Leif Christianson

Vice President Information Technology @County Materials Corporation

Marathon City, WI, US

Executive Information Technology leader - oversight of fifty-four locations in six states supporting over two thousand employees. As the leader of IT strategy and operations, I helped drive business goals through innovation and effective IT initiative prioritization. I also coordinated the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future IT systems throughout the organization. I was responsible for identifying opportunities for cost-effective IT system and resource investments, including staffing, sourcing, purchasing, and in-house development. I defined and communicated corporate plans, policies, and standards for IT system acquisition, implementation, and operation, and oversaw the approval, prioritization, and control of relevant projects and the project portfolio. • Deployed an IT operating model that aligned business strategies with IT initiatives, resulting in a 10% increase in productivity and 17% reduction in IT costs. • Implemented cybersecurity risk assessment, remedied high-risk findings, and reduced overall IT risk by 29%. • Deployed backup and disaster recovery service, achieving a service level agreement and reducing data loss incidents by 23%. • Conducted a network assessment that improved quality service by 20% and resulted in 10% savings for voice, data, and video infrastructure by implementing new network architecture. • Led the implementation and successful completion of an ERP migration, streamlining business processes and improving efficiency across the organization by 27% reduction in manual work and 15% increase in automation.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

BS, Business Administration

Lakeland University

Master, Business Administration

Edgar High School

High School