Vp, Information Systems And Technology
Led team of approximately 100 technology and business professionals located throughout the country. Managed business team responsible for development and operations of spend-management tools and processes,► Evaluated, organized, and directed information systems integration of 4 merged companies within 18 months with initial 20% reduction in staff, achieving alignment with organizational goals and planned ROI objectives.► Implemented agile application development methodology, resulting in dramatic improvements for delivery of large custom-developed, and cloud-based software projects, reducing product release cycle from 6+ months to 2 — 4 weeks. ► Developed, maintained, and supported over 30 enterprise-grade applications and numerous departmental applications resulting in positive evaluations by independent industry consultants.► Headed development of 6 commercial software products that competed with larger companies and generated revenues in excess of $1.7M /year.► Managed 2 business units responsible for product development and operations of spend-management tools, technologies, and processes that identified opportunities for larger customers to save over $1M / year.► Established organization’s 1st Project Management Office which resulted in completion of more than 15 large-scale, enterprise-integration projects on time and on budget within 1st 18 months and, on an ongoing basis, implemented over 20 business and technology projects each year that aligned with the organizational strategic plan. ► Developed and oversaw annual operations budget in excess of $7M, while charged with P&L of $1.7M commercial software organization.► Presented to various groups including Boards of Directors and several external groups which occasioned being selected to company’s revenue-generating Materials Management Learning Institute speaker’s bureau.
