Earl enjoys helping small and medium-sized businesses apply technology to solve business challenges. He brings 40+ years of industry experience in business process automation including manufacturing, research & development, product quality, master data, program management, enterprise architecture, software selection & implementation, application design, and team development. He has facilitated many large and small groups focused on achieving personal and business growth, maximizing business value, and making intelligent use of technology.
He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Management from the University of Akron in 1981 and retired from The J.M Smucker Company in 2016, after a very successful 30-year career in Information Services. Before Smucker, he held positions in Manufacturing and Tire Division Systems at The General Tire & Rubber Company (GenCorp) and was an intern at General Motors.
Earl believes that all technology investments in business should either grow sales, reduce costs, or improve quality; and ideally all three. He welcomes opportunities to help business leaders organize, clarify, and simplify strategies that make smart use of technology and optimize business value.
He embraces the application of two principles that are critical to success:
- A Common Understanding of Shared Assumptions and Aligned Expectations
- Trusted Relationships with Clarity of Roles and Responsibilities
These principles apply to technology and business ventures as well as all aspects of life.
Since joining PCS in August of 2016, Earl has collaborated with many different companies and teams focused on:
- Discovery Sessions
- Exploration of business and technology opportunities
- Development and execution of implementation roadmaps based on customer requirements and business value.
- Architecture Analysis and Design leveraging the Business, Information, Application and Technology pillars.
- IT and Business Strategy
- Software Selection: 3PL , CPQ, e-Commerce, POS, ERP, CRM, and others
- Call/Contact Center Assessments: Maturity Model Alignment with Business Strategy
- Business Process Automation / System Implementation (Milestone Management)
- Software Development Framework
- Organizational Readiness and Change Management
- Team Building and Mentoring (5-way win)
A recent focus has been on easy to use, integrated ERP applications that are flexible, scalable, and affordable.
Outside of work, he spends time with church activities, house and yard projects, traveling, and spending time with his family, wife Suzanne, 6 children (5 married) and 16 grandchildren.
For further discussion, or to explore opportunities to work together, “email” Earl or call him at 330-335-7271.
