Group Information Technology Director
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
IT Director (Divisional CIO) for the Howmet Engineered Structures (HES) business unit of Howmet Aerospace responsible for managing the IT staff and budget of this $1.0B business, including 35 people and 16 locations across the North America and European regions.Direct the IT team to ensure the alignment and priorities of the business, including partnering with the locations’ management to introduce and facilitate the SMART manufacturing solutions, as well as enabling other digital transformations for the Commercial, Procurement, EHS, and Supply Chain departments.Ensure compliance and communicate requirements for the IT organization from a Sarbanes-Oxley. Global Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), Trade Compliance, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), and other audit organizations as required by the company.Maximize the IT resources to deliver efficient and cost-effective tactical and strategic IT solutions for the business around the expansive application footprint, including such well-known applications SAP, ETQ-Pulse, Kronos Time and Attendance, Teamcenter and others.Served as co-lead of the Howmet Women’s Network that led a variety of accomplishments throughout the business including establishing a newsletter, sponsoring a number of topical events such as the quarterly book club and the October health awareness fair, and other activities which ultimately resulted in an increase of HWN membership by more than 25%.Managed the IT environment during the COVID climate including enabling the 28% reduction of cost.