27 years of experience motivating and leading technical and operations teams, tr
aining and coaching for optimum results, prioritizing and scheduling, coordinating with vendors, identif ying and achieving project goals, and reporting to senior staff and corporate managers. Experience Adaptive Micro Systems LLC, Milwaukee, WI 1998 to 2010 Information Systems Manager, reporting to the Vice President / Chief Financial O fficer Responsibilities: Propose projects and make decisions on staff training and equipment purchases. H ire and assign computer specialists, information technology workers, and support personnel to carry out specific parts of the projects. Supervise the work of th ese employees, review their output, and establish administrative procedures and policies. Guide information systems decisions with leaders in our other locations, Malaysia and France. Lead cross-functional project teams for updates to network hardware and software and enhancements such as upgrades to Visual ERP systems. Participate in teams for new programs and processes like E business web site, customer relation ship management and quality assurance systems. Work with all levels of the organ ization to provide the information technology as a competitive tool. Badger Packaging Corporation, West Bend, WI 1997 to 1998 Chief Information Officer, reporting to the President Responsibilities: Provide corporate leadership and overall vision relating to the development, imp lementation and support of technology initiatives through the organization. Impr ove the work flow processes between all departments. Communicate to meet the nee ds of the customers, company and vendors. Microsoft NT network administration, Internet web site development, T1, ISDN, Re mote Access Server, Dial-in, Microsoft BackOffice, Firewall setup and maintenanc e, Trainer, Year 200 Coordinator, Centura SQLBase DBA, New installation and trai ning for Am Tec software. Frabill, Inc, Jackson, WI 1983 to 1997 Information Systems Manager, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer Responsibilities: Coordinated information data between company and major retailers, sales represen tatives and shipping vendors. Implemented Novell local area network, accounting and manufacturing systems. Pro grammed enhancements, interface PC/LAN based Open Systems Accounting Software, M ini computer RPG based Manufacturing MRP software, IQ report writer, EDI shipping and UPC bar-coding so ftware. Training 1997 Certified Checkpoint Security Administrator 1996 -1997 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Courses 2005 Project Management for the I.S. Professional 2005 Management and Leadership Skills 2007 Crestcom Bullet Proof Manager Leadership instruction and strategies