Paul Kile

About Paul Kile

Seasoned IT leader, skilled in driving business value through the common-sense application of technology to business problems. I bring companies outstanding business and technical leadership, the capacity to transform ideas into value by developing new business capabilities, guiding development of custom applications, raising operational & staff efficiencies, managing costs, and shortening cycle times. I have 30 years experience applying business-appropriate techniques to develop valuable solutions for enterprises, offshoring & right-shoring work as appropriate, shifting to cloud computing, leading security & compliance efforts, leading application development teams, organizing teams for Agile & Scrum, managing infrastructure, implementing new application versions and architecting systems. I collaborate with business partners to refine a vision, introducing the development teams to the process when appropriate so as to enable the creation of valuable IT solutions that align to strategic business needs. Additionally I create and document processes, enabling an effective handoff to operations (or worked collaboratively with DevOps). Prior to shifting to management, I had over 8 years experience as a software developer & systems architect for information systems that effectively met business goals and added value to their enterprises. Additionally, I have experience as an industry analyst and am a published author.

Experience

1. IT Manager

   Zero-Max, Inc

   Oct 2021 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US

   Zero-Max is a leading manufacturer of mechanical power transfer equipment, offering low-volume/highly-customized product runs• As the head of the IT department, I set strategies, manage to budgets, manage strategic partnerships and lead the program management of the enterprise ERP system, Epicor.• Lead management of Microsoft infrastructure: Hyper-V Windows servers/cluster, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, SQL Server, etc.• Digital & physical security; security training; IT audits & remediation.• Manage internet and telephony communications, including migration to a cloud VOIP system.• Lead IT Change Management: Work intake, backlog management, prioritization meetings, etc. • ETL of accounts receivable financial data in partnership with external provider.• Manage staff and contractors.

Education

• Lawrence University

  Bachelor’s Degree, German

  1982 — 1986

• New Horizons Computer Learning Centers

  Project Management (PMP)

• Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

  Theology

  1997 — 1998

• St. Catherine University

  Master’s Degree, Theology

  1991 — 1995

• Augsburg University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2016 — 2019