Below are the 4 CIO's & 4 Vice Presidents of IT with multiple industry & other technical/systems expertise.  The Thor Group® provides CIO's & vice presidents of IT who know your industry and systems on a consulting, contracting, interim or direct hire basis.

Does a chief information officer with experience in legal services, IT services and technology industries who used ADP, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, SAP, Lawson and Oracle pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes ADP, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, SAP, Lawson and Oracle. Areas of expertise include strategic planning, process improvement/automation, business case development, CRM and IT security/compliance. Educational background includes Master’s of Business Administration (Marketing/Finance) and Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Computer Engineering. This individual is a Certified Information Systems Auditor & Certified Information Systems Security Professional.

One of the major responsibilities of this chief information officer included leading the IT function of a $100MM regional law firm with 450+ employees, 12 practice groups, 9 office locations with dedicated server rooms and 2 mission critical data centers 24x7x365. Key roles covered establishing the vision, strategic priorities, operating standards, performance objectives and goals of the IT function to align and support the firm’s business plan and strategies, as well as collaborating with firm practice groups, finance, HR & marketing to maximize IT investment. Work was done with HR to migrate payroll processing from ADP to Paycom and formal employee training programs for policy, procedures and software applications were instituted.

Leading the firm’s conversion of legacy finance, time & billing systems was completed on time and within budget, along with working with practice group leaders to implement mobile time entry & document review to improve efficiency and timely invoicing. This individual planned and implemented a comprehensive workforce mobility project enabling users to “work anytime, anywhere” securely/remotely via tablet/laptop/cell phones with 100% functionality as if in the office.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a chief information officer with work background in retail, software and IT industries who utilized Epicor, SQL Server, BI Reporting, Agile and Waterfall? Technical skills cover Epicor SCM, SQL Server, BI Reporting, Agile and Waterfall. Career highlights include earning turn-around success by restructuring a failing technology department to stimulate efficiency and leading significant development effort achieving aggressive revenue growth from $200 to $2.4 million in less than 24 months. Restructuring existing vendor relationships and introducing new ones to further expenses by $240K annually were accomplished. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

One of the main functions of this chief information officer was managing the maintenance and upgrade of Epicor Merchandising, POS and Planning systems. This individual designed, developed and launched a new reporting structure to create visibility and highlight product sell troughs, inventory, OTB, best or worst sellers and flash sales. Designing, developing and implementing an in-house locator software package were done to facilitate proper inventory location identification during the WMS implementation period. As a lead project manager, this individual was responsible for the implementation of WMS, Inventory, Pick-to-Voice and Pick-to-Light systems. Point-of-Sale (POS) and store operations were managed by developing detailed plans outlining the necessary infrastructure for successful store openings including telecommunications, POS hardware, security, surveillance and back office operations.

Tasks in another job included serving as part of the global IT initiative by leading both in a supervisory and hands-on role a companywide system implementation. This included CRM, WMS, PLM and Financials across 35 countries and 9 subsidiary companies.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this chief information officer with work background in manufacturing, IT services and automotive industries who used Oracle ERP, Salesforce, MS Dynamics GP, MS Dynamics 365, SharePoint and Project? Technical competencies involve Oracle, Salesforce, MS Dynamics GP, MS Dynamics 365, SharePoint and Project. Educational background includes Computer Science degree; MBA; MIT/Sloan Executive Certificate in Technology & Operations; and HarvardX Cybersecurity Risk Management Program. This individual obtained certifications in CISM, ITIL, CSM and PMP.

Important contributions of this chief information officer included doing general management and handling service desk (included IT infrastructure/services; PMO office; technology roadmap and business alignment; security/risk management; governance, auditing and compliance). This individual served as trustee and board member. The job entailed managing an annual average of 10-20 tier 1-2 projects, 50-100 tier 3, 4 changes and 5-7,000 incidents. IT helpdesk SLA was 99% response in 4 business hours and 87% tickets closed in 16 business hours. Accomplishments involved handling uptime of 99.7% over business hours, as well as reducing consolidated IT expense versus revenues of 1.3% due to harmonization, centralization and synergy. ERP upgrades from Oracle EnterpriseOne 9.0 to 9.2 for all sister companies were completed.

