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Rome, Georgia, US

• As the driving force behind OTR’s IT vision, strategy, and roadmap, I align technology initiatives with organizational goals to foster growth and enhance margins. Transforming a previously underfunded and overlooked.
• Consolidating ERP systems from Europe, Asia, and the U.S. into a single instance.
• Integrating two acquisitions (one domestic and one international) into a global business and technology portfolio.
• Leading two artificial intelligence initiatives focused on quoting and receipt of forecasts/orders
• Creating a global data warehouse using Microsoft’s Azure Synapse technology.
• Utilizing PowerBI as a corporate standard for reporting.

Temple, GA, US

• As the global technology leader for the company, transformed what was an underfunded and technologically immature organization into a fast growth, industry leading, innovative and process-driven enterprise. Positioned.
• Replaced unsupported ERP system with industry's first integrated, product configurator.
• Led technology integration of various acquisitions: Asta Door, Noke, and Betco Inc.
• Significantly improved the sales team’s ability to track sales and sales opportunities by implementing Salesforce Sales Cloud. Provided pipeline visibility in near real-time.
• Folded acquired company into technology infrastructure while subsidiary moved headquarters.
• Implemented e-Builder as project management/project accounting tool for self-storage side of the business.

Charlotte, NC, US

• Customer-facing role in Treasury and Payment Solutions division. Responsible for delivering payables solutions to the bank’s clients in all market sectors. Exceeded revenue target by 110% and number of integrated.
• ERP and Client System Integration
• Client Process Improvement by utilizing best practices
• Fraud protection and awareness advocate
• Speaking engagements at public events on behalf of the bank

Norcross, GA, US

• Directed 100% outsourced-staff to global-based sales/supply chain and manufacturing in clean room-type environment with a budget exceeding $2M.
• 24% reduction in total IT costs with 20+% increase in sales.
• Decreased close cycle 20% thru implementing Oracle requisitioning to payables (AP) functionality and Oracle order to cash (AR) ability and fully utilizing our SalesForce.Com implementation.
• Enabled 50% consignment growth by immediate recognition of sale and available to invoice at distributor’s site.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Responsible for company’s Oracle business system, globally based support staff, and ancillary integrated systems. Staff consisted of five persons, thirteen international locations and a budget exceeding one million.
• Over $100,000 in annual savings by leading a project to bring outsourced freight payments in house.
• Setup structure and organization to prepare company for implementing Oracle’s R12 application suite.
• Discovered and corrected foreign currency reporting in Cash Management thru process and calculation fix.

US

Responsible for technology business systems and infrastructure.

Secaucus, NJ, US

• Oversaw all activities related to the company’s business systems.
• Led projects enhancing two $100M acquisitions in less than a year by extending company’s business system.
• Consolidated purchasing, A/P and A/R across divisions without increasing headcount.

St. Louis, MO, US

Oversaw all activities of information technology reporting to the division president.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Led all facets of information technology.

M.B.A, Business

B.S., Computer Science

Masters, Computer Science, Computer Science