Below are the 4 CIO's, 2 Directors of IT & 2 IT Support Managers with Timberline/Sage 300 & other systems experience The Thor Group® provides developers, programmers, web experts, cloud specialists, network/ systems administrators, analysts, support specialists and help desk staff that knows Timberline/Sage 300 & other systems on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Would hiring a chief information officer with experience working in construction and engineering services industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Core competencies involve Sage 300/Timberline, Cloud Applications (AWS/Azure/Google), SQL Server, Citrix V, VMWare, etc.

Acting as a chief information officer in an engineering services company, has implemented Sage 300 (Timberline) accounting system. This professional has worked on technology strategy and operations, built infrastructure and oversaw cybersecurity as well as risk management to keep up with organizational growth. Also, has developed a dedicated Internal IT staff and contracted with external consulting staff for optimization of growth and workload. In addition, has spearheaded and led all of the technology upgrades and initiatives throughout all of the business units. Part of the job was to play a critical role in business transformation, change management, brand development and financial/operational decisions during period of significant expansion. Managed multimillion dollar IT budget, negotiated vendor contracts for equipment and consulting services including various service and maintenance contracts.

While working for a construction company as a director of IT operations, has implemented Sage 300 (Timberline) accounting system to accommodate increased volume and complex transactions. Furthermore, has developed technology solutions and infrastructure to support company diversification and expansion. This individual built data centers, storage facilities, security systems and redundancies as well as managed telecommunications.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this CIO/VP with work experience in engineering services, IT management and telecommunications industries? Educational attainment is composed of BS in Biology/Chemistry, MS in Information and Telecommunication Systems as well as executive MBA coursework. Software knowledge involves Sage 300/ Timberline, Tenrox, Salesforce.com and Oracle’s Full ERP Suite.

Contributed to the organization’s success by leading the cross-functional team that managed the migration of several in-house developed software solutions to cloud based SaaS providers Salesforce.com and Tenrox, Oracle’s Full ERP Suite, and Sage Timberline .This included the collaborative approach of working with division leaders and staff to define and document end-user requirements and user acceptance test criteria. These efforts also included the mapping out and reengineering of many operational practices and procedures to more closely align to industry best practices. As a CIO and VP of an engineering services company, has brought all IT operations and staffing in-house while reducing IT expenses by 30% across multi-state locations.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by implementing procedures and processes to comply with all US Federal regulatory requirements (SOX) for a publicly traded company. An independent audit was also verified annually. Moreover, has architected and implemented divergent path (fiber, cable and RF) telecommunications connectivity at each site, with clustered and redundant servers and storage arrays with failover capabilities for business continuity and disaster recovery.

Is impacting your organization with a CIO/CFO who worked in construction, nonprofit and transportation industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of BS in Business Administration, Major in Data Processing and Minor in Mathematics. Software knowledge involves Sage Timberline Project Management, Accounting, and Estimating Products, IBM/MS Dos, IBM Client-Access, Rumba Access, WordPerfect, Lotus 123, Dbase, etc. Professional certifications consist of Novell Certified Netware Engineer and Novell Certified Netware Administrator certifications.

While employed in a construction company as a CIO/CFO, has developed Timberline reports as needed, managed chart of accounts, and designed financial reports/schedules as needed. Some of the tasks encompassed key management/staff meetings, as well as serving as an administrator of 401k program including monitoring/reporting of compliance tests/violations. This specialist has assisted with the selection of company healthcare and liability insurance providers, as well as managed/communicated special programs including bonus pool, forecasting, contract schedules, LUAGR, job burden, workers’ comp, and others.

Part of the job as a CIO/CFO was to be involved with year-end financial audit. Other duties were assisting in the recruitment/hiring of new personnel, doing business development and other responsibilities as outlined by the president, as well as management of all financial, informational and administrative activities and personnel.

What contributions could a chief information officer/SVP with experience working in construction management and commercial real estate industries bring to your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BS in Physics and MS in Physics. This professional is a graduate of Wachovia Executive Leadership Program. Technical knowledge consists of Sage 300/Timberline, UltiPro HR, PeopleSoft Financials, Real Page and Ops Technology.

Challenges like capturing rate from 0% to 65% for a $450M annual tally with 12 months, as well as delivering industry Leading Business Intelligence Solution via Oracle Hyperion/Essbase to senior operations team were welcomed and successfully completed on a regular basis. Serving in a construction management company as a chief information officer/SVP, has carried out daily revenue, occupancy, construction spend. Also, has successfully designed and delivered an enterprise cash/rent capture process at the company.

Shared expertise by successfully meeting technology needs for a real estate investment portfolio valued at approximately $4.2 billion. Portfolio was located across 16 states, which included approximately 66,000 apartments, 2,500 senior living units in 28 communities and 18 commercial retail centers. While working in a commercial real estate company as a chief information officer, has provided software based resident management services and back-office enterprise services like Email/Office 365, HR, Corporate Accounting, Investment Accounting, Asset Management, Procurement, Intranet, Web Services, SharePoint & Document Management and Business Intelligence.

