Below are the 5 Directors of IT & 5 Managers of IT with multiple industries & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides directors of IT & managers of IT who know your industry and systems on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Could your organization use a director of IT who is experienced in professional services, retail and insurance industries, as well as proficient in Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft and BAAN? Technical proficiencies cover Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft and BAAN. Educational background includes BS Computer Science/Information Systems and a Degree in Network Engineering/Data Communications. This individual obtained Certifications in CCISO, CEH, CHFI, ENSA, CCFE, PCFE and DSMO.

Some impact contributions of this director of IT included directing, planning, organizing and controlling customer support and daily IT operations in a cost-effective manner. Key roles involved directing and leading the IT operations in technical support requirements, infrastructure availability, IT budgeting, monitoring and security. Leads were assisted with development of business cases and roadmaps were developed for product release strategies with respect to EDI & ERP (Oracle & BAAN). Set the overall direction, policies, standards, and guidelines for the IT organization’s technology environment. This individual planned, orchestrated and delivered a corporate data center infrastructure rebuild project ($16,000,000) with a focus on improving performance, redundancy, virtualization and disaster recovery.

In another company, skills brought to the table involved transforming global business processes and provider of business management applications, substantially improving customer satisfaction and execution performance as measured by on-time delivery, quality, product cost and inventory turns. The job covered defining global information security, ERP and risk solutions using BAAN, build information security management systems (ISMS) and delivering client specific security frameworks and support of specialized applications like ERTM, ICTS, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Oracle, etc. Designing, building and managing a $19 million state of the art tier 1 datacenter were completed.

Would a director of IT with familiarity in insurance, technology and communications industries who is skilled in PeopleSoft, .NET, C, SQL and Python help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover PeopleSoft, .NET, C, SQL and Python. Educational attainment includes Ph.D. in Business Administration-Organizational Leadership; Master of Science in Medical Informatics; Bachelor of Science in Business Management; and Associates in Arts. This individual obtained Certifications in ITIL, MCSE, MCT, MCSA, MCP, MCDBA, CompTIA A+ N+, CIW, CNE, CNI, CNA, NCT and CTT+.

Making a positive difference with successfully establishing new IT vertical combining departments from four different towers providing a streamlined transition plan for successful product delivery was one of the key focuses of this director of IT. The Delivery team was made up of nine departments which supported the developers in testing and delivering custom code in .NET, C, PeopleSoft, SQL, Python and others. Contributions consisted of directly influencing lost production time by decreasing application support issues during post go lives and deployments as well as reducing the amount of time the production environment was placed at risk. This was accomplished by properly managing alpha and staging environments as well as automating deployment controls removing most human errors.

This individual turned around an underperforming quality assurance and user acceptance testing process, redefining policies, procedures, and accountability while aligning two different offshore companies. This was a complete redesign of a QA process for a 1-billion-dollar organization. Defining and deploying new change management, configurations, release and deployment departments based on ITIL Service Transition were some of the notable tasks. This was managed by implementing Cherwell change management software systems.

Could your organization use a director of IT who is experienced in telecom, communications and military industries, as well as proficient in Salesforce, SAP, VOIP Systems and Active Directory? Technical proficiencies cover Salesforce, SAP, VOIP Systems and Active Directory. Educational attainment includes Bachelor’s in Business Administration / Computer Information Systems and Associate of Science in Computer Information Systems.

Primary tasks of this director of IT included developing a 3-year technology road-map with business executives that included benefits, cost, and risk assessments, as well as leading the development and implementation of the Salesforce ERP platform, which has transformed the overall business viability and ability to identify shortcomings and increase productivity. Implementing the Office 365 suite company-wide has been the key to the company’s collaboration and access to cloud-based applications and storage. Negotiating multiple contracts for various MSP and IT services to provide more significant cost savings and enhanced services organization-wide was also handled. RFPs were conducted for all IT-related services and expenses, reducing the overall IT budget by over 45% of the operating costs while exceeding the current solutions through this process.

Contributions involved setting the stage for growth with IT automation services and implementing network infrastructure, applications, and peripherals used in Accounting, HR, and multiple divisions throughout the organization. This individual created the company’s IT budget, stayed on target, and produced savings of 60% by negotiating the best value on enterprise equipment and services. Installing and maintaining a clustered windows server infrastructure, SAN, firewall configuration, and VOIP systems across ten satellite offices were efficiently managed.

