Hisham Aharon

Over a 38-year of experience scaling enterprise technology, cloud architecture, and automation infrastructure. As long-standing CIO at Ocean State Job Lot, guided the technological transformation of a single retail operation into a $1B+ multi-state enterprise across 175 stores and 11 states. Holds a rigorous engineering foundation from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Advises growth-stage tech startups, venture capital/PE firms, and enterprise leadership on Retail Tech Architecture, Cybersecurity Risk, AI/Analytics Integration, and Supply Chain Automation.

Core Career Summary
End-to-End Enterprise Modernization: Built the tech stack from the ground up, starting with hand-coded warehouse and store ordering systems, introducing retail POS scanning, and culminating in modern cloud data warehousing with advanced analytics.

Business & Scale Driver: Directly enabled massive operational expansion across 11 states, while also supporting the foundational tech needs of the company%27s Charitable Foundation.

Flawless Cybersecurity Record: Maintained a continuous forward-thinking posture that kept the organization 100% cyberattack-free throughout 38 years of growth.

Crisis Management & Agility: Led the rapid, seamless enterprise shift to remote work during the pandemic onset without business disruption.

Operational Automation & Innovation: Deployed robotics, warehouse automation, modern financial systems, and enterprise HCM solutions to scale the workforce efficiently.