P E T E R B AT E S

Peyton, CO - 80831
pbates1231@icloud.com

Vice President / Sr Director / Director

I n f o r m a t i o n Te c h n o l o g y

Manufacturing/ Computer Software Industry

Innovative Information Technology (IT) executive, seeking decision-making role to provide vision and leadership in leveraging
technology to develop and implement performance-driven, quality-focused, business-enabling IT services
A service oriented business partner with more than 20 years of IT leadership in support of planning, implementing and
maintaining enterprise communication and information (voice and data) systems with 10+ years experience managing technical
teams and partnering with executive management for strategic planning and business enablement

ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Six Sigma Black Belt with strong organizational, analytical and detailed
planning skills driving the effective delivery of large, complex, high value projects
Passionate about ensuring alignment of reliable, cost effective, and well suited IT services to critical business operations and the
realization of business unit objectives.
Established IT Governance framework to ensure the alignment of IT initiatives and infrastructure to business goals and
objectives
A proactive, passionate, enthusiastic, and trusted team player that builds and maintains strong professional relationships with
stake-holders, peers and staff and provides guidance, persuades, and influences decision makers
An adaptable, self-governing, self-motivated leader with a proactive can-do approach to meeting objectives and overcoming
voice and data challenges with urgency and integrity
An effective, data driven, analytical thinker, adept at considering all alternatives to solve a problem
Former USAF Commissioned Officer (1987 1996)
Former Vice President Board of Directors, Peyton School District 23 JT, (2007 2013).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Gates Corporation, Denver, CO

2001 to 2015

The Gates Corporation, based in Denver, Colorado USA, is a manufacturer of power transmission belts and a manufacturer of
fluid power products
Progressive (In reverse order):
North American Regional Director, Information Technology

Director IT Risk Management

Director IT Business Services
IT Process Improvement Manager

Guided IT team in computer and network operations for 28 regional facilities in a $3B manufacturing company with emphasis on
high-quality delivery of communication and information servicesdeveloped innovative, functional, scalable, reliable and cost
effective voice and data solutions focused on back-office automation, end-user adoption, and business achievement
Partnered with production leaders to set strategic and tactical objectives for Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)
systems to exploit computer and network resources for competitive advantagedirected development and systems
implementation to enable continuous improvement and enterprise-control system integration
Directed IT team in the $35M consolidation, relocation and optimization of manufacturing capability, capacity and quality
enabling 30% increase in operational capacity and 100% improvement in product quality
Led IT team on emergency relocation of manufacturing facilitycoordinated IT resources, business and site management
teams, and vendors to enable resumption of network, computing and voice services within 4 days after tornado demolished
assembly facility
Guided organization through strategic transformation of IT infrastructure services to a managed services outsourcing vendor
resulting in cohesive support of company business objectives focused on best practices and benchmarking
Performed project plan oversight, business enablement, and organization change management for $30M Oracle e-business
suite ERP implementation, $5M PTC Windchill, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) migration, and $2M Infor EAM application
upgrade and deployment
Steered IT team in physical move of data center infrastructure and hosted applications from corporate headquarters to an
external datacenter without downtime to the business200+ servers hosting 100+ business applications moved
Provided guidance, managed plan and directed actions to assess risk; and to document, test and maintain general computing
controls to ensure their effectiveness, maintain the integrity of all systems and data, and to ensure IT compliance to SarbanesOxley Act Section 404 (SOX) requirements
Provided leadership of IT Project Management Office (PMO), project/program oversight, and IT architecture development
Led international team in effort to define global data standards
Implemented regional IT associate professional development program

Compuware Corporation, Denver, CO

1998 to 2001

Compuware Corporation is a mainframe software company. Compuware Corporation empowers the worlds largest companies
to advance their mainframe intellectual property to meet the demands of the digital economy.
Senior Architect for Software Process Improvement

Coordinated corporate initiatives and developed plans to implement Software Capability Maturity Model (SW CMM)-based
continuous improvement program
Supported clients in SW CMM-based improvement efforts and conducted CMM-based assessments to enable maturity level
progression
Coached and trained continuous improvement and change management methodologies

Computer Data Systems Inc., Colorado Springs, CO

1996 to 1998

Computer Data Systems, Inc. does 90 percent of its computer service business with federal and state governments, primarily in
setting up and operating data processing systems for its client agencies and selling its own prepackaged software to them
Chief Information Officer/IT Director (McKesson Outsourcing)

Senior Software Process Improvement Consultant

Provided strategic focus for major process re-engineering effort of advanced weapon system software
Conducted SW development process appraisals and developed action plans that reduced SW development time and application
defects

E D U C AT I O N A L Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S
BS Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
Professional Certifications:
Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute, LLC. 314268, November 2005 November 2018
Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Lead Assessor for Capability Maturity Model-Based Appraisals, Software Engineering
Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, February 1998 February 2002
ITIL Foundations, ITIL Certification Management Board (ICMB), Starting July 2006
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Academy Associates, Starting November 2001

A C C R E D I TAT I O N S , A F F I L I AT I O N S & A S S O C I AT I O N S
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) (2005-2018)
SEI CMM Lead Assessor (1998-2002)
ITIL Foundations Certification (2006)
US Citizen