Robin Horstmann, Pmp, Cism, Crisc, Cdpse Email & Phone Number

Hanover, Pa, Us

Fairfield, Ca, Us

Established the overall technology vision and strategy for the Primal Pet Group, a private equity backed group of pet food and pet treat manufacturers. Standardized and supported mergers, acquisitions, and exponential growth of 5 companies including Primal Pet Foods Inc, Prairie Dog Pet Products LLC, and Himalayan Dog Chew LLC. Reported directly to the CFO and worked closely with the CEO & COO. • Assessed, aligned, and standardized hardware, software, communications, and processes across multiple companies to support mergers & acquisitions along with exponential company growth.• Assessed and implemented IT risk management, cybersecurity best practices and user training.• Scaled the IT team to support a digital transformation for 5 companies and 650+ employees. • Implemented MS Dynamics ERP and WMS across multiple companies, plants, and warehouses - Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management, and Manufacturing. • Managed cybersecurity insurance and PCI assessments; policy and procedure implementation – Acceptable Use Policy, Information Security Policy, Incident Response Plan, Vulnerability Scanning.• Contracted MSP and implemented security & monitoring tools – Datto RMM, Webroot, DNS Filter, Proofpoint (Adv. Threat Protection), Breach Secure Now, Event Tracker (EDR), Huntress (EDR).• Implemented TrakSys as a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) - controls, dashboards, & historical trending; Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) – UpKeep & Maintenance Connection – asset tracking, work orders, and preventative maintenance; Kastle for Physical Security – cloud-based physical security system, access control, cameras. • Implemented Smartsheet for streamlining project management, task tracking, and dashboarding. • Implemented Jet Analytics - data warehouses for enterprise level reporting across companies, financial consolidations, dashboarding, data visualization using Power BI and Jet Reports.

Irving, Texas, Us

Established and delivered the technology strategy and roadmap for a large-scale digital transformation for the leading global manufacturer ($330M) of licensed apparel, accessories, and home goods. Managing applications for ERP, Ecommerce, Production Automation, EDI, and PMO. Reporting to the CIO.• Stabilized a failed implementation of MS Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management and the associated integrations for Amazon FBA, Amazon FBM, Walmart.com, and 9 Shopify D2C sites.• Managed a very rapid ERP implementation project with 320+ global users in the US, India and China, utilizing MS Dynamics 365 Business Central (Azure), following a sophisticated ransomware attack. • Implemented a new Warehouse Management System (WMS) with mobile data collection, a shipping solution, PLM (Centric) Integration, Contract Print enhancements, and numerous operational efficiencies.• Scaled the IT team to support an enterprise digital transformation with 500+ users.• Established a PMO team with three project managers, managing various capability and efficiency projects for Accounting, Sales, Purchasing, Warehouse, Manufacturing, and Marketing.• Implemented a new marketplace and drop ship sales channel management platform (ChannelAdvisor) and associated ERP integrations (Folio3). • Managed a second and third ERP implementation of MS Dynamics 365 Business Central in Azure for additional companies with multiple sales channel integrations, Direct-to-Garment (DTG) / Print-on Demand (POD), and sales channel integrations.• Managed e-commerce and web development for 9 Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) Shopify sites, as well as a B2B site, hosted in AWS.• Selected software and managed integrated vendor portal and B2B website implementation projects (Dynamics eShop).• Roadmapped a new comprehensive business intelligence/data strategy in Azure w/Power BI.• Absorbed / merged systems, following the Vandoor (home goods) acquisition, including a B2B site.

