David Kaplin

Experience

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  Continental Bank

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1989

  Sr. Systems Analyst

  Held domestic and international positions of increasing responsibility in IT, supporting various bank departments.

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  Technology Solutions Company

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1990

  Senior Consultant

  Designed and implemented leading-edge Point of Sale and store management applications for a nationwide tire and car service retailer.

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  Quaker Oats

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1993

  Project Manager

  Managed a development team of sixty people which designed and implemented a new Promotions Accounting platform.

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  RBA International

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1998

  Account Manager

  Managed simultaneous projects for key RBA clients. Responsibilities included sales, account management, RBA and client staff management, mentoring, and policy development with the company principals. Key engagements included: * Onsite account manager in strategic partnership with a startup company, * Implemented market differentiating features for a phone debit card company, * Managed Service Management system rollout for a semiconductor company.

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  Cascade Corporation

  Oct 1998 - Feb 2010

  CIO Chief Information Officer

  As Chief Information Officer, established IT strategy and aligned activities to meet Cascade’s business needs. Direct and matrixed reports included corporate and international IT managers and staff. Created international technical and application development teams that delivered enterprise projects. Established Cascade’s Systems Development Life Cycle. Implemented SOX and substantially reduced the number of key controls after introduction. Served on the Product and Disclosure committees.Implemented JDE World and OneWorld ERP, Unigraphics Engineering and Product Data Management systems in North America and Europe simultaneously. Rolled out KingDee ERP in China under SOX guidelines. Integrated separate lines of business and acquisitions. Implemented Business Intelligence, Enterprise Content Management, and EDI. Supported corporate lean initiatives and drove lean IT activities. Evaluated CRM options and licensed Oracle CRM OnDemand. Delivered benefits included: * Reduced custom engineering lead times, * Rationalized pricing and product structures, * Actionable product management information, * Centralized Finance processing, and * Reduced paper-based work flows.Managed IT vendor relationships. Reorganized technical teams into a single provider organization. Established global infrastructure standards and outsourced Wide Area Network management. Consolidated iSeries server resources. Virtualized most of Cascade’s corporate server infrastructure. Implemented Disaster Recovery and upgraded data center to modern fire standards. Installed videoconferencing and VOIP connections between key Cascade sites. Business benefits included: * High reliability, * Improved system performance, * Rapid server provisioning, and * Improved communications between Cascade sites at reduced costs. Show less

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  Roadster Consulting, LLC.

  Aug 2011 - Oct 2015

  Principal - CIO Consulting and IT Leadership

  Roadster Consulting provided IT leadership services. We provided strategic planning, interim leadership, program management, and research services to our clients. Roadster helped IT be a preferred business partner in any organization.● Conducted an organizational assessment and a strategic plan for one of Johnstone Supply’s technology organizations. ● Interim IT leadership for Radisys.

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  Cascade Business Group, LLC

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  Senior Consultant

  Subcontracted to Cascade Business Group to provide services to Radisys.

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  RadiSys Corporation

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  Interim Senior Director, IT

  As Global IT Director, provided transitional IT leadership. Direct reports included managers of global IT functions in Hillsboro and Bangalore, with staff also located in Canada, China, and Malaysia. Integrated two teams across business and geographical lines as a result of a company acquisition. Projects included SAP Integration, Agile PLM integration, Active Directory and Exchange integration, and video conferencing implementation.

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  Huron Consulting Group

  Sept 2013 - Jul 2015

  Deployment Director

  Led the technical implementation of Huron Healthcare's proprietary Revenue Cycle product - Oversaw multiple implementation teams - Led concurrent projects for multiple healthcare facilities nationwide

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  DWFritz Automation

  Oct 2015 - May 2019

  IT Director

  Joined DWFritz as IT Director to create a new IT organization in support of company growth. Responsible for global standards, policies, and IT organizational development. Some key 2016 initiatives included:• Developed an IT Strategic Plan in alignment with DWFritz’s corporate Strategic Plan• Implemented a senior-level IT Council to drive IT Governance• Envisioned and implemented an ITIL-based, hybrid infrastructure staffing approach which combines the rapid response of an in-house team with the technical depth of a service provider• Guided the implementation of the international infrastructure to support DWFritz’s team in China• Established a SharePoint team to drive improvements into the existing SharePoint infrastructure and increase adoption Show less