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Mark L. Cain –Partner (Technology)

Mark is a highly skilled,fully diversified Information Technology executive with over twenty years of quality experience in executive management and consulting. A specialist in change and implementing new system and business initiatives. Experienced in Strategic Planning,Technology Planning,System Selection and Implementation,and Management Consulting. Strong in Technology Infrastructure planning,including hardware selection,LAN/WAN and personal productivity tool implementation. Extremely strong business experience and skills,particularly in Consumer and Industrial Products,Manufacturing and Logistics,and Not-For-Profits.

Mark has in-depth experience in the following practice areas:
–Interim CIO/CTO and Mentoring
–Cost Cutting and Restructuring of IT organizations
–Rapidly Fixing dysfunctional IT organizations,making them responsive to the business
–Infrastructure and Operations Management including Global Datacenters
–ERP systems selection and implementation,including SAP
–Technology Planning and Execution
–Centralization and consolidation of disparate IT functions
–E-Commerce and Internet Initiatives

Mark has been CIO/CTO/EVP of companies ranging from Internet startups to Fortune 100. He has been CIO of a division of a major apparel company,VP of Global Technology &Operations for a Fortune 100 company,CIO of a mid-sized consumer products company,and an IT consultant for 6 years. He has successfully implemented ERP systems,including SAP,downsized a major IT organization,fixed a totally dysfunctional Fortune 500 IT organization,and run one of the largest E-Commerce B2B internet sites in the world. Early in Mark’s career,he was Planning Manager for a business unit of a Fortune 100 company,so he knows how IT must be responsive to the business and customers.

He received a BS degree in Computer Science from Columbia University and an MS degree in Management Science from University of California at Berkeley. He is also SAP certified.

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