Management System

CHESTER W. SAWICKI

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West Haven, CT 06516 C: 203-***-****

PROFILE

Proactive highly organized IT Director with cross-functional business management expertise in creating,

implementing and maximizing global integrated systems for Manufacturing and Distribution Industries.

Extensive ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) selection and implementation experience. Successful at

developing and mentoring teams that drive productivity in fulfillment of goods, services, and customer

satisfaction as well as control expenses, cut costs and improve processes. Hands-on leader with a broad

expertise in:

IT Organization / Management Reengineering Technology / Business Linkage Planning

High Level Business Process Mapping Global IT Operations

Network Platform Design and Implementation Technology Architecture & Integration

International Telecommunications / Telephony Quality – ISO

E-Commerce Strategy/Development IT Merger Implementation Management

IT Skills Gap Analysis & Information Security Procurement & Contract Management

ERP Assessment, Implementation & Follow / Implement SDLC Methodology

Upgrades

PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

LATICRETE INTERNATIONAL, INC., Bethany, CT 2006 – 2008

A world leader of tile and stone installation systems, operating in over 65 countries

Director Information Technology

Reported to the Corporate Executive VP and Chief Strategy Officer, developed, executed and supported all

business IT systems, telecommunication, application development and process automation through a team of

five IT professionals. Managed vendor relationships, performed risk assessments, managed capital

expenditures and operating budgets, data integrity, disaster recovery, mission critical system redundancy and

system and facilities security.

Network Administrator and JDEdwards ERP expert including evaluation of next generation ERP.

Improved system availability to 99.99% through the use of emerging technologies and application

enhancements.

Initiated an IT culture change within Senior Management and IT by executing short and long term

strategic plans on the use of technology to reach corporate business initiatives and reduce costs.

Reduced EDI processing time from 3 hours to two minutes and improved data accuracy.

Reduced Mfg time, costs and improved accuracy by integrating ERP system and PLC’s.

Standardized product labels while using Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar Code methodology.

Reduced Order Entry time by 70% and eliminated pricing errors by implementing Advanced Pricing.

Increased warehouse productivity by 10% and eliminated costly product label errors by extracting data

from ERP.

Eliminated costly development issues by implementing iterative SDLC Methodology.

Improved communication and availability of information through design and implementation of

corporate wide Intranet.

Developed, implemented, and tested disaster recovery plan and mission critical system redundancy.

Built corporate centralized data center along with data, communication, and A/V design of many facility

expansions.

Staff augmentation and development of internal mentoring program and team building

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PROLIANCE INTERNATIONAL INC. (Formerly Transpro Incorporated), New Haven, CT 1998 – 2006

Leading global multi plant manufacturer and distributor of heat transfer and temperature control aftermarket parts for automotive,

light and heavy duty trucks

Manager Information Technology (2000 - 2006)

Project Leader (1998 - 2000)

Reported to VP I.T. managing a wide array of projects that support AS/400, EDI, LAN/WAN,

Telecommunications, Core Business Systems (Objected Oriented applications, EDI package EXTOL,

Warehouse Management System PKMS, and ERP packages JDEdwards and MAPICS), Client Server

technology, Web based solutions, System Integration, and new business development opportunities.

Managed a team of 3 – 12 (project managers, developers, system analysts, and IT consultants) while

responsible for short and long term technological planning, buy-versus build decisions, contract negotiations,

and budget.

Implemented JDEdwards ERP to replace MAPICS ERP.

Automated Order Entry, Billing, and Shipping for our largest customers though implementation of EDI

Led and completed systems and business integration as a result of mergers and acquisitions.

Strategically led the pace and quality for all I.T. efforts while following best practices and conforming

to Sarbanes Oxley requirements.

Expert in all modules of JDEdwards ERP system.

Streamlined and simplified business processes following Six Sigma principles.

Restructured distribution and manufacturing processes, reduced overhead costs, increased customer

satisfaction and fill rates, improved data reliability, and provided real time data availability to Senior

Management for by creating and deploying a centralized web based Point of Sale, Warehouse

Management System solution used by 60 remote locations for core business operations.

ASSOCIATED SPRING, Farmington, CT 1995 – 1998

Business segment of Barnes Group Inc. is one of the worlds leading spring manufacturers

Senior Systems Analyst

Reported to VP I.T. within multi-plant, international manufacturing division, contributed on a wide array of

projects that supported multiple AS/400 computers, Premenos EDI, LAN/WAN, help desk and JBA (ERP

package) application software users.

Spearheaded the design and implementation of a centralized EDI system.

Project Leader for all EDI-AS/400 integration

Project team member for JBA ERP system implementation.

Sole responsibility for the growth; upgrading, management and operation of a multiple AS/400

network.

Special projects (RF scanning, bar coding, Sales and Marketing automation with foreign divisions).

CONNECTICUT DISTRIBUTORS, INC., Stratford, CT 1993 – 1995

Distributor of Wines and Spirits

Programmer / Analyst

OSTERMAN AND COMPANY, Cheshire, CT 1990 – 1993

Distributor / Broker for plastic

Programmer Analyst / Operator

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (2006)

B.S., Management Information Systems, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (1990)

Oracle, SAP Seminars 2007 – 2008

ISO 9001:2000 Auditor Certification (2007)

Covey Leadership Training - 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (2003)

BUKER Problem Solving (2002)

BUKER ERP (2002)

Bar Code, Labeling, and RFID Seminars

Sarbanes Oxley web seminars

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