Other roles consisted of managing CRM Salesforce-reporting, leads/opportunity, web-marketing, Order Portal, along with full migration to Microsoft Office 365 E3, 4 Companies (Project, SharePoint and teams for collaboration/project management). Functions involved carrying out the start-up of distribution center, manufacturing facility and outlet store, merging, acquisition and creating centralized IT services. ERP migrations from Microsoft Dynamics GP and Infor to Oracle EnterpriseOne 9.0 were completed.

What can a chief information officer with work background in software, business services and marketing industries who utilized Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Siebel bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Siebel. Educational attainment includes Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of Science in Information Systems (cum laude).

Working with areas such as driving a fundamental transformation of a legacy worldwide information services function; moving from outdated on-premise solutions to modern cloud-based solutions were some of the responsibilities of this chief information officer. This included worldwide deployments of NetSuite ERP, Apttus CPQ, Office 365, Onelogin, Remedyforce, Jitterbit, and many other leading cloud technologies, including moving core services to Azure. Top priorities were to drive cultural change to focus on customer service, recruit then develop new leaders, and to develop a talented, high- performance team. This individual implemented an IS governance process focused on communication and engagement with company leadership, enabling the setting of priorities and determining overall IT investments.

An additional function involved supervising direct and indirect reports of 65. The job covered purchasing budgets of $20M in IT plus another $10M in cloud. Key accomplishments/achievements consisted of assessing and recruiting/replacing about 40% of team members with high performing team members. Aside from moving every workload stack to the cloud while maintaining a level budget thru 4 years of change, and growth, driving $1.5M reduction in telecom costs to fund new IT capabilities and projects was handled. Delivering CRM, ERP, integration, and quote to cash projects on schedule and budget was completed.

What can a vice president of IT with work background in pharmaceutical, transportation and financial services industries, as well as specializations in Oracle, bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve Oracle, NetSuite, MS Dynamics, Infor Lawson, Salesforce and Sage Business Cloud. Experience covers building and delivering IT strategies and protocols aligned with business goals; global leadership experience, process improvement, project management, technology roadmaps, enterprise solutions delivery, and M&A experience delivering a positive impact to the bottom line. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science, Computer Science. This individual is a Certified Master Project Manager (AAPM) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Working with areas such as implementing Salesforce, Informatica, ERP, CRM, MRP, Master Scheduling, Supply-Chain/Order processing systems, product development, application methodology, and manufacturing services resulting in reduced manufacturing cycle time, reduced WIP, reduced lead times, improved quality were some of the responsibilities of this vice president of IT. One of the accomplishments included reducing project cycle time by 20%, accelerated innovation, eliminating siloed capabilities, and reducing technical debt by 10% by re-structuring the IT operating model.

In another company, other functions involved restructuring the IT organization from a CAPEX model to an OPEX model that implemented SaaS, PaaS and IaaS, in addition to leading the merger and acquisition of two additional companies integrating all systems and technology. Implementing Microsoft Dynamics, PeopleSoft and Salesforce was carried out. Technology costs were reduced by 47% and 99% networking uptime was achieved. Tasks included leading the quarterly standard cost roll-up process with standardized department spend reporting and successfully migrating to Oracle R12 from 11i streamlining IT controls across all sites globally.

Could your organization use a vice president of IT with experience in retail, business services and aviation industries who is proficient in PeopleSoft Financials, PeopleSoft Human Resources and MS Dynamics GP? Technical proficiencies cover PeopleSoft Financials, PeopleSoft Human Resources and MS Dynamics GP. Key accomplishments involve post-acquisition EBITDA growth of 100% in 5 years, using mobile solution resulting in 20% growth for events, and IT outsourcing that reduced staff by 48%.

