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Jesse Parent is a seasoned technology operations leader with extensive experience in directing technology support and operations across various organizations. Currently serving as the Director of Technology Operations at Starbucks since December 2018, Jesse leads the Technology Operational Excellence team, focusing on service management, service resiliency, and overseeing critical observability and insights programs using key platforms such as Data Dog and Splunk. Previous roles include Director of IT Operations at Slalom Consulting and Sr. Manager of IT Operations at Colliers International, where Jesse demonstrated strategic leadership in managing cross-discipline IT teams and oversight of technology initiatives across multiple regions. Jesse’s career also includes project management roles at Corbis and service delivery at Symetra Financial Inc. and Washington Mutual, complemented by an AA in General Education from Seattle Central College.
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Starbucks ethically sources and roasts high-quality arabica coffee. They are known as the leading roaster and retailer of specialty coffee globally. Starbucks purchases, roasts, and serves award-winning coffee to its millions of customers. Their food and beverage offerings include Italian-style espresso beverages, cold blended beverages, seasonal drinks, hot breakfast, lunch, snacks, a bakery, and premium teas. Additionally, they sell merchandise like tumblrs and mugs as well as gift cards for special occasions. In some stores around the world, they sell alcoholic drinks. In everything they do, they always live by their mission: to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time. Founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker, Starbucks began as a single store front in Pike Place Market. Originally, they sourced their beans from Peet's Coffee & Tea. Eventually, Alfred Peet stopped supplying his own beans and began to train a new Roastmaster for the company. Following this transition, they sold the company in the 1980's to Howard Schultz who had Italian Coffeehouse aspirations. Originally a coffee bean store, Howard set out to make Starbucks an espresso-based coffeeshop and led much of the expansion of the franchise. With shifts in leadership over time, a decade was spent growing market share and defining corporate social responsibility. Starbucks went on acquire several operations as part of their strategy such as Seattle's Best Coffee, Torrefazione Italia, and The Coffee Connection. Today, Starbucks operates in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, and Asia with about 32,000 stores worldwide.