SUMMARY:

• A senior IT professional with managerial experience and expertise in a wide range of technical platforms, applications, and systems. Key areas of specialization are Web Development, Compliance, Security, Disaster Recovery, ERP Distribution\Logistics\Supply Chain, Retail, and Direct Marketing. Within these areas responsibilities have included the definition and implementation of business and technology strategy, process re - engineering, and management of complex IT projects.
• Over the last 15 years I have managed the IT function for B2B and B2C Retailers, Manufacturers and Distributors that utilize ecommerce as their primary source of revenue. In these positions IT has developed, deployed and/or managed the entire end-to-end process from order to fulfillment, thus you will find that I possess a well rounded background in Supply Chain, Logistics, Distribution, and Enterprise Tools as well as Web development.
• In these positions IT has partnered with Finance, Marketing, Merchandising, QA, H/R and Operations to gain efficiency via:
• Enterprise Systems
• Managed the implementation of ERP from RFP to selection (JDE, Dynamics AX, Lawson, PeopleSoft, Tolas) utilizing virtually every module inherent in a Manufacturing/Distribution environment including Materials Management, Asset Management, EDI, WMS, Data Capture (DSI), Multi Carrier Logistics/Fulfillment (Connectship/Clippership) A/R, A/P, Financial Reporting, and Payroll.
• Implemented Manhattan Associates and Red Prairie integration
• Implementation of tools that establish and return KPI to provide daily reporting and progress to management.
• Integration of ERP to data warehouse, BI and other disparate technologies (Hyperion, Cognos and ProClarity)
• Web Development Technology
• Experience in several platform/technology solutions including - The entire Microsoft development suite (Visual Studio, IIS, .Net, VB.Net, C#.Net), Open Source LAMP (Joomla, Drupal, Solr)

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Web Dev: - ASP.Net, C#.Net, VB.Net, Visual Studio, IIS,SQL, LAMP (Joomla, Solr, Hadoop)

Web Analytics: - Omniture, Coremetrics, WebTrends, Google Analytics, ealeaf, Gomez

CDNs: - Akamai, Limelight, NavisiteNetworking/Firewall

Loadbalancing: -Cisco, Foundry, F5, Checkpoint, Barracuda, Brocade, CoyotePoint

SANs: -EMC, NetApp FAS, IBM Shark, Equallogic

Virtualization: VMWare, Microsoft

PBX/Call Center: -Avaya CMS/CCE, Cacti Monitoring,Five9, Monet, Interactive Intelligence, Nortel, NEAX

OS/Hardware: - AS400/iSeries, WinTel, Dec VMS, HP-UX, MAC, Linux, Unix, AIX

List Management: - Campaign Enterprise, Lyris, NCR, QAS

Network Management: -CA Unicenter, Solarwinds, SMS, Alteris, Heat, Remedy, Numara - all ITIL Compliant

Content Management: - Interwoven, SiteSource, MS Sharepoint, Adspace management

Web Search: - Microsoft Fast Search, Solr

Report writing: -SQL, Oracle, Informix, DB2, Hyperion, Crystal Reports, Cognos, Reports FXPayment Integration: - Bill Me Later, Google Checkout, PayPal, Paymentech, GiftCards-First Horizon

Disaster Recovery: - XOSoft, SunGard, NaviSite-TimeWarner, Lockheed Martin, Industrial Defender

Community: -Telligent Community Server, Home grown - Forums, Contests, Blogs, Galleries

Remote Manage: - Citrix, MS Terminal Services, Seagull, Mochasoft, Alteris

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

VP of Technology

Confidential, North Haven, CT

Responsibilities:

• Implemented advanced WMS on Dynamix AX
• Directed pick and put-away
• Lot number and serialization control
• Multi-Location WMS functionality
• Tracking at the bin level
• Routing
• Integrated with Ignify Ecommerce solution
• Implemented Dell Kace
• Implemented Nagios
• Build out and opened new 100,000 sq ft warehouse
• Implemented Dynamics Anywhere w/WiFi handheld devices
• Built Datawarehouse utilizing SQL tools
• Implemented fully redundant MPLS (2 carriers) utilizing BGP
• Moved all mission critical applications/hardware to Colocation facility
• Moved over 35 Physical Servers to VMWare ESXi
• Installed 30TB Equallogic NAS to support VMWARE as well as other varieed enviroments
• Built Company Ecommerce Site in .Net and Informational Site in Joomla/LAMP environment
• Implented Sharepoint for Product Development Department to collaborate on CAD designs, and AX BOM’s, Item Creation, Pricing, etc.
• Achieved PCI Level 2 Compliance
• Installed and integrated MS Lync (w/Skype) with Federation

Confidential, Hazleton, PA

Chief Information Officer

Responsibilities:

