Below are the 5 IT Directors/Managers & 9 CIO's with multiple industries & technical/systems expertise.  The Thor Group® provides IT directors/managers and CIO's who know your industry and systems on a consulting, contracting, interim or direct hire basis.

How can your organization gain an advantage with the help of a director of IT with work background in marketing, banking and telecommunications industries who is skilled in Sage MAS 90? Technical skills cover Sage MAS 90, Cisco (Firewalls, Switches, VPN’s, Wireless), SonicWall firewalls, Citrix, Linux Servers, UNIX Servers, Exchange office 365, SQL, Active Directory, Routing (DHCP, DNS, WINS), MPLS Networks, VLAN’s, Network Prioritization, Wide Area Network, LAN, MPLS, strategies and best practices, Symantec Backup Exec, LoneTar, network monitoring and vulnerability scan: Snort, Nagios, Nessus; Firewall administration: Sonicwall, CheckPoint and Netscreen Firewall’s; Voice Switches Administration: Nortel networks, Avaya; Call Recording: Witness- Verint; LAMP server administration and configuration; as well as DBA: MS SQL, MySQL, Postgress and Informix. Courses and seminars cover Linux World Expo and Conference – Linux Security, Managing & Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, Managing a Mixed Linux and Windows Environment, System Forensics, Investigation and Response. Educational attainment includes a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering.

While working for a marketing company, main functions were comprised of managing all IT infrastructure including Sage MAS 90 ERP System, network administration, phone system, corporate office 365 service, call center portal, firewalls and data centers, vendor management, project management, as well as overseeing and designing the IT infrastructure for new facilities and EDI integration. Administering the migration of two offices, one in Chino CA and Crystal Lake IL to Denver NC, installation of network infrastructure, upgrade of phone system and migration from in house email server to Exchange office 365 Server were efficiently completed.

Notable tasks included managing all IT infrastructure, network, phone system, servers, office desktops, company websites, vendor management, ERP system, in addition to supporting day to day IT-related issues. Responsibilities consisted of implementing the new ERP system Infor SXe and migrating from the legacy system to Sage MAS 90. This individual managed the migration of the office from City of Industry CA to Chino CA, migration of network infrastructure and phone system.

Could your organization use a director of IT, who is experienced in BPO, food services and banking industries, with knowledge in PeopleSoft ERP? Technical proficiencies include PeopleSoft, SAP, Cartesis, Customer Relationship Management and more.

Primary responsibilities included providing IT leadership for one of the largest private call center organizations and leading a broad team of IT resources that were responsible for the creation, maintenance/support of enterprise-level applications including PeopleSoft ERP. Content management, web design and business process improvements were also effectively directed. This director of IT implemented a rapid series of resource and project management changes that directly led to a reduction in three FTEs and over $100,000 savings annually in 3rd party expenses.

Key accomplishments included improving productivity and employee satisfaction via a newly developed infrastructure, governance/roadmap for a SharePoint-based Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system as well as leading the redesign of multiple costly, manual, business processes. This saved the company over $250,000 annually. Additional duties covered directing the re-design of corporate web presence utilizing a web content management solution tool and a distributed content authorship model.

Would hiring an IT manager with experience working in manufacturing, electric utility and pharmaceutical industries meet the needs of your organization? Notable accomplishments include reaching the goal of 10% cost reduction in delivering infrastructure services, as well as championing and promoting shared infrastructure and applications in order to reduce costs and improve information flows. Software skills consist of MS Dynamics AX, SalesForce.com, Business Objects, SAP, Oracle and NetSuite. Educational attainment is composed of degrees in Associate of Science in Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Business Management.

Acting as a global enterprise architect for a manufacturing company, some of the tasks were developing policies, standards and guidelines that direct the selection, development, implementation and use of Information Technology within the enterprise. The implementation of Seeburger Business Integration Suite (BIS6) as the global enterprise application integration platform, which interfaces 27 disparate business systems through one centralized platform was carried out. This individual also transformed all infrastructure services and implemented a “cloud first” approach leveraging the Microsoft Office 365 and Azure platforms; large scale data center consolidation initiative; enterprise MPLS cloud; unified communications; and infrastructure operations outsourcing.

