After 30 years providing consulting services to the Fashion Apparel and Footwear industry I have stepped down and owner / founder of Concepts In Technology, Inc and Joined Crocs, In. at an Enterprise level, full-time roll as the VP of IT to support all Product and Supply Chain Technologies globally. As the VP of this area, my teams responsibilities cover global support for, Centric PLM, o9 Planning (MFP, OTB, AP, DP & S&IP), Infor Nexus (Trading Company, First Sale), Inspectrio, Manhattan WMS..., covering both Crocs and HeyDude brands.

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I am working as the Senior Consultant / Implementation director at Barefoot Dreams related to several projects, including the complete replacement of Financial and Enterprise Software with the Exenta ERP business software. Additionally, we are streamlining the warehouse operations, assisting with re-platforming the current eCom solution as well as helping to open Barefoot Dreams first retail store in Malibu. This is an amazing, fast growing life style brand, which I am luck to be working with as one of my newest clients.

Today, Concepts in Technology is full service Business Consulting Firm, specializing in Retail and Fashion Manufacturing, from Business systems assessments to Network services...David Ryan and Linda Chase (managing partners of CITech's background includes extensive experience in; business process management, project management and stratigic management support.Strong past experience in Entertainment, Homebuilding, and Consumer Products (especially, Fashion Apparel Retail and Manufacturing).Having held past board of director positions, at Sirena Apparel as the Chairman of the Board (post Bankruptcy) for two year and as the Vice Chairman for Global Xploration Trek Corporation for 2 1/2.David's unique experience with Technical Development, Software Systems Integration, Professional Service Sales and Support, provide a broad view of business to solving today's business issues for his clients.ERP software experience includes, but is not limited to: SAP, AIMS, ACS, ABS, JDA, JBA, JDE, and New Generation Computing (NGC), Microsoft Dynamics A/X

Responsible for all aspects for run Concepts In Technology, Inc., from Sales to Finance as well as providing direct consulting services to such clients as:NYDJ Apparel - Full project to Select and Implement a completely new Enterprise System from PLM, Order to Cash to Warehouse distribution.Dutch Apparel, LLC - Developed RFP, assisted in the final selection business process, and currently engaged to as a Senior A/X Business Consultant for the implementation of the Microsoft Dynamics A/X Enterprise solution, including Retail and Advanced Warehousing.JBrand Apparel - After a very successful go-live on 9/15/2015, currently supporting all aspects of the post implementation process, including process re-engineering and reporting to further support the new Microsoft A/X implementation. This project is being done to support the Fast Retailing team on behalf the of the JBrand Divisional IT and Operations internal team.Support additional consulting teams with projects currently being worked on at Robin Piccone Swimwear, James Perse, Topson Downs Apparel, Malibu Design Group, Fambrands...

I am currently providing Executive Level business support in several areas, 1) Implementation and change management support with regards to the Teamwork Retail System roll-out, 2) Leading the entire process to re-platform the DTC eCom (with future goals of adding B2B) site. This process includes both Technical and Creative uplifts to the current site and has included the development of a full RFP and will continue thru full implementation, including full budget management,3) Support of removing an Old Planning System, and re-establishing and new Planning and Reporting solution.

Working with the Chrome Hearts team to define and implement an end-to-end Upgrade/Re-Implementation plan and budget to move the company from the current MS Dynamics R12 on premise environment to Microsoft's new ICloud D365 environment. Successfully completed the project and all assignments

Successfully worked with and supported the complete implementation from RFI development, product selection, discovery through implementation, (as the internal implementation project director) and post implementation support... Great Project, Great team, Great experience...Involved in all aspects of the Microsoft Dynamics A/X implementation from Design, Blueprinting, Implementation, Cut-Over, and Post implementation support...Additionally providing support to the Dutch internal teams with the integration support with the Software providers, Visionet and Blue Horseshoe.

Involved in all aspects of the Microsoft Dynamics A/X implementation from Design, Blueprinting, Implementation, Cut-Over, and Post implementation support...

Provided, Senior Consulting services to ownership of the company.

Management of all aspects of Business Development and Implementation Services associated with the entire NGC Suite of Products.This includes:The NGC RedHorse Systems Modules for Enterprise System Management, (Order to Cash)The Product Life Cycle Management Modules (ePLM) with Work Flow Calendaring, The Global Sourcing Supply Chain Management,Product Testing, CPSIA Compliance ManangementFactory Labeling Solutions, Packing and Shipping SoluitonsShop Floor Control SystemsBusiness Analytic Report Management for the NGC Suite of Products

SAP experience includes Lead Project Manager, Warnaco Swimwear AFS project and Senior Project Manager, BCBG Retail System Implementation

Upon Merging ACSI into ITresource, we built a very successful professional services sales team which over the next 3 years was able to increase sales by over 14 million dollars annually for the company. Generated in combination thru outsourcing, data center outsource management and the placement of over 90 active consultants.

Succussfully developed my company, fully self-funded from 0 dollars in revenue in January 1996 to a high successful, highly profitable company generating at its peak over 5.5 million dollars annually in revenue with over 50 active conultants.Applied Consulting Solutions, Inc. was a full service company providing IT services to Toyota and multiple Fashion Manufacturing and Retail Clients.In February of 2001 ACSI was successfully sold and merged into ITresources.

Headed up the growth and development of the western region.Succussfully grow the organization from a division producing 600k in annual revenue with 5 consultants to a highly profitable division producing over 8.5 million dollars in annual revenue with 55 active consultants, within a 36 month period.

Worked on all aspects within the company, from Fashion Goods Manaufacturing including, Order Processing, Inventory Management Control, Forecast Management Systems, EDI, Just in Time Manufacture and Replinishment programs to all aspects for Retail Systems Management.Additionally, work to help select several very large scale business systems applications, including selecting and successfully implementing a new Retail system.It should be noted that after leaving Guess? Jeans, I was hired back on three seperate occassions as a business consultant to assist with process re-engineering and to provide a full manufacturing business system assesment projects.

Worked on entire RDS ERP homebuilding application, with a focus on Financial and Forecasting Systems.Also wrote some of the first ARM caluclation programs for the remote Sales Office Systems.

Worked on Contract Control and Film Distribution Management Systems.Worked on the development team that designed the "Flash Gross Sales Systems" for the immediate reporting of movie revenues.