Below are the 8 IT Directors & 5 IT Managers with multiple industries & technical/systems expertise.  The Thor Group® provides IT directors and IT managers who know your industry and systems on a consulting, contracting, interim or direct hire basis.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this IT director/data security officer with experience in a healthcare system? Technical competencies involve Oracle, IBM OS/390 or equivalent Mainframe OS/JCL, UNIX, AS/400, TSO/ISPF/SDSF, FDR, VB5 Business Security, RVP/IP (Internetworking with Windows NT), Microsoft System Management Server, Windows NT Security, TCP/IP, protocols, JES2, VTAM, CICS, Wilbur and VMX/ESA applications. Educational background includes BS in Technical management and AA degree. Certifications cover ISACA Certification- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC).

Important contributions included providing technology vision and leadership in the development and implementation of the health facility’s information technology (IT) program, as well as managing a team of 10 direct reports. The job entailed ensuring business and IT alignment as well as leading the facility in planning and implementing information systems to support both distributed and centralized clinical/ business operations. In addition, this specialist was accountable for all IT service delivery, from strategic and tactical alignment planning, development, and coordination of the IT systems and projects for the hospital and enterprise dingy vision. Facility-specific IT operations, security policies and approaches were developed for computing and information technology. Tasks covered collaborating and advising local leadership on strategic IT direction that would help and improve IT/facility on how future and current systems can best be optimized for hospital benefit.

Key roles involved managing the PC and desktop application, Oracle applications and business application software, in addition to facilitating the communication between staff, management, vendors and other technology resources. Managing all IT project management, data management and security, along with implementing and executing new security policies and data components for all IT change management initiatives local to the facility and enterprise wide for hospitals were skills brought to the table.

Does a director of IT who is knowledgeable in Lawson with experience in university hospital, medical clinic, nursing and rehabilitation center pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes Allscripts, Sunrise Suite, McKesson, Epic, CPSI, eClinicalWorks, Sunquest, Horizon, Meditech, Cerner, NextGen, Siemens, Invision EHR, VMware, DHCP, .NET, SQL and vCloud Suite.

Major responsibilities encompassed implementing Lawson for administrative functions and stabilizing the IT department through reorganization. Leading IT consolidation and transforming the hospital’s system were also performed. This director of IT optimized the infrastructure, decommissioned applications and provided a new EHR/EMR/Revenue Cycle suite of applications infrastructure program management.

This individual also successfully delivered the infrastructure upgrade in 6 months and under budget with no disruption of secure wireless records transmittal. These efforts exerted saved the hospitals and clinics $3M annually through the consolidation of applications. Yearly costs were also decreased by $6M through the elimination of 3 network mainframe systems for a server system environment. Short and long term solution integrations were created, along with process roadmaps and program plans.

What can a director of IT with work background in a health services organization and specialization in PeopleSoft, Meditech and Epic bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve PeopleSoft, Allscripts, NextGen, eClinicalWorks, Infor HIE, ICW, Epic, Meditech, Mirth, Cloverleaf, Care Planner, Case Alert, Oracle Contracting, Lawson, Great Plains, Softeon, Trade Tech, Onyx, Java, PCI, JBOSS, C#.NET, ASP.NET, SharePoint, SOA, SQL Server Database, Oracle Database, UNIX, HTML, XML and SQL Reporting Services. Educational background includes Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems. Certifications cover Microsoft Project Orange Belt and Oracle DBA Certification.

Working with areas such as spearheading the strategy and organizational structure for the corporate IT division for this $2 billion national care management organization was part of this director of IT’s work experience. One of the duties covered managing budget for an 18-person team of project managers, software engineers, business analysts, database administrators, network administrators, helpdesk and consultants. Tasks consisted of defining and implementing transformative processes for project management, system access, change management, and issue management including an executive IT steering committee. Personnel was directed in managing data centers, technical service centers, networks, helpdesks / support, telecommunications, production, data services and application development.