• Warehouse build and set-up
• Implementation of Ecometry WMS/Order Entry
• Directed Pick and Put-away
• Implementation of Microsoft Dynamics/Great Plains
• Launch of Salesforce.com
• Implementation of IP Phones and SIP Trunking
• EDI/Web Enabled Supply Chain
• Installation and integration of NCR POS
• Development of eCommerce web-site

Chief Technology Officer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Standardized stateful failover utilizing Big-IP and .Net state management.
• Implemented Disaster Recovery and off-site Hot Standby solutions that included Web and Call Center.
• Developed and implemented PCI compliance plan achieving Level 1 compliance.
• Improved Cart Conversion Rates by 35 % via page load times, and improved site search and navigation.
• Page Load time performance enhanced by local hardware caching, SSL offloading, load balancing and Akamai
• Deployed new Call Center technologies converging in/outbound calls and email queues with enhanced reporting utilizing Interactive Intelligence.
• Migrated from proprietary HP-UX Ecometry backoffice to open systems architecture for all sites.
• Migrated enterprise data to hosted solution riding on NetApp storage.
• Developed in-house Community (Blogs, Forums, Gallaries) as enhancements to Telligent’s Community
• Created efficiencies and cost savings via server consolidation and the deployment of VMWare, EMC Sans and Rack Servers (Boot from SAN).
• Designed, coded and deployed four New Domains\Websites increasing visits and sales volume by 18% (Bike.com, Garden.com, Camping.com, AKC.org).
• Developed Content Management Solution for Adspace allowing marketing to manage content.
• Implemented SEO initiatives that improved Page Rank and page load times.
• Brought Email Campaign management in-house saving over $500K/year.
• Developed the code and integrated Mercent to market our products via Ebay, Amazon and Google, as well as automate affiliates and paid search via one single source.
• Launched Giftcards and integrated with First Horizon to create an associated tender method. Giftcards now produce $4M in additional revenue.
• Created PMO, QA and Help Desk departments and the associated environments and tools to support them; tools implemented included TeaLeaf, Gomez, and Omniture.

Director of IT

Confidential, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Opened and integrated 3 new distribution centers.
• Planned and organized the opening of a West Coast call center and help desk providing 24/7 support.
• Converged all voice, data, and video using a combination of MPLS, VPN, and Metro-E Services creating a fully meshed environment.
• Brought company into PCI compliance.
• Converted all existing Web Applications from Java to .Net.
• Lead the multi-departmental project for the opening a HIPPA compliant online Pharmacy.
• Implemented Intranet and internal content management utilizing MS Sharepoint.
• Integrated extensible JDE business objects into Web middle layer increasing cart response times by 40%
• Upgraded JDE ERP to version 8.11.
• Implemented JDE MRP solutions for contract manufacturing of Nutritional Supplements.

Vice President and CIO

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Responsibilities:

• Planned and managed the migration of Manufacturing, Distribution, Financial Reporting, Supply Chain and WMS functions from legacy VMS to JDE Enterprise One. This was a two year process that included RFPs. RFQs, SOW and the final selection process.
• Lead project team that developed SOX 404 compliance guidelines.
• Reduced Operational costs by 25% via the staff realignment.
• Renegotiated maintenance and telecom contracts saving over $500K per year.
• Developed Web Based (3PL) third party logistics extranet application that resulted in additional revenue of $40million per annum.
• Converted 36 locations via fully redundant MPLS-VPN from Frame Relay saving $750k per year.

CIO/General Manager Networking Division

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Lawson financial reporting systems.
• Launched company’s first website.
• Managed several high-profile profitable engagements with many of the clients listed above.
• Developed Time and Expense reporting system for 2000 consultants that reduced administrative costs
• Implemented employee self-service HR System.
• Increased the Network Divisions revenues by 35%/yr.
• Served as the IBM Beta site for the integration of Lotus Domino on the AS400 migrating from Groupwise.
• Achieved Service Provider Premier/Gold status with IBM, Microsoft, Cisco and Checkpoint.

Vice President, IT

Confidential, Atlantic City, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Installed and integrated several in-room amenities including environmental controls (lighting and heating), in-room bars, express checkout from the PBX-phone system, and movies on-demand.
• Opened two new hotels with 750 additional rooms, this process involved physical network and data center planning, integration, application customization and staffing.
• Designed and developed a Central Reservations System that managed all company owned hotels.

Wharton School of Business and Finance - BBA

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Responsibilities:

• Managed the implementation of ERP from RFP to selection (Dynamics AX, JDE, Lawson, PeopleSoft,Tolas) utilizing virtually every module inherent in a Manufacturing/Distribution environment including Materials Management, Asset Management, EDI, WMS, Data Capture (DSI), Multi Carrier Logistics/Fulfillment (Connectship/Clippership) A/R, A/P, Financial Reporting, and Payroll.Implemented Manhattan Associates and Red Prairie integration
• Implementation of tools that establish and return KPI to provide daily reporting and progress to management.
• Integration of ERP to data warehouse, BI and other disparate technologies (Hyperion, Cognos and ProClarity)