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• Provided the strategic liaison role between the operating companies and IT through active participation in strategic business planning sessions with business executives. Educated the IT organization on business goals.
• Solved an ERP support contract dispute. Consolidated several conflicting stand alone contracts into a single multi-year global arrangement saving $350,000 annually.

• Led a high performance IT team of 120 professionals. Provided a shared services staff that supported 3 independent operating companies.
• Managed a $35 million annual IT expense budget. Demonstrated that IT could provide superior customer service at 60% of industry average.
• Managed a successful implementation of a Project Management Office (PMO). Provided a standardized Systems’ Development Life Cycle (SDLC) that effectively managed all IT projects and provided resource usage metrics.
• Provided leadership and resources for an IT procurement initiative that developed a RFP process for all IT purchases. Reduced annual costs by $750,000.
• Eliminated confusing and conflicting help desk processes. Consolidated help desk groups into a one-stop/one phone number customer service team that handled all IT related issues.
• Led an IT Governance Board of operating company CEOs and CFOs. Established annual IT operating budgets as well as project priorities and IT strategic direction.

• Designed a selection process for replacing a 15 year old legacy system with an enterprise ERP system. Developed and successfully implemented an ERP package (JD Edwards One World) that became the corporate standard and.
• Developed with a 3rd party vendor a PDA based survey system. Eliminated the need for manual consolidation of Excel spreadsheet data and provided real-time access to data and reporting.
• Investigated financial impact of lease versus buy on IT hardware. Established new procurement guidelines that improved overall cash flow and provided for new equipment upgrades every three years.
• Organized and managed the consolidation of 3 data centers into a single service center. Eliminated redundant hardware, data services and support staff saving $350,000 annually.
• Fostered the need for a global infrastructure team. Organized the group that led to the adoption of global network standards.

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