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I’ve been in information technology ever since I graduated from college in June of 1983. I started out as a programmer and I worked my way up through the roles as Programmer/Analyst, Project Leader, Data Processing Manager, Director and I eventually took my first position as Vice President of Information Technology back in 1998.
Most of my career has been in retail and manufacturing systems encompassing design and development from software to hardware both in the corporate office, the distribution centers, manufacturing plants and in the stores. Retail is tough and extremely competitive so you have to keep on your toes and stay ahead of your competition. Manufactuing is tough if you have to deal with retailers and their penalties.
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After a long stint in retailing I took a different type of position with a manufacturer of consumer goods and that was a whole new ballgame for me. We had to adapt to our retailers diverse and urgent needs and react very quickly or our relationships and sales would be in jeopardy. No matter how insane their requests may have seemed, we had to comply with a smile on our face if we wanted to keep their business. A few years ago I spent a great deal of time designing and managing the development of a vendor managed inventory system for a major national retailer and after countless hours of programming and testing they abandoned the whole concept and went back to their centralized ordering philosophy due to an internal change of management.. That might have been a relief to us if they hadn’t come up with “Crazy plan B” and we were off and running once again with smiling faces and feeling the enjoyment of the next challenge.
My career in information technology, whether in retail, manufacturing or distribution, has never been boring because the marketplace and the technology keeps changing. New tools are created and refined all the time while Unix and Linux battle Microsoft and mainframe operating systems with each person having their own solid beliefs on what is best for the world of infomation technology.
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(from left) Rich Prozowski (ex-vp Handy Andy), Me, Dave Howard, (CIO Linnens ‘N Things) and Andy Skalanski.
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