Donald D. Curt

***** ********** ***** 770-***-**** (C)

Alpharetta, GA 30004 ab9xkd@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

IT process, program manager and management consultant/interim executive -

providing strategic, operational and implementation leadership including

program/project management and advice to clients in multiple, diverse

industry verticals. Particular interest and focus on Program Management and

Project Lifecycle Governance & PMOs

SaaS-based applications implementation in the "cloud"

Global technology and business leader with diverse industries experience

including financial, consumer & industrial services, distribution and

manufacturing. Vice President of Information Technology (CIO & CTO) for

$multi-billion global organizations leading and managing all aspects of

information technology - strategy, development, implementation, PMO,

operations, process and maintenance. Eighteen years with General Electric

Company leading and managing global information technology and business

line functions including customer services, sales and marketing.

Specialties:

Global full-scope Strategic software Large scale systems

information technology development, implementation - full life cycle

leadership and maintenance including

cloud-based

Distribution, Optimization of IT turnaround and

manufacturing, infrastructure, operations business alignment

transaction processing & strategic Applications -

and services businesses IT governance/alignment;

PMO

ERP /PeopleSoft/JD Mergers & acquisitions Supply chain and

Edwards/ others - customer information

transaction processing systems

Business process Outsourcing / vendor EDI and Ecommerce

improvement management

CIO Services, LLC IT Consulting

2002-

Managing Partner

Multiple Consulting Engagements 2002 to present

IT management consulting, at the senior level, for IT strategy, operations,

infrastructure and implementations in support of the business strategy,

operational and process improvements. Representative engagements: IronData,

Global Care, InComm, TSYS, TRX, Newleaf, Elite Systems and IBM.

Application Development & Project Lifecycle Governance Work 2010 to

present

. Developed, implemented and managing cloud-based applications on Amazon

Web Services.

. In support of our clients' IT process/PMO needs, developed a complete,

cloud-based, Project Initiation to Deployment Management software

application (PPM Litecycle TM). This application focuses on the

entire Project Creation to IT Deployment and Configuration management

lifecycle. Applying governance stage-gates and governance

accountability across the project.

. Added to the knowledge base for PMO and Project Lifecycle Governance

by writing various papers and blogs which can be seen at: LinkedIn

group http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Project-Lifecycle-Governance-

4954281?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr ; Enterprise CIO blog

http://www.enterprisecioforum.com/en/users/curtdo ; and My website

http://cioservices.us

Incomm Atlanta, GA 2006 to 2011 multiple engagements (roughly 4

yrs applied time)

. Interim VP positions leading both IT and Product Management for this

Prepaid Card /Financial Services/ Electronic Payments Company

. Developed and documented a strategic, 2-yr IT roadmap

. Application architecture consolidation determination and

recommendation

. Project Management Office (PMO) implementation

. Strategic and tactical improvements implemented across the business &

IT PMO

V Moved from spreadsheet management to a central project database

V Implemented elements of Cobit and ITIL into the PMO process

V Implemented metrics for schedule, cost and resources

V Created WBS Templates developed for common project types

V Project schedule and resource estimating algorithms put in place

V Implemented stage-gate approval processes along entire project path

(projects, development, operations), while mindful of being non-

bureaucratic

V Conducted organizational change meetings to gather buy-in

V Designed and mapped the process (with ownership) from project

initiation through development, testing, release, change

management, deployment and configuration management - greatly

reducing an unacceptable implementation roll-back rate

V Presented projects in a standard manner for executive approval and

subsequent status visibility

V Implemented time tracking and links for software capitalization

requirements

V Streamlined the Project - Development - Operations handoff

processes

. Interim managed Database (DBA) team - aligned with PMO processes

. Tools implementations to support major process changes

. Business and IT linkage initiatives

. IT operations improvements including ITIL metrics internal and

external

. Monitoring and NOC processes revamped

. Documented strategic and tactical processes for acquisitions

integrations

. Recommendation Implementation support for Project Portfolio Management

software

. Addressed core transaction processing system and the back office

integration needs

. Redirected project and team direction for Oracle e-Business ERP

implementation

Other Clients Consulting Work (representative)

. Developed IT strategy and direction for a major financial services

company and aligned with the business strategy. Consolidated business

and IT needs to create objectives, statement of direction, and goals

for the IT organization. Identified processes and controls which need

to be addressed to better align with global best practices in IT

governance. Recommended IT/business alignment changes which would

allow for more effective service provision to both internal and

external clients. Addressed technology areas needed to support the

changing financial services industry such as web services and service

oriented architecture.

