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Senior Vice President Information Systems

Since 1926, Graco Inc. has been a leading provider of premium pumps and spray equipment for fluid handling in the construction,

• As a Global CIO and CISO within the manufacturing sector, I am passionate in leading teams that identify and deliver differentiating solutions --Specialties include transforming organizational dynamics and performance by leading teams that thrive and generate sustainable value-add solutions; driving analytical based methods to establish models and processes; and providing BoD engagements on strategy, critical efforts, and investments related to IT and Cybersecurity • Extensive experience in establishing and leading multi-disciplined global IT and Engineering teams --IT experiences include: Setting and executing strategies to advance and secure business operations; leading enterprise deployments; establishing agile application development culture; establishing and managing enterprise Cybersecurity programs; global Infrastructure and Operations management; PMO; IoT; vendor negotiations; and analytics --Engineering experiences: manufacturing process development; product engineering; process control systems (SPC, OCAPS); and optimizing manufacturing systems (80/20, SixSigma) • Proven track record of ROI solution delivery by identifying and deploying enterprise capabilities with localized functionalities, while managing resources, risks and investments within dynamic global environments •Extensive global experiences with distributed teams, systems, leadership, and solution delivery - which includes an expatriate assignment for a high-tech facility start-up