Mr. Melanson is a leader and visionary with a proven track record of providing strategic planning, management, M&A execution, Sales & Operations Planning, staff development, process and systems implementation. He has extensive experience in multiple industries including energy, manufacturing, hospitality, construction, metals, retail, financial, and government. He has held senior management positions with Andersen Consulting and Deloitte Consulting, and executive positions with Fortune 500 corporations, namely TENARIS and EVRAZ. He currently serves as EVP, Shared Services and CIO at Black Diamond Group, responsible for IT, HR, Supply Chain Management, Marketing & Communications, Office Services, Real Estate administration and Major Bids. He is also the CTO for LODGELINK.COM. As a business manager who thinks strategically and acts tactically, he leverages people, processes and cost-effective technology investments to achieve corporate objectives. By effectively communicating visions and business cases to C-level executives and staff, he successfully pushes through initiatives to monetize IT, improve customer and employee experiences, save costs and turn dysfunctional IT departments into productive value-added entities.