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Middlebury, Ct, Us

Reporting to global CEO, responsible for the IT strategy and operations of this global watch manufacturer, retailer and distributor supporting 5,500+ employees across 37 countries. Responsible for driving transformational technology strategies that propel the business forward, including: the consolidation of 15 disparate ERP solutions onto a single Oracle EBS ERP platform saving $5M annually, the implementation of multiple E-commerce state-of-the-art B2B, B2C, and Marketplace SaaS-based platforms resulting in a 50% increase in E-commerce sales, the deployment of highly successful Master Data unified data model utilizing BI Analytics platform (Azure / Power BI) which streamlined global operations and provided foundational management reporting for the company, the replacement of multiple outdated legacy PIM-DAM asset mgmt. solutions onto a single best-in-class SaaS based platform which greatly simplified the global management of watch assets throughout company while saving $350k in operational costs, the implementation of a global Digital 3-D rendering platform which eliminated expensive time-consuming video / photo shoots while reducing operational costs by $250k annually, and the implementation of multiple cloud based Supply Chain global optimization initiatives across Manufacturing, Planning, Warehousing and Vendor Management resulting in $5M annually in SC operational savings.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Executive Director for this $5 billion self-service, payment, imaging, POS and Services solutions company. Reporting to global CIO, currently managing IT implemenation organization of 90+ employees plus consultants with operating budget of $40 million. Responsible for the Global implementation of the Oracle R12 CRM suite of applications.

North American CIO for this $4.5 billion Dutch office products / financial services company. Reporting to COO, managed IT shared services organization of 80+ employees plus consultants with operating budget of $50 million. Responsible for overseeing information technology services and investments across all OCÉ divisions. Managed the very successful transition and integration of the newly acquired, out-sourced IT infrastructure with the OCÉ, insourced infrastructure. Created Corporate Governance Model for organization and implemented Enterprise Portfolio Management solution to track and hold business and IT accoutable for all high visibility initiatives.

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North American CIO for this $750 million B-2-B office products company. Reporting to COO, managed 30+ employees plus consultants with operating budget of $22 million. Responsible for overseeing information technology services and investments for all of Imagistics. Working closely with CEO, drove successful implementation of a highly complex, $40 million Oracle ERP/CRM solution in just under 2 years. Realized $3 million in annual savings by signing a 5 year, $25 million infrastructure outsourcing contract. Created Strategic Supplier Partnerships with key IT vendors, resulting in reciprocal business of $20 million annually.

Stamford, Ct, Us

Director of Application Development for Pitney Bowes, a diversified international mailing, copier, facsimile, management services and financial services company with total annual revenues of approximately $6.1 billion. Reporting to global CIO, managed Application Development organization of 60+ employees with annual operating budget of $20 million. Responsible for overseeing Application Development services for Pitney's shared services IT organization. Realized $1.5 million annually by reorganizing 5 previously independent IT organizations.

DIrector, Information Systems for this $700 million office products division of Pitney Bowes. Reporting to CFO, managed de-centralized IT services organization of 40+ employees with operating budget of $7 million. Responsible for overseeing all information technology services and investments for the Office Systems division. Realized $300K in annual savings by leading SAP financials initiative for Office Systems as part of strategic North American SAP initiative.

Manager MIS for this $300 million Pitney Bowes Facsimile division. Reporting to CFO, managed divisional IT services organization of 20 employees with operating budget of $2.5 million. Responsible for overseeing information technology services and investments for Pitney's de-centralized Facsimile IT organization. Led successful implementation of a $3 million order-to-cash initiative, saving $1 million in annual costs.

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Manager, Systems Analysis for this $250 million dictation company. Reporting to CIO, managed Systems Analysis organization of 8 system analysts with operating budget of $750K. Responsible for overseeing systems analyst services across all divisions. Led a $1.5 million order-to-cash project which consisted of "Canada-izing" the US order management and supply chain applications for Canada, saving $400,000 annually.

Mba, Business, Computer Science

Bs, Mathematics