Below are the 6 CIO's & 8 IT Directors/Managers with multiple industries & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides CIO or IT director/manager with your industry & systems expertise on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Is hiring a chief information officer (CIO) who worked in the retail, advertising and professional services industries a priority for your company? This business management degree holder’s technical skill set consists of MS Dynamics GP ERP, Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, IBM AIX, Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Amazon Web Services, Azure, VMware, WebSphere, Microstrategy, Cisco IOS, Cisco Unified Communications, MySQL, DB2, and other technologies. Accomplishments include being a member of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council; Inventor with US Patent 20130311230- Self Checkout Technology; EPC Global/GS1, RFID Tag Data Standards Working Group; Agile Methodologies, SCRUM Practitioner; and ITIL Foundation.

While working in a corporation specializing in fashion, this CIO was responsible for overall information technology, project management office, business analysis, and corporate real estate/facilities functions for a $500M consumer packaged goods manufacturer. An achievement involved driving significant transformation of information technology function for rapid growth of top hair care brands in the US. A major upgrade was done on corporate ERP platform, which called for migrating from MS Dynamics GP 10 to 2015.

Other accomplishments included replacing core network infrastructure/ services, migrating to Layer 3 switches and securing MPLS network between multiple locations. Other tasks performed were re-architecting corporate data/ reporting, building a new common data warehouse and establishing new BI/analytics capabilities.

What can a CIO who is experienced in construction and manufacturing industries with knowledge of Epicor, do for your organization? Technology competencies consist of Epicor, MS Dynamics, pivot tables, V-lookups, macros, graphs, other advanced formulas and techniques. Educational attainment includes BA Economics. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant.

Key roles in a manufacturing company were adapting Epicor ERP software to lean manufacturing processes and developing KPIs to monitor improvements. An additional duty included reducing in-process component inventory by 42% and finished goods inventory by 27%. Managing A/P, A/R, costing, inventories, PR/HR, monthly closings and all financial reporting activities were part of the tasks. Evaluating extended credit to wholesalers, collections, follow-ups, liens and legal enforcements was one of the skills brought to the table. Processes were developed to consistently document monthly work papers, reconciliations, and analysis resulting in easy drill-downs to detail and 5 years of no-change annual audits.

Financing was secured to fund new customer changeovers (purchases of competitor inventories), including negotiating exemption of these costs in bank covenant calculations. Tight cash flow was managed, along with projecting needs and constantly juggling priorities. Responsibilities were comprised of mining, filtering and analyzing large volumes of manufacturing and warehouse data using Excel pivot tables, V-lookups, macros, graphs, and other advanced formulas or techniques. Challenges like researching, selecting and implementing a new ERP system (Viewpoint Construction Software) which significantly enhanced the timeliness and accuracy of accounting and job cost information as well as reporting, while improving efficiencies, regulatory compliance and internal controls were successfully completed.

Can employing a chief information officer (CIO)/ chief technology officer (CTO) who worked in general hospitals and health systems have a positive impact on your organization? This pharmacy graduate has technical experience in the use of Oracle, SQL Navigator, TOAD, Erwin, Informatica, SQL*Plus, Content Management: Documentum and many other tools. The executive also has a doctorate in medicinal chemistry, in addition to passing Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE). The professional is also an Oracle Certified Database Administrator (OCP).

In a health system, this CIO/CTO managed and developed an artificial intelligence (AI) engine which had capabilities of natural language processing (NLP), semantic understanding, and semantic reasoning. Applications powered by this AI engine included Java (Core & EE), AJAX, SQL, Oracle, and MySQL. Medical terminologies included CPT, HCPCS, ICD, LOINC, MedDRA, RxNorm, and SNOMED.

Part of the job was to design, develop, modify, and debug programs for patient-level data analytics to analyze prescription claim and medical claim data. A large data set was managed with efficient database architect and database management techniques. Working closely with client solutions to understand the data requirements and to design scalable, reusable solutions was another accomplished task. Besides handling various manual ad hoc projects, assistance was given in automating manual processes. Technologies included SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle, and SQL Server.

How can your organization grow with the help of a highly skilled and results-oriented chief information officer with an exceptionally strong business operations acumen and a proven track record of significantly improving business operations? Various ERP systems knowledge are composed of Lawson ERP, Oracle EBS, PeopleSoft ERP, JD Edwards ERP, UltiPro, Workday ERP and more.

A significant responsibility in a cancer research center as a director of information services was to develop a future thinking IT strategic plan. The job called for providing a roadmap for transitioning all disparate systems to the integrated clinical modules of Cerner Millennium, Epic and the financial modules of Lawson. The development of a plan to improve support and development efforts of all critical business systems (over 30) hospital-wide, including automation in the new surgery unit was also performed. This included all clinical and financial systems.

