Nathan Thanos

About Nathan Thanos

I am passionate about technology and using it in appropriate ways that positively impact people\'s lives. I look for opportunities where I can leverage my technology integration skills with my business strategy skills to fill gaps in an organization: resulting in an all around better product, service, and business.Throughout my career I have had the opportunity to integrate my technology knowledge, skills, and experiences with that of the needs of an innovative organization. With my unique position early on at NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) as a liaison between the Financial Business Service Team and IT, I was able to quickly assess the gaps where technology and process improvement were needed to make NCDPI more effective and efficent. My experience in learning the ins and outs of state budget, procurement, and other major state government mechanisms later helped influence my work with NC Virtual Public Schools (NCVPS).At NCVPS I was able to utilize my full technical and Information Systems background to help set-up, configure, and grow the infrastructure of the second largest K12 virtual public school in the nation. I started in the role as Learning Management System Administrator and quickly excelled into a senior level position. With a major focus on innovation around instructional resources as well as around operational processes I was elected by my colleagues and peers as E-innovator of the year in 2010. I continued my pursuit to improve education with NCVPS and reside as the Senior Systems Specialist and R&D Coordinator.The strengths that make me an effective leader are:Quickly and effectively assess the infrastructure needs for a project, program or business and offer a well developed solution. Serving as a liaison between technology and the business units of an organization, I am able to serve as a needs translator for all stakeholders. Proactive approach to operations, reducing the risk involved with unforeseen issues.

Experience

1. Senior Analyst, HR Technology Applications

   Kontoor Brands, Inc.

   Sep 2022 — Present · US

   Key in managing Kontoor Brands Inc. Workday enterprise system that supports critical Human Capital Management initiatives. Support and manage system updates in alignment with a defined change management processes. Develop custom reports and data integrations to enhance the company’s internal operations through informed data driven decisions. Configure various modules including but not limited to Absence (Time Off), Time Entry,Talent, and Compensation. In addition the primary HR Tech support for the Payroll Manager in using and configuration of WD Payroll.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Designed, developed, and support various Time Off Plans for USA, European, and Asia regions. Consisting of over 150 different Time off Plans• Was crucial in the successful Implementation of the Helly Hansen Acquisition into Kontoor Brands Inc WD system through the design of Absence, and Time Entry Configuration for the various departments and worker types. As well as assisted in the loading of employee data and Time Off Balances.• Configured and continually maintain mobile geofencing time tracking for all of our retail store locations.• Helped setup and deploy \"Workday Scheduling\" that\'s used throughout all retail stores in Kontoor Brands Inc. Responsible for all maintenance and support of Workday Scheduling configuration.• Primary for the configuration of the Workday Time Kiosk that is used in the distribution centers for time tracking. This consisted of the setup of the iPad devices for punches along with the integration, security and time entry template configurations.• Consistently relied upon as primary for making business process configuration changes on various BPs across the various different modules in Workday.• Designed and configured \"Employee Talent Reviews\" that allowed Kontoor Brands to assess employees potential and determine retention risk.• Maintain payroll account posting rule sets along with various pay components and earnings tied to those posting rule sets.

Education

• Capella University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Information Technology

  2013

• Appalachian State University

  B.S.B.A, Computer Information Systems

  2000 — 2004

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Certified Educational Chief Technology Officer, Certified Educational Chief Technology Officer Course for 2014-2015

  2014 — 2015

Skills

• Project Management
• Instructional Technology
• Blended Learning
• Leadership
• Blackboard Enterprise Instant Messenger
• Teacher Training
• Staff Development
• Systems Analysis
• Business Process
• Networking
• Information Technology
• Program Management
• Educational Technology
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Moodle
• Data Analysis
• Sdlc
• E-Learning
• Research
• System Administration
• Educational Leadership
• Strategy
• Integration
• Adult Education
• Process Innovation
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Process Improvement
• Web 2.0
• Sql
• Visio
• Html
• Technical Support
• Strategic Planning
• Business Analysis
• K-12
• Instructional Design
• Active Directory
• Databases