Timothy O. Waite

Senior Information Technology executive with 37 years of experience in multiple GE businesses. He leads Paladin’s Information Services Practice.

Experience

• Delivering solutions across all functions of the manufacturing enterprise, developing high performance teams, optimizing business processes, and improving operational performance.
• As CIO of GE Sensing provided leadership vision and strategic IT solutions in support of manufacturing, marketing, sales, services, finance, HR and technology
• Participated in due diligence activities in the acquisition of several high technology companies
  - Instrumental in the business integrations of acquisitions including the development and execution of the IT strategy to consolidate business systems
  - Added value while driving simplification and cost reduction.
  - Integrated fourteen distinct ERP platforms, multiple engineering toolkits, and diverse networks and client images into a single infrastructure, a common Business Intelligence platform, and a single Oracle-based ERP system.
• A collaborative manager with a great record assembling a strong team of IT professionals
• Broad knowledge of international operations
  - Established a joint venture with Prolec in Monterrey, Mexico
  - Led the deployment of Oracle in Korea, China, Ireland, and the E.U.
  - Assigned to a plant in the UK, instrumental in significantly improving performance metrics
• Interim CIO within a $1B manufacturing enterprise in Tampa, Florida