Manager Management

John Edwards III

***** ******** **. **** ****, CA 94501

214-***-**** ****@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Position where highly effective technology management experience will add to profitability.

PROFILE

Strong background in IT management combines experience as CIO and VP, Information Technology, with ability to develop and deploy IT plans that achieve strategic business goals.

Built global infrastructure that enabled revenue growth from $200 million to over $900 million while only doubling headcount as CIO and VP at Advanced Technology (1997-present).

Wrote business plan that led to explosive growth and profitable corporate sale as Director of Technical Services at First Technology (1995-1997).

Expert in change management. Designed infrastructure in less than 90 days to integrate offices in UK, France and Germany, for first-year revenue of $110 million (1999).

Experienced building, leading and motivating teams of up to 125 productive employees.

EXPERIENCE

Chief Information Officer: Advanced Technology, Inc., San Francisco, CA (1998-present).

Set information management strategy and direction for rapidly growing international construction company, with $900 million in 2000 revenue. Direct four departments.

Manage systems development, deployment and operations. Define and implement all infrastructure. Manage all internal and outsourced projects within approved budgets.

Successfully deployed IT infrastructure to enable expansion into Europe, rapidly becoming region’s fifth-largest firm in specialty contracting niche (world’s largest since 1998).

Led team in defining business process and selection of ERP solution (SAP and Oracle). Led selection and setup of enterprise IDMS (integrated document management system).

Defined e-commerce vision for online bidding and purchasing. Partnered with GAP and other industry leaders to secure 10% in estimated annual savings via group purchasing leverage.

Developed and deployed intranet and Internet sites. Enabled access to critical job-site data (reducing travel for project managers) and intake of 30,000 job candidates (slashing HR costs).

VP, Information Technology: First Technology, Inc., San Francisco, CA (1997-1998).

Designed and deployed global network infrastructure and five-year plan for IT.

Saved 20% (more than $400,000) in annual long distance and frame relay services by negotiating international contract with MCI.

Developed solution using Lotus Notes to deliver and track 25,000+ contracts annually.

Designed and delivered business applications for offices in London, Paris and Dusseldorf.

Director, Information Services: First Technology, Inc., San Francisco, CA (1997).

Led design and architecture of national network infrastructure. Worked with CEO to create long-term IT vision that resulted in tremendous time/cost savings and competitive edge.

Involved design, installation and administration of LAN/WAN systems using NT, Novell, UNIX, Cisco and TCP/IP. Also developed Y2K plan (completed within 12 months).

Lowered cost of ownership more than 25% by standardizing desktops and laptops.

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EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

Director, Technical Services: Reliable Services, Menlo Park, CA (1995-1997).

Managed five departments providing installation, configuration, on-site technical support, network management and design services for this IT consulting start-up. Reported to CEO.

Wrote business plan that included budget, business development and training programs. Played key role in growing revenues from scratch to $22.5 million in first year.

Built infrastructure to support clients with Clarify CRM and other systems.

Directed support of Fortune 1000 clients, including Sony, Roche Pharmaceuticals and Tandem Computers, as well as such public clients as City of Milpitas.

Directly recruited over 100 employees, including 60 system engineers, saving approximately $1.5 million in recruiting fees.

Designed and set up centralized call center for customer support and dispatch of service calls.

Regional Director, Technical Service: Compuware, San Francisco, CA (1995).

Managed all technical services in seven-state region, with $300-million P&L responsibility.

Developed Northwest Region’s technical service operations. Responsible for budgeting and staffing for 10 service facilities. Supervised and trained technical management staff.

Directed repair, network architecture and installations for Fortune 1000 clients. Produced highest profit margins of any region.

Promoted from position as General Manager (1994). Directed retail, operations, technical and direct corporate sales for $30-million superstore, with up to 125 staff.

Beat sales projection by 24% and increased gross margin by 3%.

Promoted from position as Technical Service Manager (1993-1994). Oversaw P&L for service facility, as well as training and management of 10 technicians.

Prior experience as Technical Manager for United States Navy, various locations worldwide (1982-1993). Promoted six times for outstanding efforts; served tour during Gulf War.

Supervised 29 personnel in prototype facility. Developed and designed production inventory management database. Managed maintenance of standalone and networked equipment.

Developed maintenance database, later implemented worldwide.

Twice awarded as “Sailor of the Quarter.”

EDUCATION

English and Mathematics course work: University of Alaska; William and Mary (four years). Completed 80% of BS degree requirements while working full-time in US Navy.

Electronics course work: basic, intermediate and advanced electronic schools, US Navy

(three years, including 40 hours per week of 26-week advanced program).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Gartner Group Information Technology Executive Program (1998-present).

Construction Finance Management Association (1997-present).

Society for Information Management (SIM) - Silicon Valley Chapter (1998-present).

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