Vice President Of Technology
Current• Reporting to the CEO as the head of all technology within KM including all company locations (157 brick-and-mortar storefronts, 3 HQ locations, 2 warehouses, and 1 manufacturing plant) including evaluation, selection, budgeting, and implementation managing a $12M+ P&L.• Tech stack included 30+ applications within the SaaS and on-prem environment, Infrastructure architecture, E-Commerce, Communications, and DaaS/leased/owned Hardware. • Operating Expense (OpEx) reduction of $276K annually through a Capital Expense (CapEx) CRM project to pivot from Salesforce to SugarCRM with a positive ROI in one year.• Collaboratively work with cross-functional departments to identify opportunities within business processes to develop strategic projects for the 3 to 5-year roadmaps such as the planned multiyear Store of the Future enhancement vision.• Accountable for audit compliance of user access, PCI process controls, ITIL Change Management audits, and cybersecurity reviews by external parties. • Increased PCI compliance via an E2E/EMV Payment Applications project moving from ACI to Tender Retail ACCEO during 2022/23 reducing payment processor transaction fees.