David B. Email & Phone Number

Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States

o Achievement-oriented professional with extensive experience (25+ years) in IT development, manufacturing development, and operations management within multiple US and China facilities.o Proven track record of managing complex projects while leading teams and driving business success. o Successfully implemented ERP software solutions at multiple companies throughout my career, including abroad. o Enjoy identifying opportunities for advancing IT business objectives while implementing practices for improvement. o Value-centric leader who thrives in manufacturing environmentso Responsible for planning, formulating, and ensuring the efficient and effective execution of a technology plan that advances the mission, vision, and strategic goals of the company.o Oversee all aspects of technology and information systems, including daily service operations, technical management, application management and service desk management.o Duties include strategic planning, budgeting, vendor/contract management, policy development, project management, and directing all IT administration.o Development of all IT staff including recruitmento Train users on security awareness and cyber security threats, concentrating on best practices for web browsing and email.o Designed and managed a commercial grade facility wide Wi-Fi networko Increased IT capacity from managing one location with one server, to 30+ servers in five global locationso Manage virtualized servers using VMwareo Implemented and managed web browsing permissions and controlso Implemented and managed networking - TCP/IP, LAN, WLAN, WANo Implemented and managed Antivirus and Malware protectiono Implemented and managed Microsoft Office including O365 and Open Officeo Implemented and managed software licensingo Managed Server and PC repair, maintenance, and upgradeso Implemented and managed all backup solutionso Managed all website development and maintenanceSee next job title for more

Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States

Continued from previous job titleThese five years I worked directly for the CEO vs the CFO• Remote Location Experience:o Managed five locations all from the headquarters in NC without remote IT support which helped reduce IT costso Skilled in Internet solutions to allow 24/7 availabilityo Implement and manage remote solutions to allow access to corporate data and applicationso Hands-on daily operation and provided tech support for all locations including China• Miscellaneous Team Support:o Environmental team member whose goal was to get the company to zero waste. During this process we received the Mountain True company of the year award.o Team member of multiple 5S functionso Trained in LEAN manufacturing which lead to moving plant floor IT equipment multiple times to allow a better process flow.o Worked with teams to get Carolina Star certifiedSee next job title for more

Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States

Continued from previous job title• ERP/MRP Experience:o Throughout my career I have implemented full ERP solutions, migrated to new ERP vendors, added new ERP modules, and installed various upgrades to ensure continuous improvement in manufacturing.o Worked in manufacturing and production environments for 28 years giving me knowledge of finance (AR, AP, GL), inventory control, order entry, purchasing, CRM, sales, marketing, PLC, shipping and receiving, MRP, and engineering.o Designed and implemented plant floor solutions including a barcoding systems. This solution allowed for enhanced inventory control.o Worked with an ERP vendor on their system that was still in the alpha testing phase. Together we moved forward into beta testing, after which I trained users, and went live after one year.o Replaced a plant floor data acquisition barcoding system with a custom inhouse solution• Facilities Experience:o Designed, built, and maintained an IT facility for a new sales office in Shanghai China o Designed, built, and maintained all IT functions at a new manufacturing facility in China. Moved this China location four times without using any outside IT support, using only local US based IT staff which kept us in budget.o Responsible for migrating IT systems from multiple acquired companieso Designed and implemented a redundant VPN between all locations in the USo Designed and built onsite and offsite disaster recovery siteso Responsible for video surveillance systemso Responsible for all worldwide remote user supporto Responsible for phone systems and phone carrier contracts• ISO Experience:o Worked in an ISO 9001 company which was the one of the first 500 companies in the US to be awarded this certificationo Worked in an QA 9000 company and was the one of the first 100 companies in the US to be awarded this certificationo Assisted in becoming ISO 140001:1996 certifiedSee next job title for more

Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States

Continued from previous job title• Software Management Experience:o Installed QA management software solution along with a barcode packaging system for a Chinese facilityo Designed and implemented a private VPN between a China office and its manufacturing plant o Designed and installed remote desktop solutions for US and international userso Worked on a team to migrate to a new EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) systemo Migrated an on-site Microsoft Exchange Server to a full Microsoft O365 solution. o Train users on email management solutionso Assisted implementing a full SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system and then migrated it to another vendor 10 years latero Assisted implementing and migrating to a newer QA plant floor systemo Designed and implemented a fully inclusive database warehouse and reporting system using MS SQL, Crystal report writer and SSRS. Used this DBW to populate data into an inhouse custom built CRM system. Also, setup systems to automatically email staff daily reports which reduced the need for end users to run their own reports. Created Intranet web-based reporting with this solution, which allowed for exporting data to Excel and MS Accesso Designed and managed a custom inhouse web-based CRM system o Designed and implemented a custom inhouse built companywide intranet o Designed and implemented a kiosk system for employees to use in the breakroomo Designed and implemented a visitor kiosk onboarding system to allow safety requirements training before entering the facilityo Implemented Linux server and desktop solutions along with Open Office, and other Open-Source applications to save costs when adding and upgrading servers and applicationso Managed MSSQL and MySQL (Linux) database o Implemented CAD solutions (Pro-E, Inventor, AutoCAD)

Fletcher, North Carolina, United States

Hickory, North Carolina, United States