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RICHARD LIEBMAN rl120fe6e@westpost.

net 7356 Tottenham Place * New Albany, Ohio 43054 614-599-696 8 EXECUTIVE-LEVEL TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND MANAGEMENT *CIO IT Strategy*Enterprise Architecture *Management Consulting

Value Offered * Proven ability to provide IT team support and partnering services that contrib utes to revenue generation, support / solve business issues, and mitigate costs / risks. * Executive leadership offering cross- functional management perspective. * Sales experience in identifying and closing professional service engagements a nd follow-on projects. * Able to plan, analyze, evaluate, prioritize, define metrics and refine busines s processes, set and achieve goals and measure results at both the strategic and tactical levels. * MBA - Finance, MBA - Marketing; B.S., Business Administration (Computer Scien ce); B.S., Economics Areas of specific expertise * Retail & Wholesale Systems * Distribution/Warehouse Management * Supply Chain Management * Manufacturing / Job Costing / Bills Of Materials * Project Management (CPM) * Business Systems - ERP Selection / Implementation / Training * Business Development and Client / Engagement Management * Business Process Reengineering / Profitability Improvement * Business Planning / Bankruptcy Reorganization * Inventory Management / Assortment Planning / Space Mgmt * Planning / Allocation / Analysis / Modeling / Optimization * Financial Analysis / Controls / Reporting / Analysis / Budgeting * Business Intelligence / Data Warehouse / Data Mining * Customer Service / Call Center / Help Desk * POS / In-store system / Sales Audit / Theft and Fraud Application and Development Proficiency * Client Server (Oracle, Microsoft SQL) * Mainframe MVS; AS400; Microsoft / UNIX / Linux * Web Based Ecommerce / Operations / Fulfillment * Myriad LAN / WAN / environments, functions, configurations PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FOUNDER/MANAGING DIRECTOR Epiphany Consulting Group, Columbus, Ohio 1999-present Lead the technology practice and function as executive business and technical c onsultant to a variety of domestic and international clients. Primary focus is a nalysis and refinement of strategic business direction and attendant supporting systems architecture / hardware, software, and related business processes. Multi-million dollar savings for a global electronics retailer. * Managed architecture, implementation, customization, and process reengineeri

ng, which included multi-year implementations in four European countries. * Software standardization and associated business processes created multi-mil lion dollar savings in support costs. * Developed business intelligence that increased inventory effectiveness and a chieved additional ROI benefits. For a $4.5 billion/3,000 store retailer and distributor of automotive aftermarke t parts. * Numerous projects and services, including strategy, design, architecture, de velopment and implementation of at least nine corporate initiatives. * Assessment, selection, customization, implementation and alignment of the as sociated business processes. * Multi-million dollar savings in inventory levels, ROI, margin improvement, p rocess changes and software / hardware realignment. For an $8 billion/2500-location retailer delivering the largest Microsoft ERP so lution in the world. * Consolidated brand and owner / member pilot to remove complexity and add sta ndardization through a centralized ASP model for franchise management, central s ervices and process re-engineering. For a multi-divisional biotechnical and Analytical Instrument products organizat ion * Developed business and supporting IT systems strategy, testing and services for ERP customization, process reengineering and implementation. * Migrated system architecture to Microsoft Dynamics / Axapta. Functioned as the acting CIO of a national discount specialty retailer during ba nkruptcy purchase by a larger retailer. * Managed the migration to select and implement the systems and related conver sions, including the architecture of systems necessary to integrate / interface with the purchaser's core systems. Richard Liebman rl120fe6e@westpost.net 614-599-6968 page 2 of 2 THE LIMITED, INC. Columbus, Ohio 1996-1999 VICE PRESIDENT - CIO, EXPRESS, LLC Oversaw all Information Technology services, PC/LAN, Business Intelligence, comm unications, and associated information technology planning and support, serving 750+ locations with sales exceeding $1.4 billion, 100+ associates / consultants, and operating budget responsibility in excess of $12 million. * Managed the effort to achieve Y2K compliance, certification and testing for mainframe and LAN systems representing 3500+ programs, multiple software packages / integration and over 20MM lines of COBOL mainframe and thousands of user based PC/LAN based applications, with sign ificant planning and architecture challenges. * Supervised the design and implementation of DB2 based Data Warehouse, and as sociated smaller Data Marts to address the analysis and reporting needs. Specifi c applications included target customer selling (Data Mining / Target Marketing) and related selling, and associated strategy, architecture, hardware and client server software. * Developed and implemented an Internet-based global manufacturing / supply ch ain tracking system controlling over 60 million garments planning, re-architectu re, and interface of many disparate systems. VICE PRESIDENT - BASE BUSINESS SYSTEMS Established the strategy, planning and architecture of corporate consolidation f or financial and base merchandising systems for five businesses and three corpor ate functions.

* Chosen from seventeen operating divisions as one of four associates to lead the new corporate restructuring/Centers of Excellence. Results included improved merchandising system functionality, replaced legacy systems with Y2K issues, si mplified IT infrastructure, and reduced cost of IT support for the enterprise. * Coordinated the planning and use of Payroll, General Ledger, and Fixed Asset systems across three divisions that represent $3 billion in sales and 250,000 W 2s annually. * Managed the planning and implementation of Island Pacific merchandising syst em and piloted "THE EYE" data warehouse system as the prototype and analysis base for the corporate model. * Contributed process changes, technical improvements, and software developmen t(s) that yielded economic savings in excess of $5 million while significantly i mproving the service levels. * Integrated applications (Mainframe, UNIX, and Windows platforms) include: PO S/Polling, Warehouse Management, Merchandise Planning (Arthur), Merchandise Allo cation (MMS), Merchandise Replenishment, (INFOREM), and Data Warehouse. VICE PRESIDENT - CIO, LANE BRYANT Recruited to lead all Information Technology services, PC/LAN, telecommunication , and associated IT related planning, support, and development to serve and supp ort 825+ locations and more than $900 million in sales. * Directed the upgrade of 4,000+ IBM POS systems to new application software a nd operating system levels, in less than 90 days and with less than 1% error / failure rate - a new LAN architecture was required. * Spearheaded the design and implementation of ARTHUR merchandise planning and MMS store level allocation, and INFOREM replenishment systems and required system architecture, hardware & softw are. * Pioneered the use of Windows NT, RAS, Intranet and Java based applications t o service remote users' access /collaboration. SR. VICE PRESIDENT - CIO, The Electronics Boutique, West Chester, PA 1994-1996 Responsible for planning and achieving all technology / information support, com munications, and merchandise planning functions across all divisions representin g 600+ locations and sales exceeding $500 million. Additionally, was responsible for Management Support Services to six foreign businesses and planning / develo ping various multi-channel initiatives. * Directed the implementation of customized systems in the UK, Korea, Australi a, Canada, and Ireland, supported via frame relay connectivity to the US, for ma nagement oversight, reporting and consolidation. * Managed the design and implementation of UNIX /AS400 based paperless warehou se picking system. * Spearheaded the development of a graphical "New Release" trending system pro viding the modeling of sales and inventory investments of new products. EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS MBA, Finance & MBA Marketing, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Busines s B.S., Business Administration with concentration in Computer Science, Illinois S tate University B.S., Economics, Illinois State University PMC, Project Management, Data Warehouse/BI Certified 10 year Director of IBM Retail / POS Users Group, Microsoft Business Partner, Dy namics Certified, SAP Data Warehouse certified

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