ALAN LESZCZYNSKI

262-388-3200
Cedarburg, Wisconsin 53012 alan.leszczynski@outlook.com

CAREER PROFILE
Multi-talented IT Business and PMO Leader with strengths in strategic planning, product management, executive
decision making and frontline business partnering. Pivotal to promoting/facilitating dynamic change by leading IT
system development/support for divisional start up, new products/markets and blank page challenges requiring
innovation and new ways of thinking. Advanced business acumen, enterprise vision and project management
skills drive successes in: process re-engineering; acquisition integrations; improving business functionality;
scalable systems/applications; responsive sales and customer relationships; and cost reducing financial controls.
A friendly, engaged and energetic style promotes high performing teams focused on service priorities and goals.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 to 2017: QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC. Sussex, Wisconsin
$5 billion commercial printer with 25,000+ employees spanning 100+ global production facilities and sales offices
Enterprise Director of New Product Development 2015 to 2017
Partnered with a 10-person sales team created to focus on identifying/developing opportunities using new digital
print technologies, per Quads strategic commitment to this rapidly growing business segment. Responsibilities
featured directly interacting with new/existing Book, Magazine, Catalog and Directory customers in analyzing and
presenting the business and IT requirements of current/future projects, while also forming and directing internal
project resources in the definition and delivery of these opportunities using agile methodologies.
Led development of patent pending software innovating the ordering/inventorying of books within the
educational markets. Directed a 42-person internal/external project team meeting time and budget goals for
January 2017 release. Customer savings of $5MM annually are expected to propel $70+ million in new sales.
Digital production file sharing projects required advanced hands on skills in assessing customers existing IT
systems, evaluating platform alternatives and defining the technology and requirements for integration.
Opportunities often required a proactive approach to developing outside of the box implications/plans or
current vs. future comparative analyses and presenting proposals to the customers C-level.

Enterprise Information Technology Director 2012 to 2015

Director, Project Management Office 2012 to 2015
Dual role leading ITs PMO, while also serving as the chief technology officer for the Book, Directory, Healthcare
and Packaging divisions. Responsibilities included hiring, training, evaluation, developing and mentoring
personnel and policies for each division. Role prioritized efforts ensuring the alignment of IT assets for supporting
the strategic direction of each division and full integration with the corporate IT systems. Scope included a $3
million budget and 42 direct reports, consulting with 200+ IT staff at locations throughout the U.S and Poland.
Led creation of a robust project management training program leveraging strong cross-functional input/buy-in.
Trained 500+ globally, improving project success from 72 to 95%, while increasing completed projects 20%.
Established priorities for evaluating projects. Built a multi-faceted PMO scorecard reducing projects in process
from 170 to 60 and project time 50%. Scorecard launch was itself completed 3 months ahead of schedule.
Structured IT system including hardware, software and workflow processes for starting a healthcare division.
Resolved the high IT entry costs, security issues and credentialing requirements for selling within this market.
Led special project creating the IT system for a $35MM investment into digital presses, a new technology
profoundly changing print operations. Directed team over 1.5 years qualifying/deploying systems enabling
receipt/processing of a 30x increase in orders vs. traditional print. Unit yielded a 400% sales increase in 2016.
Reduced problem resolution from 1 day to 30 minutes for book publishing/printing by re-engineering complex
order management processes. Formed a team of customers, vendors and staff analyzing bottlenecks, which
resulted in devising real-time EDI feedback integrated into the customers ERP systems.
Conducted due diligence on several acquisition targets. Directed IT for 3 packaging company purchases.
Successfully maintained productivity and saved on average $200k per acquisition by completing full staff and
systems integration, security and licensing per Quad standards.
Automated small parcel shipping to align with the shorter runs in digital printing. Results increased throughput
100% and decreased errors 75%. Created a cross-functional team error proofing the shipping/labeling
processes and worked with FedEx, UPS and DHL in developing a single, integrated management system.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Contd: Quad/Graphics, Inc.

Software Development Manager Enterprise Information Technology 2000 to 2012
Dynamic and multi-tasking responsibilities for developing IT systems in support of operating initiatives spanning
Press, Finishing, Warehousing, eCommerce, Software Infrastructure and Corporate Automation. Scope
encompassed 30+ direct reports guiding frontline department and business unit IT/cross-functional teams.
Drove the establishment of policies and practices for the formation of a dedicated IT PMO group prioritizing
bringing order and consistency across a rolling average of 100+ strategic projects.
Led large project that implemented multiple AS/RS systems and integrated them with existing MRP and ERP
systems that enabled major efficiencies in the manufacturing process.
Wore multiple hats in pre/post acquisition activities which doubled company sales and added 50+ plant sites.
Led system gap analyses, staffing evaluations, cost saving consolidations and integrations.
Directed major warehouse/shipping process change enabling on demand printing of pallet flags. Eliminated
labor costs at 45 facilities where teams would previously pre-run the bar-coded instructions. Additionally, by
integrating the data from PLCs into the ERP, the process limited waste/errors due to production changes.
Decreased staff from 12 to 1.5 FTE by outsourcing the management of EDI/eCommerce transactions with a
range of production suppliers. Result also decreased overall EDI licensing and maintenance costs 65%.
Scope of role promoted the advancement/refinement of skills in vendor qualification and negotiations, as well
as partnering with business leaders in defining project goals, scheduling to minimize operating disruptions
and balancing cost and expectation considerations.
Prioritized coaching and mentoring activities to ensure staff development, engagement and retention.
Assisted with the structure and content of Project Management training programs rolled out to business and
operations managers across the company.

1993 to 2000: REDPRAIRIE n/k/a JDA Software Waukesha, Wisconsin

Highly regarded developer of warehouse and supply chain management systems
Software Development Manager | Enterprise Information Technology
Progressive advancement leading to responsibilities working directly with customers in system analysis and
defining operating processes, project objectives, schedules, staffing, cost forecasts and project implementation.
Role regularly included customer and supplier negotiations, as well as employee relations and mentoring.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and EDUCATION

PMP Certified/License 1255265 2006 Project Management Institute
BS, Computer Science University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

MILITARY
United States Air Force Honorably Discharged - Attained rank of Staff Sergeant, featuring duties in developing
inventory management software at several domestic bases and in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War.