What can a director of IT with work background in diagnostic solutions, insurance and technology industries, as well as specializations in SAP, Salesforce, Agile, Scrum and Azure bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve SAP, Salesforce, Agile, Scrum and Azure. Areas of expertise include defining and implementing an overarching IT strategy, while leading all phases of complex technology initiatives that improve business processes, streamline systems, and boost productivity. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

Working with areas such as transforming global information systems, infrastructure and security operations through the implementation of a roadmap to modernize enterprise applications across the organization was one of the skills brought to the table by this director of IT. Duties covered realigning and streamlining global IT operations into a common platform that enhanced organizational consistency and efficiency across locations, as well as positioning the company for rapid growth. Tasks consisted of consolidating global IT operations and leading initiatives that helped company evolve from a dealer to a direct-to-consumer business model. Implementing an eCommerce solution, based on Salesforce.com, integrating with SAP for inventory and invoicing was carried out.

One of the responsibilities consisted of modifying systems and processes to allow for subscription-based product solutions. Initiatives were spearheaded to create scalable infrastructure and obtain ISO 27001 certification for SaaS offerings. The OKR framework was enabled to allow for accountability and visibility into the IT team to achieve company goals. In another company, part of the contributions consisted of overseeing $20M budget and creating a global roadmap to optimize enterprise application support, data security, systems integration, data center operations, voice/data communications and help desk services.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this director of IT who worked in real estate, ecommerce and IT industries, as well as proficient in Siebel CRM, Sage Timberline, Oracle, SQL Server and Siemens? Technical competencies involve Siebel CRM, Sage Timberline, Oracle, SQL Server and Siemens. Educational attainment includes BS in Science, Emphasis in Computer Engineering. This individual obtained Certifications in MCSE and MCP+I.

Important contributions of this director of IT included building all IT and telephony operations for newly formed sister company, as well as directing, planning, designing and building a new $4M data center. An additional task covered completing the IT infrastructure for new HQ facility as the hub for all International/domestic business operations for over 350 executive, operations, sales and construction employees located across 21 office locations. All IT functions were managed including data center operations, VoIP telecommunications, cellular, vendor relationships, help desk operations, ERP/CRM systems administration and disaster recovery planning. Managing $1.5M operating budget with 4 direct reports during company growth of over 300% was one of the achievements. Upgrading and migrating Siebel CRM & Cognos BI from Citrix/terminal services to latest web-based version were carried out.

Key roles involved improving reliability and productivity, in addition to reducing the costs of existing legacy server infrastructure and western regional LAN/WAN through improved uses of technology and removal of outsourced IT operations. Hardware uptime was increased from 70% to 99%, through server consolidation and stabilization of existing back-office servers. Back-office software downtime was reduced from 35% to <2%.

Does a manager of IT who is experienced in manufacturing, retail and IT services industries, as well as knowledgeable in JD Edwards OneWorld, JDE Solution Explorer, MS Dynamics GP, VMware, UNIX, AS/400 and iSeries pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes JD Edwards OneWorld, JDE Solution Explorer, MS Dynamics GP, VMware, UNIX, AS/400 and iSeries. Areas of expertise include LAN/WAN network, project management, application support, and systems administration experience. Educational background includes Associates Degree in General Studies; and Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Information Systems. This individual obtained Certifications in MCSE, CLS, CCNA and ITIL Foundation.

Major responsibilities of this manager of IT included managing the day-to- day operation of the IT and ERP system infrastructure, including budget planning and administration of Windows active directory, Exchange Server, Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 and Windows Terminal Services. Desktop PCs, Cisco Routers (QOS for VOIP), Cisco PIX firewall, HP Switches, SQL Server Administration, and JD Edwards OneWorld 8.0 ERP system (Application support/modification/creation), Crystal Reports BI Reporting were efficiently managed. Key roles covered handling security (Active Directory, Microsoft ISA 2000) and updates for the JD Edwards system as well as the Windows infrastructure, status and performance monitoring of the overall network, Windows and ERP systems. The job covered consolidating the reporting package (BI) for GP ERP system utilizing Crystal Reports and GP native reporting tools. Database administration for DB2 and SQL Databases was carried out, along with the conversion from JD Edwards ERP system to Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0. The negotiation and implementation of 3-year master purchase agreement for server virtualization integration/upgrade ($2.2 million budget) were completed.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a manager of IT with work background in facilities, oil and hardware industries who is skilled in MS CRM, SQL, SharePoint, MS SSRS and Crystal Reports? Technical skills cover MS Dynamics CRM, SQL, SharePoint, MS SSRS and Crystal Reports. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Business Management; and Associates Degree.

While working for a facility services company, main functions of this manager of IT were comprised of managing the portal which provided the customer work order history, invoicing history and equipment history, as well as leading the selection, planning and installation of the new ERP system. Aside from leading the selection, planning and installation of New Microsoft CRM, this individual led the installation, selection and planning of the new Fiber Line/Phone System (Cloud)/Cable for phone backup with a savings of $200 per month. Implementing, managing and customizing SQL Server Database on a Microsoft Server were done utilizing ODBC.

