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Vice President Global Information Technology

Tekni-Plex develops and manufactures innovative packaging materials, medical compounds and precision-crafted medical tubing solutions.

Broadly experienced IT Professional who has effectively lead the Information Technology Department for many years with a US based company that has grown from a privately held regional manufacturer with $74MM in sales to an industry leading $3B global manufacturer. Managed a lean IT budget which represented less than 0.5% of revenuesSuccessfully built a strong and loyal IT staff, averaging 12 years of tenure who addressed both functional and technical expertiseResponsible for all aspects of the IT organization, including Applications, Hardware, Networking, Voice, and Engineering on a global basis. Responsible for developing the IT Strategy and totally transforming the IT systems from custom developed applications on proprietary hardware to one single global instance of SAP running on Intel based systems. Responsible for successfully integrating over 5 acquisition (assessed IT environment, identified potential synergies and migrated them all to our company global model) Hands-on leader who has a strong knowledge of all aspects of a manufacturing organization and the associated business processes. Have a very strong understanding of the financial and operational metrics that are necessary to help drive growth, manage working capital, and improve operating margins. With cooperation from business leaders, develop a Strategic Plan and then implement that plan.