Boulder, Colorado, Us

Reported to the CEO, established and executed the technology vision and strategy for a global leader in the production and distribution of hemp-based CBD wellness product, had oversight for IT infrastructure, risk, cybersecurity, e-commerce, ERP, CRM, and PMO, served as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, led the Executive IT Steering Committee, empowered 420+ users, managed the technology budget and OpEx/CapEx expenditures, scaled infrastructure to support rapid company growth, 74% annual revenue growth to $69.5M in 2018.• Turned around a failed ERP implementation (MS Dynamics 365 Business Central / Dynamics NAV), utilizing change management, provided additional ERP training, re-worked business processes, implemented additional modules / functionality (Fixed Assets, Sub-Contract Manufacturing, Warehouse Management System, Manufacturing, and MRP), and migrated the ERP platform to Microsoft Azure Cloud.• Migrated a $45M+ B2C ecommerce platform to AWS, enabling 5K visitors during a Today Show feature, upgrading to Magento Commerce 2.3 and Magento Cloud in AWS for B2C ecommerce, utilizing Malibu Connect for full ERP integration.• Implemented infrastructure and productivity improvements, including Office 365 for office productivity, Slack for collaboration, Zoom for video conferencing, Azure Active Directory for identity management and single sign-on (SSO), Cisco Meraki firewalls and access points.• Provided Business Intelligence (BI) reporting & dashboards for data-driven decision making and insights, utilizing Power BI.• Maximized profitability by ensuring compliance with top customers, including Earthfare, Chuck & Don's, Safeway, CVS Health, Rite Aid, Kroger, Vitamin Shoppe, Sprouts, and Amazon.• Implemented Salesforce Sales Cloud, Engage, and Pardot for B2B CRM and Marketing Automation.• Scaled technology & personnel to support significant business growth. Established a new Project Management Office (PMO) for enterprise portfolio management.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Served as the technical project manager for a large, complex $2M ERP (MS Dynamics NAV) implementation project with 70+ core team members, 30+ technical team members, and 720+ users to support international business growth expansion and streamline business processes, revamping the General Ledger, consolidating financials for 25 legal entities, served on the Executive Steering Committee.• Migrated the ERP platform to MS Azure Cloud, utilizing Azure SQL PaaS and IaaS with SQL Server• Improved business processes and data-driven decision making , by implementing data warehousing, business intelligence reporting, integrated purchase requisitions, workflow approvals, document management, job management, engineering change management, MRP, service management, quality management, EDI, WMS, and integrated shipping.• Ensured compliance with SOX, PCI, GDPR, and FAA requirements, managing ERP risk, audit, and security, including segregation of duties.

Troy, Nc, Us

• Reporting to the CEO/President of a rug manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer, oversaw technology strategy and execution, IT/Operations teams, and the IT Steering Committee.• Managed $1.2M budget and technology infrastructure for the corporate office, 20 remote sites; implemented and upgraded VMWare, Windows and SQL servers, Citrix, and Cisco VPN.• Oversaw 25+ employees and consultants relative to ERP, ECommerce, and Point-of-Sale application development, systems engineering, compliance, accounting, marketing and operations.• Achieved corporate objectives by centralizing the technology strategy for 500 employees across all business units, two warehouses, four plants, three showrooms and nine retail stores.• Delivered a fully-integrated B2B Ecommerce site and 100+ B2C preferred dealer websites, aggregating 100K+ skus for ordering, inventory availability, order status, and shipment tracking.• Maximized profitability by ensuring compliance with top brands, including L.L. Bean, Pottery Barn, Walmart, J.C. Penney, Home Depot, Kohl’s, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Macy’s and Wayfair.• Delivered numerous capability and efficiency initiatives, inlcuding intercompany, ordering, EDI, inventory, shipment, retail, and ecommerce efficiencies and automations.• Implemented and upgraded various application platforms, including ERP (MS Dynamics NAV), Ecommerce (Nav2Net), point-of-sale (custom), and shipping (ProShip).

• Oversaw medium-to-large scale ERP implementation and infrastructure projects for manufacturers and distributors in the mid-market.• Supervised 10+ consultants encompassing application programmers and analysts, system engineers, and implementation specialists.• Generated substantial consulitng service revenue, executed monthly services forecasting, and managed professional services billing.• Sold professional consulting services, provided services estimates and SOWs, and negotiated professional service contracts.• Improved profitability and efficiencies for mid-market distribution and manufacturing companies by implementing complex, integrated ERP systems.• Directed custom application development projects.• Earned various Navision certifications, including Enterprise and Solution Developer certifications, enabling GBA Systems to sell/implement Navision software and related consulting services.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) Degree, Information Systems And Operations Management (Isom), Management Information Systems (Mis)

(Freshman Year), Computer Science