As a chief information officer, one main function was to revolutionize the company by developing a new enterprise level cloud “web-based” order fulfillment and billing/collection system, resulting in a return on investment in the multi-millions. This new system transitioned the operational processes from a manual and paper intensive process to an electronic “mobile” paperless workflow process. An integrated EMR was also generated which automated many of the manual processes.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by a CIO who is Sage ERP savvy plus business management and manufacturing industry experienced? This chief information officer has a vast background in project management and in entrepreneurial and technical IT/IS implementation? Technological skills include Sage ERP, Triton 3.1b2, Baan IVc4, Great Plains, Platinum and FRx.

For a manufacturing company this CIO led the Sage ERP and Baan system migrations, optimization and stabilization projects. Responsibilities included overseeing and managing corporate ERP, quality and HR/payroll systems. This CIO was also responsible for the corporation’s information technology and telephony services for a $50-million manufacturing subsidiary with two locations.

For a business management consulting company, was the chief information officer which involved identifying, recommending, selecting and acquiring IS/IT hardware, software and services for an entire organization across various platforms. Additional responsibilities involved maintaining, identifying and securing relationships with new and existing business partners and key vendors.

Will your organization benefit from hiring a chief information officer with a record of achievement in improving the performance, productivity and efficiency of an IT function for large companies? Core competencies include SAP ERP deployments, strategic planning, team leadership/motivation, startups, turnarounds, project management, needs assessment, IT infrastructure/design, IT strategy, process improvement and software development. Working for a former employer, the executive now has experience evolving the business from a cost center to a profitable and respectable business delivering year-on-year double digit earnings by providing outsourced services to 15 other banks.

While working for a food processing company as a chief information officer, part of the job was to implement SAP in the foods division and to develop a custom ERP solution for the dairy business. Some of the responsibilities involved providing network savings of $4M, while also redesigning voice, data and video networks. Notable accomplishments were composed of cutting vendor costs by $2.5M and driving a needed supplier consolidation reducing suppliers from 35+ to 6 strategic partners.

As a chief information officer for a beverage company, one main function was to leverage earlier success to rescue a troubled SAP implementation that was running 120% over budget. Some of the key tasks performed were delivering the project on time while reducing the budget over run to 60% and saving $15M. Furthermore, recommending and implementing numerous process improvements were finalized to help company achieve its goals.

Is impacting your organization with an IT director with work experience in manufacturing, electronics and utility industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in IT-BSIT. Software competencies include Epicor, QAD and SAP.

While employed in a manufacturing company as an IT director, redefined then implemented new system infrastructure and platforms required within the company to ensure that company stepped up to new standards. Also, functioned as project/business leader to define requirement for ERP system, as well as to design and implement ERP. Epicor 9:05 was chosen, thus project was done on time and below budget. During CRM implementation, moved from Salesforce to an Epicor driven CRM tool using mobile Access, as well as defined key Performance indicators (KPIs) company-wide, ranging from production, finance, safety and human resources.

Part of the job as an IT director was to support and direct application team as a sounding board and set direction on areas to be developed. This included web applications, in-house built systems and off the shelf ERP systems. Moreover, developed and mentored application, web design and infrastructure personnel to the point of feeling at ease when leaving. Furthermore, enhanced IT spend to eliminate risk and to ensure secure/ safe platforms.

Is impacting your organization with an IT director/manager who worked in professional services and aerospace industries a current business consideration? A key accomplishment was advantageously mastering vendors and SLAs with cost cutting of 15% and performance improvement of 25%. Educational attainment includes the following: Associate Degree in Information Technology and Electronics, Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems, and Computer Networking and Administration. This individual is a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), has certifications in Server and Windows Server 2003/8 Active Directory as well as ITIL Foundation, PMP and CISA designation. Software knowledge includes MS Dynamics, Agresso, SAP and JD Edwards.

While employed in a professional services company as an IT compliance auditor, some of the duties involved performing BIA, software auditing of operating systems and ERP platforms such as Agresso, SAP, JD Edwards and MS Dynamics. Other tasks were auditing IT platforms and operating procedures for risk management and mitigation. This specialist also worked with stakeholders in the identification, communication and escalation of security-relevant events in an effort to prevent unauthorized intrusion following SOX and COBIT frameworks.

Part of the job as an IT director/manager for an aerospace company was to provide leadership for the strategic direction of IT and served as a technical resource, directly influencing the business objectives for IT initiatives as well as upcoming integration efforts with M & A. Additional responsibilities consisted of developing the IT budget supporting long and short term objectives and using PMI principles. This director also drove collaborative workshops with cross functional teams to eliminate recurring issues.

