ALBERT LYNN BARBEE

919-395-6114, LYNNBARBEETOWNCOUNCIL@GMAIL.COM

SUMMARY
Experienced Information Technology Executive with a strong business acumen. In addition to IT strategy, roles have
included direct P&L and strategic responsibility for Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, and R&D.
 Experienced leader of both large (>600 reports) and small organizations, public and private, regulated and
non-regulated, domestic and international
 20+ years of technology experience, 15+ in a leadership role, 5+ with direct P&L responsibility.
 Broad business insight leveraging technology to achieve corporate objectives
 Leadership, Goal Setting, Effective Communication, Team Building, Cross-functional
 “An IT Professional with a business mindset”
 “Expertise in the Boardroom and the Computer room”

EXPERTISE
 Managerial – IT Governance, IT Strategy, Information Security, Technology Trends, Project Management,
Highly Effective Teams, Organizational Empowerment and Development, Vendor Management
 Business –P&L Management, Strategic Planning, Solid Business Acumen
 Technical – Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Microsoft, Unix/Linux, Networking. Software Development,
Database Administration

EXPERIENCE
6/1/2017 TO CURRENT Atlantic Corporation Wilmington, NC
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
 Responsible for all aspects of information technology within Atlantic Corporation company with 17 locations
across the US and the Caribbean.
 Infrastructure, ERP, Collaboration services, Networking, Telephony, Data Warehousing, Disaster Recovery,
Information Security
 Results:
 Successful refresh of the legacy telephony infrastructure into cloud based VOIP architecture.
10% reduction in monthly telecom costs
 Successful migration of email and communications platforms to Office 365 and Webex Teams.
 Successfully migrated corporate network architecture from MPLS to SDWAN architecture.
Utilizing lower cost redundant networks to achieve higher reliability throughout.
 Dramatic improvements to business intelligence systems using Data Warehousing concepts
and technologies to deliver timely operational and modeling data.
 Successful integration of acquired packaging distributors
 Significant improvements to disaster recovery position utilizing cloud based services
 Improved IT service delivery by implementing best practices in helpdesk management

10/20/2014 TO 6/1/2017 AP Exhaust Technologies Goldsboro, NC

VICE PRESIDENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CIO
 Responsible for all aspects of information technology within the AP company portfolio consisting of 4
midsize companies in NC, PA, and IN.
 Infrastructure, ERP, Collaboration services, Networking, Telephony, Data Warehousing, Disaster
Recovery, Information Security
 Heavy integration activity in a very active M&A environment
 Results:
 Reduced ERP consulting expenses by 35% by bringing key resources in house and
 creating a user liaison to understand and evaluate business need prior to involving
outside consultants.
 Increased use of EDI with our trading partners by 20% by streamlining and improving Edi
systems to reduce onboarding time.
 Dramatic improvements to business intelligence systems using Data Warehousing
concepts and technologies to deliver timely operational and modeling data.
 Completed integration of two (2) national Catalytic Converter manufacturers.
 Completed integration of disparate computer and network technologies among recent
acquisitions.
 Delivered resilient solutions for wireless scanning and printing which dramatically
improved operator downtime and improved on time delivery and fill rates within our
distribution centers.
 Significant improvements to DR position utilizing Amazon S3 storage for backups, Power
and UPS upgrades, and cloud based services (Public cloud hosting and Office 365)
 Improved IT service delivery by implementing best practices in key areas of helpdesk,
configuration management and security.
 Completed virtualization of all data centers. Achieving 95% virtualization utilizing
VMWare

12/1/2011 TO 10/17/2014 GPI Technologies, LLC / CARQUEST Raleigh, NC

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF IT INFRASTRUCTURE
 Responsible for management of $20M IT infrastructure budget utilizing approximately 40 engineers.
 Manage all data center and computing infrastructure including:
o Information and Network Security
o Telecommunications - 3000+ Locations, 10,000+ phones, 3000+ wireless devices
o Network Operations - 3000+ Routers, 300+ Switches, 750+ AP, 7500 VPN Clients
o Server Engineering - Windows, Linux, AIX, Solaris – 800+ Servers – 80% Virtual
o Desktop Engineering – Microsoft – 13,000+ Desktops
o Storage Systems - EMC VMAX, EMC VNX, IBM XIV, V3700, Compellent – 600+TB
o Middleware Administration - WebSphere, Data Power
o Database Administration - MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, DB2
o Virtualization – VMWare, AIX
o Data Center Operations
 Results:
 Completed $2M migration from Sun Solaris to IBM AIX and Redhat Linux. $2M reduction in
Oracle license footprint
 Significant Cost Reduction over 18 months resulting in successful sale of company.

7/1/2003 TO 12/1/2011 Nomaco, Inc. / Noel Group, LLC. Zebulon, NC

VICE PRESIDENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
 Senior management responsibility for IT Strategy and Direction for Noel Group companies (5).
 All infrastructure, ERP, CRM, Manufacturing Data Acquisition and Process control and Warehouse
Management Systems
 21 technicians, engineers and contractors.
 Results:
 2 Successful ERP implementations, on budget and on time.
 Successful infrastructure refresh (network, server and storage refresh, virtualization)
 95% reduction in IT related manufacturing downtime.
GENERAL MANAGER – CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS GROUP (2007-2009)
 At Presidents Request, took General Manager’s Role of this Key Business Unit
 Rebranded Unit from Commodity Supplier to Industry Leader
 Utilized Extensive Strategic Planning and Implementation to win Board Approval
  Revitalized technical product development, marketing and sales organization
 Results:
 5 new products in first 12 months
 25% revenue improvement 2007 to 2008
 3% Direct Margin Improvement
 Record Profit in 2007
VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (2005-2007)
 At President’s Request, Assumed Responsibility for Readying the Business for Significant Growth
 Goal: Transform an “Operations-Focused, Cost-Plus, Commodity Manufacturer” to a “Market-Focused,
Innovative, and Opportunistic Partner with Our Customers”
 Executive Management of Business Unit Managers (4), Plant Operations (3), Purchasing, Customer Service,
and Information Technology. 11 direct reports (over 600 total).
 Results:
 3 Successive Years of Record Profits in this 30 year old manufacturing company.
 Exceeded 150% of Profit Goals (2006).
 Recipient of Franklin Covey Execution Greatness Award.

8/1/2001 TO 7/1/2003 Tavve Software Company Morrisville, NC

MANAGER OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
 Product Manager for Amerigo - a HP-Openview based network mapping tool. Responsible for customer
interaction to gather requirements, release planning, implementation, documentation and product delivery.
 Feature developer for commercial Network Management applications using DHTML/JavaScript, Java, S wing,
HTML, and Unix Shell. Responsibility for configuration management, product installation and patching
features.

3/1/1994 TO 6/1/2001 Fujitsu Network Communications Raleigh, NC

SENIOR MANAGER OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
 Engineering Infrastructure hardware and software, includes development of site technology direction,
including technology evaluation, recommendation and implementation.
 Technical director of all IT functions, chairman of IT Steering Committee, responsible for evaluation, selection
and implementation of all site IT initiatives.
 Manager of Graphical User Interface Development team, a team of 10 developers building user interfaces for
Fujitsu’s Network Management System.
 Manager of development support services team (Verification Test, Configuration Management, and Field
Support).

EDUCATION
MS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA
BS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE University of North Carolina Wilmington, NC