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IS Director

Acquisition expands professional irrigation product portfolio.

Senior executive with 20 years experience implementing information technology solutions that are aligned with key business objectives. Adept at successfully developing and executing comprehensive strategic and operational technology plans. Extensive experience in program management, business solutions consultation, technology architecture and solution selection, project ROI, and vendor negotiations. Highly effective at developing a comprehensive program management office (PMO) that orchestrates complex resource management, strict budgetary controls, conclusive ROI, and effective organizational communications. Select Achievements: *2011 Twin Cities Business Journal CIO of the Year. *Developed a comprehensive strategic technology plan. *Instituted formal technology steering committee meetings. *Developed a B2B2C digital strategy that unifies the customer's on-line experience. *Implemented Insite Commerce on-line catalog and customer service portal. *Instituted Agile development methodology for web and mobile application development; Adopted responsive design approach for mobile strategy. *Replaced legacy processing application with industry leading route accounting system, handhelds, & integrated inventory management. *Modernized enterprise data center providing private and hybrid cloud services & disaster recovery. *Oracle EBS R12 upgrade. *Complete overhaul of corporate network platforms and achieved PCI DSS compliance. *Achieved significant recurring expense savings while improving service levels by standardizing telecommunications & print management. Specialties: Strategic and Operational Technical Planning, IT Governance, Program Management Office, IT Budgeting, Contract Negotiations, Technical Architecture Design, Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery, Technical Security/PCI, Data Center Operations, Voice and Data Communications, Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence, ERP/SCM, CRM, eCommerce, Mobile Computing, ITIL