Stephen G. Smith
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Summary
Accomplished IT executive, skilled in combining cross-functional talents in the areas of project management, systems design, and resource management to consistently deliver value to the organization. A motivating leader who has built, developed, and managed, high-performing IT development and network infrastructure teams incorporating internal and external resources to deliver large and small systems on-time and under budget. Possessing strong skills in the areas of corporate improvements, team environment, and profit maximization.
Professional Experience
Technicolor – Olyphant, PA 2007 – May 1st 2018
3/14 to 05/18 Vice President of Information Technology
Directs development and architectural groups responsible for manufacturing, inventory, distribution, and financial systems (Oracle, PKMS, and Custom WEB) for Olyphant PA, Laverne TN, Huntsville Alabama, and Toronto, Ontario.
oAccountable for directing the information and data integrity of information services function, including data centers, production-scheduling functions, help desks, data communication networks, computer program development, and operations.
oMaintains data processing standards in strict adherence with corporate ISO 9000 certification, as well as required Sarbanes-Oxley rules.
oMaintains disaster recovery plans and their associated methodologies.
oEngineers (customized), plans, and maintains of order entry, inventory management, bills of material, collections, finance and procurement systems to meet enterprise requirement.
Maintains shared services (AR, AP, Purchasing) for North American Operations.
Negotiated contracts with hardware and software vendors (won a 71% discount on Oracle licensing).
Acts as a liaison between corporate systems and customers/vendors systems in the establishment of business partnerships through systems integration.
Reduced lead time for development projects by 40%
Recruits and directs IT development and support staff.
11/07 – 03/14 Senior Director of Information Technology
Pride Mobility Products Corp – Exeter, PA 1998 - 2007
02/05 – 5/07 Senior Vice President of Information Technology
Directs development and architectural groups responsible for Manufacturing, Inventory, distribution, and financial systems (Oracle and Custom WEB apps) for North American operations.
oAccountable for directing the information and data integrity of information services function, including data centers, production-scheduling functions, help desks, data communication networks, computer program development, and operations.
oMaintained data processing standards in strict adherence with corporate ISO 9000 certification, as well as required Sarbanes-Oxley rules.
oMaintained disaster recovery plans and their associated methodologies.
oEngineered (customized), planned, and maintained of order entry, inventory management, bills of material, collections, finance and procurement systems to meet enterprise requirement.
oInterfaced with external industrial and academic organizations in order to maintain state-of-the-art knowledge in emerging technologies and enhance Pride Mobility’s image as a first-class corporation utilizing the latest thinking in this field.
Recruited and directed IT development and support staff from Europe, Far East, and all portions of the United States.
Acted as a liaison between corporate systems and customers/vendors systems in the establishment of business partnerships through systems integration.
Identified and provided appropriate information technology staff career paths throughout the organization. These include lateral transfers within and between departments, upward movement within IT and appropriate outward movement to other functional units.
Strategized, developed, deployed & directed Integrated Supply chain initiatives both locally and in far east.
Provided design support for development of bills of materials to satisfy business and system requirements.
Directed all technical development of websites.
owww.mypride.com
owww.prideprovider.com
owww.prideservice.com
owww.pridesupplier.com
Implemented and maintained (Multi-Org & Multi-Currency) Oracle Applications MFG & financials
12/01 to 02/05 Vice President - Technology
04/99 to 12/01 Director of Information Systems
04/98 to 4/99 Information Systems Manager
Prior Experience
1993 – 1998 Ingersoll-Dresser Pump Company – UNIX System Administrator and Oracle DBA
1989 – 1993 Cedar Solutions – Cobol Programmer & UNIX System Administrator
Technical Specialties – Oracle Applications 11i Implementation, Database Administration 8i and 9i, Custom Applications development using PL/SQL and SQL Plus. Web Applications using ASP.NET, Ruby, HTML and PL/SQL. Unix Shell, Perl, and NT scripting.
Databases & Tools - Oracle 9i/8i/8 Database Administration, PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, SQL, SQL*Loader, Export/Import
Operating Systems - UNIX, LINUX, Windows NT/2000/XP/7/10
Life Cycle Expertise
Business Process - Order management, receivables, payables, GL, distribution, numerous theories in inventory control/procurement, MFG/WIP, Medicare/Medicaid/private insurance processing & transaction.
Business System - Requirements analysis, planning, process design, database administration, installation, configuration, customization, upgradation, application development & implementation, performance tuning.
Technical Environment - Oracle Applications R11i/11/10.7 NCA/10.7 SC 10.6 Character Version – Modules System Administration, Application Object Library, Work Flow, Purchasing, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, General Ledger, Order Management, Order Entry, Inventory, Bill Of Materials, Work In Process, Engineering.
Education
East Stroudsburg University – 1989
Oracle Applications Software Certification, Oracle/CMS DBA – 1997
C++ Application Programming - Penn State – 1997
Hewlett Packard, Omni-Back Certification – 1997
Oracle Applications Software Certification, Oracle Purchasing – 1996
Oracle Applications Software Certification, Oracle Receivables – 1996
MS Access Programming Certificate - Penn State – 1996
Oracle Applications Software Certification, Oracle Financials – 1995
Oracle Applications Software Certification, Oracle Order Entry – 1995
Professional Affiliations / Awards
Membership in APICS – The Educational Society for Resource Management
Participating Membership in the Great Valley Technology Alliance
2004 “Top 20 under 40” Award recipient – NEPA Business Journal
Other
Military Service – Honorably Discharged SPC4 (E-4) USAR