Mike Linek

Background

About Mike Linek

Strategic, mission-driven, contemporary leader spearheading business-centric IT roadmaps and global enterprise growth strategies; identifies and accelerates measures that strengthen performance with sustained multimillion-dollar operational results. Unique combination of technical expertise and leadership skills used to successfully implement world-class, progressive IT strategies and high-performance teams, leading turnaround efforts and strengthening financial results. Entrepreneurial leadership style that thrives in dynamically challenging environments requiring focused decision making. Solid leadership skills, capable of leading and motivating individuals to maximize levels of productivity while forming cohesive teams. Select Leadership Contributions • Delivered a consumer-focused loyalty system within eight months for both retail and restaurant lines of business that increased sales by 10%. • Managed a 70-person team with less than 15% voluntary turnover,$14M SG & A budget, and $30M annual CapEx budget supporting four disparate lines of business, numerous custom-written applications, and two ERP systems with SOX responsibilities. • Delivered the electronic parts catalog capable of identifying each distinct part for the 150M GM vehicles made since the 1950s globally. The product was updated daily for 60k users globally in 120 countries in 22 languages supporting GM’s $9B parts and service supply channel. • Managed vendors from RFP and contract negotiation through delivery of large implementations (>$2M) of customized package solutions. • Managed and successfully delivered an $11M project to deliver a component-based, service-oriented workflow and document management system for a middle-tier life insurance company.