RAY HALL

H (408) 866-8330 hall.rayj@gmail.com C (408) 910-4197

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE

Contributing to Excellence with Integrity SUMMARY
Highly experienced IT Management Professional with a record of developing and supporting successful IT projects and solutions incorporating a wide range of applications and technologies. Consistently recognized and tasked by executive management to improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Exceptional leadership that aligns the business processes and IT infrastructure to realize cost savings, accelerate performance, and sustain strategic flexibility for the organization. A builder of high performance teams and a natural team leader, mentor, and motivator who thrives in environments requiring a high level strategist and a big picture thinker. Award winning team builder focused on growing revenues and elevating organizational productivity, efficiency, and technical infrastructure. Talented, results driven, and versatile IT leader, with a record of success in implementations requiring in-depth knowledge and solid experience working with complex cross-platform systems, network architecture, installation, implementation, integration, and administration in local and remote environments. Technically savvy and a quick study in emerging technology, able to quickly assess and utilize the appropriate response to meet the specific needs of the business requirement at hand. A welcome addition to any management team, ready, willing, and able to function in any role necessary to ensure project success and ontime integration and delivery.

CORE COMPETENCIES
Technical Support Process Improvement Finance Process Re-engineering Project Management Change Management Financial Reporting Strategic Analysis Client Relationship Management Business Strategy Executive Level Relationship Management Technology Integration Performance Optimization Consulting Vendor Relations Budgeting Cost Control Team Building Leadership Human Resource Optimization Resource Allocation Software Development Life Cycle Management Strategic Planning Sarbanes Oxley Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) SAP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Avnet, Inc. (Bell Microproducts, Inc.) San Jose, CA 2000 2011

(Bell Microproducts, Inc. was acquired by Avnet, Inc. in 2010) Information Technology Director Applications and Infrastructure Provided strategic technology leadership, product vision, and the technology roadmap for the Information Technology Application and Infrastructure department. Led the effective execution of technology strategy for network infrastructure, application development, and support for North American and Canadian operations. Directed daily operations of two direct and 11 indirect reports including two independent developers and a third-party development firm. Identified more productive methods to achieve top performance, eliminating waste and reducing expenses. Supported company-wide direction in areas of policy and planning for data processing, application development, and

related functions. Managed budget to ensure compliance with established parameters, while working to reduce bottom-line expenses. Completed SAP Application Rationalization phase of Avnets SAP initiative. Managed conversion of all Bells systems to Avnet systems. Achieved cost and headcount reduction by integrating Systems of acquired companies into Bell Microproducts systems without business disruption. Reduced daily sales outstanding (DSO) eight days by working with 3-party vendor to customize and enhance application to meet the companys needs. Orchestrated design / deployment of web-based CRM / Order Management application for North America and Canada. Allowed for more accurate sales forecasting and planning. Directed and successfully passed all IT Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Compliance audits. Created program change management system which allowed users to create and track their requests. Managed the IT resource allocations and Service Level Agreement (SLA) timeliness. Managed IT Desktop Support team of six people, supporting 1,600 employees in North American and Canadian operations. Supported Windows XP desktops and laptops, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Hyperion applications, and custom built Client Relationship Management (CRM) / Warehousing and Finance applications. Hands on support of 3 AIX servers and management of the Network and Infrastructure team. Relocated the Corporate Data Center to new state-of-the-art facility to enable network growth and enhance data and systems recovery abilities. Project manager for the EDI team, drove EDI marketing projects with customers and vendors to provide easy to do business with capabilities. Renegotiated software / hardware contracts resulting in $1,000,000 in cost savings. .

3Com Corporation

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE United States / United Kingdom

1993 2000

Global Finance Systems Development Manager 1998 2000 Managed Phases 3 thru 7 of 3Coms SAP R/3 rollouts to Ireland and remaining US divisions, specializing in Finance modules FA, GL, AP, AR and a number of Banking interfaces. Led team providing user support post go-live. SAP Finance Business Systems Manager 1995 1998 Managed design, coding, testing and installation of SAP R/3 FA, GL, AP, AR and Purchasing for rollout to the UK and US Corporate. Managed third-party East European developers building a web front-end to SAP FI and Purchasing modules for Corporate Purchasing Dept. Converted legacy systems of acquired Company, US Robotics, to SAP. Provided direct support to Corporate Controller, CFO, Treasury Manager, Director of Corporate Purchasing and Director of Legal Services. European IT Representative Global SAP Project 1994 1995 Assigned to 3Com SAP Project as the European Representative to ensure that European-specific Finance business requirements were incorporated into the global design. Finance Systems Business Analyst 1993 1994

Portals Ltd United Kingdom

Project Lead

United Kingdom

1990 1993

Early career experience includes Systems and Programming Manager, Project Manager, IT Supervisor, Database Administrator, Assistant Management Accountant, Assistant Cost Accountant, Accounts Payable Manager, and Credit Manager for ITT Cannon United Kingdom.

EDUCATION
United Kingdom Bachelor of Science equivalent

United Kingdom O Levels LinkedIn Profile

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