Director IT

Donald Adamson

Telephone: 608-***-****

Email: ***********@***.***

LinkedIn: www.linkedIn.com/in/donadamson

VP IT / Director of Information Technology / ERP Implementations & Continuous Process Improvements / IT Business Systems Analyst

Experienced dedicated professional with years of increased responsibilities and demonstrated leadership in fulfilling critical business objectives directing cross-functional teams from concept to deployment. Proven experience in IT infrastructure, strategic planning, project management, software development and security measures.

Areas of Expertise

Project Lifecycle Management Strategic Planning & Execution

IT Staff Training & Development Technology Evaluation/Selection/Gap Analysis/ROI

ERP selection, Migration & Implementation Leveraging Vendor Alliances & Service Agreements

Instituting Cost Conservation Measures Increasing eCommerce Revenues

Career Highlights

Migrated as Assistant Vice President and Director of Information Systems for Starcraft Automotive Group, a multi-site, multi-division major RV manufacturer from a legacy custom system to a full featured ERP system. This was prior to Y2K and the project was delivered on-time and on-budget. The planned productivity gains and improved efficiency provided the expected ROI.

Redesigned as Director of Information Technology for Starcraft Marine their Web site in 2007 to permit the Sales Department to enter full product specifications and photos directly. As a result, this significantly reduced time to market, improved customer inquiries, and substantially enhanced overall customer satisfaction.

Entrusted by Alltrista Consumer Products Company senior management with transitioning their facility in Canada from MAS 90 ERP to SAP R3, which proved instrumental in developing a consistent platform for all business activities. As planned this produced more accurate and timely financial information, and improved on-time deliveries via EDI.

Deployed wireless technology on the shop floor for Stoughton Trailers, LLC in the production area. This allowed supervisors access to vital information in a timely manner from wherever they were and saved more than 50 man-hours weekly in time walking to their office to obtain this information from their desktop computers.

Developed a Radio Frequency (RF) barcode system designed to track chassis inventory for Starcraft Corporation on more than 4,000 van chassis and improved staff efficiency by 20%. The new system produced ROI in less than 1 year while generating accurate and timely information to meet production, purchasing and sales needs. It improved response time to customer inquires from hours to less than a minute.

Benefit Statement

Demonstrated 15+ year track record of accomplishments in managing ERP software integration projects, implementing continuous process improvements and supporting multi site environments that consistently increased company productivity.

Key Areas of Competency

Technology Leadership by Example Exceeding Performance Metric Targets

Technical Startup/Implementation Situations Facilitating Inter-Departmental Cooperation & Collaboration

Building & Leading High-Performing Teams Developing Project Methodologies/Roadmaps

Conducting Risk & Vulnerability Assessments Implementing Continuous Process Improvements

Creating a Shared Technology Management Vision Amending Technology Plans According to Conditions

Professional Experience & Accomplishments

Stoughton Trailers, LLC, Stoughton, Wisconsin 04/2008 to 03/2014

One of the top four semi trailer manufacturers in the US.

Director of Information Technology – Scope of duties consist of managing all IT related systems and staff, including computer hardware/software, network, phones and Web sites. Additionally, managed department budgeting and long-term and short-term planning (road maps). Report to senior management on project status and the State of IT.

Managed the project to migrate this multi site company from Novell to Microsoft Network. This included changing from GroupWise to Exchange Server (Outlook) for email and from Novell to Windows on multiple servers that supported over 400 PCs that were also upgraded to the latest version of Office eliminating many compatibility issues.

Starcraft Marine, Topeka, Indiana 02/2004 to 03/2008

A long standing premier sport boat manufacturer.

Director of Information Technology – Primary duties focused on managing all electronic equipment and systems such as computers, network, phones, Internet and Web sites. Responsible for budgeting, determining ROI and managing all projects, the infrastructure and UPS (power backup). Administration of the ERP system and database. Programming and managing outside consultants.

