Mark Rapier Cmas, Alc Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Tx, Us

I help my clients design and build their IT of the future.I have a particular set of skills and experiences that I have acquired over a very long career. These experiences across multiple industries and platforms allow me to provide valuable perspectives. These skills make me valuable to firms like yours. If you work with me, we can design and build an IT operation that will enable you to meet your objectives.The possibilities are limitless.The challenge lies in choosing which options provide both immediate benefits and build a foundation for future success. As your trusted guide, we will help you work with your C-suite, IT leadership, and business stakeholders, to develop and execute effective digital transformation strategies. Effective approaches achieve superior business outcomes by balancing application capabilities, infrastructure requirements, cybersecurity, and data management and analytics. I have a record of consistent success delivering complex solutions leveraging both on-premise, private cloud, and public cloud-based platforms. I provide both large program delivery leadership and interim and fractional IT leadership advisory services to clients in support of strategic program management and guidance, application rationalization roadmaps, and team coaching to achieve these goals. With over 40 years of experience working with firms of all sizes, I bring the knowledge and expertise you need to be successful.

Arlington, Tx, Us

I served as the Interim CIO for a $1.5B global organization that designs, manufactures, assembles, installs, and services turnkey material handling systems for the logistics industry. In the role, I assessed current operations, identified critical areas for improvement, recommended an immediate course of action, and developed a multi-year roadmap for IT modernization.During my tenure, we launched initiative initiatives to strengthen the organization’s Cybersecurity and Disaster Recovery capabilities. We budgeted for several other initiatives to streamline connectivity/telephone solutions, rationalize and modernize enterprise applications, and contract for comprehensive IT Services Outsourcing solutions.The impact of these efforts will reduce IT operational risk and improve SG&A performance in support of the company’s plan to triple its global revenues in five years.

Houston, Texas, Us

Leveraging 40 years of experience in IT Managed Services and M&A Integrations to help private equity firms create effective IT operating models for their portfolio companies. These models balance three objectives: provide operational flexibility to grow the portfolio company, gather information to enable investors to give advice and measure performance, and create a foundation for easy entry and exit into the portfolio.

Plano, Tx, Us

Working as your guide to accelerate deal value by leveraging best practices and proven methodology to develop applications and infrastructure transition plans. Success depends on:> Exiting TSAs on time,> Delivering smooth Day1/Day 100 operations,> Realizing IT synergy goals, and > Building a platform for digital transformation. We achieve these outcomes by working with your C-suite, IT leadership, and business stakeholders to develop and execute effective plans for deploying your new IT operating model.In collaboration with the M&A Leadership Council, I develop and conduct certification training classes for their Certified M&A Specialist certification program.Please review the LinkedIn Projects section for descriptions of some of the key initiatives I have been involved in throughout my career

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Accelerating merger, acquisition, and divestiture deal value by developing applications and technical deployment plans to balance the needs for smooth Day 1/Day 100 operations, achieving synergy targets, and building a platform for digital transformation. These outcomes are accomplished by collaborating with business process and IT stakeholders to enable transformed processes, developing comprehensive application and enabling technology strategies, and focusing on sustainable total cost of ownership models.Please review the LinkedIn Projects section for descriptions of some of the key initiatives I have been involved in throughout my career.

