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Rochester, New York, United States

Manage development teams to provide high quality production support, application customizations, and system integrations for legacy ERP and peripheral systems. Contribute expertise in ERP migrations to advance corporate directives for radical simplification and system modernization.

Rochester, New York Area

Fractional/Virtual/Interim CIO and trusted advisor for small to mid-sized businesses that desire/require strategic advice and counsel regarding the use of information technology to improve business performance.- Operations consultant to start-up venture.- Operational leader for software development organization. - Consults with clients in the areas of cloud computing, IT governance, technology security, ERP systems, disaster recovery/business continuity planning, and general business operations. - Managed complex, multi-functional IT projects for clients. - Migrated small businesses from on-premise hardware infrastructure to cloud-based platforms hosting ERP packages, e-mail, collaboration applications, file services, and voice-over-IP (VoIP) telephone service. - Provide training and support to end-users on new platforms.

Rochester, New York Area

As a consultant to clients of outsourced IT services, collaborated with clients to perform strategic IT functions including the alignment of IT goals with business objectives, the formulation of technology road-maps, budget planning, and other forward-looking IT advisory services. - Developed plan for business continuity and disaster recovery of client’s IT infrastructure. - Conducted a gap analysis of current systems against defined requirements for a future ERP system. - Developed service offerings for cloud-based products and assisted in consultative sales activities.- Managed the installation of cloud-based VoIP phone systems. - Created training syllabi, conducted training sessions, and consulted on the use of Office 365 products. - Developed vendor relations with strategic product partners.

Batavia, Ny

As an integral member of a five member senior management team, provided leadership in all areas of technology for a $20 million privately held footwear manufacturing and distribution company. - Consistently reduced IT department operating expenses year-over-year. - Utilized virtual technology to upgrade servers resulting in a smaller hardware footprint that reduced the total cost of ownership and improved disaster recovery/business continuity. - Established data backup procedures and implemented cloud-based backups of critical data. - Outsourced the maintenance and support for all non-application IT services and managed to a Service Level Agreement. - Selected an eCommerce platform solution for development of an on-line B2B/B2C web-site that integrates with the existing ERP system.- Expanded the functional use of an existing ERP system to include purchasing for raw materials and initiated the implementation of materials requirements planning (MRP) for domestic manufacturing. - Designed and implemented the process for approval of purchase requisitions and three-way matching for accounts payable verification.

Responsible for the the effective, efficient and transparent operation of IT functions across the enterprise. Ensured the strategic alignment of IT priorities with corporate business objectives. Provided direction to IT resources in tactical support of business units. Created an organization strong in IT governance utilizing the CobiT framework in support of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, Participated as a visonary resource to and partner with the CEO, CFO and COO to set corporate direction.

Created and implemented a hybrid framework utilizing CobiT and CMM (Capability Maturity Model) to assess IT organizations readiness for Sarbanes-Oxley audits. Conducted multiple SOX audits for IT organizations of publicly traded, large cap companies.Managed the sale and implementation of ERP systems (MAS90/MAS200 and Great Plains) for new and existing clients.

Developed the strategic plan for providing consulting services under a newly formed Information Technology Practice of a local public accounting firm. Established collaborative relationships with software vendors and complementary service providers to generate sales opportunities. Produced proposals to conduct software selections and managed accounting systems implementations. Provided consulting services and training on the implementation and use of time and expense billing software.

Founded and operated a consulting company focused on the installation, implementation and integration of financial applications for mid-size enterprises. Created the vision and direction for the start-up consultancy. Formalized the business plan and critical business alliances. Maintained profitability, created budgets, managed daily operations, developed sales opportunities, managed client relationships and recruited consultants. Provided hands-on project management and systems consulting to clients.

Managed the successful delivery of consulting services in multiple cities to support the value-added resale of packaged accounting software. Implemented processes, procedures and methodologies to enable successful engagements. Provided leadership and mentoring to software consultants, developers, project managers and systems engineers responsible for installing, integrating and customizing financial applications. Interviewed candidates, made hiring decisions, assessed employee career needs, and conducted performance appraisals.

Contracted to a Canadian telecommunications company as the Director of Information Services. Maintained stability and improved productivity of a legacy systems environment during a migration to an out-sourced systems environment. Completed transition of all systems operations from Buffalo to Montreal with no service interruptions. Provided leadership and direction to the information systems staff. Responsible for day-to-day operations of the local office including Network Operations, Sales, and Systems departments. Assigned to review impact of experimental telecommunications license application for wireless, point-to-point telecommunications services on corporate information systems.