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A 350+ million global retail and industrial tool manufacturer with sales and distribution in 75+ countries. Director, Information Systems hired to develop, assist, align, enable and execute a Global Information Systems Strategy enabling Lenox to grow to a $500+ million business in 5 years via organic growth, merger/acquisitions and productivity. Position reports directly to the Executive Vice President. Developed and executed a portfolio of solutions to help drive the business towards its $500+ million goal. Within four years Lenox has successfully grown from a base of $185+ million to $350+ million. An amalgamation of controlling and reducing cost, superior sale and marketing, rapid new product introductions, product extensions, and superior technology and information systems strategies have delivered an average of 12% domestic and 35% international growth, 45% Gross Margin, 22% Operating Income, 18% Cash Flow and Return on Net Assets of 50%.

A 185+ million global industrial cutting tool manufacturer with sales and distribution in 70+ countries. Hired as CIO to develop and execute a Global Information Systems Strategy aligned with corporate objectives and business plans reporting to the President and COO. Directly responsible for an annual budget of $6.0M, a Supply Chain project budget of $8M and a multinational team of 23 direct, 5 indirect, 10 consulting employees in the United States, The Netherlands, Singapore, India, and Brazil. Responsible for all IT functions including program development, support, productions systems including; purchasing, third party logistic providers, financial, customer service, manufacturing, human resources and distribution. Change agent for the reorganization of Information Systems and major functional processes. Championed sweeping changes/partnership with the alignment of business processes and Information Systems in regards to methodology, operational policies and procedures. Reestablished and executed Global Information Systems standards and polices. Reorganized and rejuvenated the Supply Chain Management (SCM) project team, executive steering committee structure, impactful project prioritizing methodologies and discipline that have resulted in reducing project time lines and budget deliverables. Member of Executive Focus Team responsible for the management, execution and monitoring of American Saw’s strategic and tactical business plan as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Reported directly to CIO, hired to lead, develop, implement and support American Saw’s Oracle Applications production, systems integration and development database environments. Directly responsible for an annual budget of $900K+, 3 direct, 1 indirect and 3 consulting employee. Designed, developed and implemented a SUN Microsystems base technical architecture to support Oracle III Tier NCA applications to enable a seamless transition from a legacy AS/400 environment.

Hired to design, develop and Implement a global LAN and WAN infrastructure to support American Saw’s transition from a national to a multinational company. Designed and implemented the integration of AS/400 and Novell, domestic and global data communication systems such as Frame Relay and Point-to-Point technology. Lead and implemented American Saw’s European integrated customer service/warehouse facility based in Helmond, The Netherlands. Team consisted of 2 hardware technicians, 2 developers, and 4 consultants. Successfully developed and integrated the TRW/Marc warehouse management software with existing AS/400 applications. Project included a bolt on export documentation system.

Hired to grow and manage consulting staff. Manager, Network Engineer reported directly to President. Responsible for 5 direct, 10 indirect and 12 companies. Duties included hiring/releasing, training, retaining, budgeting and general management of staff. Coordination of projects, project cost management, requirement gathering, and after action reviews (AAR). Technical duties included the design and implementation of Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN). Designed and implemented AS/400 connectivity to LAN and WANs. Assist sales staff in pre-sales and post-sales support. Other duties included LAN and WAN studies and presentations, proof of concepts, product research, network administrations training, PC application training, E-Mail installation and training, E-Mail application development, internet E-Mail application development, database application development, Lotus Notes database development, Imaging application development and GUI front end development.

Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) facility located at Barnes Airport. Other duties included the maintenance of electronic warfare systems on fighter aircraft. Worked on the A-10 aircraft.

Eatontown, Nj, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Managed 3 U.S Navy Recruiting Stations located in Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut with 12 direct reports.

Washington, Dc, Us

Duties while in the NAVY included Aviation Fire Control Radar Technician, Training Petty Officer, and Human Relations Petty Officer. Worked on RADAR systems for the F-4 Phampton, A-4 and F-14 Tomcat's.

Certificate In Quantitative Finance, Finance

Mba, Finance

Bs, Electrical Engineering

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering