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Downers Grove, Il, Us

Downers Grove, Il

Technical and business leadership for all areas of client engagements from presales engineering and solution design through development, testing, deployment and postimplementation support. Align executives and stakeholders, understand user needs, design and oversee development of solutions, develop/execute deployment plans and train users. Key client technical contact throughout entire project lifecycle; developed into a trusted advisor to clients through developing innovative, flexible, user-friendly, cost effective solutions. Manage third-party contractors as needed. Accountable for project management and service delivery standards and quality, while leading multiple concurrent projects. Virtual CIO for various clients leading IT strategy development, future state planning, sourcing/securing managed services providers, best practices development, capital investment planning and staff resource capacity planning.Led numerous IT deployment and custom solution development programs across ERP deployment, application development, database development, compliance, infrastructure and business insights/analytics. Established firm as a strategic business and IT partner developing cost-effective, custom business solutions for any pain point organization wide. Led numerous automation solutions for clients, including developing automated reporting solution for a client eliminating a manual report with a two week+ lead time to less than three hours. Developed and conducted remote and onsite training for client senior leadership teams, IT resources and operational personnel in systems, equipment, software and user interface.

Chicago, Il

Executive control for enterprise technology operations, systems, budgets and strategic steering supporting high volume sourcing, sales, supply chain, custom fulfillment and corporate operations for this printing solutions and distribution company. Managed, coached, trained and developed a team of IT resources and graphic designers. Member of Executive Committee leading overall company strategic plan, as well as developing IT-enabled business transformation, business development and operational strategies across the enterprise. Directly managed all areas of IT: future state, planning, budgets, vendor contracts, custom development, change management, reporting and risk management. Led negotiations and administered all IT contracts for third party services.Key member of senior leadership team directing overall corporate strategy. Represented IT for c-suite executive sales calls; acted as executive sales engineer outlining custom IT solutions, capabilities and advantages for enterprise opportunities. Established internal infrastructure and processes across IT: budgets, procurement, asset management, desktop standardization, disaster recovery, servers and company dashboards/management reporting capabilities. Led development of numerous internal applications to expedite order to cash processes, improve salesforce effectiveness and automate various accounting, financial and reporting processes.Strategic oversight for development and administration of custom, branded websites, web-to-print portals and ecommerce platforms for client fulfillment, which managed more than 60% of total sales.Led deployment of company’s ERP solution (DemandBridge), including assembling and leading multidisciplinary resources and guiding deployment from concept through post implementation support/training.

Chicago, Il

Created a top performing team of IT professionals driving rapid deployments and business growth; led change management, coaching and development to improve performance. Built IT foundation, operations and systems positioning organization for growth with standardized IT procedures.

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

Software development and technical advisory firm: key accounts included: Valspar Paints, Best Foods, Paladin, Premier Print, NPN360, Fiserv, Centurion Store Supplies, and One Smooth Stone.Led engagement lifecycles across data and technology space for small to large organizations, including executive advisory, ERP deployments, database development, custom application development, IT-enabled business process improvements, IT assessments, cost optimization, modernization, digital transformation, software deployments, future state planning and compliance. Interfaced directly with senior client business and IT leaders throughout engagement lifecycles. Built firm from startup to a strong, recurring client base of commercial accounts in various industries. Lead projects from concept/feasibility study, statement of work creation, quoting and close, through technical roadmapping, benchmarking, development, testing, launch, training and post implementation. Manage specialized teams of internal/external resources for full deployment as needed. Key Projects: Designed, coded and implemented a trade show ordering solution reducing order processing time by 80%. Conceptualized, coded and deployed a complete lab project management system deployed across two major research labs of a large paint manufacturer improving processing time by 50%. Led transition and implementation from a proprietary ERP system to an industry standard platform, DemandBridge, for a large print distributor. Delivered ongoing support, training and application development.Designed, developed and deployed a high-volume financial document aggregation and processing solution for a national consumer lending company.

Lisle, Il

Designed, developed and coded database applications for internal and client-facing projects leveraging Paradox, ObjectPal, and Delphi platforms for this small boutique marketing firm. Managed multiple projects focused on maximizing resources and workflows; wrote order entry systems, data capture reporting solutions and fulfillment programs.

Bsge, Engineering

Ran a highly successful DJ business in college. Intramural sports.

Education record

Baseball, Honor Society.