Kevin Lutz
Las Cruces,NM
Summary
Dynamic leader with expertise in Dynamics 365, known for driving technological innovations and forming strategic partnerships that resulted in asset growth to $7 million and projected revenues of $3.5 million for 2024. Exceptional team management and strategic planning skills have been pivotal in positioning the company as the fourth largest producer in New Mexico.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CEO and Managing Partner
Hatch Valley Land Holdings / High Noon Cannabis Company
12.2022 - Current
- Founder of High Noon Cannabis and Hatch Valley Land holdings, July 2021
- Secured all Licenses and certifications
- Grew both companies to 7 million in assets, 1.1 million in revenue in 2023
- On track for 3.5 million in revenue in 2024
- Oversaw design and buildout of 30,000 SQ foot greenhouse facility, and 8,000 Plant outdoor grow
- Designed and oversaw buildout of Dispensary in Hatch, NM
- Managed all day-to-day operations
- Managed financials, Vendors, and customers
- High Noon is on track to be the fourth largest producer in New Mexico
- Secured strategic alliances with Harmony Extracts as exclusive manufacturer of their products in New Mexico and Texas
- Secured strategic alliance with Cookies, the worlds largest cannabis company, to grow and manufacture exclusively for Cookies products in New Mexico
Senior Vice President, Dynamics Practice
Computer Generated Solutions
01.2014 - 12.2022
- Company Overview: CGS is a global solution provider and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
- Managed all aspects of the Dynamics practice, consulting, and product development
- Lead a team of Dynamics professionals in North America, India, and Romania
- 30.5 mil P&L responsibility for the global CGS Dynamics Delivery group
- Conducted, assisted, and managed the discovery, solution approach, estimating and proposal creation for Dynamics 365, Business Central, AX, SL and GP implementations
- Responsible for Pre-sales, PMO, Consulting services, development services
- Engagement Management on high-risk, high-profile Customer accounts
- Managed a team of 50+ Consultants, developers and technology experts in US, Canada, Romania, and India
- Responsible for the sale, delivery, and engagement manager for a 1.2B Specialty Contractor with Dynamics AX
- 3-year implementation with 30,000+ hours of development, 13,000+ hours of consulting, 5 mil + project value
- Built out CGS Romania software development practice
- Built out CGS India software development practice
- CGS is a global solution provider and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Vice President Technology Services
Computer Generated Solutions
09.2007 - 01.2014
- Managed all Technology services, consulting and product development including P&L with development centers in US, Romania, and India
- Lead a virtual team of twenty-three technology professionals and an offshore product development team consisting of 37 team members in Romania and India
- Responsible for full SDLC of Professional Service Automation for Dynamics AX 2009 IBI Product and managing the Microsoft Partner channel for IBI solutions
- Managed Expense Management and Timesheet Management - Microsoft products for Dynamics AX 2009 and AX 2012 and D365
- Responsible for restructuring Dynamics AX Support team to provide 24x7 global support
- Conducted, assisted, and managed the discovery, solution approach, estimating and proposal creation for development and integration projects
- Member of the Microsoft Partner Advisory Council for IBI and MDIS solutions
- Integrated development efforts with the Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step Methodology
- Engagement Management on high-risk, high-profile Customer accounts
- Deployed Virtualized infrastructure based on VMware ESX Server platform and Microsoft Azure
Chief Information Officer
Tom Lange Company
03.2006 - 09.2007
- Company Overview: $500 M Global Produce Distributor
- Standardized document faxing throughout the organization
- Implemented standardized IT Policies and configuration throughout twenty-two offices in the enterprise
- Developed and executed the company-wide implementation of Produce Manager and MAS500
- Implemented risk management policies, procedures and systems for Tom Lange Company including email archiving and disaster recovery
- Developed and implemented infrastructure re-architecture from a multiple office disparate network to a front-end hosted solution, including email, communications, and centralized application hosting
- Identify and resolve infrastructure performance bottlenecks in mission critical applications
- Re-architect the company wide communications network, including phone systems, mobile networks, and service providers
- Implementation to date has reduced phone and data charges by $22,000.00 per month
- Created corporate help desk and support department
- MS Share Point implementation developed MAS 500 7.2 Upgrade
- $500 M Global Produce Distributor
Regional Technology Practice Director - Midwest Region
ePartners, Inc.
