Ed Hoff Email & Phone Number

United States

Romeoville, Il

*Currently lead a staff of 22, ensuring that overall goals of superior customer service, up time, response time, error free code and IT spend (as a % of revenue) meets and exceeds expectations. *Successfully completed several enterprise and divisional mission critical system conversions or upgrades. Set goal of continuously improving data integrity in all critical areas especially for security (data leakage or exposure of sensitive data –financial, HIPAA etc.).*Serving on ITS Leadership team which manages all Design & Development projects, Operations - which includes IT infrastructure and production incidents and IT proficiency education and training.*With ITS Leadership Team, set up mid-level IT governance. Established internal customer surveys. Led the development and installation of a new process and data base for project management. Virtualized most severs and now moving to employee clients, replaced SAN, upgrading VOIP, provided redundancy for voice and internet and overhauled BCP.*Lead development and implementation of IT Controls which safeguards corporate data and readies CBS for a SSAE 16 Certification. *Completed several training initiatives including leadership training, project management, business process, modernizing developer languages, and business intelligence - analytics and query language reporting and relevant staff certifications in areas such as security and testing with repositories.*Working with Business Development to grow revenues and margin for external client web services and enterprise private cloud hosting. Established and working with 3+ private label partners. Established ExpressIT product umbrella as well as targeted product solutions. 03/02/13

Chicago, Illinois

*Serving with 40 fellow Board Members and 300 passionate volunteers on several programs and Initiatives: Fifty for the Future (in 7th Year), Mentoring Program (2 events per year), IT Leadership College Program (2-4 classes per year), Career Counselor Workshop, Local IT Advisory Council, CPS Capstone Program, Guest Speaker Program, Intern Program, Partnered with National Center for Women in Technology, IT Organization Summit Meeting, and GoodNews Illinois website.03/02/13

Itasca, Il

*Key contributor at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, a US/International Insurance Broker, that went public (IPO-S1) in 1984 where top line revenues grew from 42.5 million to over 1.6 billion (2007). Employees grew from 900 to over 8,400.*Director - Corporate Information Systems, CIO - Broker Services Division (led 4 direct and 50 indirect professionals), Regional Controller - Broker Services Division (led 3 direct and 20 indirect professionals), Area Controller, Chicago land - Broker Services Division (led 7 professionals), Senior Business Analyst – Corporate Information Systems.*As Director of CIS, successfully completed several corporate ERP conversions including Oracle HRMS, Payroll and Learning Management.*As Divisional CIO, successfully completed several Business and IT projects and system conversions (managing CAPEX) as well as all managing all daily IT Operations. Goal was achieved for improving overall productivity and operating functions for this Division of 3,500 employees and $600 million in Revenues. Project Team won the insurance industry “e-fusion award” for a new application, “CIP Works” which supported BSD’s construction wrap-up insurance programs. *Served as Regional Controller in 4 Broker Services Regions – Northwest, Southwest, North Central and South Central. Regional Controller from 1985-1998. Led and managed staff successfully meeting all accounting/financial obligations over this 13 year period.*Served as Area Controller for all Chicago Area brokerage profit centers from 1981-1985. Successfully completed all requirements and met all obligations for Accounting and Finance.*Successfully served as Senior Business Analyst for all accounting and financial systems and related business processes. 03/02/13

Chicago, Il

*Served in Finance Division. Recognized by the Corporate Treasury Department for improving cash turn around to an average of less than 35 days on overdue accounts.*In the Finance Division, succeeded in cleaning up several clients receivable accounts, saving 1.3 million in write offs; also reduced the number of accounts outsourced for collections by 25%.*Served in the Internal Management Consulting Division. Team-led the installation of an AT & T PBX system companywide; also implemented an enterprise wide budget monitoring system. 03/02/13

Chicago, Il

*Successfully completed audit requirements for certified financial statements for several pension plans, health & welfare funds, and commercial clients.*Completed several payroll compliance audits for employee benefit plans.*Completed individual and corporate tax returns during tax season for 3 years.*Completed several unaudited financial statements and filed quarterly payroll taxes for several clients.03/02/13

M.B.A. -Kellstadt Graduate School Of Business, Finance/Accounting, Chicago, Il

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi -The National Accounting Fraternity Beta Gamma Chapter 5-9-79Chicago, IL

B.S. Ed., Business Education/Accounting/Economics (Minor)

Chicago, IL

Education record

Lisle, IL

Education record

Chicago, IL