Working knowledge of office 365 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM was applied. One of the accomplishments involved implementing a managed printer program which saved the company $3000 a year in toner cartridges and printer maintenance. Other roles covered preparing documentation and end user training as required, in addition to designing intranet for employees to share and search for all pertinent client information using SharePoint Foundation. Responsibilities consisted of developing and programming a database for client information and vendor invoicing. Managing support models and reports that derived the coded information from the current ERP System to help direct and quantify sales, business processes, vendor score card reporting was efficiently carried out.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this manager of IT who worked in energy, oil and government industries, as well as proficient in Oracle ERP, Syspro, Active Directory and SpiceWorks? Technical competencies involve Oracle ERP, Syspro, Active Directory and SpiceWorks. This specialist has over 20 years of proven success in leadership, operational excellence, and organizational development with keen understanding of elements of growth business. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science in Information Technology; and Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems. This individual obtained Certifications in CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, ITIL V3 and CompTIA Project+.

Important contributions of this manager of IT included combining IT resources of seven companies into one global services group and eliminating redundant positions, allowing the release of contractors for a cost savings of 500k with no interruptions to service levels. Support was provided to 1000 users, 25-person support team. A global help desk was implemented. The job entailed implementing global policies and procedures with an Oracle ERP roll out.

While working for an oil company, this specialist worked closely with organizational leadership, including board of directors, to strategically affect direction of operations. Supporting six major sites and numerous home offices, 1000 users and an 8-person support team, in addition to consolidating all sites to one Microsoft Active Directory domain were some of the tasks. Skills brought to the table consisted of updating all sites to Office 365, Sophos antivirus and VoIP phones and moving all servers to a cloud site, using Veeam for backups; restored data from backups were successfully restored. Functions involved setting up and maintaining networks.

Could your organization use a manager of IT who is experienced in manufacturing, distribution and supply chain industries, as well as proficient in SAP, SyteLine, UNIX, Progress 4GL and Database Administration? Technical proficiencies cover SAP, SyteLine, UNIX, Progress 4GL and Database Administration. Educational background includes Computer Systems Engineering.

Some impact contributions of this manager of IT included developing processes and reports (in Progress/OpenEdge ABL) that helped with better usage of inventories and reduced lead-time and overhead cost. This individual led a project that helped reduce the fiscal period closing from 1 week to 3 days. The global ERP and database administration (SyteLine/Progress) were efficiently managed. Key roles involved implementing the Data Collection and SPC systems for Inventory and Production processes, which reduced scrap by over 30%, in addition to handling data migration from SyteLine to SAP.

Skills brought to the table involved designing, developing, implementing and supporting the Data Collection, Shipping Automation and eCommerce systems. Functions covered handling SyteLine ERP development (in Progress 4GL/OpenEdge ABL) and database administration. One of the accomplishments included reducing the physical inventory cycle from 5 days to 2 days by integrating SyteLine ERP with mobile devices (using Progress OpenEdge AppServer) enabling real-time data entry and dashboards. In another company, duties consisted of managing communications (voice and data), network installation, configuration and maintenance (servers and workstations). Processes were developed to add functionality to Titan ERP, an OpenEdge-written system. The manufacturing system was redesigned to support specific needs on BOM/Routings and better planning for materials and resources.

Would a manager of IT with familiarity in medical technology, mining and manufacturing industries who is skilled in SAP HANA BI, HANA PAL, BW, Python, C, C++ and Java help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover SAP HANA BI, HANA PAL, BW, Python, C, C++ and Java. Areas of expertise include driving BI strategy, projects execution, operations and developing/maintaining relationships with leaders of several business functions within the company, as well as consistently saving costs by implementing cost effective models. Educational attainment includes Masters in Information Technology and Bachelor’s in Computer Science.

Making a positive difference with leading advanced modeling and strategy development analytics for $8B joint reconstruction business was one of the key focuses of this manager of IT. Lead optimization resulted in 30% improvement in cost savings. Responsibilities covered developing business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for BI spending and initiatives, in addition to implementing cost effective models like Onsite, Nearshore and off-shore models and also factory model. The job involved negotiating and administering vendor, outsourced, and consultant contracts and service agreements. Work was also done closely with business analysts, development teams and infrastructure specialists to deliver high performing global business intelligence (GBI) platform.

In another company, one of the notable tasks included working closely with project business analyst and other architect to ensure that the end to end designs meet the business and data requirements. This individual analyzed the existing business rules being added by the business, leveraged SAP BI/BO functionality to accommodate those rules on the un-processed invoices and Invoice data for finding duplicate Invoices.