Reporting to Vice President and General Manager, responsible for all IT functions to facilitate in-sequence module production line application Highlights• Developed, enhanced and managed mission critical, integrated error-proofing applications within a real time, in-sequence manufacturing environment, resulting in achieving and maintaining Ford’s highest quality award. The Ford Q1 award is Ford Motor Company's highest distinction for supplier quality• Recruited and… Show more Reporting to Vice President and General Manager, responsible for all IT functions to facilitate in-sequence module production line application Highlights• Developed, enhanced and managed mission critical, integrated error-proofing applications within a real time, in-sequence manufacturing environment, resulting in achieving and maintaining Ford’s highest quality award. The Ford Q1 award is Ford Motor Company's highest distinction for supplier quality• Recruited and managed a highly responsive/diversified technical IT team of up to twelve employees including external software application contractors • Upgraded production line controls resulting in efficiencies that led to labour reduction of over $1 Million annually, after first year of employment• Led a team charged with the design and architecture of a new fibre optic network infrastructure and wireless communications resulting in increased network and application performance• Implemented business need for a disaster recovery plan, consisting of on-site and off-site redundancies to mitigate production down time• Negotiated new software, hardware and communications agreements with vendors, resulting in operational saving of over 40% per year• Established 24/7 monitoring / on-call IT Help Desk Support significantly reducing downtime costs Show less

Reporting to the General Manager, managed 250 User Network, IT Budgeting, Helpdesk, Database Administration, IT Purchasing, Recruiting/Training, Project Management, Career Development, Telecommunications, Network Security, Disaster Recovery Readiness, Managing Client Server Applications, Video Conferencing and effective 7/24 IT support servicesHighlights• Implemented a fully integrated EDI, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Financial, Human Resources, Purchasing ERP system, delivering… Show more Reporting to the General Manager, managed 250 User Network, IT Budgeting, Helpdesk, Database Administration, IT Purchasing, Recruiting/Training, Project Management, Career Development, Telecommunications, Network Security, Disaster Recovery Readiness, Managing Client Server Applications, Video Conferencing and effective 7/24 IT support servicesHighlights• Implemented a fully integrated EDI, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Financial, Human Resources, Purchasing ERP system, delivering efficient processes, resulting in significant labour savings• Put into operation wireless network for barcode scanning / data collection• Installed and realized the benefits of a real-time automated manufacture/ship to Sequence System locally and within Windsor and Michigan State• Redesigned and implemented real-time (SCADA) Process Monitoring and Control Systems integrated with production PLC network • Process redesign of two person, four day payroll process resulting in one person, one day process • Applied systems and financial controls to enable Sarbanes-Oxley compliance Show less