PAUL SHAPIRO, CPA

MAHWAH, NEW JERSEY 07430

MOBILE: 201 280-1644 E-MAIL: PSHAPS2@GMAIL.COM
www.linkedin.com/in/paulshapirocpa/


Hands-on Information Technology Leader and strong business partner with over twenty years of
experience engaging with corporate leadership to provide technology and process solutions to enhance
growth and reduce costs. Ability to draw upon CPA experience to align business and IT strategies,
prepare business cases, negotiate contracts and optimize technology spending. Strong project and risk
management, resource management, team building and client support approach. Proven track record
includes IT leadership of a startup business through achievement of $2.2 billion in retail sales.

KEY SKILLS

* Budget/financial controls * Project management (PM) * Full project lifecycle (FPLC)
* Risk management * Scope change management * Communication
* Office relocation * Strategy * Procurement
* Staffing * Coaching * Team building
* Manufacturing automation * Process review/improvement * Microsoft Office
* Oracle E-business suite (EBS) * ERP * SAP
* IP Telephony (VOIP) * Firewall * Disaster recovery
* VPN * MPLS * Oracle
* Sharepoint * Telecom * Office 365
* MS Outlook / Lotus Notes * MS Project * MS Access
* Consulting * Business liaison * Negotiation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Robertet Inc., Oakland, NJ
Vice President of Information Technology 2002-present

Built a corporate IT team comprised of in-house (10) and outsourced staff (2-5) in support of 250
employees of this FDA and ATF regulated flavor and fragrance manufacturer.
Managed seamless relocation of all systems, network infrastructure and telecomm to a new
office facility.
Evaluated alternatives, negotiated $300K savings, and implemented new ERP and integrated
shop floor control system for two divisions. Employed full project life cycle, project
management, risk management and scope change management for on-time/on-budget delivery.
Converted existing T1 wide area networking architecture to MPLS, reducing costs by 20% and
providing redundancy.
Achieved 25% energy savings by designing and implementing modernized network
infrastructure employing fiber-optic networking technology.
Integrated existing manufacturing systems with automated dosing system allowing for up to 600
robotic raw material pours per day and saving $105K in overtime payroll.
Converted in-house legacy e-mail to cloud based solution providing speed improvements, remote
access and protection against power and weather related interruptions.
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The Limited Inc., Columbus, OH
Senior Director, Limited Technology Services (corporate IT division), 1998-2002

Managed cross-functional teams on various projects for retail, logistics and manufacturing
divisions in three states. Employed full project life cycle, project management, risk management
and scope change management for on-time/on-budget delivery of these projects.
Identified systems improvement opportunities through analysis of project costs and payback.
Prepared comprehensive business cases and capital requests (including ROI), and delivered
technologies on-time and within budget using best practice project lifecycles.
Selected as technology representative on a board of directors sponsored committee to protect the
brand image of Bath and Body Works. Advised the group on process changes, available
technologies and software solutions, resulting in $2M annual savings through reduced product
recalls and reduced copyright infringement litigation.
Reduced overall corporate IT headcount by 8% (56 people) through redesign of IT organization
and processes for the Limited.

The Limited Inc., Columbus, OH
Senior Director of IT, Gryphon Development (fragrancess manufacturing division), 1990-1998

Planned and executed all aspects of technology from company startup through dissolution.
Directed software development, networking, support staff and consultants (total 15-20) in
support of 230 desktop users in two states.
Managed LAN, WAN and telecomm functions including acquisition of hardware and software
and implementation of all corporate systems.
Planned and performed five technology relocations as company growth required moves to
increasing larger offices.
Acquired communications and systems infrastructure and hired personnel to support initial
launch into cosmetics industry and growth to $2.2 billion annual retail sales.

KPMG (Main Hurdman), New York, NY
Senior Consultant 1988-1990

Participated in various business and systems consulting engagements.
Business projects included staffing assessment, cost/benefit analysis, and determination of
revenue loss due to employee misconduct.
Systems projects included automated process documentation, requirements definition, software
selection, and systems implementation.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Chairman of FEMA/FMA IT Workgroup 2006-2008

Certified Public Accountant
New York and New Jersey

B.S. Accounting with Computer Science
Albany State University, Albany, New York
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TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED

Midrange platforms and operating systems:
IBM iSeries, AS/400, DG, OS/400, MPE/ix, UNIX, Universe

LAN platforms and operating systems: Windows Server, Windows XP, Windows 7, Mac OS

Communications: Cisco, Mitel, VPN, Client Access, MPLS, VoIP IP Telephony, Firewall,
Fiber-optic networking

Applications: ERP systems (Oracle E-Business Suite, Mapics, SAP, JBA, AMAPS), Shop
Floor Control, Batch Metrics, The Wercs, Trifoil, Solomon, Gentran, HR & Financial systems,
Sharepoint, KACE help desk, Lotus Notes, Outlook

Applications interfaces: Oracle, E3, Arthur, JDA, Island Pacific

Web development and systems integration: Visual Basic, Java Script, IIS, SQL, Tibco

Report writers and PC applications: Microsoft Excel, Word, Office 365, PowerPoint, Project,
Visio

Programming languages and databases: Oracle, RPG, Pick, COBOL, MS Access, PL SQL