Duane Gregory Email & Phone Number

Wood Dale, Il, Us

Reporting to the CIO, the Vice President of Commercial off the Shelf Applications is responsible for the delivery, management, and implementation of applications and solutions that support AAR Corp, customers, employees, and business partners. As a member of the IT senior leadership team, the Vice President of IT Applications (COTS) is an influential role, making investment and priority trade-off decisions, negotiating and managing vendor contracts, and recruiting and developing high performing support teams. The Vice President IT Commercial Applications (COTS) will provide vision and leadership to IT support team, contractors, developers and vendor professional services teams. The VP, COTS is a strong supporter of enterprise applications that deliver comprehensive software strategy, architecture and scalable business solutions.Notable Projects:• IT Lead for SDLC selection and implementation of Cornerstone-On-Demand LMS system• IT Lead for upgrade of ADP system• IT Enterprise Application Solution Lead for business acquisitions and divestitures• RPA Project Lead, Process Analyst and Business Case development Process• IT Lead for SDLC selection and implementation of international shipping and receiving system

Wood Dale, Il, Us

Administered strategy, internal vision, and the implementation of a variety of information systems to develop sustainable methods for information security, data storage, and network performance. Charged with the direction of network infrastructure and supervising an annual budget of 1.5 million dollars. Coordinated the recruitment, vetting, and managing of vendor relations and outreach. Identified user needs to maximize efficiency of tech teams to deliver outcomes throughout multiple levels of an organization. Notable projects:Secured enterprise contract for SANS data storage - Completed replacement of entire UPS battery backup system for data center- Supported over 65 remote facilities, warehouses and business offices worldwide- Managed IT Operations and Network Infrastructure from Corporate Headquarters Data Center- APC Maintenance contract update and physical data center battery replacement project

Wood Dale, Il, Us

Directed the planning and execution of internal Business Systems to optimize domestic and international client results, drive operational efficiency, and deliver market competitive solutions. Led a cross functional team of data analysts, warehouse administrators, and data architects. Directed budget planning, business support, and ongoing quality analysis and ROI. Notable application implementations:- Salesforce CRM; Implementation, 100 users, multiple offices- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise; IT budget; Supported 67 sites, Americas, Asia, and Europe- CATIA, SolidWorks and AutoCAD engineering software implementations - ERP Application Support, Upgrades and Maintenance for Oracle EBS, Oracle Agile PLM- ERP Application Implementation/Support, Upgrades and Maintenance for Component Control Aircraft maintenance software- Work with Business Process team to create corporate policy & procedure for compliance and IT Governess.