Biography

Information Technology Leader skilled at leveraging technology to provide businesses with increased profits. Possessing deep technology and executive management expertise, having held progressive positions from Systems Analyst to IT Director. Experienced in reforming IT departments to support corporate goals. Skilled in international business requirements, creating single systems for multi-national environments.

• Manager of global enterprise systems projects delivered on time and on budget.
• Able to deliver the promised value of IT projects.
• Strong leader, able to manage diverse multinational teams of direct and indirect reports.
• Facilitator of major technology and organizational paradigm shifts.

Recent Projects:

• Global Health Council: Providing IT strategy, analysis and design services. Currently managing IT infrastructure transformation, including redevelopment of a customer facing web site.
• VisualCalc: Provided IT strategy and infrastructure design services, enabling multi-site collaboration and software development. Provided insight into software product's market and competition.
• Guest Instructor and speaker on IT alignment for college courses and professional associations.
• Published numerous articles on both the technical and business aspects of information technology.

IT Director, Powercell

Joined when the company's ability to grow was constrained by the information systems architecture. Developed the IT department to support a rapidly growing organization.

• Worked as part of the executive management team to define agreed upon business requirements, translated those requirements into systems requirements and guided the selection and implementation of a new ERP system and supporting system architecture.
• Established best practices, policies and procedures to ensure predictable outcomes.
• Achieved and maintained a high level of user support in a geographically dispersed organization.

The new system architecture and matured organization allowed Powercell to double in size, reduce the accounting close cycle by 50% and reduce inventory by 30%.

IT Director, Thomas and Betts Europe

Selected to rationalize an underperforming multi-national IT environment and staff assembled from multiple acquisitions. Consolidated the IT organization while continuing to provide day-to-day IT services to the user and customer communities.

• As part of the executive management team, worked with business unit managers to develop an agreed upon plan for a consolidated IT systems architecture.
• Led the consolidation effort, which was spread out across multiple countries and divisions.
• Established organization wide IT policies and procedures to ensure a consistent level of service.
• Created a virtual IT organization focused on building a unified IT environment.

The new IT architecture resulted in the reduction of order fulfillment costs by 50%, customer service costs by 65%, and the accounting close cycle from three weeks to three days. These improvements enabled the rapid assimilation of two more acquisitions.

Senior Consultant, Price Waterhouse

Assisted companies in achieving their goals by providing: implementation leadership, development management and creating organizational buy in. Clients included: The Smithsonian Institution, AMF Bowling, Litton Laser Systems and The Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

MBA, Boston University. CPIM American Production and Inventory Control Society.