CIO VP Director IT in Dallas TX Resume Robert Verret

ROBERT E. VERRET
www.linkedin.com/in/bobverret

Q UALIFICAT IONS

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E XECUT IVE M ANAGEMENT

Accomplished executive with senior leadership experience in the IT, transportation, logistics, supply
chain, and consulting industries, including a strong background in strategic planning, business process
engineering, and financial controls. Adept at working with domestic and global business organizations,
developing and maintaining relationships with both internal and outsourced strategic partners. Proficient
at startup and turnaround activities leveraging technical and business knowledge to enable profitable
growth.

C AREER H ISTORY
Chief Information Officer
UNITED VISION LOGISTICS – LAFAYETTE, LA
2012- 2015
Provided Technology leadership to stabilize and rescue the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project.
Implemented a corporate governance program controlling IT operations through operational and back
office alignment leveraging steering committee approvals, maintaining technology spend at less than 1%
of revenue.
 Completed an enterprise architecture integration program implementation to provide end to end
visibility of customers supply chains with a decentralized dispatch system improving the utilization of
the owner operator equipment by 8% reducing IT spend 5 million in 2013.
 Ramped up and revitalized mobile in vehicle monitoring system for a fleet of 2150 independent owner
operators improved real time participation from less than 40% to 75% in 2014 and 2015.Built a web
based tool for dispatchers leveraging in cab computers to locate proper equipment and drivers for
backhaul freight improving the backhaul percentage 4%.
 Enhanced and added more than 20 Electronic Data Interface solutions to strengthen relationships with
3PL’s new to oil field freight.
 Built Proprietary Load Board to enable brokered loads to reduce empty miles 2% in the transportation
network.
 Improved corporate infrastructure; implemented a Disaster Recovery backup site and Multiprotocol
layered switching fiber based network to improve reliability and redundancy, resulting in 99.98%
uptime a 9 point improvement over 2011 percentages. Retired 4 legacy systems from Merger and
Acquisition activities reducing data center costs by $250,000.
 Enhanced workflow management and imaging to streamline financial functions improving billing
accuracy to 97% while lowering DSO from 72 days to 51 days. Developed of an electronic catalog to
automate rating in the oil field transportation sector for 98% of invoices.
 Enhanced data cube repository providing the business key performance indicators and predictive
analytics added 3 executive scorecards, a many reports. Consistently lowered vendor spend while
improving all key IT metrics Infrastructure costs were reduced over $425,000 a year.
 Directed the company’s driver recruiting, retention and compliance program, lowering driver turnover
from 78% to 52%.

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C AR E ER H IS TO R Y – C O N TIN U E D

Chief Information Officer
GREATWIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES – DALLAS, TX
2009- 2012
Provided leadership to implement a Technology Modernization ERP solution enhancing the
transportation network optimization, freight visibility, and technical solution rationalization for an
organization grown via acquisition.
 Implemented an IT Governance program aligning IT tactics with organizational strategies enabling
enterprise technology with costs at less than 1% of revenue a 2 million SG&A savings.
 Developed a centralized dispatch solution lowering peak load labor requirements reducing the labor
pool 10 FTE’s while maintaining a 99% service level for product delivery.
 Integrated JDA Red Prairie based warehouse solutions to offer a complete supply chain solution.
 Created an IT demand/supply organization supplementing supply side development with economical
near shore and offshore technology resources reducing human resource costs 15%.
 Integrated a cloud based TMS solution into the product mix enabling 4 new customers.
 Built a Proprietary Load Board to cover transactional brokerage orders with fleet based resources.
 Implemented a cloud based driver recruiting and retention model lowered turnover 6%.

Vice President IT - Americas
CEVA GLOBAL LOGISTICS – HOUSTON, TX
2008-2009
Provide leadership to the corporate operations IT Group supporting Freight Management, Regulatory
Management and Materials Management for the Americas division.
 Utilized Six Sigma Lean methodologies to rework processes and control key metrics, revenue per
desk, on-time delivery, shipment milestone availability, and profitability.
 Assisting with enterprise bus and global integration program to provide end to end visibility of
customers supply chain improving data entry efficiency 50 %.
 Rationalize technology solutions bloated from acquisitions, generating savings of over 2 million dollars
a year.
 Participated in supply side outsourcing of IT resources reducing on premise staff by 180.

Executive Vice President
INTEGRES GLOBAL LOGISTICS – SACRAMENTO, CA
2001-2007
Directed 75 resources in operations, human resources, and technology departments of an Internet-based
transportation start-up company.
 Established requirements and developed a TMS freight optimization solution to assist start-up
fundraising, and business development. Raised 32 million in investments, and grew revenues to 36
million by year 5.
 Provided 3 major airlines direct to consumer branded air freight sales web solution.
 Played an integral role in developing the company’s exit strategy to Panther Expedited Services Inc.
 Directed post-merger integration efforts completed in 2 months with minimal disruption.

C REDENT IALS
Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Information Systems,
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN Milwaukee
Six Sigma Black Belt, SIX SIGMA.US – Texas Tech approved curriculum