Patrick Timmerding
Vice President of Information Technology at Peak Toolworks- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Dale Carnegie Course
Dale Carnegie Training -
ITIL Foundation Level
Pomeroy IT Solutions -
Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB)
TMK IPSCO
Experience
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Peak Toolworks
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United States
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Wholesale Building Materials
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President of Information Technology
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Nov 2020 - Present
Peak Toolworks is a strategic investment of Audax Private Equity.Peak Toolworks is the North American leader in diamond and carbide tipped saw blades and machine tool solutions. The company includes the acquired and consolidated brands of NAP, Gladu, General Saw, RKO Saw, Riverside Tool, and Ace Saw and Supply. The company maintains the largest manufacturing and service footprint in our industry in North America with 12 manufacturing and service centers across the USA and Canada. Peak Toolworks is a strategic investment of Audax Private Equity.Peak Toolworks is the North American leader in diamond and carbide tipped saw blades and machine tool solutions. The company includes the acquired and consolidated brands of NAP, Gladu, General Saw, RKO Saw, Riverside Tool, and Ace Saw and Supply. The company maintains the largest manufacturing and service footprint in our industry in North America with 12 manufacturing and service centers across the USA and Canada.
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Tenaris
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Regional IT Director, U.S.
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Jan 2020 - Aug 2020
Responsible for all aspects of Information Technology for the 11 US manufacturing facilities.• Managed all Information Technology aspects of the corporate due diligence and planning during the acquisition of TMK IPSCO by Tenaris.• Directly responsible for over $3.9MM in cost savings against original budget of $7.9MM as the company entered one of the worst downturns in the industry in decades (2020). Achieved synergies by combing IT departments (personnel, hardware, and licensing) between companies.• Responsibly reduced headcount while maintaining support levels.• Successfully migrated the company from D365 to SAP after TMK IPSCO was acquired by TENARIS. Migration was completed in 120 days.
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IT Director / Acting CIO
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Mar 2016 - Jan 2020
Provided leadership for all Information Technology efforts throughout the Americas division, including ERP, business, financial, manufacturing and control systems, as well as network and communications systems. Managed a staff of over 40, an annual Operating budget of $10 million and annual Capital Expenditure budget of up to $1 million. • Successfully managed the IT organization through a dramatic downturn in the industry. Reduced operating and capital budgets through vendor negotiations and strategic outsourcing, while maintaining high levels of user and system support, resulting in a savings of 22% against the annual department budget.• Consolidated the company’s shop floor management systems from five different systems to one, resulting in over $500,000 in annual savings by reducing support needs.• Led the company through the selection of a replacement ERP system, developed business case, and presented findings to the board of directors, resulting in a decision to implement Microsoft Dynamics 365.• On the ERP steering committee and managed the dept. through the successful implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365). Went live on D365 in a 1-year period for 12 manufacturing facilities and a combined R&D Facility & Corporate Headquarters.• Managed IT aspects for corporate acquisitions & divestitures.• Migrated services and systems to the cloud where it makes sense, increasing agility and ability to deliver solutions more quickly.• Performed a Cyber Security Compromise Assessment resulting in a finding of no compromises.• Performed a Cyber Security Posture Review, developed a road map for improving the company’s Cyber Security processes & systems that would eliminate or mitigate risk.• Presented recommendations to Board of Directors on cyber security initiatives.• Led the IT organization through IPO preparations, including SOX readiness and Cyber Risk Assessments, resulting in the company being acquired by the top competitor in our industry.
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IT Director
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Dec 2015 - Mar 2016
Managed the company’s ERP and shop floor systems and support, as well as all peripheral systems.• Promoted to Director, adding responsibility of managing shop floor systems in addition to ERP.
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IT Manager, Welded Operations
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Aug 2009 - Dec 2015
• IT Manager responsible for budgetary management of division as well as corporate-wide ERP support.• Budgetary responsibility of over $1 million in 2014.• Responsible for hiring, firing, and coaching of IT staff. Built the Welded division’s IT team from 2 employees to 8 to provide adequate ERP support corporate wide. Reduced reliance on consultants, saving over $300k annually.• Successfully rolled out ERP system (“Axiom”) to remaining 2 North American divisions in 2011, reducing number of IT systems to single ERP system.• Member of the Corporate Leadership Team recognized for “outstanding personal and professional achievement” in 2011 for the ERP rollout to additional divisions.• Subject matter expert for the company’s SAP implementation in 2015 (later cancelled due to industry downturn).
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European Application Support Lead
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Apr 2009 - Aug 2009
• U.S. Liaison for European ERP Application Support. Managed the U.S. based support for the European division of Sunny Delight. Manage vendor support, track issues to closure.• Project Manager for global rollout of a new SharePoint based Corporate Intranet. This included design of site layout, vendor management for infrastructure architecture and design, upgrading SharePoint versions, search optimization, et cetera. • U.S. Liaison for European ERP Application Support. Managed the U.S. based support for the European division of Sunny Delight. Manage vendor support, track issues to closure.• Project Manager for global rollout of a new SharePoint based Corporate Intranet. This included design of site layout, vendor management for infrastructure architecture and design, upgrading SharePoint versions, search optimization, et cetera.
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Pomeroy
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Application Development Team Lead
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Jun 2007 - Apr 2009
• Managed teams of ERP developers, EDI developers, and Project Managers, both local and virtual. Responsible for all hiring, firing, coaching, and budgeting.• Managed the creation and development of the corporate Data Warehouse, including all aspects of design and implementation.• Participated in the Business Process Council, comprised of directors and the most experienced employees, with the function of analyzing business processes and implementing improvements.• Member of the SAP selection, design, and implementation team. Provide I.T. and business expertise to implementation process, lead migration process from the prior ERP system (“D1”) to SAP including all ETL programming work involved with this aspect of the project.
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Senior Systems Programmer/Analyst, Project Manager
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Jun 1999 - May 2007
• Led the implementation of the corporate ERP system (Axiom) and E-Business initiative, including all hardware, software, and networking aspects.• Provided expertise and participate in the Corporate IT business planning process.• Member of SAP Design and Implementation team, providing I.T. expertise to the implementation process.• Led the migration process from the prior ERP system (Axiom) to SAP including all ETL programming work involved with this aspect of the project. • Led the implementation of the corporate ERP system (Axiom) and E-Business initiative, including all hardware, software, and networking aspects.• Provided expertise and participate in the Corporate IT business planning process.• Member of SAP Design and Implementation team, providing I.T. expertise to the implementation process.• Led the migration process from the prior ERP system (Axiom) to SAP including all ETL programming work involved with this aspect of the project.
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Education
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Northern Kentucky University
BS Computer Sciences, Computer Programming -
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Xavier University
MBA, Master of Business Administration
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