Jeffrey M. White
Acworth, GA 30101
acd0s5@r.postjobfree.com
Home: 678-***-****
Cell: 770-***-****
CIO / CTO / VP Technology
A strategic technology executive with 24 years experience leading
information technology and engineering teams for global enterprises ranging
from $300 million to $22 billion. Successful track record with IT
strategic development, achieving business alignment and leveraging IT
investment for value. Significant expertise in operations and planning,
corporate financial systems, business intelligence, software development
and sales management systems. Use combination of formal project management
and lean principles to improve and sustain business process.
Industries Consumer Goods, IT Services, Medical Device, Automotive, and
Industrial
Budget $15+ million
Staff Size 120+ (Global, US, Mexico, Europe, China, India)
Compliance SOX, FDA, GxP, HIPPA, global data protection
ERP 5 global enterprises, 20+ facility implementations, Oracle, IFS, QAD
M&A $20 to $300 million, 8 acquisitions, 1 demerger, and 2 successful PE
turns
Education MBA, Bachelor of Science Computer Information Systems
Relocation Open to relocation
Core Competencies
Strategic Planning Business Intelligence
Leadership Risk Management and Assessment
M&A Integration Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
IT Project/Program Management IT Governance
Process/Change Management Enterprise Architecture
Software Development Information Security and Assurance
Capital Planning and Investment Regulatory Compliance
Control
Professional Experience
Division Information Officer 2013-2014
Harsco Industrial - Division of a $2 billion global
diversified industrial company.
Member of the global IT leadership team for Harsco and executive leadership
team of Harsco Industrial. Guide the overall IT strategy for Harsco and
lead the IT departments for three divisions. Responsible for business
intelligence, business systems, and IT operations.
. Implemented formal project management process resulting in the
successful completion of 3 critical projects in the first year
including integration of a newly acquired company.
. Redesigned business processes from quote to order and order to cash
achieving a 40% reduction in processing time and eliminating 2 manual
processes with automation.
. Established offshore development group in India including the hiring
of a business intelligence team.
Vice President Information Technology 2005-2013
Pexco, Atlanta, GA - global plastics products company.
Member of executive management team, responsible for software development,
business analytics, business systems, and IT operations. Sit on two
committees overseeing benefits and lean initiatives. Heavily focused on
financial, commercial and operational processes and systems.
Formally a division of a $2.5 billion public company; was sold to private
equity in 2009. Since its sale the company has doubled in size through a
combination of organic and acquisitive growth.
. Built a business intelligence team that continually improves the
company's analytic capabilities. Additionally, this capability has
shortened integration timeline for new acquisitions from 18 to 3
months, with access to key analytics within 30 days of close.
. Implemented new systems for M&A, sales pipeline management, and quote
processing contributing to the acquisition of 4 companies in 2011 and
2012, a 16% growth rate, and improved contribution margins.
. Implemented new systems for EH&S, financial consolidation, financial
planning, treasury management, and HRIS to support separation from
former parent company.
. Instituted IT governance modeled on the COBIT framework and
incorporating elements from ITIL, CMMI, and PMBOK.
. Built network infrastructure and disaster recovery collocation
facility achieving 99.95% uptime and real-time replication of critical
data for all primary systems.
. Continued achievement of Kaizen cost saving targets year over year and
achieved a 67.6% participation rate of employees attending at least
one Kaizen event.
. Achieved 95% participation rate in the company's deferred savings plan
with an average contribution percentage of 5.87% and maintained
healthcare costs 35% below comparable benchmarks through wellness
programs, health screenings, and self-managed plans.
Manager Information Systems (Director level) 2002-2005
Magna, Carrollton, GA - $22 billion tier 1 automotive company.
Hired to establish and manage IT organization for two green field plant
launches. Responsible for logistics, business systems, IT operations, and
technical sales support.
. Led implementation of an integrated ERP and just in time sequencing
system, achieving 98% inventory accuracy and 100% in sequence
delivery.
. Provided technical sales support for prospective customers securing 3
multiyear contract. Following the contract signing, worked directly
with customers during the preproduction launch phase, building and
integrating supply chain systems.
. Led the Sarbanes-Oxley initiative for IT achieving compliance ahead of
schedule. Worked closely with internal audit and KPMG in the
establishment of annual audit requirements, segregation of duties, and
required reporting.
. Developed a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system
resulting in automated process controls and real-time visibility of
shop floor analytics.
. Installed data centers and built network infrastructures, achieving
99.95% uptime on all critical systems.
Chief Information Officer 2001-2002
Network Central, Atlanta, GA - cloud based technology services company.
Hired to lead acquisition integration activities, operations, and product
development. The company shut down as a result of the economic downturn
and lack of access to capital.
