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Systems Integration & Management
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Strategic Planning & Analysis
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Business Solutions Delivery
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Inventory & Supply Chain Management
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Distribution, Logistics & Retail
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Forecasting & Evaluation
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Software Design & Application Development
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Process Design & Improvement
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Network Infrastructure
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Team Building & Leadership
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Start-up Initiation
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Budgeting & P/L Management
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Professional Experience
Providing strategic research and planning, operational
analysis and execution, technology analysis and implementation, tactical
business solutions and deployment, programming services and project management
for client contracted consulting services.
Specialize in customer relationship management, enterprise resource
planning, software application design and network infrastructure deployment.
† Developing
business plans and economic analysis proposals for companies seeking venture
capital funding.
† Developed,
implemented, and integrated corporate databases to create a web-enabled,
real-time Supply Chain application for access by Department of Defense
customers for procurement, purchase ordering, and tracking inquires. Developed web site user interface, configured
internal network infrastructure, and integrated web-security measures to ensure
integrity and privacy of customer and corporate data. Implementation of these projects resulted in
reduced customer information demand on call center and IT department staff by
80%.
A global 500+ employee and multi-partner company with
45+ US-based and 100+ international-based convenience store outlets, real
estate holding operation, small-format retail consulting firm, retail and
commercial banking sites, multiple travel agency locations, cattle and grain
ranching operation and multiple granaries.
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Reengineered and implemented network
infrastructure to revitalize company electronic communication utilizing an
innovative, multi-platform security WAN, CAN and LAN design. Provided worldwide hardware and software
procurement, deployment and POS installation, email, web-site presence, FTP
access and web-enabled database productivity tools capability for 500+
employees and partners, 45+ retail stores, 8 production sites and 3 banking
sites. Increased employee productivity
more than 70%, reduced telephone and cellular costs by over 40%.
† Introduced
equipment preventative maintenance cycle reducing IT service-related calls
by over 50%.
† Outsourced
corporate web, graphics and color printing services, generating over $7,000
in the first month of operation. On
target for total payoff for all multi-media hardware in first year of
operation.
An
out-source consulting firm providing information management resources,
innovative technology solutions, custom application software development and
network infrastructure design for client engagements. Specialize in distribution, logistics,
inventory/warehouse management, non-profit, and banking services.
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Designed and developed a consumer-market software product (Digital Content Manager
and Image Presentation Slide Show) for Internet sales. Managed corporate emergence for this start-up
corporation - software design and development, market introduction,
web/e-commerce site development and marketing and network integration. Generated significant demand of over 100K
software downloads in the first month of operation resulting in a substantial
initial customer base.
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Developed and executed the strategic initiatives, direction and
tactical phases of data-modeling, programming, testing and implementation for creation
of an innovative, global, multi-lingual, multi-currency distribution-logistics
management software solution for Mattel Toys’ Pan-European Distribution and
Logistic centers. Delivered the product
within timeframe and under budget. Saved
an excess of $5M annually through improved staffing management, enhanced theft
control procedures, product damage control and an aggressive price quoting
strategy to reflect dynamic market demands.
Reduced budget and sales planning cycle time by 70% through development
of an integrated Executive Information System.
Increased gross sales from $150M to $300M and $70M to $160M
respectively, Germany and The Netherlands, within
the first two years while maintaining staffing levels. Increased customer satisfaction through
increased awareness of order and shipment tracking. Co-author and Holder of four U.S. software copyrights
resulting from the development of the Distribution & Logistics application
software for the IBM AS/400 computer system.
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Reengineered and implemented direct catalog and retail management merchandising
application systems for JC Penney’s Shoe division and The Nature Company’s
corporate warehouse. Developed and
programmed the Direct Catalog Call Center warehouse interface
software. Developed and programmed the
Forecasting and Inventory Management systems.
Generated over 50% reduction in inventory carrying costs and over a 30%
reduction in labor overhead.
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Served
as the Director of IT for M/D Totco Instrumentation, an international petroleum
instrumentation firm, working in an entirely new industry that offered unique
challenges. Working closely with the CFO
and other “sister” divisions, I directed and managed over 150 projects
simultaneously. Designed and delivered a
networking infrastructure that produced a 70% improvement in user/application
interface response and network performance.
Received the Varco Electronic Communications recognition award for
participating and directing World-wide Electronic Communications Projects.
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Recruited to lead international manufacturing consortium systems integration
project. I worked closely with U.S. and Japanese senior
executives directing complete hardware systems installation and software
implementation. Working within a 9-month
time frame and a $52M budget, the project was delivered 2 months early and
$2.3M under budget.
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Co-author / Lead Designer – Digital Content Management and Graphic
Presentation Slide-show Viewer software for the consumer PC Internet
market. 1998 - 2000.
† Co-author / Holder – Four
U.S. software copyrights – Distribution & Logistics application software
for the IBM AS/400 computer system. 1990
- 1992.
Education
Master Graduate Work, Information Sciences, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, 1981
BS, Environmental Science,
Data Processing & Mathematics, Worcester State College, Worcester, MA, 1980
Magna Cum Laude graduate