While working for an electric utility company as an IT manager for technology & infrastructure services, part of the job was to lead the development of infrastructure strategy, roadmap, and evaluation of new technology. Some of the duties were implementing and following ITIL framework for Infrastructure operations to refine processes and achieve operational improvements. This manager was also responsible for the build and support of mission critical IT systems, servers and services, which meet or exceed organization goals for availability, capacity and performance on a 24×7 basis.

What contributions could an IT manager with experience working in healthcare solutions and manufacturing industries bring to your organization? Technical skills include SAP, BMC Service Desk Express, Blaze Rules Engine, Microsoft Office Suite and more.

While working in a healthcare solutions company as an IT manager, one main function was to work with the SAP team that included ABAP and BW developers as well as Basis and Security professionals. Some of the key responsibilities consisted of providing innovation and support of following SaaS and On-Premise solutions such SAP ECC/BW/BPC, BMC Service Desk Express and Blaze Rules Engine. Serving as a technical lead for SAP innovation projects was also part of the job. Another duty carried out was the implementation of SAP FSCD/Business Planning Consolidation (BPC)/BusinessObjects (BOBJ).

Being employed in a manufacturing company, monitoring the SAP environment for Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Compliance which included sensitive transactions and segregation of duties were some of the responsibilities completed. Tasks involved approving IT changes that could impact SOX compliance as well as administering SAP Security tools like VIRSA Firefighter and Approva BizRights.

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.

Does your organization require the expertise of a CIO with work background in media and financial services industries, as well as specialization in Epicor? Technical knowledge involves Epicor, MS Dynamics GP, Agile Methodologies and B2C Solutions. Areas of expertise cover architecture design, application development, infrastructure, operations, service and technology. Educational background includes Master in Computer Science and BBA Degree in Accounting.

Important contributions in a media company included facilitating the conversion to the new Epicor accounting system, including the review and optimization of existing processes. In Information Systems pioneering the industry’s first centralized traffic system for 60 stations operating over WAN using thin clients was an achievement. A strategically centralized data warehouse & business intelligence system was created; driving key business decisions. The infrastructure and security were also administered. Managing staff and technology servicing over 100 locations including 60 TV stations operating over WAN was one of the skills. The job included preparing long-term and short-term infrastructure planning and budgeting including OpEx and CapEx strategy. This specialist introduced standards in documentation, support, internal controls, SOX compliance and ITIL best practices.

Functions involved instituting an enterprise portal for sharing information, managing documents and projects, in addition to distributing policies. Disaster recovery procedures and business continuity systems were developed to ensure resilient business operations. Security assessment, gap analysis, and remediation plans were conducted to strengthen and secure all systems. An additional role consisted of facilitating multiple office build-outs for studios and office administration leveraging cost-effective solutions.

Does a detail-oriented chief information officer with senior experience in executive leadership, consulting solutions, project management, strategic planning, IT security, cloud services and vendor negotiations for the healthcare industry fit in your organization? Technical skills include Lawson ERP, MEDITECH, Lake Superior Software (LSS), Cerner Millennium and more.

As chief information officer for a specialty care hospital this individual led the implementation of mobile/untethered computing for physicians, nurse practitioners and case workers. The position responsibilities also included leading the pursuit as well as delivery of other priority technical and strategic Health Information Technology projects. This leadership involved managing the strategic, tactical and day-to-day client relationships, engagements and internal operations. Software used in the completion of these tasks consisted of Lawson ERP, MEDITECH, Lake Superior Software (LSS) and Electronic Medical Record.

