Rick Schibler Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Kentucky, Us

IT Vice President responsible for creating/executing business-driven IT strategy while also driving incorporation of next generation technology in the manufacture/distribution of the KY Trailer product suite. Plans are to collaboratively create business-driven IT roadmap and then execute with speed and quality

Savannah, Georgia, Us

IT Management executive charged with creating/executing business-driven IT strategy while also driving digital transformation in order to accomplish growth and differentiation. Responsible for all SSK/Lummus IT landscape. Plans are to collaboratively create business-driven IT roadmap and then execute with speed and quality.

Cramlington, Northumberland, Gb

Designed and implemented restructuring of entire IT application and infrastructure environment for AAF International, Americas Division,($2.5M Operating Budget/1M Capital Budget). Worked with AAF Senior Management to develop and implement key growth and business improvement initiatives surrounding the effective implementation of technology. Successfully managed and improved the talent of the AAF IT team which consisted of a total of 11 personnel(4 Infrastructure/7 Application).

Promoted to VP and came back to Louisville to run Airguard. CLARCOR acquired Purolator Air Filtration. Resultant company was CLCAIR. Participated in IT acquisition of Purolator and also implemented Syteline ERP for all CLCAIR Mfg/Dist locations. In addition,Sarbanes Oxley was introduced for compliance. Achieved all required compliance requirements with SOX. Responsibilities included the management and continuous improvement of the entire IT application and infrastructure operations for the relevant CLARCOR manufacturing/distribution environment.

Enterprise based Business Specialist working on implementing special enterprise projects such as Payroll , Microsoft Navision Software and other solutions. Won the CLARCOR Eagle award in 1999 for rollout of Navision software to 7 locations in 1 yr.

Managed all Airguard IT landscape ( 5 factories and 7 branches) including 3 employees. Implemented 4th Shift ERP in all facilities without a partner. All infrastructure was managed by myself as well as the key business systems.

Promoted to Systems Analyst and transferred from Clark Filter. Acted as Sole Project Mgr and Solution Architect for Implementation of Fourth Shift at Airguard Manufacturing facilities. Completed High Efficiency/Dust Collector Mfg and Primary Air Filter New Albany Facility during this time frame. No Implementation Partner was used. Delivered On Time and On Budget.

Hired as sole system administrator for Clark Filter. Participated in Fourth Shift reimplementation team and responsible for all Business Systems Applications and correlating infrastructure. Obtained MCSE and CNE certifications. Programmed in Visual Foxpro and wrote all the sales/inventory/mfg reporting systems. Managed all IT-related improvement projects.

Responsible for all electrical engineering test design/development/execution for Military 8A Manufacturer. Prepared First Article test plans and successfully passed all required tests in order to start full production of required electronics. Most interesting project was the test and install of all the Light House Power Controllers (Pri/Sec) for all US Coast Guard installations. Also, implemented and managed MACOLA accounting software for all financial/operational reporting.