Director IT

Thomas M. Panebianco

MCSE, MCSE+I, MCP. MCP+I, CCNA

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Grayson, GA. 30017 Cell: 678-***-****

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Executive Management / Change Management / Technical Operations & Infrastructure / Network Management / Planning and Program Management / Financial Analysis / Systems Management / Contract Negotiations / Manufacturing / Telecommunications

Professional Profile

Senior-level IT professional with Small Business and large Business experience and proven track record of applying appropriate, practical technology/mix of technologies that meet business needs while minimizing risks.

Motivated achiever with demonstrable ability to recommend enhancements to business processes.

High performing, strategic thinking professional with more than twenty years’ experience in IT that includes Networks, Databases and Programming.

Adept at assessing needs, generating options, and implementing solutions in collaboration with department personnel and Business Units.

Well versed in all phases of recruitment and hiring, including defining job roles, assessing needed skills and qualifications, and evaluating candidates.

Over 25 years of developing communicating goals, project plans, strategies and performance metrics.

Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, as well as, Extensive experience managing large scale projects from the requirements gathering phase to completion.

Highly skilled in tracking details, communicating deadlines, and following up with internal and external partners to ensure on time completion within budget.

Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communicator who can deliver effective presentations, consult on technology projects, and maintain collaborative relationships.

Exceptional problem-solver with keen ability to resolve technology issues, provide for system enhancements, analyze/define business processes for improvement, define, design, develop, and implement highly successful automated solutions, as well as find solutions where others have failed.

25 years of establishing and monitoring development methodologies and technology and development techniques

25 years of communicating to various levels of the company as it pertains to the stakeholders and vision, as well as, communicating plans and progression of projects.

15 years of leading BI groups and ERP groups and I have over 20 years of developing methods and procedures.

17 years of budgetary responsibility.

18 years of developing change review and implementation processes.

Skill Sets

Management

Business Process Management *Change Management*Business Valuation* Start-up Operations*Staff Development & Leadership*Vendor Relations and Management*Client Relations*Process Improvement*Project Planning and Management*User training*RFI, RFQ, RFP processes*Change Management* Business Valuation * Start-up Operations * Staff Development & Leadership * Vendor Relations and Management * Client Relations* Process Improvement

Hardware & Software

BI Systems*Requirements analysis*Design specifications*Test plans*Scripts*User documentation*Quality assurance*Customer support*Workflow analysis/process*Multiple hardware platforms*Systems integration*Agile and Waterfall Software Methodologies*HR systems*Financial Systems**New tool/technology evaluation*Business systems reengineering*Alternative solution, cost, and benefit identification/evaluation*Development tools for Web-based, client/server, and desktop applications*QA and user acceptance testing planning, management, and implementation*Systems integration to leverage technology and reduce data redundancy* Backup & Recovery* Call Centers * Data Centers* Network Planning

Finance

Financial and Budget Planning & Analysis * Financial & Strategic Planning * Budget Development & Management * Crisis Management * Budgets and Cash Forecasting * Manufacturing * Procedures Development

Operations

Warehouse Management Systems * Logistics * ERP Implementation * Technology Needs Analysis * Quality Assurance * Disaster Recovery * Business Continuity * Design Validation * Information Systems & Networking * 24X7 Data Center Operations * LAN Network Systems * Backup & Recovery Network Planning

ERP Experience

Oracle EBS * People Soft * AMS Advantage * JD Edwards

Additional Skill Sets

Computer Programming / Engineering * VMWARE * Data Center Management / Architecture * Network Security * Call Center Management / Architecture * Strategic Planning * Business Intelligence * Enterprise Resource Planning * E-Commerce

Professional Experience

May 2015 – Current Flexible Staffing of Georgia Lawrenceville, GA

Director Strategy and Business Development

Identified ideas by researching industry and related events, publications, and announcements; tracking individual contributors and their accomplishments.

Located and proposed business deals by contacting potential and current partners; discovering and exploring opportunities.

Screened potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potential, and financials; evaluating options; resolving internal priorities; recommending equity investments.

Developed negotiating strategies and positions by studying integration of new venture with company strategies and operations; examining risks and potentials; estimating partners' needs and goals.

Closed new business deals by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations.

Protected organization's value by keeping information confidential.

Enhanced organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

November 2014 – April 2015 Keystone Foods Huntsville, AL

Director Business Systems

Oversaw the upgrade of the ORACLE EBS Systems.

Developed Software Roadmaps for Hyperion, Business Intelligence and Business Process Management.

Oversaw the migration of 300+ SharePoint sites from SP2007 to Office 365.

Worked with Human Resources to develop a strategic analysis of the HRIS leading to the Implementation of Lawson.

Project Managed upgrade of the Kronos time system

Worked with sister company in Hong Kong to implement a Business Intelligence system that integrated both companies and 2 ERP systems, and over 12 other applications.

Worked with parent company in Brazil to implement Hyperion Planning and HFM company wide.

October 2008 – June 2014 Associated Hygienic Products Atlanta, GA

Director of Corporate MIS

Revamped and developed the company’s Intranet from HTML to SharePoint 2007.

Successfully led team in upgraded the company Logility Planning system.

Successfully managed the RFP and Deployment of the new Manhattan Warehouse Management System.

Led team through an upgrade of Exchange 2003 server to Exchange 2010 Server.

Created documentation of key systems and inventories of equipment.

Created Executive Dashboards for the MIS Department.

Led team in the Successful launch of VMWARE realizing the company around $500k in hardware savings.

Developed and Instituted Failover and DR plans which previously were non existent.

Initiated and Developed Ecommerce website which allowed company to sell diapers online (Storksnest.com)

March 1998 – March 2008 BellSouth/ATT Southeast Atlanta, GA

Senior Operations Director (Customer Care) - June 2005 – March 2008

Senior Manager, Planning and Program Management (BellSouth Technology Group) - March 2002 – June 2005

Technical Operations Manager (BellSouth Long Distance) - January 2000 – March 2002

Systems Administrator (BellSouth Advertising and Publishing) - March 1998 – January 2000

September 1990 – March 1998 American Telnet Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Director of Information Technology / Projects

August 1984 – July 1990 United States Air Force

Air Traffic Controller

Honorable Discharge

Education

MBA – Finance American Intercontinental University 2003 Atlanta, GA

BS/Business Management National Louis University 2000 Atlanta, GA

AS/Computer Programming Keiser College 1997 Ft. Lauderdale, FL

AS/Computer Engineering Keiser College 1996 Ft. Lauderdale, FL

AS/Business Management Community College of the Air Force 1990 Maxwell AFB, AL

Continuing Education

Strategic Management Northwestern University 2005 Chicago, IL.

Non Profit Education Northwestern University 2005 Chicago, IL.

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