Kyle Ludwick

President CMIT Solutions of Cleveland Northeast & Northwest at CMIT Solutions, Inc.
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Chardon, Ohio, United States, US

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Amy Davis-VanderEyk

Kyle and his team are an outstanding resource I value highly and have been fortunate enough to be able to introduce to several of my clients for their IT needs. He is incredibly knowledgeable and professional and is my go to whenever anyone I'm connected to needs Managed Services whether it's security based, gettingthier email set up properly or a server migration. I can't say enough about how much I value having him as a resource and partner.

Gary Baney

It has been my professional privilege to know Kyle for more than 20 years. As a student in my MIDS411 course at Weatherhead, Kyle immediately stood out to me as a keen intellect with managerial skills mature beyond his years. I have followed his managerial progress closely as his advisor, professional services provider and enthusiastic supporter ever since meeting him. Kyle is a true leader. He listens well to the clients' needs, studies the options thoroughly with a long-term ROI perspective rare in technology architects, and surrounds himself with a loyal, dedicated team of managers who have learned to trust him implicitly over the years. Kyle has learned to distinguish well the difference between short-term, politically-driven managerial objectives and long-term strategies that optimally position the organization for agile evolution to the benefit of the company as a whole. He faces challenges and issues head on and is consistently candid and honest with all levels of management. On projects I have worked with Kyle directly, he has done an outstanding job of motivating and guiding the vendors, project managers and implementation teams. You always know your objectives, know the rules and know where you stand when Kyle is on point. It is refreshing to work with Kyle as everyone is working well in concert and even when there is a bump in the road, the team knows what is being done to address the matter. Kyle also has a personal maturity that has positioned him to weather several technical, managerial and client transitions well. He is not reactionary when facing difficult decisions. He surrounds himself with the best information he can gather from research and combines that with advice from others more experienced in a given technology or business process before making decisions. I have been impressed with his approach and have had the honor to be a source of counsel more than once. He asks the right questions - processes the right data - and reaches sound technical decisions that reflect a sensitivity to both short-term and long-term business objectives. It has been by pleasure to be Kyle's professor at Weatherhead, his vendor on special projects, his advisor when requested and his friend. I recommend Kyle to any company or manager seeking mature technology management at virtually any level. If you have any questions or would like more detail regarding any of my observations, please contact me at Gary.L.Baney@gmail.com or at 440.610.3683.

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Credentials

  • GE Executive Information Management Leadership Program
    GE Lighting
  • Six Sigma Green Belt
    GE Lighting

Experience

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • President CMIT Solutions of Cleveland Northeast & Northwest
      • Oct 2018 - Present

      CMIT Solutions of Cleveland Northeast & Northwest provides enterprise quality IT solutions and services to small and medium size businesses in the Cleveland area. CMIT Solutions of Cleveland Northeast & Northwest provides enterprise quality IT solutions and services to small and medium size businesses in the Cleveland area.

    • United States
    • Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Chief Information Architect & Company Officer
      • 2004 - 2018