This individual initiated policy development as part of a Sarbanes-Oxley compliance project. Contributing to relationships with potential customers was accomplished by leading data center tours, including playing an integral role in securing a contract with the Federal government by conducting tours across the country and discussing the security and integrity of company processes. Reducing expenses by $100,000 was attained by enforcing vendor compliance with outsourced contract agreements.

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).

Would hiring an IT director with industry experience in banking and accounting services meet the needs of your organization? This director is skilled at improving efficiency and productivity to decrease the need for re-engineering. Educational attainment includes B.S. Business Information Systems. This professional is a CISCO Certified Network Associate and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). Notable accomplishments consist of reducing the network operations budget $2 million, by restructuring the staff, reallocating non-IT budget items, and re-negotiating vendor contracts, as well as completing the project in 3 months and delivering all phases, 2 weeks ahead of the projected schedule, saving $60,000 in maintenance and operational expenditures.

Acting as director of IT, part of the job was to perform infrastructure upgrade at all facilities. Contributions involved moving the MPLS network along with the VoIP solution, as well as serving as project manager for a datacenter move from HQ to secure facility. Additional responsibilities involved reconfiguration of existing v-LANs, switching and routing for support of SaaS products, carrying out new security protocol, procedures and monitoring, as well as introducing video conferencing and configuring new QoS.

While working as director of IT, restructuring the IT department for implementation of Credible EHR, Intergy EHR and Microsoft Dynamics GP comprised primary tasks. Other duties were leading the application development team in numerous projects including automation of all DCF and state reporting of services, Dynamics GP customization, Credible Behavioral EHR, Interface of Credible, Intergy and Dynamics using Dynamics SmartList engine and SharePoint. This specialist also served as project leader of a client portal for medical record access with the task of fully implementing the ERP package MS Dynamics-HR, Payroll and Accounting.

Will your organization gain a competitive advantage when it hires an IT director knowledgeable in healthcare technology? Technical background is in using SAP, Cerner and other tools. Credentials include: ITIL certification (foundations, operational support/analysis); project management certification and Oracle Master. Other competencies include statistical process controls, disaster recovery planning, business continuity planning, outsourcing lifecycle methodology (OLM), HIPAA compliance training, and applications design for sustainability.

As an IT director for a healthcare system, this professional’s focus was on SAP Application Lifecycle Management. This included defining, scoping, budgeting, planning and implementing SAP ALM components. Responsibilities included project management, end to end business process monitoring & management, plus Change & Application Release Management (CHARM).

As manager for another healthcare system, responsibilities were leading multiple teams and managing activities associated with company-wide IT & software projects. This included developing highly complex project plans and budgets, along with managing, project schedules and resources. This included managing teams of designers, developers, quality assurance testers and technical writers to produce product updates with scheduled maintenance releases.

What contributions could an IT director with a track record of providing technology to achieve business strategies toward growth and cost containment; supporting a variety of industries like real estate and telecommunications bring to your organization? Core competencies include: business/IT liaising, business process/business case analysis, portfolio governance and strategic roadmap.

Acting as an IT director, key responsibilities were integrating a multi-lens distribution partner on Sage ERP with the corporate distribution platform of Oracle R12/TIBCO/PkMS. This initiative helped expand distribution footprint and increased annual double digit growth. The management of strategy team that pursued new areas of business demand such as ERP integrations for growth, CRM and BI reporting for improved customer tracking as well as pricing analysis for better product and margin management was carried out. Other tasks were composed of facilitating monthly cross business senior executive forums, maintaining portfolio prioritization, securing funding and centralizing the communication of project status.

Serving as an IT director, primary duties were supporting the strategies and technical opportunities for HR, supply chain and lab sales channels as well as directing the business case analysis efforts across all business unit organizations. Furthermore, this director facilitated monthly reviews of IT activities with business units to review operations, production support as well as projects and enhancements.