Updated their Syteline ERP application to the latest release 6.02. Reviewed all custom modifications and reprogrammed those needed or found standard software capabilities to replace all others. We employed an outside consultant to help with the major programming needed. The result was improved system utilization reverting back to using standard system functionality whenever possible and easier less costly future software upgrades.

Alltrista Consumer Products Company, Muncie, Indiana 12/2001 to 03/2003

Manufacturer of Ball jar lids and distributor of consumer products to major box stores.

Manager, Corporate IT – Responsibilities included supervision of all IT staff and managing all computers and communication systems. Reporting to management on IT project status, concerns and problems. Incorporate Strategic Plans into the IT Roadmap. Project management, backup and recovery processes, disaster recovery and system reliability.

Managed the installation of a conference room audio/video system. This allowed direct contact with their many remote locations and significantly reduced travel and improved meeting quality.

Transitioned their facility in Canada from MAS 90 to SAP R3. This was instrumental in developing a consistent platform for all business functions. As planned, this produced more accurate and timely financial information, and improved on-time deliveries to customers utilizing EDI.

Consolidated the Indianapolis office into the Muncie office (all hardware and software) reducing overhead by $1 Million/year.

Starcraft Corporation, Goshen, Indiana 03/1985 to 07/2001

A major RV manufacture with a Marine Division, Automotive Division and RV Division with multiple locations.

AVP/Director of IS – Managed all IT functions through several major company organization and ownership changes. Supervised staff of systems analyst/programmers, database administrator and operations staff. Worked closely with management to keep IT in sync with long term goals.

Administered the Progress database and managed program changes to separate 3 divisions and 6 plants so they could access and update their own data (security control). This was prior to being acquired by an investment group.

Migrated the company from Remote Job Entry (a service bureau) to an in-house Burroughs (Unisys) mainframe. Custom developed a manufacturing computer system and integrated Lawson Accounting. Hired the staff to operate the system and develop new programs, installed all hardware, software and network.

Migrated from the mainframe system (above) to networked client servers running Symix/Syteline ERP.

Academic Credentials & Professional Development

Bachelor of Science, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana

Double Major: Computer Science & Mathematics

Minor: Psychology

Other education experiences:

Increasing Human Effectiveness (Edge Learning Institute)

Front Line Leadership (Zenger Miller)

Effective Speaking and Human Relations (Dale Carnegie)

Strategic Business Planning (Goshen College)

Strategic Information Systems Planning (American Management Association)

Manufacturing Resource Planning (Starcraft Training Center)

ERP Administration (Symix)

Structured Systems Analysis and Design (Yourdon)

Customer Quality Assurance series of classes

Project Management

Technology Software Experience

Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Win 7, Win 8, Win 10 Symix/Syteline ERP 4.5, 6.0, 8.3, 9.0

Microsoft Office 2000 through 2013 (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) Configurator, BI, Report Writer

Microsoft Terminal Server, Citrix Metaframe, Citrix XenApp Progress 8.3B, 9.1E, Sonic, Webspeed

Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange Server Jet Forms & Advanced Printing

Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2008, NT Server Foresight MXP ERP 8.3 (originally Varnet)

Microsoft Server 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008 Virtual Private Network, VNC

CommVault backup/recovery system Lawson Accounting Software

Ethernet, Novell Netware, GroupWise Email SpiceWorks for customer service

SCO UNIX, XENIX, Sun Solaris, Linux SAP R/3 4.0b Fl, SD, PP, MM, WM

VMware, Barracuda & SonicWall security appliance Websphere appliance server

Technology Hardware Experience

Cisco routers, Switches and Firewalls T1, Frame Relay, Leased Lines

NetApp SAN, Cisco ESX Servers (virtual servers) IBM Tivoli Tape Library

Compaq Proliant Servers (800, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3000, 5500) Adtrans CSU/DSU

Dell PC and Poweredge Servers HP 9000 RISC

MPLS, WAN, LAN, Nortel Meridan One (phone system) UPS (battery backup)

Sun Ultra II Enterprise Server with Sparc Array

Modems, Controllers, Multiplexing, Hubs

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