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Multifaceted Information Technology executive with experience managing corporate IT, commercial software development, and complex program/project delivery. Industry experience includes supply chain, transportation management, manufacturing, commercial software, insurance, global shared services, airline, bad debt collections, and home construction. Seasoned in start-up strategy and execution, assessing difficult situations, thinking "out of the box", developing actionable strategy, and managing tactical execution.
Currently leading Information Technology team to provide strategic direction and tactical management of IT operations for a $154 million Third-Party Logistics (3PL) transportation management firm. The vast majority of the enterprise's revenue is generated via proprietary, web based Software as a Service (SaaS) serving customers including GM, Ford, YRC Logistics, Schneider Logistics, General Dynamics, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Eaton, Celestica, and other Fortune 1000 enterprises. Turned IT Department around by restructuring the organization, implementing Service Management best practices, addressing many significant infrastructure deficiencies, rightsizing the team, and recruiting top notch individuals.
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Corporate Vice President, Information Systems (2005 - 2007)
Managed Information Technology resources for a national $140 million professional services firm while also serving as an IT management consultant to Fortune 500 clients. Successfully performed the role of a Turnaround CIO. Performed IT organizational triage and developed a turnaround strategy. Quickly gained business support and addressed systems performance, project delivery, low internal customer satisfaction, and application reliability issues.
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Vice President, Professional Services Delivery- Accretive Solutions (2002 to 2007)
Managed the delivery of IT professional services being provided to a number of clients including Pulte Homes, ADP, General Motors, Affiliated Computer Services, OnStar, Delphi, GMAC Finance, GMAC Insurance, Meadowbrook Insurance Group, and Asset Acceptance Credit Corporation.
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NeoVision provided professional services for Internet software development for several organizations in order to self-fund product development. NeoVision primarily created an Internet software development product known as Visual iRAD. Visual iRAD automates the development of n-tier browser-based database applications.
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Founded Systems Engineering Group and within one year was acquired by publicly held State of the Art (NASDAQ: SOTA). Rapidly recruited and built a cohesive, multi-site software development team at SOTA. Managed at times over 110 software development professionals building commercial, mid-market ERP applications from the ground up. Responsibilities included systems development and product marketing.
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Founded Systems Engineering Associates which was acquired by Platinum Software in 1992. After Platinum's acquisition, responsibilities included product marketing and software engineering concerning both client/server product development and custom software services to firms including AT&T, Vail Associates, Goldman Sachs, and Tesoro Petroleum. Maintained strong customer relationships and worked closely with Sales team.
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From 1983 to 1989 worked as a Senior Software Engineer for Applied Processing Systems in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a Systems Engineer for Electronic Data Systems (GM account) in Pontiac, Michigan, and as a System Manager/Programmer Analyst at Foamade Industries, Auburn Hills, Michigan.