      Held CTO responsibility leading global IT strategy, project management office, operations, applications development, and security, a multi-million dollar operating and capital investment budget. Supported 200+ applications including manufacturing, product development, order, shipping, billing, licensing, retail, distribution, sourcing, field service operations, finance, and human resources. Managed up to 140 technical professionals in the US, Romania, and India. Member of the senior… Show more Held CTO responsibility leading global IT strategy, project management office, operations, applications development, and security, a multi-million dollar operating and capital investment budget. Supported 200+ applications including manufacturing, product development, order, shipping, billing, licensing, retail, distribution, sourcing, field service operations, finance, and human resources. Managed up to 140 technical professionals in the US, Romania, and India. Member of the senior leadership, represented IT to the Board of Directors on security, and reported to CIO. • Partnered with business and led IT team in creating new business process increasing seasonal sales. • Reduced development process and labor costs. Led team in developing SAP-based new product lifecycle management system streamlining the manufacturing process. • Created state-of-the-art application on tablet technology for the field organization. • Delivered core SAP technology implementation on time and on budget. Applications included Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Financial GL, and Core HR. • Saved development and support costs by partnering with offshore, low-cost service company in India to provide application support and maintenance services. • Created business intelligence strategy including data analytics (SAS), reporting (Cognos), and high-performance warehouse (Teradata). • Led IT integration following acquisition of two companies within 10 months. • Directed IT disconnection following divestiture on time and on budget. • Improved service quality and communications for merchandisers in NA. Led team in implementing SAP customer relationship technology reducing labor costs $10M. • Developed multi-year IT Strategy to replace 80% of the legacy IT systems over eight years. • Replaced high cost mainframe technologies with lower cost Unix-based systems. • Leveraged cloud based technologies to improve speed of delivery and business benefits. Show less Held CTO responsibility leading global IT strategy, project management office, operations, applications development, and security, a multi-million dollar operating and capital investment budget. Supported 200+ applications including manufacturing, product development, order, shipping, billing, licensing, retail, distribution, sourcing, field service operations, finance, and human resources. Managed up to 140 technical professionals in the US, Romania, and India. Member of the senior… Show more Held CTO responsibility leading global IT strategy, project management office, operations, applications development, and security, a multi-million dollar operating and capital investment budget. Supported 200+ applications including manufacturing, product development, order, shipping, billing, licensing, retail, distribution, sourcing, field service operations, finance, and human resources. Managed up to 140 technical professionals in the US, Romania, and India. Member of the senior leadership, represented IT to the Board of Directors on security, and reported to CIO. • Partnered with business and led IT team in creating new business process increasing seasonal sales. • Reduced development process and labor costs. Led team in developing SAP-based new product lifecycle management system streamlining the manufacturing process. • Created state-of-the-art application on tablet technology for the field organization. • Delivered core SAP technology implementation on time and on budget. Applications included Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Financial GL, and Core HR. • Saved development and support costs by partnering with offshore, low-cost service company in India to provide application support and maintenance services. • Created business intelligence strategy including data analytics (SAS), reporting (Cognos), and high-performance warehouse (Teradata). • Led IT integration following acquisition of two companies within 10 months. • Directed IT disconnection following divestiture on time and on budget. • Improved service quality and communications for merchandisers in NA. Led team in implementing SAP customer relationship technology reducing labor costs $10M. • Developed multi-year IT Strategy to replace 80% of the legacy IT systems over eight years. • Replaced high cost mainframe technologies with lower cost Unix-based systems. • Leveraged cloud based technologies to improve speed of delivery and business benefits. Show less

    • Brazil
    • Engineering Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • IT Leader, Global Manufacturing
      • 2002 - 2004

      Led IT support for global manufacturing and supply chain including 30 direct reports supporting plants in the US and Hungary. Managed a $5M operating budget and $10M capital investment. • Developed multi-year plans to improve productivity and reduce inventory for raw materials and finished product.

    • IT Leader, Global Technology / Product Development
      • 2000 - 2002

      Managed IT support including a staff of 25 direct reports, a $3M operating budget, and $8M capital investment. • Led team in developing and maintaining systems for the design and development of products including product life management (PLM), product design, and product quality systems. • Developed strategic capital improvement plans to improve product development efficiency and quality.

    • Strategic e-Business Development Manager
      • 1999 - 2000

      Established online presence, led team of 15 professionals, an $8M budget, and $20M capital investment. • Managed team in developing and maintaining websites and category management applications. • Developed multi-year strategy to target added value to consumer and industrial customers by providing online purchasing, configuration, and category management capabilities.

    • Manager Global Infrastructure Operations
      • 1997 - 1999

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Software Consultant
      • 1995 - 1997
    • United Kingdom
    • Security and Investigations
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Senior Software Engineer
      • 1994 - 1995
    • United States
    • Armed Forces
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Database Administrator
      • 1992 - 1994

Education

  • Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University
    Master of Science - MS, Information Systems
  • The Citadel
    BS, Computer Science

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