Dan Heschke Email & Phone Number

Hudson, WI

Providing interim/fractional IT leadership and consulting services including development of IT strategy, technology roadmaps, enterprise architecture, software assessment/implementation, organizational review, portfolio/project management, IT governance and change management.

Oakdale, MN

• Responsible for organizational leadership and global IT service delivery across multiple business units in a matrix organization.
• Accountable for global IT budgets inclusive of annual operating expenses ($12MM - $25MM) and capital expenditures ($10MM - $25MM). Reduced operating budget by 50% over 5 years.
• Developed and evolved an IT strategy aligned to changing business structures and objectives.
• Delivered Board updates related to strategy, operating expenses and capital spending requirements.
• Provided IT leadership in support of multiple global acquisitions and divestitures.
• Led an IT infrastructure outsourcing initiative that delivered $8MM in savings over 5 years.

Ronkonkoma, NY

• Provided organizational leadership and evolved our IT strategy to consolidate independent businesses across to a common ERP solution in SAP. Negotiated SAP software purchase.
• Outsourced data center services and established a flexible agreement supporting business consolidation.
• Led all IT activities related to the acquisition of a $200M distribution company. SAP solution was replicated including the integration of direct store delivery capabilities.
• Led acquisition of a $150M manufacturing business from Kraft foods.
• Recruited and retained needed staff to support acquired companies and related IT transition.

San Ramon, CA

• Led IT outsourcing evaluation on behalf of divested business partner, presented recommendations to partner Board.
• Chief architect and executive team advisor for enterprise implementation of SAP replacing disparate legacy systems from JV parents. Scope of implementation included financial systems, sales management, distribution.
• Directed transition of business systems to an independently managed data center enabling the $2.5B acquisition of Dreyers Grand Ice Cream to close.
• Provided IT due diligence and directed systems integration activities for three distribution company acquisitions. Distribution capacity was increased by 25% without adding IT resources.
• Defined and implemented systems strategy for joint venture startup. Established independent infrastructure and business system platforms while leveraging relationships from parent companies where cost savings were.
• Established Ice Cream Partner's systems integration strategy. Bridged infrastructures between Nestle and Pillsbury which provided access to over forty applications across twenty platforms and four data centers..

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Director of Pillsbury International's Y2K initiative. Program spanned twenty-six cities, eighteen offices, sixteen countries, ten distinct businesses and nine manufacturing plants across Asia, Australia, Europe and.
• Established Pillsbury International’s global telecommunications and network infrastructure. Secured hardware and technical support services from in country service providers supporting rapid market expansions and.
• Directed all elements of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process including design, development and implementation of a financial planning and forecasting system to manage advertising and sales promotion.
• Led cross-functional team to identify the business requirements in establishing a common planning and forecasting system to be used company wide. Directing all systems development and implementation activities across.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Provided systems analysis and programming support for core financial systems.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Provided systems analysis and programming support for manufacturing, purchasing, financials and sales systems.