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Mike Padden

Toano,VA

Summary

As a seasoned Chief Information Officer with extensive experience in IT leadership and digital strategy, I have a proven track record of driving technological innovation and enhancing customer engagement. My expertise lies in overseeing large-scale projects, implementing cutting-edge technologies, and leading cross-functional teams to achieve organizational goals. With a strong background in project management and a commitment to continuous improvement, I am dedicated to delivering solutions that optimize efficiency and drive business growth.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

CIO

USALCO
04.2021 - Current
  • Served as the company's inaugural CIO, charting a course for digital transformation
  • Collaborated with a skilled management team to position USALCO as a leader in water solutions
  • Implemented an audited security program which vastly improved USALCO’s security posture
  • Led efforts to implement new ERP and CRM tools, bringing 27 plants across the US and Puerto Rico and Corporate on to one system
  • Built a top notch IT team who is currently working on the digital transformation plan.

CIO

Synalloy Corporation (now Ascent)
11.2012 - 04.2021
  • CIO for Synalloy including responsibilities for all fascets of IT Department
  • Synalloy’s IT Department had limited forward looking directives or goals
  • Setting IT strategy/roadmap for coming years and executing to the plan as outlined
  • Responsible for maintaining and enhancing existing processes as required by internal and external auditors
  • Developed and executed plan to transform 7 ERP systems in use down to current OneSynalloy Environment
  • Led efforts in developing and executing on a plan to get all meaningful compute to the Microsoft Azure environment cutting infrastructure costs in half
  • Introduced business intelligence platform (Synalloy Reporting Portal) which provides up to second business performance statistics across all departments
  • Brought data acquisition platform to manufacturing which simplifies data input and includes machine language adaptation and machine trouble alerting.

Director - IT

Smithfield Packing Company
04.2010 - 11.2012
  • Director - IT for Smithfield Packing Company including responsibilities for all fascists of IT Department
  • Managing $15MM+ budget with directives from CFO to reduce overall spend by >= 10% on an annual basis
  • Setting IT strategy/roadmap for coming years and executing to the plan as outlined
  • Maintaining performance through governance and acting as liaison for various IT Outsourcing relationships on behalf of Smithfield Packing
  • Responsible for maintaining and enhancing Smithfield’s reporting to shareholders via outside auditors as required by the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
  • Reduced overall IT budget by 17% in FY’11 in comparison to FY’12 from $18MM to $15MM by successfully implementing various cost saving strategies and projects
  • Led efforts on behalf of Smithfield Packing Company to evaluate and negotiate new IT Outsourcing Contract
  • Overall positive impact includes savings of +/- $20MM to Smithfield Packing and +/- $42MM in savings to Smithfield Foods, Inc
  • Over the next 7 years
  • Responsible for the decision and strategy to transition and transform around disbanding legacy Data Center in support of moving to current IT Outsourcing Provider platforms resulting in an overall ROI $3MM over the life of the current ITO contract.

Business Integration/Plant Systems Manager

Smithfield Packing Company
11.1999 - 04.2010
  • Business Integration & Plant Systems Manager for Smithfield Packing Company, the largest division of Smithfield Foods, Inc., reporting directly to the CIO
  • Developed new position of Business Integration / Plant Systems Manager in supported of CIO initiative to transform IT department from order takers to strategic business partners
  • Work with business leaders to understand their mission, and to embrace IT and understand its potential to add strategic value
  • Assumed control of, and successfully resolved, a large, over-budgeted MES implementation project
  • Integration included MES, SCADA, HMI, and labeling aspects of manufacturing process
  • Resulted in reduction of recall process and procedures in excess of 90%
  • Integrated Premium Standard Farms in Smithfield’s Plant/Product Costing Systems
  • Complete integration was completed in 90 days, resulting in a seamless, non-event for Smithfield user community
  • Led efforts to design and implement complete manufacturing system at Smithfield’s newly-purchased Grayson (KY), Plant
  • Systems included: (i) data collection, (ii) scaling, (iii) labeling and (iv) costing
  • Established a centralized support model TabWare Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
  • Developed chargeback model for other Smithfield operating companies
  • Thought leader in addressing how SAP SCM would provide benefits to Smithfield’s overall business processes
  • Developed implementation strategy, capital appropriation request and return on investment analysis
  • Resulted in cost savings in excess of $2,000,000
  • Created Plant Systems Center of Excellence, leading group of 10 professionals as thought leaders and partners in goal attainment
  • Directed the RFID team in designing a solution to satisfy the Wal
  • Mart and Target requirements, saving the company in excess of $250,000 relative to the planned spend
  • Realigned Plant Systems Department in support of President’s 10% cost-cutting efforts, resulting company savings in excess of $81,000.

Education

BSBA - Management of Information Systems -

East Carolina University
01.1998

Skills

  • IT Governance
  • Data Analytics
  • Digital Transformation
  • IT risk management
  • Network Management
  • ITIL Framework
  • Software Development

Certification

ITIL Foundations

Community Service

  • Head Coach - Williamsburg Warriors Lacrosse Team
  • United Way Angle Tree Project - Volunteer
  • Wounded Warrior Project - Volunteer

Timeline

CIO

USALCO
04.2021 - Current

CIO

Synalloy Corporation (now Ascent)
11.2012 - 04.2021

Director - IT

Smithfield Packing Company
04.2010 - 11.2012

Business Integration/Plant Systems Manager

Smithfield Packing Company
11.1999 - 04.2010

BSBA - Management of Information Systems -

East Carolina University

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