Arlington, Texas, Us

Senior executive exploring opportunities to deliver effective business outcomes, provide reliable analytics platforms and optimize ROI and add value through the effective use applications and digital platforms.Key Strengths and Capabilities:ALLIANCE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT – Builds alliance and partner teams to ensure effective execution of enterprise applications initiatives.APPLICATIONS MANAGED SERVICES – Creates application maintenance and support operations to ensure that effective service delivery over time.APPLICATIONS MODERNIZATION – Develops application sourcing strategies that deliver the right business outcomes by leveraging effective Cloud (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), Digital and Analytics platforms.BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND SALES – Partners with sales executives and leadership to develop successful RPF responses, proposals and statements of work.CONTRACT NEGOTIATION – Collaborates with Legal to ensure that expectations and commitments made during the proposal process are accurately represented in the formal contract documents.MULTI-VENDOR MANAGEMENT – Assembles comprehensive teams to make sure that all necessary talent is engaged to drive success.ORGANIZATION CHANGE MANAGEMENT – Works with key stakeholders to effectively communicate the importance of the change driven by the new solutions.PRESENTATION DEVELOPMENT – Creates effective presentations for large and small audiences to clearly communicate the key points of interest, present relevant points of view, options and alternatives.PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE – Design and lead governance structures to enable continuous progress maintaining the agility necessary for efficient change.TEAM MANAGEMENT – Manages and develop teams that properly balance onsite, onshore, near-shore and offshore teams to bring highly skilled and cost-effective solutions.Please review the LinkedIn Projects section for descriptions of some of the key initiatives I have been involved in throughout my career.

Plano, Texas, Us

Oversaw all projects and managed application services engagements for on-premise and cloud solutions (applications, middleware, engineered systems) for clients in financial services, insurance, retail and consumer goods, travel and hospitality, transportation and logistics and US public sector. Led global delivery of EPM and analytics consulting and managed application services for US-based clients.Through long-term strategic alliance relationships, created new business development opportunities to deploy industry-specific applications in financial services and public sector.Please review the LinkedIn Projects section for descriptions of some of the key initiatives I have been involved in throughout my career.

Teaneck, New Jersey, Us

SENIOR DIRECTOR – PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Kronos Practice, August 2013 to May 2015Led global delivery of all PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Kronos consulting and managed application services for US-based clients. Led strategic operations and business development initiatives for Oracle solutions practice. Expanded channel sales by establishing Cognizant’s global alliance partnership with Kronos.DIRECTOR– PeopleSoft, JD Edwards Practice, October 2012 to July 2013Managed global delivery of all consulting and managed application services ($93 million annual revenue) for US-based clients. Grew practice by more than 20% and achieved all revenue and margin targets.DIRECTOR– Projects, July 2012 to October 2012Directed key project and managed applications services delivery teams for assigned accounts.Please review the LinkedIn Projects section for descriptions of some of the key initiatives I have been involved in throughout my career.

Houston, Texas, Us

EXECUTIVE CONSULTANT/PRINCIPAL – Applications Modernization & Transformation Services, April 2011 to July 2012Developed and delivered programs for clients to align IT digital strategies to corporate objectives through application rationalization and modernization roadmaps to enable digital transformation. Partnered with client c-suite to create and execute strategy roadmaps for complex application modernization initiatives to achieve business objectives and accelerate ROI.DIRECTOR – PeopleSoft/JD Edwards Practice Americas, December 2008 to April 2011Directed all consulting and managed applications services and oversaw financial performance.• Recognized for proactively managing a continuous reorganization climate while maintaining morale during challenging economic period. Led business development activities for the practice and developed new product offerings designed to drive core business sales. Provided strategic ERP consulting services to support client senior management.PROGRAM EXECUTIVE – Global Solutions Architect, September 2006 to December 2008Served as the global HCM solution architect in support of the program office for global automobile manufacturer with operations in over 120 countries. Please review the LinkedIn Projects section for descriptions of some of the key initiatives I have been involved in throughout my career.

London, England, Gb

Develop technology strategies for clients to align their applications to their business objectives enabling effective execution of their business processes.Please review the LinkedIn Projects section for descriptions of some of the key initiatives I have been involved in throughout my career.

Arlington, Tx, Us

DTI- Practice LeaderMaximus ERP Solutions- Project DirectorArinso International- Business Unit Manager, Western USThe Cedar Group (formerly The Hunter Group)- PeopleSoft Practice Lead- SAP Practice Lead- Lawson Practice Lead- Business Development ManagerThe Dallas Morning News- Compensation and Information Systems ManagerDresser Industries- Pension and HR Systems AnalystDiamond Shamrock Corporation- Benefits Analyst