. Reviewed and recommended operational stability and quality changes for

a client's ASP-based transaction processing product in areas of

operations, process and architecture.

. Provided leadership and support to the CEO and the overall

organization of a distribution company implementing a new custom ERP

system. Provided and implemented best practices in project

management, vendor management, and virtually all SDLC process to allow

this organization to get the new system implemented successfully and

on time. Evaluated and made solution recommendations on specific

technical problems related to the state-of-the-art, visual-based-

software system being implemented. Provided process analysis and

associated software requirements changes as needed to aid in financial

and distribution processes effectiveness. .

. Developed a plan to integrate voice systems across business with many

disparate legacy PBX switches; utilizing VoIP technology.

. Development of Ecommerce strategy and n-tier system implementation

plans for business entry into orders management over the Internet.

Exide Technologies / GNB Technologies CPG Mfg./Dist. 1997-

2002

Vice President Information Technology and CIO

Senior management position reporting to the Office of the Chairman/CFO of

this Global $3 Billion battery manufacturing and distribution company.

Selected to continue leading merged company IT after Exide purchased GNB in

2000. Over 150 worldwide reports; $36 Million operating budget; $25

Million capital spending budget.

SELECTED Accomplishments

. Developed and managed strategic direction, planning and implementation

of global IT consolidation. Totally revamped strategic applications,

infrastructure and technology operations (7x24) for merged companies; on-

time and on-budget within 15-18 months, with no disruption in business

operations. Realigned IT organization worldwide. Extended to Exide an

architecture template and revamp processes previously developed while

with GNB. Utilized systems engineering methodologies to evaluate and

execute needed changes.

V Implemented a PMO and appropriate processes to assure ERP (many

separate global module implementations) and all project

implementations met schedule, cost and quality goals.

V Implemented daily team mini-meetings conducted by PMO with all

project participants.

V Project Issues tracking and resolution process implemented

V Collaboration across three continents by PMO

. Converted all core enterprise processing systems to common ERP across

the world, by region or business segment, establishing plans, processes

and teams appropriate for each (due to acquisitions, business lines etc.

seven total ERP implementations). Projects were both simultaneous and

sequential. Significant business process engineering as well as system

customizations to meet business needs. Worked with and integrated all

levels of business, executive to shop floor, to assure requirements were

met. Conducted all aspects of life cycle development processes

. Set business direction for web content and document management.

Implemented content/document management solution for internal and

external information management including engineering specifications,

product data, and drawings. Interwoven Teamsite.

. Implemented and managed worldwide outsourcing arrangements. Major deals

with EDS and working relationships with other providers such as IBM, Cap

Gemini, GE, Sogetti, Accenture and Indian firms.

. Set strategic direction for 80-branch distribution channel to move to

one IT platform. Formulated strategic approach for process

reengineering of branch operations utilizing twenty regional processing

centers. Enabled this project to proceed with minimal time and expense.

Completed 23 conversions to JD Edwards One World and implemented HTML

(Web) interface.

General Electric Company Services

1992-1997

CIO - GE Energy Services

Overall Information Technology (IT) leadership for $2.5 billion worldwide

service business consisting of seven separate P&L businesses, 4000+ people,

100 offices and 48 service shop facilities. Additional responsibility

leading IT for inquiry-to-order process globally for $6 Billion Power

Systems business. Seventy direct reports. Transformed business and IT by

implementing common systems and processes across decentralized global

organization. Increased gross margins by implementing customer supporting

IT applications and hardware. Standardized PM processes across the world.

General Electric Company Services/Ind./Util.

1978-1992

Various positions in engineering, sales, marketing, services and IT.

US Merchant Marine Marine Transportation

1976 - 1978

Education

George Mason University

MS Information Systems

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

MBA

US Merchant Marine Academy

BS Marine Engineering

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