01.1999 - 03.2006
- Managed all aspects of professional services technology group for the central region generating revenue of $12.4 Million
- Managed a team of 16 developers and consultants in 6 locations with specialties in Microsoft Business Solutions products including AX, GP, SL Share Point and MSCRM
- Other products included Sales Logix, Best MAS 500 and Epicor
- Responsible for starting and managing the AX development practice, producing a team of 8 Certified Dynamics AX Developers in a 6-month period
- Development platforms include MS SQL Server, MS Visual Studio.Net, MS Visual Basic, X++, Seagate Crystal Reports, MS Share Point, and MSCRM
- Conducted, assisted and managed the discovery, solution approach, estimating and proposal creation for development and integration projects
- Executive Project management for select high risk and high-profile projects
- Created and implemented the partners development methodology
- Created and initiated the Technical Solutions path for ePartners University, an internal learning and career advancement program
- Led the ePartners participation in the MBS Dynamics AX 4.0 features program
Technical Solutions Director
ABS Solutions, Inc.
01.1997 - 01.1999
- Responsible for starting up software development, and IT infrastructure team for small VAR in Chicago
- Built a team of 4 developers in a 6-month period, grew revenues to $600K in the first year, and doubled to 1.2 million in the second year
- Managed full lifecycle development projects and implementations ranging from $10K to $500K
- Responsible for infrastructure review, design, and implementation for our client base
Sr. Systems Architect
Productivity Point International
01.1995 - 01.1997
- Company Overview: a large technical training company specializing in instructor-led training on Microsoft products
- Served as primary architect and lead developer for StarPoint, A global registration system built to manage course scheduling and registrations for 39 PPI locations and franchises
- A large technical training company specializing in instructor-led training on Microsoft products
Office Automation Director
Semiotix, Inc.
01.1990 - 01.1997
- Company Overview: -Microsoft Solution Provider
- Managed Microsoft training certification program Certified 12 trainers in 36 certifications in a 12-month period
- Managed team of twelve software developers
- Managed software support program
- -Microsoft Solution Provider
Education
BA - Mathematics
Fort Lewis College
Durango, ColoradoBS - Computer Science
Skills
- Dynamics AX
- Dynamics 365 F&O
- D365 Business Central
- SL
- GP
- Visual Studio Net
- MS SQL Server
- Crystal Reports
- MS Access
- Erwin
- SQL Cubes
- SSRS
- VMware
- VPC
- EBackOffice
- LAN and WAN Topologies
- Full SDLC
- Office 365
- Microsoft MCSE
- Microsoft Certified Trainer
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- Microsoft Sure Step Methodology
- Power BI
- Power Platform
- O365
- Microsoft Azure
- Transact SQL
- C#
- C
- Visual Basic
- PowerBuilder
- Pascal
- Fortran
- COBOL
- VBA
- Assembly
- X
- HTML5
- XML
Affiliations
- AXUG/D365UG Session selection committee member, 2015 - 2019, Professional Services Sector.
- Microsoft Partner Advisory Board
- Microsoft TAP Advisory Council
- Microsoft Dynamics Partner Research Council
- Microsoft Certified Trainer
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- Presenter at Microsoft Convergence 2015
- AXUG User group VIP presenter 2016, 2017, 2018
- AXUG /D365 AEC Special interest group founder and chapter leader
References
Available on request
Developmentlanguages
- Transact SQL
- C#
- C++
- Visual Basic
- PowerBuilder
- Pascal
- Fortran
- COBOL
- VBA
- Assembly
- X++
- HTML5
- XML
Certification
- Microsoft Certified Professional
Timeline
CEO and Managing Partner
Hatch Valley Land Holdings / High Noon Cannabis Company
12.2022 - Current
Senior Vice President, Dynamics Practice
Computer Generated Solutions
01.2014 - 12.2022
Vice President Technology Services
Computer Generated Solutions
09.2007 - 01.2014
Chief Information Officer
Tom Lange Company
03.2006 - 09.2007
Regional Technology Practice Director - Midwest Region
ePartners, Inc.
01.1999 - 03.2006
Technical Solutions Director
ABS Solutions, Inc.
01.1997 - 01.1999
Sr. Systems Architect
Productivity Point International
01.1995 - 01.1997
Office Automation Director
Semiotix, Inc.
01.1990 - 01.1997
BA - Mathematics
Fort Lewis College
BS - Computer Science
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