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Paul Shapiro is a Hands-on Information Technology Leader and strong business partner with over twenty years of experience engaging with corporate leadership to provide technology and process solutions to enhance growth and reduce costs.
Paul Shapiro is a Hands-on Information Technology Leader and strong business partner with over twenty years of experience engaging with corporate leadership to provide technology and process solutions to enhance growth and reduce costs.
Paul Shapiro is a Hands-on Information Technology Leader and strong business partner with over twenty years of experience engaging with corporate leadership to provide technology and process solutions to enhance growth and reduce costs.
Hands-on Information Technology Leader and strong business partner with over twenty years of experience engaging with corporate leadership to provide technology and process solutions to enhance growth and reduce costs. Ability to draw upon CPA experience to align business and IT strategies, prepare business cases, negotiate contracts and optimize technology spending. Strong project and risk management, resource management, team building and client support approach. Proven track record includes IT leadership of a startup business through achievement of $2.2 billion in retail sales.
KEY SKILLS
* Budget/financial controls * Project management (PM) * Full project lifecycle (FPLC) * Risk management * Scope change management * Communication * Office relocation * Strategy * Procurement * Staffing * Coaching * Team building * Manufacturing automation * Process review/improvement * Microsoft Office * Oracle E-business suite (EBS) * ERP * SAP * IP Telephony (VOIP) * Firewall * Disaster recovery * VPN * MPLS * Oracle * Sharepoint * Telecom * Office 365 * MS Outlook / Lotus Notes * MS Project * MS Access * Consulting * Business liaison * Negotiation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Robertet Inc., Oakland, NJ Vice President of Information Technology 2002-present
Built a corporate IT team comprised of in-house (10) and outsourced staff (2-5) in support of 250 employees of this FDA and ATF regulated flavor and fragrance manufacturer. Managed seamless relocation of all systems, network infrastructure and telecomm to a new office facility. Evaluated alternatives, negotiated $300K savings, and implemented new ERP and integrated shop floor control system for two divisions. Employed full project life cycle, project management, risk management and scope change management for on-time/on-budget delivery. Converted existing T1 wide area networking architecture to MPLS, reducing costs by 20% and providing redundancy. Achieved 25% energy savings by designing and implementing modernized network infrastructure employing fiber-optic networking technology. Integrated existing manufacturing systems with automated dosing system allowing for up to 600 robotic raw material pours per day and saving $105K in overtime payroll. Converted in-house legacy e-mail to cloud based solution providing speed improvements, remote access and protection against power and weather related interruptions. PAUL SHAPIRO, CPA PAGE 2
The Limited Inc., Columbus, OH Senior Director, Limited Technology Services (corporate IT division), 1998-2002
Managed cross-functional teams on various projects for retail, logistics and manufacturing divisions in three states. Employed full project life cycle, project management, risk management and scope change management for on-time/on-budget delivery of these projects. Identified systems improvement opportunities through analysis of project costs and payback. Prepared comprehensive business cases and capital requests (including ROI), and delivered technologies on-time and within budget using best practice project lifecycles. Selected as technology representative on a board of directors sponsored committee to protect the brand image of Bath and Body Works. Advised the group on process changes, available technologies and software solutions, resulting in $2M annual savings through reduced product recalls and reduced copyright infringement litigation. Reduced overall corporate IT headcount by 8% (56 people) through redesign of IT organization and processes for the Limited.
The Limited Inc., Columbus, OH Senior Director of IT, Gryphon Development (fragrancess manufacturing division), 1990-1998
Planned and executed all aspects of technology from company startup through dissolution. Directed software development, networking, support staff and consultants (total 15-20) in support of 230 desktop users in two states. Managed LAN, WAN and telecomm functions including acquisition of hardware and software and implementation of all corporate systems. Planned and performed five technology relocations as company growth required moves to increasing larger offices. Acquired communications and systems infrastructure and hired personnel to support initial launch into cosmetics industry and growth to $2.2 billion annual retail sales.
KPMG (Main Hurdman), New York, NY Senior Consultant 1988-1990
Participated in various business and systems consulting engagements. Business projects included staffing assessment, cost/benefit analysis, and determination of revenue loss due to employee misconduct. Systems projects included automated process documentation, requirements definition, software selection, and systems implementation.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Chairman of FEMA/FMA IT Workgroup 2006-2008
Certified Public Accountant New York and New Jersey
B.S. Accounting with Computer Science Albany State University, Albany, New York PAUL SHAPIRO, CPA PAGE 3
TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED
Midrange platforms and operating systems: IBM iSeries, AS/400, DG, OS/400, MPE/ix, UNIX, Universe
LAN platforms and operating systems: Windows Server, Windows XP, Windows 7, Mac OS
Communications: Cisco, Mitel, VPN, Client Access, MPLS, VoIP IP Telephony, Firewall, Fiber-optic networking
Applications: ERP systems (Oracle E-Business Suite, Mapics, SAP, JBA, AMAPS), Shop Floor Control, Batch Metrics, The Wercs, Trifoil, Solomon, Gentran, HR & Financial systems, Sharepoint, KACE help desk, Lotus Notes, Outlook
Applications interfaces: Oracle, E3, Arthur, JDA, Island Pacific
Web development and systems integration: Visual Basic, Java Script, IIS, SQL, Tibco
Report writers and PC applications: Microsoft Excel, Word, Office 365, PowerPoint, Project, Visio
Programming languages and databases: Oracle, RPG, Pick, COBOL, MS Access, PL SQL