Biographical Info

• Proven Global Chief Information Officer leading IT, Change and Business Transformation initiatives. • IT Executive with 20+ years of global manufacturing experience reporting to C-Suite and Board of Directors. • Responsible for developing overall IT strategy, 5-year roadmap, portfolio, and operational structure. • Successful track record for upgrading legacy ERP systems via standard ERP framework that reduces and eliminates thousands of system customizations. • 20 years of experience on SAP, QAD, Oracle, and diverse ERP transformation initiatives. • 20 years of experience leading Change Management efforts within PDM PLM Engineering Systems to deliver alignment across Product Development, Program, Management, and Operations for faster time to market at reduced costs. • Revamped entire global infrastructures to address speed, reliability, and unmet business needs through executing lower costs hybrid cloud and IaaS environments. • Implemented IT integrationinfrastructure for global growth, start-ups, acquisitions, and divestures. • Built IT Security Programs, including: cyber-security, data privacy, governance, and compliance. • Expert at disaster recovery and business continuity, including New York Trade Center recovery. • Expert on delivering Cloud based Data Analytics solutions for manufacturing excellence, cost reductions, and identifying new revenue opportunities. • Passionate Digital Leader through delivering Digital Transformation via IoT, High Compute, Big Data, and Mobility. • Experienced managing direct and matrix teams across global operations. • Achieved highest honors across top ranked business schools and management programs. • Global IT leadership across 26 counties, 150 locations, managing teams that exceed 300 people. This included relocation, • I held information technology leadership roles in publicly traded, private, and private equity automotive and industrial manufacturing businesses ranging in size from $30M to $25B.