SAP implementations, SQL upgrades and Windows 7 migrations are among the IT projects featured in this installment of IT Projects: The Inside Scoop. American Express, Dannon, TD Ameritrade and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts are among the 27 Fortune-ranked and mid-market companies highlighted here.
Information for this feature is provided exclusively to CIO Insight by the researchers at DiscoverOrg and covers technology deployments, software implementations, and IT department changes across Fortune-ranked and mid-market companies.
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IT Projects: The Inside Scoop (May 15, 2012)
| Company | Location | Project/s |
|---|---|---|
| American Express | New York, NY | Upgraded from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008. Toby Eduardo Redshaw, CIO, was involved in the project. |
| Apollo Group | Phoenix, AZ | Transitioning to an Agile framework. Raffi Simonian, Director, Agile Project Management, is overseeing the initiative. |
| Avnet | Phoenix, AZ | Undergoing a large SAP implementation. Jovan Kangrga, Director, IT Quality Services, is leading the testing and support activities for the project. |
| Dannon | White Plains, NY | Implemented an Enterprise Qlikview BI Environment. Patrick Anderson, Senior Business Intelligence Analyst, led the project. |
| Inmar | Winston-Salem, NC | Migrated to Windows 7 computing platform. |
| FirstHealth of the Carolinas | Pinehurst, NC | Selected Thomson Reuters Integration Discovery to provide clinical interoperability system-wide. CIO David Dillehunt is overseeing the implementation. |
| First Republic Bank | San Francisco, CA | Migrating Windows XP into a next-generation desktop solution. Scott Burgner, Enterprise Architect, is responsible for project architecture. |
| Manhattan Associates | Atlanta, GA | Migrated from Microsoft Dynamics CRM to Salesforce.com CRM. Angela Daniels (ne Stewart) managed the migration. |
| Matson Navigation | Oakland, CA | Consolidated four IT platforms down to a single, internet-based logistics operating platform. CIO Peter Weis provided oversight on the project. |
| McGraw-Hill Companies | New York, NY | Migrating to Windows 7 within the McGraw-Hill Education Segment. Michael Bourdette, Project Manager, is leading the project. |
| Modine Manufacturing Company | Racine, WI | Migrated to Office 2010. Hardy Utley, Supervisor, IT Acquisition & Implementation, led the project. |
| Moffitt Cancer Center | Tampa, FL | Implementing an enterprise Citrix Virtual Desktop environment. Joseph (Joe) Fox, Network Systems Analyst, is leading the project. |
| Monsanto | St. Louis, MO | In the midst of an introductory Hadoop and Lucene project. Mickey Suhl, Project Manager, Global Infrastructure PMO, is leading the project. |
| Pentair | Minneapolis, MN | Rolling out GetPaid, an application that tracks time and generates .pdf invoices and timesheets. Peter Akwichek, Senior SQL DBA, is leading the initiative. |
| SAP America | Newtown Square, PA | Replacing Oracle databases with its new in-memory architecture, HANA analytic appliance. CIO Oliver Bussmann is providing oversight on the project. |
| Savers | Bellevue, WA | Installed Direct Print at all retail locations. Brian Lee, Project Manager, Network Operations, led the project. The company also underwent a PC refresh project for its United States and Canada stores. Brian Lee, Project Manager, Network Operations, led the project. |
| State of Mississippi | Jackson, MS | Will use Gartner consultancy for mobile security & management on their BYOD initiative. Craig Orgeron, CIO, is providing oversight on the initiative. |
| SUPERVALU | Eden Prairie, MN | Pursuing a new continuous learning strategy in regards to information security awareness. Wayne Shurts, CIO, is involved in this effort. |
| TD Ameritrade | Omaha, NE | Upgraded their Surpas system. Jennifer (Jen) Olson de Saldana, Manager, TDATC Systems, helped organize the project. |
| TitleMax | Savannah, GA | Rolled out a new Cash Management solution utilizing Atlas: a C#, ASP .NET and MVC2-based web application. Neil Sambol, Manager, Software Development, led the project. The company also rolled out Scrum software development methodology. Neil Sambol, Manager, Software Development, led the initiative. |
| UCLA Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | Implemented Exchange 2007 across the enterprise. Bawni Zaw, Messaging Engineer, led the project. |
| UNIPRO Foodservice | Atlanta, GA | Completed a full implementation of VoIP. Kaleb Mercer, Systems Administrator, led the project. |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Completed an upgrade of PeopleSoft HCM to 9.1. Jerome York, CIO, was involved in the project. |
| Vail Resorts | Broomfield, CO | Implemented a change management process and upgraded all backend infrastructure for Citrix. Michael Pahl, Citrix Administrator, led the project. |
| Ventura Foods | Brea, CA | In the midst of a three-year global implementation of JDEdwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance & Order Management applications. Bruce Jeffcoat, Manager, ERP Business Analysts, is leading the effort. |
| Walt Disney Parks and Resorts | Lake Buena Vista, FL | Transitioning from ITIL V3 to HP Service Manager 9.2. Moira Davis, Manager, Business Technology, is leading the process. |
| Webster Bank | Waterbury, CT | In the midst of upgrading Microsoft Project Server from 2003 to 2007. Amy DiStefano, System Analyst, is involved in the project. |
Source: CIO Insight / DiscoverOrg, May 15, 2012
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