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Springfield, Mo, Us

• Direct information technology, network, telecommunications, electronic surveillance and digital signage operations of a central office, distribution center and 130 stores of two different concepts generating annual revenue of over $180 million and 20 million transactions. • Manage seven people and operating budget of over $2 million. • Set up company’s long and short-term information technology, network and telecommunications goals based on emerging global trends and business needs. • Develop and implement corporate Information Technology security, policies and operating procedures based on company needs and best practices.• Establish help desk and apply best practices for technical support and end user training.• Implement and manage point of sale, financial, human resources & Payroll, inventory and warehouse management systems. • Manage Information Technology, Network and Telecommunication related purchases, contracts and suppliers.• Manage system integration between various subsystems.• Developed information technology staff and ensured key bench positions are filled.• Evaluate sub optimal areas in the organization and worked with inter department teams to develop information systems solutions. • Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity procedures for the systems area. • Evaluate and implement Security systems.• Evaluate and implement Digital Signage systems. • Design contents for Digital Signage Systems with marketing and graphic designer..

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• Managed the Information Technology, Network and Telecommunications needs of the central office, 180 stores of three different concepts generating annual revenue of over $100 million with over 20 million in transactions. • Manage five people and an Information Technology budget of $1.5million.• Based on emerging industry trends, established global Yum Brands information Systems policy and direction, set local business priorities to develop long and short-term Information Technology, Network and telecommunications technology plan and budgetary requirements.• Manage data center and network running Unix (HP-UX), windows server and remote AS/400 servers running financial applications, and proprietary operational software. • Managed software development, server administration (HP-UX, Windows NT and 2000), database administration and Help Desk to provide support to local and remote users.• Implementation of Home Delivery System.• Developed information technology staff and ensured key bench positions were filled.• Evaluated sub optimal areas in the organization and worked with inter department teams to develop information systems solutions.• Developed disaster recovery and business continuity procedures for the systems area.• Coordinated and participated in migration of financial applications from System 36 to FourGen on Unix. Responsible for migration of financial system from Unix based FourGen to JDEdwards on AS/400.

Programmer / Analyst• Designed, developed and maintained computer hardware and software for the business.• Developed software for application and data migration from MAI Basic Four systems to network of Intel-based Unix (SCO) servers.• Developed office automation and fax server software