While employed in a 14-bed, 32-bassinet, acute-care community teaching hospital, this chief information officer increased the management reporting capabilities with Crystal Reports, which resulted in lowering the days in A/R from 70 to 55. The development and implementation of an IT strategic plan was also carried out. Other tasks involved standardizing the IT equipment purchasing process and developing a cost-cutting, just-in-time hardware refresh process to replace the IT infrastructure.

Would hiring a CIO who knows Sage ERP and who has computer software and accounting services Industry experience be the right fit for your organization? In addition to the computer software and accounting services experience this CIO has served clients in manufacturing, distribution, retail and healthcare industries. This detail-oriented CIO has advanced systems planning, analysis, management and field experience. Certifications of this professional include Sage MAS 500 and Sage CRM. Core competencies consist of implementation, integration and customization of software requirements planning.

As the chief information officer with a computer software company, this CIO planned and implemented multiple Sage ERP and Sage CRM projects. Also oversaw the management of the company’s training teams and the development of the helpdesk to provide for customer call routing and user support. Other duties involved planning, designing, executing and managing the roll-out of 20+ location retail chain point of sale (POS) systems with integration back to ERP and web store.

While working for an accounting services company, one of the key projects was designing interactive breast cancer risk assessment application for oncologists. This CIO also managed a team of 17 developers and helpdesk technicians in support of the hospital’s worldwide training facility.

Does having a senior vice president (SVP) & chief information officer (CIO) from a general hospital match your organization’s needs? This computer science graduate has systems background consisting of Oracle, SAP, Epic and Cerner. Other areas of expertise include strategic planning, business & technology blueprints, enterprise architecture, security, PMO digital healthcare transformation, ERP transformation, consumer driven health, social media, EMRs integration, big data analytics, data warehousing, SOA, innovation, telemedicine, outsourcing automation, cloud computing, data center strategy, business continuity, and governance (apps, data, users, cloud). In addition to having master’s degrees in operations research & statistics as well as in techno-entrepreneurship, the executive also has a PhD in strategic management of technology. The following certifications were also given to the individual: Oracle Certified Professional 8i Database Administration; ITIL V3 Expert; Sun Certified EAI Architect; and FINRA Certified in S-7/S-63/S-65.

Working in a hospital, this SVP & CIO implemented enterprise data warehouse from ground up for population health management, big data analytics, and business intelligence. Innovative Infrastructure As A Service (IAAS) was also implemented to increase business agility. This reduced IT costs by 20% for applications hosting, delivering end user services.

The job also required developing innovative social business intelligence framework to mine insights from unstructured data to complement structured data using Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g. The big data analytics platform was migrated from Oracle to SAP HANA to scale the solution 10X. The individual transformed an IT organization using ITIL V3 best practices and improved maturity of key processes. A business continuity and disaster recovery program were also implemented.

Is having a chief information officer (CIO) who worked in the retail, business services and real estate industries a good move for your business? Technical experience includes PeopleSoft, Microsoft Dynamic NAV, Oracle-Retek, JDA, and JD Edwards.

While with a general merchandise discount retailer, this CIO designed and executed a strategic IT plan which resulted in the simultaneous and parallel implementation of the company’s core merchandising systems suite, PeopleSoft Financial & Human Resource Suites. The plan also led to the conversion of Store POS Systems to IBM’s MMS in an 18 month period. These system implementations enabled the company to transition from retail to cost based accounting and to pursue a comprehensive reengineering of core processes. These all contributing to improved financial results as witnessed by the fivefold improvement in stock value during this period.

This CIO for a sporting goods retailer designed and engineered the “turn around” strategy and technology architecture. This individual also led the replacement of core merchandising and allocation systems (JDA ERP) resulting in increased buying effectiveness and decreased inventory position. These leveraged technologies has been instrumental in gross margin expansion 340 basis points, over $80 million in inventory reduction while expanding the store bases by 6%. All these resulted in improving in-stocks from low 80% to low 90% in basic in-stock levels. Collectively, these technology initiatives contributed to the return to profitability.

