We’ve added some fantastic talent to our Jabian family in Q1 of this year! Get to know our new hires below.
Christina Dupre – Senior Manager – Atlanta
Christina is originally from Coral Springs, Florida. Prior to joining Jabian, Christina worked with Cognizant as a manager with DX and Adobe Frameworks. In her role she led and delivered complex client engagements to identify, design, and implement creative business and technology solutions. In her spare time, Christina loves to read, cook new dishes, and travel.
Ciara Weathers – Senior Manager – Atlanta
Ciara is originally from Flora, Mississippi, best known for its small-town flair and down-to-earth values. Prior to joining Jabian, Ciara worked as a senior manager with Aspirent Consulting, LLC. In her role she provided management consulting services with specific work in project/program management and Agile SAFe. In her spare time, Ciara enjoys wine tasting, traveling, attending local events, and outdoor activities. She is a foodie and loves to try different restaurants.
Jacquelyn Renée Schneider – Manager – Atlanta
Prior to joining Jabian, Jacquelyn worked with ScottMadden as a senior associate. In her role, Jacquelyn leveraged in-depth expertise to deliver solutions for clients in the energy industry. Jacquelyn earned her MBA from The Georgia Institute of Technology, an MS Transportation Technology and Policy from the University of California, Davis, an MS Environmental Sciences and Policy from Johns Hopkins University, and her BS Building Construction from The Georgia Institute of Technology. In her spare time, she enjoys philanthropy, investments, Peloton (160+ Day Streak), and was a former competitive collegiate road cyclist.
Katherine “Katie” Hawkins – Manager – Atlanta
Katie grew up right around the corner from the Atlanta office in Roswell, Georgia. Prior to joining Jabian, Katie worked with Capgemini as a manager within their digital customer experience and business advisory services practice. Katie enjoys community service volunteering with the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Open Hand, Atlanta, and the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities, just to name a few. In her spare time, Katie enjoys watching Atlanta sports teams, cooking, exercising, spending time at the beach and lake, traveling, and trying new restaurants.
Matt Cheatham – Senior Manager – Atlanta
Matt is currently residing in Atlanta, but originally grew up in Aurora, Illinois just outside of Chicago. Prior to joining Jabian, Matt worked with Deloitte Consulting as a senior manager. In that role, he led and managed the business development aspects and delivery of client projects that include strategy development, analytics, business case development, process improvement, cost reduction, performance improvement, and governance implementation, just to name a few. In his spare time, Matt enjoys hiking, traveling, golf, reading, watching/playing sports (basketball, football, etc.).
Noah Ehren – Spring Intern – Atlanta
Noah joins Jabian as a summer intern. Noah is from Glen Head, New York which is a small town in Oyster Bay, and attends Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has worked as a tutor for Eye Level Learning along with additional tutoring work for students K-5 both in Math and English. In his spare time, Noah enjoys chess and tennis.
Kirtan Gandhi – Director – Chicago
Prior to joining Jabian, Kirtan worked at Accenture as a senior manager. In his role he was slotted as an education practice senior manager and led a multitude of business transformation programs. Prior to Accenture, he worked with Bryan Cave, LLC. Kirtan earned his BA from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, in Journalism and Mass Communications. In his spare time, Kirtan enjoys family, sports, politics, boating, and social events.
Steve Hall – Executive Director – Chicago
Steve’s hometown is Evanston, Illinois. Prior to joining Jabian, Steve worked with Point B as a portfolio leader. In that role, Steve was responsible for driving growth and managing Point B at a portfolio of clients and new prospects. Steve is an expert in the financial services and healthcare industry and worked previously with SMH Advisors, Bridgewater Associates, Nestle Waters, Gardner Denver, IBM Business Consulting, and Arthur Andersen Business Consulting. In his spare time, he enjoys swimming, biking, running, and hiking.
Vince Coleman – Senior Manager – Chicago
Vince is originally from Chagrin Falls, Ohio which is a very small suburb of Cleveland. Prior to joining Jabian, Vince worked with Deloitte as a manager. In his role he provided transformation services to clients in support of strategic, operational, or finance-based initiatives. He developed tailored solutions based on discrete client issues and drove to deliver against intended outcomes. In his spare time, Vince supports Cleveland sports teams, enjoys playing and coaching soccer, and reading.
Michael Murph – Consultant – Dallas
Prior to joining Jabian, Michael worked as an analyst consultant with Sendero Consulting in Dallas, Texas. In his role, he led business analysis, business process improvements, organizational change management and design, project management, software implementation, vendor evaluation and selection efforts across various industries. These industries include commercial banking, energy services/utilities, natural gas distribution, and retail. In his spare time, Michael enjoys golfing, playing basketball, and attending Texas Longhorn football games. He also loves going to concerts, trying new restaurants, and traveling with his wife.