Anita Jacob Email Address

Marketing Coordinator

Kirby Corporation conducts operations in two business segments: Marine Transportation and Diesel Engine Services.

Senior IT leader with over 22 years of information and business experience in operations, customer service, development, architecture, and software engineering. Industry expertise includes healthcare, oil and gas, chemicals, supply chain, logistics, product development, manufacturing, and information systems. My focus has been to develop a sound and cohesive IT strategy and tactical solutions for organizations, and leverage a company's investments to enable business solutions. I also have extensive experience in various architecture and development methodologies, software platforms, infrastructure, and integration methodologies. • Leader who is able to leverage individuals, while providing solutions to complex issues • A strategic thinker, strong manager and technical leader with excellent Business Relationship Management and Communication skills. • Led and completed ERP Deployment projects effectively • IT Organizational Development and Change Management expert with a focus on ITIL in the applications space • Experienced in Global Project, Systems and Resource Management • Proven track record in Aligning IT Strategy with Corporate goals • Demonstrated capacity to implement Security & Controls Compliance to meet various Regulatory requirements • Proven Software development leadership skills • Effectively implemented Application Service Management Vendor Partnering • Experienced in Contract Negotiations and Change Management for continuous service Improvement • Established an Onsite (Internal) and Offshore (Partner) Resource mix model for Software Development and Support Specialties: Business / IT Alignment, Process Improvement, Information Architecture, Governance, Enterprise Architecture, Application Architecture, Software Design, Building, Growing and Managing Global Teams for IT