Available Talent · Manufacturing IT · Gulf South
25 years in manufacturing IT. Led 10+ acquisitions totaling $1.5B+. Cut ERP footprint from 17 systems to 9.
This candidate is a battle-tested manufacturing IT leader built for the mid-market — with a career built on the specific challenge that keeps CIOs and CFOs up at night: you've acquired a company (or six), and now you have a tangle of ERPs, infrastructure, and people that need to become one coherent operating environment. He's done this at scale, repeatedly, under live-fire M&A conditions.
At a $2.7B outdoor products company, he managed the IT integration of 10+ acquisitions, oversaw two company divestitures totaling $3.3B, led CFIUS negotiations on a $2.2B foreign sale — and in parallel ran a 120-person IT org with a $65M combined budget while reducing the ERP footprint from 17 systems to 9.
He's currently VP IT at a $1.6B manufacturing company, the ammunition spinoff from a major outdoor products conglomerate. Based in Mississippi — approximately 2 hours from Hattiesburg — and open to relocation on an extended timeline. Compensation expectation: $250K base. Relocation discussion needed
Led IT due diligence and full integration for 10+ acquisitions ranging from $81M to $540M — spanning ammunition, sports technology, action sports, and outdoor brands — totaling over $1.5B.
Inherited a 17-ERP environment. Designed and executed a phased consolidation plan, reducing to 9 systems with a roadmap to 2. Managed SAP ECC, Oracle EBS, Microsoft Dynamics AX, SAP ByDesign, AS400, and NetSuite simultaneously.
Architected the new eCommerce platform that grew revenue from $30M to over $100M — with over 60% attributed to organic growth. Led B2C implementations on Salesforce Commerce Cloud and SAP Hybris across multiple brands.
Led the full IT separation of a $2.7B company into two independent entities, splitting networks, applications, contracts, people, and infrastructure cleanly. Led IT in CFIUS negotiations on the $2.2B foreign sale of one spinoff.
Deep fluency in manufacturing IT: injection molding, raw materials processing, complex multi-site supply chains, government contracts, and compliance. WMS, TMS, HCM, and B2B implementations at manufacturers from $8M to $1.6B.
Managed IT organizations from startup-scale (CIO at $8M, grew to $50M) to 120+ person enterprise teams. Budgets from lean to $65M combined. Built IT organizations from scratch and inherited complex inherited-debt environments.
Hands-on experience integrating and consolidating:
Strong fit for PE-backed manufacturers managing post-acquisition integration debt, multi-site industrials consolidating ERP environments, or growth-stage manufacturers scaling IT infrastructure. Particularly valuable to companies using disparate ERP stacks after roll-up acquisitions.
$1.6B Ammunition Manufacturer — VP, Information Technology / eCommerce / Digital (Nov 2024–Present)
$2.7B Outdoor Products Company — VP, Information Technology (Oct 2019–Nov 2024) · 120-person team, $65M budget
$2.7B Outdoor Products Company — Director, Core Enterprise Platforms (Oct 2018–Oct 2019)
$2.7B Outdoor Products Company — Sr. Manager, eCommerce & Enterprise Integration (Apr 2015–Oct 2018)
PE-Backed Outdoor Products Company — Chief Information Officer (Dec 2001–Apr 2015) · Grew company from $8M to $50M through two PE exits
Education: BS Computer Science
Recognition: 2024 CIO of the Year Finalist (Large Enterprise)
Location: Mississippi (approx. 2 hrs from Hattiesburg) · Open to relocation with extended timeline
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