George is an accomplished, results driven global IT professional with over 20 years of experience leading large-scale IT Transformation projects within the Technology (hardware & software) Industry. He has a passion for improving business results and increasing productivity by properly leveraging IT Systems and Data. He began his career with IBM first as a college co-op while studying Computer Science at Auburn University. At IBM, George was tasked with leading the overall IT readiness and transition for the Global Service & Support organization during the divestiture of the PC Company to Lenovo. As the Director of Global Services Business Transformation and IT at Lenovo, he led 7 full lifecycle implementation projects leveraging SAP CRM Sales, CRM Service, and ECC to deliver a single global enterprise solution for Lenovo Services across 100+ countries. George went on to become Sr Director of Program Management Operations at Managed Maintenance, Inc where he led the first global deployment of their commercial SaaS product while also establishing and leading the corporate PMO.
Most recently, George served as the Director of Business Systems at insightsoftware where he led the daily management and on-going transformation of the core Business Systems used to run the day-to-day operations of Marketing, Sales, Customer Support & Success, Professional Services, and Finance/Accounting. At insightsoftware, George led the internal Business Systems integration for multiple corporate acquisitions, working with leadership and key stakeholders to analyze business processes, systems, and data to define and execute a transition plan for full integration of people, process, and tools.
In his free time, when he is not spending time with family, George enjoys riding his motorcycle through the back roads of North Carolina or playing bass guitar in his neighborhood garage band.