Director Information Systems 1997-2001
Novoste Corporation, Norcross, GA - medical device company.
Member of senior management team responsible for business systems, IT
operations, software development, and validation. Hired to establish the
IT function in support of the clinical trials and launch of a global supply
chain following FDA approval.
. Led the implementation of the company's ERP system, for the European
and US operations, and developed business processes supporting a
global supply chain for distribution and servicing.
. Developed Novoste-online, a clinical trial management system deployed
at hospitals and healthcare institutions involved with the company's
clinical trials.
. Developed BetaCal a commercially available application that calculates
patient dosage times for radioactive source trains containing
Strontium-90.
. Instituted security and software validation practices in compliance
with 21 CFR Part 11 and 820, successfully validating the company's
systems and developed software applications.
Other Experience
Manager Information Systems 1995-1997
American Megatrends, Norcross, GA - BIOS, software, and hardware
engineering company
Manager Information Systems 1994-1995
H.C. Brill Company, Tucker, GA - leading food products company
Manager Data Processing 1990-1994
Amarlite Architectural Products, Atlanta, GA - architectural products
company.
US Navy 1986-1994
CO Commendation, Middle East Operations, Honorable Discharge
Education
PhD Applied Management and Decision Sciences (ABD)
Dissertation in progress (enabling high performance teams in complex
environments)
Walden University, Minneapolis, MN; GPA: 3.9/4.0 scale
MBA
Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL; GPA: 3.8/4.0 scale
Bachelor of Science Computer Information Systems
Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL; summa cum laude, GPA: 4.0/4.0 scale
Technical Competencies
Commerical Systems 8 Years
Salesforce.com, Eloqua, campain management, lead scoring and nurturing,
pipeline management, customer portals, sales dashboards, quote management,
project management
Business Intelligence 11 Years
Cognos BI, Cognos Controller (month end processing and consolidation),
Cognos TM1(business planning), DPloy (strategic management), Entropy
(environmental, health and safety, and ISO)
Regulatory Compliance 10 Years
GxP, HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11, 21 CFR Part 820, TS 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001,
QS 9000, COBIT, ITIL, CMMI, PMBOK, ISO 27002 (17799), ISO 27001, EU DPD,
PCI, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX)
Networking 22 Years
Ethernet, Token Ring, Frame Relay, MPLS, VPN, TCP/IP, OSPF, GRE, BGP, QOS,
DSCP, SNMP, IPX/SPX, DLC, PPTP, IPSec, WAN, LAN, VLAN, WiFi, IEEE 802,
Cisco, Dell, Redback, 3COM, DNS, DHCP, Routing, Firewall (Watchguard,
Cisco, ISA), IDS, IPS, Filtering, Monitoring, MetroE
Operating Systems 24 Years
UNIX (HP-UX, Solaris, Dec OSF/1, Ultrix, IBM AIX, AT&T System 5, SCO), GPO,
Group Policies, Active Directory, Microsoft Windows, Novell, Linux, OS2,
Mac OS X, DOS, VMWare, Hyper V
Automation Systems 11 Years
CIM, CAD/CAM, Allen Bradley, PLC, VLC, Fanuc, HMI, SPC, SCADA, Wonderware,
Citect, Entivity, Barcode, Plant, InSQL, IO Servers, Data Acquisition
Development 24 Years
APEX, Visual Force, Force.com, VB.Net, ASP, C#, VB, C++, J2EE, Java, Java
Script, VB Script, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Scrum, XP, agile
development, UML, WebSpeed, WebSphere MQ, SharePoint, Sonic MQ, HTML, XML,
Pascal, 4GL (Informix, Progress, IDOL IV, PICK Basic, Unibasic), Oracle,
SQL, PL-SQL, UNIX shell scripts, Batch Scripts, BASIC, Cognos, Powerplay,
Transformer, Report Studio, Analysis Studio, Query Studio, Metric Studio,
Extraction Transformation and Load (ETL), Microsoft Integration Services,
DTS, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Hyperion
ERP 24 Years
IFS, QAD MFG/PRO, Manage-2000, Baan, Syteline, FourthShift, Great Plains,
Cimpro, Minxware, Oracle EBS, Customer Relationship Management (CRM),
Sales, Distribution, Inventory Control, Shop Floor Reporting,
Manufacturing, Financials, Consolidation, Quality, Repetitive
Manufacturing, Sales and Operations Planning, Material Requirements
Planning (MRP), Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP), Warehouse
Management Systems (WMS), Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP), Finite
Scheduling, Just in Time Sequencing (JIT/S), Supply Chain Management (SCM),
Returns Management, Demand Management, KANBAN
Database 24 Years
Oracle, SQL Server, Progress, Informix, Unidata, IDOL, Access, MySQL, MSDE