Does a detail-oriented IT director with vast SAP experience in Material Management (MM), Sales & Distribution (SD), Production Planning (PP) and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) modules fit in your organization? Highlights of expertise include skills in the realm of SAP like Procure to Pay, Make to Order, Make to Stock, Subcontracting, Stock Transfer Order (STO) process, EDI configuration for auto invoice posting as well as Inventory Management. The executive is a certified SAP MM professional and a SAP-trained SRM professional.

Requirements as IT director for this retail organization included leading the technology evaluation, blueprinting, configuration and deployment for requisition to check area for an SAP implementation which was a $90MM global initiative. Leading the blueprinting, configuration and deployment of a global trading company which involved the setup/roll-out to 10 Asia Pacific affiliates in an aggressive timeframe was also carried out. Additional duties consisted of delivering third party drop ship automation leveraging SAP BPM technology to enable better business process and cost savings.

Employed in a manufacturing company, the implementation of Procure to Deliver capabilities using SAP R/3 ECC 6.0 was finalized. Delivering blueprint and configuration for contracts, scheduling agreement, as well as performing contract release processes were also some of the responsibilities carried out.

How can an IT manager who worked in building materials, manufacturing and software industries help your organization? A key achievement was implementing several ERP systems including custom developing SyteLine and MS Dynamics GP. Educational background includes AS Computer Science, BS Business Administration, and MS Business & IT- Project Management Specialization. This individual also has PMP Certification. Software skills are composed of MS Dynamics Great Plains, SyteLine ERP, MS Reporting Services (SSRS), AS/400/iSeries/DB2, Infinium, Platinum ERP, MAS 500, VOIP, MRP Systems, Ubuntu, Red Hat Linux, Crystal Reports, VMware, HP-UX, BBx/Pro5, Providex, Thoroughbred, BASIC, PHP, CakePHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, Apache, DRUPAL, MSSQL, Transact-SQL, MySQL, Pervasive SQL, and SharePoint.

As senior manager for enterprise applications, this individual was promoted and responsibilities expanded to include supporting all software applications across the enterprise, as well as continuing to head up all ERP implementations. Having 12 direct reports and a team that supports all software applications including BWise, IBM Cognos BI, Prophix, MS Dynamics GP, MS Dynamics CRM, Live 365, SharePoint, FootPrints, WorkFront, Intact Document Imaging and Transportation Management Software encompassed primary contributions. Other accomplishments included developing strategic 5-year plans for EDI, Application Deployment and Resource Planning.

This IT manager oversaw the implementation of the ERP and Warehouse Management System at various manufacturing plants. Heading up the implementation of MS Dynamics GP across all 23 manufacturing plants; where implementation includes SoloChain (Warehouse Management System), SalesPad (Order Entry) and several smaller software applications comprised a major job. Being responsible for the overall $12-million project budget and working with cross functional teams on SOX compliance, audits and documentation was a primary task. This specialist also worked with an executive team to implement Top grading best practices; the process of hiring and retaining top IT talent within the corporation.

Would hiring an IT manager with work experience in construction, technology and transportation industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Associate in Applied Science majoring in Business Programming (minor in Business Administration), as well as Bachelor of Science majoring Computer Science. Professional certifications include HP Star Certification, HP-UX System Administration and Masters of Technology Credential Program: Oracle DBA. Software skills involve Epicor InfoFlo SQL and Report Writer, HP-Open View, Oracle and Remedy. Background covers vendor management, contract negotiation, RFPs, hire/fire, budget, Performance reviews, project management, supervising/ coordinating activities of staff, providing leadership/ mentoring to staff, assigning duties/ schedules, setting deadlines, and reducing Costs.

Acting as an IT manager in a wall coverings company, managed all computer related needs for six sites across the country including; multiple projects, staff, department budget, vendor relations, vendor contracts, Purchase of all hardware and software. Additionally, provided support services of HP-UX, RedHat Linux, Windows 9x through Windows 2003 Server, IBM Unidata Database, and Epicor InfoFlo ERP.