Would it be beneficial for your organization to employ a director of IT with experience working in homebuilding and real estate industries? Educational attainment is composed of BBA in Management Science and MBA in Computer Information Systems. Technical skills include Sage 300/Timberline, TrueCommerce EDI, Lotus Notes, Salesforce, Yardi Voyager Real Estate ERP System & e-Commerce Portal, Procore, and Autodesk AutoCAD.

Serving in a homebuilding company as a director of IT, has worked on day-to-day management of Yardi Voyager ERP, Sage 300, and custom CRM system. Some of the tasks were managing multiple hosting entities: Rackspace, EvolveIP, and MS Azure, as well as providing systems analysis of all company processes and right sizing technology to fit. This professional has implemented hosted VOIP communications system to enable all employees to be in constant contact and work “outside the box”. Also, has managed multiple projects both technically and financially, managed both internal and external staff, migrated infrastructure to a Hybrid Cloud system, as well as migrated company to Azure and Office365. In addition, has implemented MS SharePoint based file management system within Office365.

As a director of IT of a real estate company, has managed IT department. Other duties were creating and updating IT department budgets, managing vendors and procurement, implementing project plans, and maintaining SLAs (internal and external).

How can a director of IT with work background in construction management, manufacturing and automotive industries help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Diploma with Honors in Networking and Data Communication as well as MS in Mechanical Engineering. Professional certifications earned as: Microsoft Certified System Engineer and CNA. Technical skills are composed of Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate, Symantec Backup Exec, JD Edwards ERP, Active Directory and BPCS.

Working with challenging issues such as planning, organizing, directing and evaluating the operation systems, upgrading all company servers to new version, as well as deploying Symantec backup solution for entire domain have vetted this specialist’s work experience. As a director of IT in a construction management company, has deployed VMware 5.1 virtualization technologies, improved network security by implementing new WatchGuard firewall, as well as upgraded Microsoft Messaging system to newer version. Part of the job was to create and maintain company FTP site, maintain company phone system and cell phone accounts, as well as maintain company website. In addition, has utilized Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate.

With a “can do approach” in the area of leading the implementation of an Integrated Process Management (IPM) system designed to monitor and control key manufacturing processes. As a network analyst in a manufacturing company, has realized savings of over $1.5 million annually via increased production efficiencies. Other duties were coordinating the successful implementation of a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) at three different plants simultaneously enabling the reduction of inventory parts by 40% and saving over $800,000 annually. Furthermore, has attained inventory accuracy levels of over 98% by managing the completion of a data collection system in the warehouse, shipping and receiving departments.

Would hiring an IT support manager with experience working in real estate and construction industries help meet the needs of your organization? Technical skills include Sage 300, QuickBooks, Active Directory and more.

Being the IT support manager for a real estate company, this individual provided 24/7 information technology support covering such requirements as Virtual Private Network establishment, maintenance and troubleshooting, windows remote assistance, cellular service support, and wireless network engineering. Proper accountability and serviceability of over $100,000 dollars of communications and computer equipment were maintained. Other tasks entailed providing support for users who utilized Apple products. Another key function involved the implementation, configuration, maintenance, OS patching and troubleshooting of Windows XP Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8 Professional, Windows 8.1 Professional, Linux based operating systems Plone, Windows Powershell Scripting, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 Revision 2, Group Policy Object administration, DHCP server administration, Active Directory implementation and administration, Domain and Exchange services, Domain Name Server, File Server management, Network administration of HP ProCurve switch 2920, Fortigate 80-D, and FortiAP 221B.

This specialist was in charge of configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of NEC Univerge SV8100 and VOIP phone implementation, Sage 300 Construction and Estimating software, Create-a-check software, Pharoah construction options and contracts software, MAS accounting software, Sage Timeslips, and QuickBooks. Responsibilities entailed research and development on an individual basis utilizing Apache/Tomcat, Fedora, Ubuntu, and CentOS. Accomplishments included maintaining proper accountability and serviceability of over $2,000,000 dollars of communications and computer equipment.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this IT support manager with work experience in construction, material handling and legal services industries? Educational attainment is composed of AAS in Computer Science and Business Administration. Professional certifications involve Project Management Essentials and Lean Six Sigma White Belt. Technical knowledge consists of Sage 300/Timberline, Veritas, Active Directory, SonicWall, Citrix, VMware, MS Dynamics, Crystal Reports, Tableau and SharePoint.

Contributed to the organization’s success by using Sage 300 as ERP, as well as managing voice and data services for seven locations spanning the eastern region of the US. While working in a construction company as an interim IT manager/it support manager, has took over Project Manager role for UI development of Smart Batch trailer systems. This professional has worked on ongoing projects for estimating schedule, Salesforce maintenance, IT documentation, and helpdesk recapture. Also, has used Airdesk/Azure for cloud based server hosting, storage, and backup, ran VMware ESXi for local virtualized servers connecting by vSphere Client, as well as configured SonicWall NSA 2650 for new datacenter replacing an NSA 2600.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by managing voice and data services for eight locations spanning the southwest region of the US, leading voice and data service installations for new or relocating branches, as well as handling all IT and telecom projects within the company. As an IT manager for a company providing material handling products and services, has migrated physical servers to VMware ESXi, as well as upgraded and maintained phone systems including Avaya, Allworx and Mitel.