Joe Mason Email & Phone Number

Greenville Sc 29650

Transformational visionary with entrepreneur and executive hands on experience in managing information technology departments as a business, building transparency, consensus, teamwork, and communications with value added pragmatic solutions for billion dollar global enterprises. Has a strong track record of success in building robust global information technology architectures and infrastructures. Has a proven ability to bring benefits of information technology to solve business requirements while managing costs and risks. Possess an in-depth understanding of emerging technologies. Has competency in managing global cross-functional operations with tactical and strategic methodology.

Oversaw a multi-national, cross-functional team in implementation of ERP methodology integrating 16 global business acquisitions in 12 countries. Led integration, optimization, and operations of all IT resources supporting fast paced growth, both organic and acquisitions-based, supporting a revenue increase from $323,000,000 to over $626,000,000 in eight years. Managed ERP migration, technical architectures, global communications, training, support, and SOX-compliance. Re-engineered business process enabled by information technology applications to improve efficiency and reduce cost. Developed in-house applications and utilized purchased applications, supporting customer service activities, engineering, procurement, planning, manufacturing, and business intelligence / warehouse distribution functions. Developed, directed, and managed strategic plans, disaster-recovery activities, policies, programs, and schedules for business and finance systems, computer services, network communications, and management information services.Supported global enterprise vertical integration and distribution strategy, managing business process stream to accomplish agreed-upon goals. Managed all global information technology projects within corporate Project Management Framework. Successfully controlled information technology expenses to goal of 1.5% of net sales, while supporting users in 12 different countries and managing virtual global team.

Led utilization of information systems and technology to improve competitive advantage, developing strategies to further utilize information technology within the organization. Managed daily operations of information technology department, overseeing program development, scheduling of projects, and network support services. Established departmental goals, identifying and implementing cost-effective information technology solutions for the organization. Integrated information systems with business processes, training staff and end-users on proper use. Centralized information technology organizational structure, reducing hardware, software, and redundant manpower, improving customer service, efficiency, and costs. Reduced material scrap and improved quality by integrating decentralized manufacturing systems into integrated centralized information system, connecting to corporate engineering specifications.Reduced costs and achieved consistent levels of software applications and security, while allowing errorless sharing of documents and information between facilities. Negotiated a global leasing agreement with IBM and other vendors, providing computing, communications, and support solutions with complete control and total cost visibility across the entire enterprise.

Recruited and managed 44-person development staff supporting global logistics operations systems for 38 distribution/ logistics centers and 550 online agent locations, generating $700,000,000 in revenue. Designed and developed mainframe, client / server, and Internet applications to provide customized logistics capabilities for large international and domestic logistics clients, leading E-business, data warehousing, logistics, and various other interfaces. Oversaw asset management, warehouse management, EDI, supply chain management, advanced inventory control, transportation management, in-transit merge, billing, and international vendor settlement. Reduced automobile delivery time by approximately 60%-75% by designing Ford’s merge / sorting center software application to deliver autos from manufacturing to the dealers’ network.Provided competitive advantage to IBM by leading development of desktop / laptop distribution model providing the capability to order, configure, and deliver anywhere in the United States within three days.Directed global warehousing systems installation in 11 locations across the United Kingdom and Germany, increasing sales revenue and logistics coverage.

Mba, Global Management

Ba, Business Administration, Business Administration

Worked full-time

As, Computer Science, Computer Science

Worked full-time