Are you looking for a chief information officer with skills in structuring existing and future projects around a SAP environment? Professional expertise includes CRM/ERP implementations, BPO, cloud infrastructure, data center services, application portfolio management as well as systems modernization. Apart from SAP, other software experience includes ADP, MAS 200, PeopleSoft, JDE, MS Dynamics and Lawson.

Employed as a chief information officer / COO for a healthcare system, responsibilities were overseeing all contract negotiations, SOWs, employee management, program management, etc. Restructuring existing PMO and daily status reports via electronic delivery to offer higher client satisfaction was one of the key accomplishments.

While working in a healthcare system as a PMP certified sr. program manager, part of the job was to provide high-level project and program management to various healthcare projects. Leading 10 projects simultaneously utilizing scrum and agile methodologies was one of the key tasks. Additional duties included working on business requirement gathering spanning clinical apps, business apps and various PMO projects.

Will your company gain an advantage when it employs a chief information officer (CIO) from the IT, professional services and manufacturing industries? Technical background includes Microsoft Dynamics version 1.4 through 2016, HTML, ASP, ASPX, Java, VB, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, JD Edwards, Citrix, Macola, SAP and other applications. Besides having A+ and Network+ certifications, the individual earned MDSE as well as MCSA designations. Assets include broad project management training and experience in project life cycle methodologies and skill sets, in addition to having extensive experience with web-based development and marketing initiatives.

In an IT company, this CIO managed a customer base of 600 customers hosted on VMware ESXi servers, utilizing vSphere and third party products. Training and guidance was provided to management clients in IT planning, operations, and implementation. Training was also conducted to staff/ leaders in information technology operations, procedures and options. Part of the job was providing IT guidance regarding data governance and processing techniques. Job requirements also included advising and recommending short/ long term IT strategies. In terms of ERP implementation & integration, the job called for working with a variety of ERP packages Sage, JD Edwards, MS Dynamics, and other systems.

Additional tasks involved systems hardware implementation and management, such as managing the implementation/ migration of business and server systems. Enterprise implementation and management augmentation was also carried out. For this, the individual was responsible for contract hiring for software implementation and life cycle management.

Is impacting your organization with a chief information officer with proven success in planning, developing and implementing value added technology solutions to support strategic objectives a current business consideration? Technical knowledge is composed of Lawson, Microsoft Office Suite and more.

While employed with an educational institution as a chief information officer, the establishment of a project management office to apply standard management principles to IT projects was accomplished. Another key duty was preparing an enterprise strategic plan to provide IT staff and senior management with a road map of technology objectives and budget requirements. In addition, the establishment of an academic technology steering committee with provost and deans to align technology with curriculum was performed.

As a chief information officer for a university, the management of a 100 member global IT staff to deliver an infrastructure that met diverse end user business requirements was one of the key tasks completed. This infrastructure had to support 125 offices and labs in 30 countries. An additional responsibility was managing global teams of software development and quality assurance professionals in designing, developing, releasing and maintaining enterprise class software. Moreover, this specialist developed a global IT governance strategy that established processes for delivering enterprise services at reduced costs and improved efficiency utilizing ITIL processes.

Does your organization require the expertise of a CIO who is skilled in JD Edwards ERP, with background in technology, beverage and movie industries? Technical background includes JD Edwards, SAP, and Salesforce.com applications.

As a CIO for a beverage company, this professional improved data management and business intelligence in rapidly increasing volume environment by completing a major upgrade of JD Edwards ERP Application. This included 100% integration of three major operations achieved as part of $100 million acquisition by eliminating programs/platforms operating outside existing IT functionality.

Additional achievements as a CIO included gaining 20% B2C sales increase facilitated by implementing the Salesforce.com solution to open social media channels and optimizing the penetration of $1+ billion high-end market through the complete redesign of client’s website. This was done to emphasize brand image in more sophisticated market segments. IT departments were stabilized for $300 million by developing, guiding, and mentoring director-level managers.