Manager Engineer
Resume:
TONEY S. FLACK
Troy, MI 48098 *******@******.***
IT PROFESSIONAL
IT Sr. Technologist – Manager – Director – Vice President – Chief Information Officer
CAREER SUMMARY
Results-driven IT professional with over 20 years experience in infrastructure design, operation and application
implementation in a broad range of organizational environments. Expertise includes international business, contract
negotiation, account management, and facilitating technology and human capital in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures,
and company growth. Highly skilled in bridging language barriers between customers and IT technicians through the
translation of business requirements into IT language and vice versa. Proven success in managing and developing staff
consisting of technical professionals and managers, global projects, and overseeing budgets in excess of $12 million.
Expertise in:
SOX Compliance Technology Integration
International Business Joint Ventures
Vendor and Outsourcing Management Lease v. Buy, Make v. Buy, FASB-13 Analysis
Contract Negotiation/ Management Available for Immediate Relocation and Travel
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FLACK IT CONSULTING, LLC, Troy, MI 2007-Present
IT Consultant/Owner
Provide IT services including IT skills assessments, IT security audits, network and telecomm evaluations, IT technology
status checks, DRP plan audits as well as building/repairing PCs, designing and implementing networks and software
installation and configuration.
LEAR CORPORATION, Information Technology Center, Southfield, Dearborn, Troy MI 1998-2007
Director, Information Technology
Global tier-1 automotive supplier of seats and electrical components for passenger cars and trucks. Director of data
centers, telecommunications, system administration, and a staff of 21 direct reports. As manager of IT facilities and
operations, directed data center activities including security, disaster recovery planning, construction, facility logistics,
safety, as well as food service, janitorial/maintenance activity, training, voice/video service with an annual budget of $12M.
Managed worldwide initiatives including deployment of 1300 laptops (Six Sigma project) in 9 months and training
of 2300 PLM users within a 2 year period.
Through updated technology, enhanced performance and reduced costs for 5000 SSL VPN users.
Negotiated multi-million dollar worldwide telecommunications contract which reduced company expenses by over
$1 million per year.
Directed expansion of HQ Data Center which enhanced resiliency through the addition of a natural gas back-up
generator, remote power and environmental monitor, and larger capacity HVAC and UPS units.
Led team which managed IT installations and decommissions of 30 administrative offices through mergers,
acquisitions, and facilities rationalizations.
TEXTRON AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY, Troy, MI 1996-1998
Director, Engineering IT Systems
Tier-1 automotive supplier of interior and exterior plastic products. Managed all technical computing (CAD, CAM, CAE)
activities throughout TAC worldwide, including hardware, software, training, maintenance and support.
Restructured Technical IT Support Group for increased efficiency and reduced costs.
Implemented internal initiatives to dramatically improve service to external customers and internal departments.
Responsible for the design of a common engineering center to improve service to GM, Ford and Chrysler and
improve internal cost structure.
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ALLIED SIGNAL, INC., Troy- Southfield- Sterling Heights, MI (now Honeywell) 1987-1996
Manager, Information Systems and Services (IS & S)
Tier-1 automotive supplier of OEM and aftermarket components and systems. Responsibilities included hardware and
software evaluation, implementation and support plus data networks, voice service, data centers and the help desk.
Designed and delivered numerous engineering training sessions including workshops on FEA
Led conversion from mainframes to Unix workstations which reduced costs and improved performance
Promoted from individual technical contributor to IS&S Manager for Safety Restraints which grew to become a
$1B worldwide manufacturer of seat belt and air bag systems.
Provided CAD/CAE IT support, PC break/fix, IT Help Desk for headquarters facility and QAD ERP deployment
support worldwide for 9 plants in the US, Mexico, and Europe for Safety Restraint Systems.
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY, Research Lab, Ann Arbor, MI 1985-1987
Research Engineer
Manufacturer of small hermetic refrigerator compressors and small gasoline engines, with $1.5B annual sales.
Supplemented commercial engineering software by developing custom FORTRAN programs to permit accurate
engineering analysis on compressors and engines.
Discovered and corrected a major problem in the primary compressor analysis software, which resulted in
significant savings to the company.
Selected to perform a compressor efficiency study within Tecumseh by the Electric Power Research Institute.
EX-CELL-O CORPORATION, Walled Lake, MI (now Elopak USA) 1981-1985
Project Engineer
Manufacturer of fluid food carton packaging equipment, aerospace and machine tool products
Created engineering spring and cam design programs which previously had not been computerized.
Engineered innovative filler valve designs; received patent for one design (US Patent #4,537,335).
CERTIFICATIONS
Project Management Professional Certified Cert. Information Systems Security Professional
Six Sigma Green Belt Certified ITIL v3 Foundation Certified
IBM AIX (UNIX) v5 Operations Certified Juniper Networks Internet Associate- SSL Certified
Professional Engineer (PE), State of Michigan
PMP, CISSP, Six Sigma Green Belt, ITIL IBM AIX, JNCIA-SSL PE
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI (GPA 8.0/8.0)
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Lawrence Tech University, Southfield, MI (GPA 3.97/4.0)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Project Management Institute (PMI) Association of Information Technology Professionals
Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
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