Kent Vansant
Senior Director Digital Technologies
Phone: 1(480) 356-7017
Sector: Aviation & Aerospace
Member Since, August 1, 2023Open To Work
About Me
Dedicated manufacturing industry professional with extensive multi-disciplined experience ranging from IT, manufacturing & assembly, supply chain, logistics, & engineering. An accomplished IT professional, who is skilled in vendor management, contract management, software development, and recognized technical mastery of SAP & Oracle. Offers drive, enthusiasm, customer focus, and persistence on quality.
* Diverse experience encompassing the areas of information technology, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, aftersales, and new product & system launches.
* Proven ability to deliver innovative IT solutions that fully support corporate growth objectives & strategy.
* Strong leadership and communication abilities – as comfortable directing personnel on the shop floor as well as leading technical IT project implementations through cross functional team interaction.
Education
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Master of Science (M.S.), Information Technology () Carnegie Mellon University
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Master of Science (M.S.), Manufacturing Operations () Kettering University
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Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Organizational Leadership & Supervision () Purdue University
Work & Experience
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ATI Specialty Materials (2022 - Present ) Senior Director Digital Technologies
Leading the entire Digital Technology organization for ATI Specialty Materials, reporting to the Enterprise Chief Digital Information Officer for ATI.
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ATI Specialty Materials (2021 - 2022 ) Director Digital Innovation
Leading the Business Systems area, comprised of business analysts, reporting, & analytics. Supporting the Specialty Materials business unit , as well as Enterprise strategic projects.
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Faraday Future (2021 - 2021 ) Chief Information Officer and Senior Director IT
Leading the entire IT department for Faraday Future electric car development and manufacturing. Created budget plan, hiring plan, and IT technologies roadmap to support the entire business value stream.
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BorgWarner Inc. (2019 - 2021 ) Senior Global IT Manager
Leading the Data Analytics initiative & optimization of SAP at Morse Systems to drive standardization where it adds value to the business. Responsible for global strength support that includes Global Supply Chain Management, Advanced Manufacturing, Product Engineering, HR, Program Management and Sales.
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General Motors (2015 - 2019 ) Senior Software Development Manager
Software Development for Global Supplier Collaboration, Global MerciaLincs, Global Strategic Part Pricing, & Global Supply Chain Design, Retail Inventory Management, Global Warehousing & Packaging.
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General Motors (2013 - 2015 ) GM IT Customer Care & Aftersales Lead
Responsible for leading all information technology activities within General Motors International Information Technology Customer Care & Aftersales regional organization.
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General Motors (2010 - 2013 ) GMIO IT Regional SAP Program Manager
Responsible for leading, planning, and delivering SAP in region across several countries (Korea, Australia, China, Thailand, Dubai, Egypt, etc).
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SAIC General Motors (2006 - 2010 ) Shanghai General Motors IT Manager/CIO
Responsible for the IT department supporting five vehicle assembly plants, two powertrain plants, and an Engineering Design Center. Lead 200 Chinese staff to deploy, support, and service the entire SGM Company (over 12,000 employees) from an IT perspective with a 45 million USD budget per year on IT spend.
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SAIC General Motors (2004 - 2006 ) SAP Program Manager
Responsible for successful SAP ISAUTO implementation at two Shanghai General Motor\'s vehicle assembly plants & one powertrain plant. Lead coordination of resources to complete process definition, UAT/SIT, and deployment activities related to SAP. Required to work in a \joint venture\ work environment.
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General Motors (2002 - 2004 ) Senior Manufacturing Engineer/Global Launch Process
Lead, teach, and train GM launch team on GM\'s documented common Global Launch Process. Facilitate & coordinate Manufacturing Readiness Review with Vice President, Vice President\'s staff, & Vehicle Launch Teams once a week.
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General Motors (1999 - 2002 ) Senior Manufacturing Engineer/Order to Delivery Coordinator