
Over 50 network architecture engagements personally led by Brian Kennedy, across healthcare, financial services, transportation, higher education, and the institutions that depend on them.
Engagements are delivered both directly through Kennedy Consulting and in partnership with consulting firms, notably AHEAD, where Brian holds an active contracting relationship as Principal Technical Consultant. Specific client names and engagement detail are available on request and under appropriate confidentiality terms.
Healthcare
More than a dozen major healthcare engagements, including:
- Multiple major Chicago-area academic medical centers
- Multi-state Catholic health system
- Multi-hospital regional health systems across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas, and Gulf South
- Major pediatric specialty hospital
- National pharmacy benefit manager
- Regional health insurance provider
- Community hospitals and regional medical centers
- National outpatient physical therapy provider
- Healthcare payments technology platform
Financial Services
Engagements across the spectrum of trading, asset management, and payments:
- Global investment firm, Chicago
- Multiple major Chicago-based asset management firms
- Global asset management firm
- Regional banking group, Southeast
- National financial services cooperative
- National real-time payments network
Transportation, Logistics, and Industrial
- Fortune 100 commercial airline
- Class I freight railroad
- Multiple third-party logistics enterprises
- Global metals recycling enterprise
- Building products manufacturer (multi-site)
Higher Education, Research, and Public Sector
- Major national research institute
- Liberal arts college, Chicago
- Large suburban K–12 school district
- Small suburban K–12 school district
Retail, Consumer, and Manufacturing
- Fortune 500 specialty manufacturer (national brand)
- Fortune 500 retailer (national)
- Global family-owned consumer goods enterprise
- Global consumer technology firm
- Specialty packaging manufacturer
- Specialty foods manufacturers (multiple)
- National apparel retailer
Real Estate, Legal, and Professional Services
- Global commercial real estate services firm
- Global information management and storage enterprise
- Global law firm
Cultural and Civic Institutions
- Major Chicago cultural institution
Technology, Media, and Specialty
- Global electronics distributor
- Cloud contact center technology firm
- Broadcast and media services platform
- Enterprise computing hardware firm (technology partner)
- Parking and transportation technology platform
- Enterprise utility, Midwest
- Sports analytics and media firm
Looking for specifics? Detailed client references and engagement detail are available under appropriate confidentiality terms. Reach out and we'll provide what's relevant to your decision.