Happily retired and enjoying my family, babysitting our granddaughter and playing a lot of baseball and softball.

Responsible for Global IT Operations including Infrastructure, ERP, Engineering Systems, Global Applications, Compliance, site support, and budget.

Responsible for all IT activities for TI Automotive in North America

IT Director responsible for IT Operations, ERP Deployment and Application Development for US, Canada, Mexico, and South America. IT Director responsible for global IT SOX compliance initiative.

Responsible for transformation of Information Technology into a shared corporate service, metrics and performance tracking.

Provide consulting services to Delphi Corporation for the transfer of IT services, software and hardware to General Motors as part of Delphi’s restructuring and emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Responsible for all Meridian Information Technology operations including strategic business plan development, contract negotiations, development and support of Enterprise Applications, Communications, Infrastructure, Data Center operations, Help Desk, Engineering, and procurement of hardware and software.

Responsible for the negotiation, implementation, and operations management of U.S. Corporate Contract Labor program, Engineering Services, Consulting, Training and Corporate Company Vehicle Program. Significant Accomplishments•Leadership and development of 5 person staff.•Negotiation, implementation and operational management of U.S. Corporate Contract Labor Program with The Bartech Group. The contract, valued at $180M, is the largest minority supplier contract within Delphi. The new program included the implementation of a model that provided detailed cost that allowed Delphi and the supplier to manage and control cost and profitability.•Negotiation, implementation and oversight of corporate company vehicle program with QEK Global Solutions. Achieved significant cost reduction.•Implemented cost reductions in excess of 20 percent.•Increased minority supplier base.•Consolidated total suppliers by 30 percent.

Responsible for global contract negotiations and procurement of Information Technology hardware, software, and services.Significant Accomplishments•Creation, leadership and development of a 25 person global staff. •Negotiation and management of Information Technology contracts for Delphi’s Initial Public Offering.•Negotiation and management of transition services agreement with General Motors to support Delphi IPO.•Negotiation and management of commercial services agreements valued at $500M with EDS across all IT service lines.•Successful negotiations and completion of contracts with notable Information Technology providers including Microsoft, Dell, Oracle, SAP, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, EMC and AT&T.•Multiple year cost reductions through successful negotiations.

Responsible for local and Corporate systems planning, costing, development, implementation and operations. Responsible for business process re-engineering to ready organization for new system implementations. Managed system transitional services for restructuring and divesting plants and newly formed joint ventures. Responsible for negotiating contracts for Corporate and Divisional information systems and development and management of the global Divisional Information Technology budget. Significant Accomplishments•Implementation of corporate and division common systems.•Business process re-engineering.•Consolidated seven (7) cost of sales and shipping systems into one common solution.•Consolidated or replaced and implemented common financial systems.•Developed and executed desktop refresh program.•Implemented initial Local Area Network at divisional headquarters.•Led and successfully completed cost reduction initiatives.

Delphi Interior & Lighting SystemsFinancial Systems Supervisor 1990-1991Operations Analysis Financial Analyst 1987-1990Engineering Planning Supervisor 1985-1987General Motors Corporation – CPC DivisionBudget Analyst 1984-1985General Motors Corporation – Fisher Body DivisionEngineering Financial and Program Analyst 1981-1984Engineering Specifications Analyst 1980-1981General Motors Overseas DivisionFinancial Analyst 1979-1980