How can your organization use an IT manager who is proficient in Oracle ERP with experience in mobile, technology and telecommunication industries? Technical competencies experience includes Oracle ERP, database networking products, Clarify CRM, PeopleSoft CRM and Siebel CRM.

Key responsibilities involved delivering a global supply chain solution to innovatively fulfill customer’s software needs and leading the global effort of re-packing all infrastructure type products as a part of the overall program with a $350 Million revenue impact. A new licensing solution has been architected via the Flexera Cloud. This individual also managed an Oracle EBS R12 implementation, including delivering more than 50 online feature enhancements, integration plus automation.

Aside from engineering a phased approach to cut initial deployment costs, other duties involved creating innovative integration methods to reduce ongoing overhead costs, managing products, operation, service and IT organizations. Efforts from this endeavor produced an annual savings of $500K. Global supply chain enhancement releases were aligned to monthly bundles in order to streamline the overall business and IT work scheduling.

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.

How could your organization benefit from a technology director who is proficient in JD Edwards, with experience in the manufacturing, mining, and consumer goods industries? Technical competencies involve JD Edwards, SOX, MS Dynamics NAV system, and more.

As the global director of technology for a manufacturer, primary responsibilities involved implementing a financial reporting and logistics system (JD Edwards) capable of supporting global operations, in addition to establishing data center operations for global manufacturing/distribution. Providing technology support for business turn around, establishing global technology governance program, handling global technology budget and defining technology staffing requirements in line with a new business model were part of the responsibilities.

Working with a mining company as an IT Director, relevant tasks included developing/implementing innovative technical solutions on a global scale and creatively balancing global standards with local requirements in enforcing policies/procedures. This technology director led projects, motivated cross-functional teams, worked well under pressure to manage and meet multiple deadlines, as well as analyzed complex issues and implemented results-driven solutions.

How would a teaching hospital and biomedical research facility IT manager with knowledge in SAP CRM match the needs of your organization? This manager brings technology experience in SAP CRM, Epic, OnBase, MS Dynamics NAV and more.

As the IT manager for a teaching hospital, this professional managed and drove strategies to implement SAP CRM, as well as developing an optimal approach for the enterprise platform and Go-Live. This included leading pricing negotiations and working with vendors to drop pricing for specific functionality by over one million dollars. Other key successful implementations included OnBase for Epic.

For a biomedical research facility as a IT manager, making adjustments to internal and external teams to correct the trending of going over budget and ensuring deliverables were met on time were skills brought to the table. This manager successfully delivered projects completed on time and 5% under budget. Functions involved assisting the Epic teams with Go-Live efforts, including PMO participation, in addition to holding training seminars for over 100 users.

Would your organization benefit from hiring an IT manager, with experience liaising with clients, interpreting requirements, defining and delivering solutions via competencies in service delivery, operations, support and project management? Technical skills include JD Edwards and AS/400.

While working for a banking company as a vice president of technology, relocating production processing for global accounting and payments (JD Edwards and AS/400) was one of the tasks accomplished. Managing the client services on-site delivery team chartered with level 1 and level 2 tech support (for multiple business units) for 800 users in local campus/video conference including multimedia support was another accomplishment. Other responsibilities included managing the data center services (DCS) team whose functions included level 2 and level 3 support, administration and fulfillment of enterprise Windows and VMware environments.

As an IT manager for a real estate company, this professional focused on IT infrastructure projects and participation in core team chartered with the creation of formal PMO. Additional responsibilities consisted of co-managing project plans and developing technology budgets for the creation of a new fully automated on-line loan origination business to augment an existing mortgage servicing business.

Would your organization benefit from hiring an IT manager who has technical hands-on experience in information systems and technology? Technological background encompasses SAP 4.7, BW, BI, Baan, JD Edwards, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Access, C, C++, Visual Basic, Delphi, Java, ASP, Access, SQL, Business Basic, IDOL 4th GL and UNIX scripting.

Acting as an IT manager for a pharmaceutical company, being responsible for project management and daily operations of the enterprise systems which included SAP ERP basis and UNIX systems administration was part of the job. Upgrading the SAP ERP package from 4.7 to ERP 6.0 was also performed. This project involved the migration from Code Pages to Unicode. In addition, this manager oversaw the outsourcing of the enterprise and distributed systems which hosted SAP ERP to Siemens Business Services.

While employed in a financial services company, some of the key tasks were daily administration and operations of all enterprise systems. Primary responsibilities included UNIX systems administration, application systems support (SAPERP and e-commerce applications), Oracle database administration support and data communications (Cisco and Nortel routers and switches).