Some impact contributions of this vice president of IT included developing and executing the overall corporate IT strategy plan. This individual directed and took active role in the design of complete technology infrastructure including LAN/WAN design and setup, server selection and installation, desktop configuration policies and rollout, VPN solutions for 28 remote sites, security, email, disaster recovery, business continuity plans, and help desk support structure with strong customer focus. PeopleSoft Financials and Human Resources were implemented, working closely with the accounting and operation departments to develop processes that limited the need for software customization.

Part of the skills brought to the table involved replacing fragmented POS systems with a consolidated solution that provided an ROI of less than 1 year. This new solution provided increased access to information, reduced support costs, and removed several reconciliation points. The company’s intranet was expanded to capitalize on the new POS system information. Reducing helpdesk resolution times with focused training and increasing visibility to open issues were managed. Replacing PeopleSoft Financials and Human Resources with Great Plains was completed, providing a ROI of 11 months and no functionality loss to business units.

Would a vice president of IT with familiarity in transportation, technology and software industries who is skilled in Salesforce, MS Dynamics 365, Oracle, SharePoint, Azure and eDiscovery help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover Salesforce, MS Dynamics 365, Oracle, SharePoint and Azure. One of the achievements involved being recognized as an organizational change leader partnering with the business to deliver projects from Initiation thru execution in excess of $10M. Educational attainment includes Master’s Business Administration MBA and BS, Computer and Information Systems. This individual obtained a certification as PMP (Project Management Professional).

Making a positive difference with implementing the PMO process and delivering over 30 projects were some of key focuses of this vice president of IT. Responsibilities involved leading the project and implementing M365 -O365, MS Teams and SharePoint for over 2000 users including eDiscovery, as well as leading Azure Data Lake and Power BI deployment Salesforce.com CRM improvements for $1B business. Aside from developing disaster recovery (DR) using Cloud and on-premise servers, cyber roadmap was developed and project with CIS-NIST controls was executed. Reducing risk by 27% was part of the accomplishments, along with implementing D365 and Dynamics CRM roadmap to develop Digital Transformation strategy simplifying complex business analytics into P&L dashboards with Power BI which save $238M in revenue leakage.

Achievements consisted of restructuring IT with ITIL processes for 2200+ users in 7 fixed locations with 140 mobile sites. Vendor management, along with renegotiating software, telecommunications and services contracts for $1.4M annual savings were carried out.

Would a vice president of IT with familiarity in technology, manufacturing and software industries who is skilled in PeopleSoft FI/CO, PeopleSoft SCM, MS Dynamics, Salesforce and EDI help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover PeopleSoft FI/CO, PeopleSoft SCM, MS Dynamics, Salesforce and EDI. Core accomplishments involve leading the $12MM implementation project to upgrade and consolidate ERP and CRM systems across global operations. The project reduced applications footprint from 15 different systems to 1 common ERP/CRM system. Global savings of $3MM each year in maintenance and licensing costs was achieved for a payback within 4 years. Educational attainment includes MBA in Finance, as well as BA in Business Management & Management Information Systems.

Making a positive difference with managing the North America budget, P&L, and vendor relationships, creating over $2MM in contract reductions was done. Serving as global director of IT with oversight for 15 subsidiaries with $15MM budget were one of the key focuses of this vice president of IT. Accomplishments involved steering $12MM implementation project to upgrade and consolidate ERP and CRM systems across global operations and managing a project to reduce applications to one ERP/CRM system from 15 different systems globally.

An additional role involved managing the $15MM IT budget. Notable tasks included defining the 3-5-year plan with cost saving initiatives to support mission of best service and lowest cost, in addition to negotiating $900K in contract reductions with vendors. This individual developed IT architecture and framework for supply chain finance programs for leasing company spinoff, also for consumables supplies subsidiary.