Paul Erickson
IT Leader
Chicago,IL
Summary
Senior Engineer professional with progressive career history across design, program leadership and financial/cost reduction initiatives in data intensive environments. Known for ability to identify and groom leaders and critical thinkers. Skilled in process improvements and streamlining initiatives using the Theory of Constraints a father of Lean Manufacturing, Total Quality Management and Six Sigma processes.
Overview
1
1
year of post-secondary education
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Director - Data Platforms
Kroger / 84.51º
Chicago, IL
03.2014 - Current
- Built high functioning team by training leaders on how to lead teams and identify and cultivate the next generation of leaders.
- Guided design and implementation of company-wide enterprise data strategy maximizing engineering and data science resources to induce rapid innovation supporting Fortune 20 decision making.
- Designed internal process improvements to automate repetitive tasks, shortening data delivery times and improving data consistency and quality.
- Reduced duplication of processes, practices, services and assets across a siloed organization achieving cost savings and freeing critical thinkers to be innovators instead of overseers of the mundane.
Director of Information Technology
Professional Benefit Administrators
Oak Brook, IL
03.2012 - 03.2014
- Analyzed department and job-related functionality requirements to align technology priorities with business needs.
- Fostered positive working environment that encouraged innovation, collaboration and accountability and managed end-user needs with functional and security responsibilities.
- Developed and implemented technical application support and information technology policies and procedures that advanced investment needs, outcomes and performance measurements to balance continuous innovation with responsible risk-taking.
- Identified opportunities for application optimization, redesign and development and troubleshot and resolved user and application issues.
Director of Software Development
Career Education Corporation
Schaumburg, IL
04.2008 - 03.2012
Education
MBA - Information Technology Project Management
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL 12.2008 - 06.2010
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration / Computer Science
Lewis University
Romeoville, ILSkills
Leadership
undefinedTimeline
Director - Data Platforms
Kroger / 84.51º
03.2014 - Current
Director of Information Technology
Professional Benefit Administrators
03.2012 - 03.2014
MBA - Information Technology Project Management
Lewis University
12.2008 - 06.2010
Director of Software Development
Career Education Corporation
04.2008 - 03.2012
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration / Computer Science
Lewis University
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