Responsible for direction of all technology functions associated with the enterprise. This includes Information Technology applications, communications (voice, data, and wireless), and computing services within the enterprise that impact the enterprise, its products and its customers. Provide leadership, establish policy and strategy for IT. Responsible for vendor management, contract negotiations and cost control. Work with other departments, groups and personnel to deliver effective solutions to the organization.

Provided leadership role in the support, design and implementation of technology. Responsible for Information Technology applications, infrastructure and communications. Managed internal staff, external contractors and cloud service providers. Responsible for hardware and software asset management and software license compliance.

IT Applications Manager and JDEdwards function lead, responsible for Manufacturing, MRP, PDM, Procurement, Shop-floor control, Incentive pay and Sales Order Upholstery configurator for Broyhill brand. Managed full system development life cycle from requirements gathering to final implementation. Provide on-going user training and support.Responsible to managing Furniture Brands IT CAPEX and OPEX budget. Responsibilities included: budget forecasting and management, cost savings initiatives, vendor negotiations and contract management.Implemented JDEdwards Enterprise One at startup manufacturing facility in Merida, Mexico. Project included multi-currency financials, PDM, manufacturing, procurement, order entry, shipping, warehouse management, shop-floor control and incentive pay. Managed IT resources and application developers for Broyhill, Drexel-Heritage, Henredon and Hickory Chair brands - providing instruction, mentoring, and performance evaluation. Responsible for managing IT support team for Thomasville retail and completed implementation of retail system for Thomasville resulting in signification annual savings.

Responsible for managing IT resources and application programmers for Broyhill Furniture.Manufacturing / Procurement lead for implementation and planning of JDEdwards Enterprise One ERP system from legacy mainframe system. Areas of conversion and support included: Procurement, PDM, MRP, and Manufacturing modules. Analyzed existing applications and processes, and identified gaps between current legacy functionality and the JDEdwards applications. Designed conversion and interface applications, as well as modifications and additions to JD Edwards delivered functionality.Co-technical lead for implementation of Peoplesoft HRMS payroll system for 3,500 employees. Implementation completed on-time and on-budget. Included conversion of legacy employment and benefits data. Development of interfaces with vendors, time-collection systems, government reporting, and general ledger.Supported Sales Force Automation software to sales force of over 100 representatives.