Additionally, provided system administrative and programming service for HP-UX, Windows through 2003 Server, MS Access, IBM Unidata Database SQL, Epicor InfoFlo SQL and Report Writer, Network, VPN, SPAM control, Telco/Telcom, Internet services, DHCP, DNS, and Watchguard X500 Firewall/Anti-Virus/Spam Filter. In addition, installed and provided ongoing support of Windows Servers and Desktops. Furthermore, designed and installed networks (Servers, PCs, Cabling, DSL Modems, Routers, Switches, 802.11x, Software).

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this IT manager who worked in retail, oil and business services industries? Educational attainment is composed of BA and MBA. Technical skills summary consists of Epicor 905.602A/702A, Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft SQL.

Contributed to the organization’s success by evaluating, designing, installing, maintaining, and configuring network infrastructure components, wireless infrastructure, switches and routers throughout the locations in the United States. Serving in a retail company as IT manager, provided product support for ERP System Epicor 9.05, installed system patches and enhancements, as well as provided ERP System training to all employees. Moreover, maintained and configured network infrastructure components, wireless infrastructure, switches and routers at the 5 locations in the United States.

Supported organizational goals in another job by managing a team of 5 system engineers to support the corporate office and 45-remote locations, supporting 2000 users. While employed in an oilfield services company as IT manager, developed training sessions to promote team building, trust, and support attitudes to facilitate job Performance improvement. Furthermore, provided tier 3 support to resolve escalated issues. Documented Problem resolutions and provided assistance to engineers.

Does your organization require the expertise of an IT manager who is skilled in Oracle ERP with background in communication, software and food processing industries? Technical knowledge involves Oracle ERP, Fusion Applications, Business Intelligence (OBIEE/OBIA), Community Architecture (TCA/Oracle Data Model) and Master Data Management Suite.

Important contributions included deploying multiple Oracle ERP modules including iSupplier, Oracle Sales, Channel Revenue Management, VCP/VCE, in addition to spearheading single-source people (employee, contractor, and vendor) management within the ERP. Managing/implementing multiple upgrades of Oracle ERP/third party applications and initiating training plans for the reporting staff to augment their skills while providing additional redundancy within IT were skills brought to the table.

Other functions were improving internal business customer relationships with IT through continuous communication and empowering the business to assist with IT initiative planning or scheduling. Decisive leadership for 30 plus direct reports, as well as $10 million annual budget/high-level project management for application implementations/upgrades was also provided.

Would a detail-oriented IT manager with extensive work experience in a medical center fit in your organization? Educational background is composed of Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering. Professional certifications involve ITIL Foundation V3. Trainings consist of CCNA Training | Management Skills for Leaders 1 & 2. Software knowledge includes JD Edwards, Lotus Notes, HRIS, Workday, JDA / Manugistics, Remedy, Horizon, eProfiles, Quality Center, Citrix Access, SSL VPN, Taleo, BMC-Remedy, ServiceNow, Concur, WebE GI3, Skype, Adobe Connect, Sametime, Active Directory, Office365, Lotus Notes, Mainframe, AS400, IDP, Hyperion System 9 and Client Access.

Some accomplishments included building a cross-skilled team handling Service Desk, Incident Management, Incident Coordinator, First-Level Network and E-Commerce Support. This model was later emulated by the Department Head with his team. As an IT manager-global support center, developed and implemented performance-based metrics supporting the division’s overall goals and objectives. Key tasks were seamlessly project-managed the department’s service transition to a third-party provider. Also, consistently achieved very low attrition rate at less than 1% over seven years as a manager. This was amidst an industry with an average annual attrition rate of 33%.

Shared expertise by deploying new computers, installation and configuration of network printers HPLaserjet 4100N, 4200N, 9000DN, Intermec 3400, Sedco Ultima 35/45 and Print Server HP Jetdirect J3258B. While working in a medical center as an IT support engineer, completed installation of Cisco 3500 XL switch on IDF panels, as well as performed technical support, maintenance and enhancement of all computer and information technology issues within hospital users. Furthermore, provided full support for LAN problem, Network cabling & termination to IDF panels, maintaining MDF/IDF patch panels, Cisco Switches, Print Server and DEC Server installations.