Mel Heckman
Business-Focused/Revenue generating CIO/CTO with strong technical and business background. Experience with carve-outs/divestitures. Consumer goods, manufacturing, warehouse
- Role
- CIO COO Advisory Services at Independent Consulting
- Location
- Columbia, MO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mel Heckman
Scrappy hands-on CIO with extensive experience with custom development, database management, infrastructure network and security, etc. Deep knowledge of warehouse management, B2B and Ecommerce technologies. Lead multiple highly successful ERP implementations. Excels leading teams in implementing corporate-wide process improvements that result in flexible, scalable solutions to solve challenges. Experience in multiple industries with organizations ranging from mid-market to Fortune 500 with strong experience in manufacturing and distribution. Experience working in publicly traded companies. Strengths: Business & IT Strategy Planning/Execution - Digital Transformations - ERP Implementation - B2B & Electronic Commerce – Product Development - Business Intelligence - Technology Architecture - Software Development - Process Improvement - Outsourced CIO/CTO - Project Management - ROI / Budget Management – Cloud Services – Data Governance - Agile - Carve-Outs - Divestitures Impressive Contributions: • Lead the digital transformation in the divestiture of American Outdoor Brands from Smith & Wesson in less than 2 years. • Founded, grew, and sold venture capital-funded consulting firm that implemented transformative technical solutions. • Applied Business Intelligence (BI) to refocus IT from cost center to profit center. • Designed, built, and sold WMS system (Aqueduct) for Logistics & Distributions Operations. • Led numerous integrations/conversions with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), including D365, Baan, JD Edwards, Dynamics GP, Dynamics NAV, Dynamics AX, and SAP ECC. • Implemented several Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) projects; extremely familiar with requirements of Big Box Retails, i.e. Walmart, Target, Cabela’s, Amazon, etc. • Outsourced CIO/Advisor for several organizations, i.e. strategic visioning, budgeting, resource management, and infrastructure.
Experience
CIO COO Advisory Services
Mar 2023 — Present
Experienced professional providing CIO/COO as a service leadership. Recent assignments include: Contributions: • CIO/COO Advisory - Advising executive team and leading a large-scale digital transformation of Infor M3 at a billion organization in the food services industry. This this nationwide multi-divisional effort will transform this business into a centralized and efficient organization that competitors will be hard pressed to compete with. • CIO As a Service - Leading a digital transformation built on Dynamics 365 for a mid-market organization specializing in low voltage electronics. This effort will provide the people, processes, and technology necessary for growth this organization is definitely ready for.
Education
Association of Supply Chain Management
CPIM, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
1998 — 1998
Northern Illinois University
BS, Operations Management and Information Systems
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, General
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