Joe Piepgras

About Joe Piepgras

Senior IT Leader | j••••••••@gmail.comSTRATEGY AND VALUE CREATIONSenior IT leader who successfully creates IT strategies, manages project portfolios, aligns stakeholders, and coaches team members to ensure business alignment and successful value creation. Brings together people, process and technology with a pragmatic approach to change management, process improvement, automation, and outsourcing.BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP • Excels as a liaison between business partners and IT • Uses strong communication skills to translate messages across all levels of stakeholders • Focuses on customers and seeks to understand their strategies, goals, and challenges • Brings business alignment to cross-functional teams to implement impactful solutions • Known for an ability to listen and gather multiple points of view • Can \"cut through the noise\" and distill an issue to its essence LEADERSHIP • Exhibits a collaborative and empowering style • Builds trust and commitment • Provides teams with a clear vision and the business context of their work • Enjoys coaching and guiding others with the goal of building upon their greatest strengths • Described by colleagues as analytical, responsible, positive, focused, and fair • Trusted by business partners and exhibits unquestionable integrityEXPERIENCES • Served as program manager for multi-year, large-scale implementations • Prioritized application portfolios • Coached project managers leading enterprise-wide upgrade projects and implementation projects • Managed the development and support organization for a $1.9B business unit • Directed the work of managers, business analysts, and developers • Led effort to streamline and outsource financial processes

Experience

1. Senior IT Manager

   Land O'Lakes, Inc.

   Mar 2015 — Present

Education

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  B.S. Economics cum laude

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  Bachelor of Mathematics with distinction

• University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management

  MBA