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Vice President, Information Technology

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. develops, manufactures, and commercializes therapeutic products for tissue protection, healing, and repair. Its

Demonstrated, results-driven, global IT professional with 25+ years of progressive, hands-on experience and innate process analysis and improvement skills, eager to contribute dynamic leadership and project management skills, as well as technical proficiency, toward supporting the operations of a progressive organization. Proven cross-functional team leader with the ability to build relationships at all organizational and functional levels. Strong ability to direct and manage large-scale global projects, as well as a team of IT professionals, to provide a high quality of service and customer satisfaction, while implementing cost-effective solutions to support the business objectives of the company. My expertise includes, but is not limited to: •IT Strategic Planning •Information Security Management •IT Operations Management •Tier 1 ERP Project Management and Systems Implementation - SAP and MS Dynamics AX •Project Management •Contract Management •Budget Management •SOX 404 Compliance Program Implementation and Management •GxP Software Implementation and Validation •Vendor Evaluation/Negotiation •Business Process Improvement •IT Infrastructure Implementation and Management •End-User Services Management •Telecommunications Implementation •Disaster Recovery Planning